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The Role of Fairness Commissioners from an Ontario Perspective
Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2022 02:07 PM
Office of the Fairness Commissioner · Toronto, ON
This webinar discusses recent initiatives led by the Office of the Fairness Commissioner (OFC) in Ontario to achieve better outcomes for applicants and current efforts underway...
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IRCC: Notice – Supplementary Information for the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan
Posted on Friday, December 02, 2022 11:10 AM
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is pleased to release details on the Government of Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025. Canada aims to welcome 465,000 new permanent residents in 2023, 485,000 in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025.
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Featured Organization: Kids Help Phone Offers Mental Health Support in Multiple Languages
Posted on Friday, December 02, 2022 10:36 AM
Every young person deserves the opportunity to be heard and express their feelings in a safe space. Since 1989, Kids Help Phone has offered a critical lifeline of hope, resilience and support to millions of young people in Canada. With over 10,000 young people reaching out every day, Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only 24/7, free, national support service for young people. Kids Help Phone offers a wide range of e-mental health supports including:
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Educational materials and interactive content: Educational
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Upcoming N4 Webinars
Posted on Monday, November 28, 2022 09:58 AM
November 30The Role of Fairness Commissioners / Offices in Canada from an Ontario Perspective and Some Key Challenges to Fair Registration Practices1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free This webinar will discuss recent initiatives led by the Office of the Fairness Commissioner (OFC) in Ontario to achieve better outcomes for applicants and current efforts underway to work towards a fair and transparent registration practices for Internationally Educated Health Professionals... |
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IRCC: Temporary Policy to Exempt Refugee Claimants from Certain Requirements for Open Work Permits
Posted on Friday, November 25, 2022 10:31 AM
Temporary public policy to exempt refugee claimants, in Canada, from certain requirements for open work permit issuance
Background
Canada’s asylum system has been under considerable strain due to sustained high levels of asylum claimants seeking Canada’s protection. More recently, the lifting of COVID-19 pandemic-related border restrictions led to a renewed surge in refugee claims in Canada, resulting in critical delays in the early stages of refugee claim processing.
This bottleneck is preventing...
N4 Newsletter: November 2022
Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 08:24 AM
The November Newsletter with the latest news, events, updates and much more:
Community of Practice (CoP)
Connect, learn, and collaborate
Are you working in the field of newcomer navigation – whether it is health, settlement, education, employment, or other newcomer-serving disciplines? Have you identified or observed gaps or disparities in newcomer services/care? If so, then please share your ideas and resources with us.
Chairs:
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Health Canada: Federal Statement on the Federal, Provincial, Territorial Health Ministers’ Meeting
Posted on Friday, November 18, 2022 02:00 PM
Statement
November 8, 2022 | Vancouver, BC | Health Canada
Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, issued the following statement after the Federal, Provincial, Territorial (FPT) Health Ministers’ Meeting:
"Today, we met in-person with our provincial and territorial counterparts for the first time since 2018 following an unprecedented period of collaboration...
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IRCC: Workers from 16 New Occupations Now Eligible for Permanent Residence
Posted on Friday, November 18, 2022 01:25 PM
Solving Labour Shortages in Key Sectors Like Health Care, Construction, and Transportation: Workers From 16 New Occupations Now Eligible for Permanent Residence
Immigration is not just good for our communities and our economy. It is essential. That is why the Government of Canada is working to welcome newcomers who bring the skills our economy needs to help address acute labour shortages across the country.
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced...
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What’s Happening at N4 in November
Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 03:26 PM
We’re excited to host three webinars this month, with diverse guests from across Canada:
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November 2: Navigating the IEN Process: The New Brunswick Model, with Robb Parker of the New Brunswick Department of Health – if you missed it, you can watch the recording.
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November 16: Ethical and Legal Considerations of Consent and Privacy, with Dr. Michelle Mullen, Bioethicist, CHEO
- Space is limited for this participatory and interactive training.
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November 30: The Role of Fairness Commissioners / Offices in Canada from an...
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Featured Organization: The Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations (MANSO)
Posted on Monday, November 07, 2022 03:17 PM
About MANSO:
The Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations (MANSO) is a non-profit umbrella organization for more than 70 settlement service providers in Manitoba. MANSO acts as a voice for the Manitoba settlement and integration sector, as well as supporting its members through communication, networking and professional development activities.
In recent years, MANSO examined how its own structures and practices as an umbrella organization can be improved to ensure...
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