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Global News: New Booth at YYC Setting up Newcomers for Success
Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 01:36 PM
Immigrants arriving at the Calgary International Airport can now visit a new booth as soon as they land to connect to resources to help them get settled. The Immigrant Arrival Centre is a collaborative effort to help people new to our city get a solid start.
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Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Course: January 2023
Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 01:23 PM
The Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Course, funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), provides information, tools and resources for service providers to provide mental health care and support to both immigrants and refugees arriving in Canada.
Features of the course include:
- Self-directed modules that allow you to complete the course at your own pace over six weeks.
- Essential information to support newcomers and to showcase promising practices, tools and resources from...
IEHPs and Employer Site Visits
Posted on Friday, December 16, 2022 10:47 AM
Over the past few months, N4 has met with many organizations and individuals across Canada who are working to support the integration of internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs), in order to inform our efforts to address the barriers for IEHPs in being optimally employed. We’re grateful to them for taking the time to speak with us and look forward to collaborating in the future.
Here’s a look at some of our recent conversations. You can also stay up-to-date about the other...
N4 Newsletter: December 2022
Posted on Friday, December 16, 2022 08:52 AM
End of Year & Season’s Greetings from N4
As 2022 comes to a close, we’re celebrating many exciting milestones at the National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4). Here are a few highlights of our work:
IRCC: Unconscious Bias Training Module for Panel Members and Their Clinic Staff
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2022 01:05 PM
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
This training aims to increase awareness of unconscious bias so that panel members and their staff can provide a fair and inclusive service to clients of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in the context of the immigration medical examination.
IRCC...
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Trusted Resources About Recent Initiatives Led by the Office of the Fairness Commissioner
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2022 02:42 PM
Ontario's Fairness Commissioner makes sure that certain regulated professions in Ontario have registration practices that are transparent, objective, impartial and fair.
N4 has put together resources that delve into recent initiatives led by the Office of the Fairness Commissioner (OFC) in Ontario to achieve fair and transparent registration practices for Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs).
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Globe & Mail: Canada’s Jobs Are Changing as the Work Force Gets More Educated, Diverse: Statscan
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2022 01:54 PM
Canada’s work force became more educated, racially-diverse and skilled over the past five years, with a greater proportion of immigrants employed, significant growth in the number of people in professional white-collar jobs and a surge in the number of university graduates.
The latest data from Statistics Canada’s 2021 census shows a dramatic change in the makeup of the Canadian labour force between 2016 and 2021.
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McGill Reporter: Unique Initiative Delivers Free Mental Health Support for Ukrainian Refugees
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2022 01:40 PM
Even though Ukrainian refugees arriving in Montreal have escaped their war-torn country, many still face considerable challenges – not the least of which are mental health issues.
“Refugees in war experience enormous amounts of psychological trauma that impacts their acculturation outcomes negatively,” says Nate Fuks, PhD, and Director of McGill’s The Professor Virginia I. Douglas Centre for Clinical Psychology. “Often it prevents them from adjusting well in a new country.”
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ESDC: Government of Canada Launches Call for Proposals to Help IEHPs Work in Canadian Healthcare
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2022 01:26 PM
Canada’s healthcare sector is experiencing critical labour shortages, heightened by the pandemic, and we need qualified workers to fill these vacancies. To help address these shortages, the Government of Canada is investing in projects that will give internationally educated health professionals the support and experience needed to pursue opportunities in the areas where we need their skills most.
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Featured Member: Lorraine Thomas
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2022 11:49 AM
Lorraine Thomas is the Interim Manager of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, as well as an N4 member and graduate of the N4-Saint Paul University Newcomer Navigation Online Program. Lorraine is also a former newcomer herself, having immigrated to Canada from Trinidad over two decades ago to pursue a Master of Arts in Communication Studies at the University of Windsor.
From the beginning of Lorraine’s tenure at Holland Bloorview 21...
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