One year after Canada first resettled 25,000 Syrian refugees into Canadian communities — a number that has since grown to 40,000 — the refugee program has left Canadians divided as to its merit and efficacy.…
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Cultural Barriers Add to Immigrants’ Dementia Struggle
Joyce Chan suspected something was wrong with her husband when he started losing his way to their local Tim Hortons five years ago. “Instead of walking south, he’d walk north and get lost. I would…
View More Cultural Barriers Add to Immigrants’ Dementia StruggleSettlement Orgs Unite to Better Integrate Newcomers
Communities across Canada are ramping up their efforts to link their local settlement services to meet the needs of newcomers through the federal Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) program. The idea behind the program is to…
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Settlement Work Must Keep Up With Tech-Savvy Newcomers
When it comes to technology use, immigrants to Canada are well ahead of settlement agencies. It’s a reality the sector needs to face. Organizations can and need to incorporate technology more effectively to serve their…
View More Settlement Work Must Keep Up With Tech-Savvy NewcomersSmall Cities Pledge Support for Syrian Refugees
Canada’s big city mayors have been vocal in their support for doing more to expedite the process of bringing Syrian refugees to Canada – as they should be. Large cities have large capacities to do…
View More Small Cities Pledge Support for Syrian RefugeesTaking Immigration and Settlement to Twitter
Patricia Gallagher admits it is hard to keep up with social media in her line of work. As the Operations Manager at the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) she has a vested interest in utilizing…
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