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Message from Association for Canadian Studies:

Have you completed our SPO Survey or Newcomer Survey yet?

Complete the surveys before June 18th, 2021 to enter a draw for one of two $200 prepaid Visa cards!

We would appreciate it if you would share this survey with your clients, colleagues and within your networks in order to ensure the greatest representation possible of respondents across Canada.

SPO Survey
The SPO survey is open to all staff members working at SPOs across Canada. It...

Last December, nurse Renette Amirault-Laing, who coordinates bilingual services at IWK Health Centre in Halifax, received her Certificate in Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues: Immigration and Integration from Saint Paul University. Renette is one of the first 30 people from across Canada to receive this certificate.

Thanks to the National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4), she had the courage to return to school after a 23-year absence from university in order to improve her ability to help immigrants...

The 2021 Census is here! As you know, census data are critical to decision makers and Canadians from coast to coast to coast. Information from the 2021 Census will be even more crucial because it will help evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to better plan for the future. Census data will help determine health care funding, calculate federal, provincial and territorial transfer payments, and education services.

How you can help:
Encourage census completion
Promote census awareness and...

Message from AAISA, an N4 partner:

Dear colleagues,

The Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (AAISA) is seeking feedback to better understand the health of the settlement and integration sector from the perspective of front-line staff from agencies across the PNT (Prairies and Northern Territories) region.

Download: Regional Health of the Sector Project - Project Description, February 2021

This research project aims to understand the perspective of staff working within agencies...

Message from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

The new Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway will open on May 6, 2021 at 12pm (noon) EDT.

Candidates can apply for permanent residence through the pathway if they are

• international graduates who have completed eligible programs of study in Canada or
• temporary foreign workers in health care or in select essential occupations

To qualify, candidates must submit their application before November 5, 2021 or until the maximum numbers...

Message from Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat

On behalf of the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat, I would like to follow-up on your participation in one our town halls by informing you about a funding opportunity. The Digital Citizen Contribution Program (DCCP) at the Department of Canadian Heritage is pleased to launch a call for proposals to provide time-limited financial assistance (fiscal year 2021-22) of up to $100,000 for the following types of research projects:

• projects that aim to understand...

Message from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada - IRCC

IRCC is aware of some recent fraudulent activities and scams affecting settlement service provider organizations. Fraudsters and scammers are taking advantage of the increasing reliance on online tools and platforms, using technology to target victims with increasingly sophisticated scams.

Recipients are responsible for safeguarding the private information of their clients and employees. It is important that recipients educate their...