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Originally published in French by Symposium+, this article is now presented in its English version.

Bianca Briciu

Lorraine Ste-Marie

Saint Paul University

In response to the underutilization and de-skilling of immigrants in health-related occupations in Canada (Hou & Schimmele, 2020), Saint Paul University has started a collaboration with the National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4)  in 2022 to design and deliver an on-line professional program to support the integration of internationally educated...

N4 offers a variety of accredited webinars that provides continuing education for CPA, CCHL, and Royal College Members.

N4 is approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL), and the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) to offer continuing education for their members.

You may receive different credits depending if you watch a live webinar or a recorded one. 

“When you are rejected from job after job, simply because you don’t have Canadian experience, one starts to lose faith in the system. And one starts to lose confidence.”

The requirement for Canadian experience refers to the preference that some employers have for candidates who have worked for a Canadian employer before.

There is growing concern, especially as Canadian governments boost efforts to target immigration levels to meet needs for key work sectors like health care and housing, that this...

An affordability crisis is putting the Canadian dream at risk for immigrants, according to a new Leger poll done exclusively for OMNI News.   

The survey finds two-in-five (42 per cent) immigrant households are struggling to make ends meet, with the number increasing to 54 per cent when surveying those who moved to Canada within the last five years. 

Francophone immigration plays an important role in the development and prosperity of Francophone communities outside Quebec. Canada therefore intends to increase its efforts to welcome more Francophone immigrants in these communities. 

On November 8th, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced nearly $85,000 in financial assistance for the Université de l’Ontario français, which will support the implementation of the Observatoire en immigration...

An economic update from the Royal Bank of Canada says the federal government is doing the right thing in keeping immigration levels unchanged from its previous targets, but adds that in the long term, more newcomers will be needed to stabilize the age structure of the country and keep the economy rolling.

The bank notes that the government is responding in part to the ongoing infrastructure crisis, which has resulted in housing shortages across the country, and spikes in real estate and rental...

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is committed to providing world-class support through Settlement and Resettlement Assistance Programs, making Canada an international leader in settlement and integration. CFP 2024 reflects the commitment to effective, efficient, and flexible programs, aligning with priorities identified through cross-country consultations.

The national Call for Proposals (CFP) for 2024 aims to allocate funding to settlement and resettlement service providers...

On November 1st, Canada announced that it would be keeping immigration levels constant, hoping to welcome roughly 500,000 immigrants a year, in 2025 and 2026.

While Canada’s current immigration levels are already at record-breaking highs, a recent report from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) suggests that immigration levels will likely need to rise again soon; further stating that Canada’s immigration rates, as they currently stand, will simply not be enough to uphold the country’s population and...

Canada is set to welcome nearly 1.5 million new permanent residents over the next three years, according to the new targets recently announced by Immigration Minister Marc Miller.

Canada does not foresee a cut to immigration levels and plans to hold its target of annual newcomers steady at 500,000 people starting in 2026, according to plans tabled in Parliament by Miller. A closer look at the data and breakdown by category can give an idea of who these new immigrants headed to Canada will be.

Every year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) engages with a broad range of stakeholders from across the country to inform the development of its Immigration Levels Plan, a projection of how many permanent residents Canada will welcome under the economic, family, and refugee and humanitarian programs. This multi-year plan sets out firm targets and ranges for the first year, and notional targets for the second and third years.

For the 2024–2026 Immigration Levels Plan, IRCC...