Commentary by Don Curry in North Bay, ON The good news announcement was a long time coming. As someone who’s been involved in immigration initiatives…
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Tag: Settlement Services
Technology Helping Newcomers to Metro Vancouver
by Daniel Morton in Vancouver One year after Canada first resettled 25,000 Syrian refugees into Canadian communities — a number that has since grown to…
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Settlement Work Must Keep Up With Tech-Savvy Newcomers
by Marco Campana in Toronto When it comes to technology use, immigrants to Canada are well ahead of settlement agencies. It’s a reality the sector…
View More Settlement Work Must Keep Up With Tech-Savvy NewcomersCanada Not Equipped to Accept 1,000 Refugees a Day
by Leah Bjornson in Vancouver Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party’s promise to bring 25,000 refugees to Canada by year-end was commended by refugee advocates…
View More Canada Not Equipped to Accept 1,000 Refugees a DayS.U.C.C.E.S.S. Goes to China
by Deanna Cheng (@writerly_dee) in Vancouver, British Columbia 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…
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How to Get Mainstream Media to Cover Immigrant Issues
by Susan Korah (@waterlilypool) in Ottawa, Ontario Getting the mainstream media to cover more immigrant issues is something many settlement and advocacy agencies grapple with.…
View More How to Get Mainstream Media to Cover Immigrant IssuesB.C. and Manitoba Settlement Agencies Suffer Under New Control
by Aurora Tejeida (@Aurobots) in Vancouver [Part 3 of 3 of an in-depth investigative series] The settlement service sector across the country is undergoing major…
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While Newfoundland Struggles to Attract and Retain Newcomers, PEI Shines
by Brad Dunne (@BradDunne1796) in St. John’s [Part 2 of an in-depth investigative series] The face of Canada’s immigration system has been changing drastically. With…
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Settlement 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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