The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a shift to a blended model of service delivery by settlement agencies, which have been forced to move many activities online and get creative in supporting clients with limited internet access.
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New Federal Initiative Matches Immigrants to Jobs
The good news announcement was a long time coming. As someone who’s been involved in immigration initiatives in North Bay and throughout northeastern Ontario since…
View More New Federal Initiative Matches Immigrants to JobsTechnology Helping Newcomers to Metro Vancouver
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…
View More Technology Helping Newcomers to Metro VancouverSettlement 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…
View More Settlement Work Must Keep Up With Tech-Savvy NewcomersCanada Not Equipped to Accept 1,000 Refugees a Day
Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party’s promise to bring 25,000 refugees to Canada by year-end was commended by refugee advocates during the election period, but…
View More Canada Not Equipped to Accept 1,000 Refugees a DayS.U.C.C.E.S.S. Goes to China
Vancouver-based immigrant-settlement organization S.U.C.C.E.S.S. will be opening a new centre in Beijing, China, to help newcomers with the transition to Canada. This makes it the…
View More S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Goes to ChinaHow to Get Mainstream Media to Cover Immigrant Issues
Getting the mainstream media to cover more immigrant issues is something many settlement and advocacy agencies grapple with. The first of a series of workshops…
View More How to Get Mainstream Media to Cover Immigrant IssuesB.C. and Manitoba Settlement Agencies Suffer Under New Control
[Part 3 of 3 of an in-depth investigative series] The settlement service sector across the country is undergoing major changes and facing several challenges as…
View More B.C. and Manitoba Settlement Agencies Suffer Under New ControlWhile Newfoundland Struggles to Attract and Retain Newcomers, PEI Shines
The face of Canada’s immigration system has been changing drastically. With the federal government scaling back on settlement service funding in parts of central Canada,…
View More While Newfoundland Struggles to Attract and Retain Newcomers, PEI ShinesSettlement Services: Where Ontario Stands
[Part 1 of 3 of an in-depth investigative series.] For over two decades, Canada has welcomed an average of 250,000 immigrants per year. These newcomers…
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