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The N4 team has been closely watching the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, as well as the promise of the Canadian government to resettle particularly vulnerable Afghans in Canada. Many of us in the healthcare, social service, and settlement sectors have been reflecting on the Syrian refugee crisis and how this may be similar or different.

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Request for Proposals

Toolkit Developer

To develop a National, Bilingual Toolkit for OCASI’s Accessibility Initiative (AI)

Deadline for Receipt of Submissions: Tuesday, August 31st, 2021, by 5 PM

OCASI invites qualified individuals/organizations/companies to submit a proposal for a contract to develop a national and bilingual toolkit for the Accessibility Initiative.

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The Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants - OCASI is a registered charity governed by a volunteer...

The Government of Canada continues to be deeply concerned by the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and the risks it poses for many vulnerable Afghans. Canada’s special immigration program has already brought many Afghans to Canada—and our teams there, here and across the world are working around the clock to bring as many people as possible to safety.

As the Taliban continues to take over more of Afghanistan, Afghans’ lives are under threat—and many have already fled the country. To help address...

Envisioning the Future of the Immigrant-Serving Sector

We are pleased to share the research results of our national SPO and Newcomer surveys, collected between May and June, 2021!

Between 2021-2023, ACS-Metropolis will be conducting nationwide research to discover how to strengthen the immigrant-serving sector so that it is more responsive, collaborative, innovative, and sustainable. We’ll be identifying actionable solutions and new models by engaging service providers, newcomers, policymakers, employers...

The Government of Canada is committed to helping every woman and girl in Canada reach her full potential. A central part of this is addressing and overcoming the unique barriers that can sometimes stand in their way. These barriers can be particularly significant for racialized newcomer women, and have increased since the onset of the pandemic and its disproportionate impact on women.

To help address these challenges and create more opportunities for racialized newcomer women, the Honourable Marco...

James Swaka, a student of the N4-SPU Online Program, was born in South Sudan and came to Canada as a refugee student through the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) program. Starting in university, James was called upon to be an interpreter of both the language and the experience of people who were coming from refugee camps due to his own lived experience with these camps. He now works as a case manager at Reception House for the Waterloo region, an organization that welcomes and settles government-assisted...