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Upcoming Webinar: Navigating the 2021 Afghan Refugee Crisis
Posted on Monday, January 17, 2022 10:30 AM
In 2015, Canada made a commitment to settle 25,000 Syrian refugees. The impact on settlement, health and social services cannot be overstated. Services were overwhelmed, interpretation was a challenge, and frontline staff struggled to assure a culturally safe service delivery. There were many lessons learned from those efforts as barriers were broken down and partnerships were forged.
In 2021, Canada made an additional commitment to settle 20,000 Afghan refugees. Many health and social service providers...
IRCC: Canada Welcomes the Most Immigrants in a Single Year in Its History
Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 03:59 PM
With the significant exception of Indigenous people, all Canadians originally come from somewhere else. The story of immigration fills many chapters in the history of Canada—including the most recent one. To support Canada’s post-pandemic recovery and chart a more prosperous future, the Government of Canada set a target of welcoming 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021, as part of the 2021–2023 Immigration Levels Plan.
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship,...
IRCC: Permanent Atlantic Immigration Program to Attract Workers and Drive Economic Growth
Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 03:46 PM
Immigration is vital to the future of communities across the country, and nowhere more so than Atlantic Canada. Over the past few years, the Atlantic Immigration Pilot has brought and retained thousands of newcomers to the region. These new Canadians have helped communities thrive, businesses prosper and the region’s population grow.
Building on the success of the pilot, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced the launch of the Atlantic Immigration...
Featured Organization: FCJ Refugee Centre
Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2022 05:17 PM
FCJ Refugee Centre is a registered charity located in Toronto, ON. The organization serves refugees and others at risk due to their immigration status, and welcomes anyone asking for advice, counsel and support regarding their refugee or immigration claim. FCJ Refugee Centre addresses systemic issues that newly arrived refugee claimants and precarious status migrants face in Canada, including lack of essential resources, marginalization, and discrimination. They work through an intersectional anti-oppressive...
Welcoming Afghan Refugees to Canada: What’s Happening at N4 in January
Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2022 04:14 PM
During the second half of 2021, the N4 team heard from N4 members across the health, social service, and settlement sectors that preparing for Afghan refugees arriving in Canada and supporting them as they settled in was a priority. We’re excited to announce our January 26 webinar on this topic, Navigating the 2021 Afghan Refugee Crisis: Lessons Learned from the Past to Prepare – register now!
In November 2021, N4’s Community of Practice (CoP) formed an Afghan Refugee Resettlement Working...
Featured Member: Reem Ali
Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2022 02:49 PM
Reem Ali is the first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer for the City of Peterborough, Ontario, a student of the N4 and Saint-Paul University Online Program, and a member of N4. Reem brings to her role many years of experience as a community builder, both through academic and professional pursuits, as well as through her commitment to volunteerism.
Reem’s path to where she is today was not a direct one – she completed a Master of Science in Biochemistry and went on to pursue a Ph.D. in...
OCASI: Building Access and Equity for Im/migrants and Refugees with In/Visible Disabilities
Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2021 02:39 PM
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) is pleased to open registration for the pilot of Accessibility Initiative’s (AI) new self-directed, online training course called: Building Access and Equity for Im/migrants and Refugees with In/Visible Disabilities.
Date of Course: 01/10/2022 to 03/14/2022
This seven-module, self-directed course aims to support im/migrant and refugee serving sector practitioners working with newcomer communities to better understand the barriers...
IRMHP/CAMH: Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Course
Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2021 02:17 PM
The Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Course, funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), offers evidence-based information, tools and resources for service providers to provide mental health care and support to both immigrants and refugees arriving in Canada. The online course offers an overview on the social determinants of health and its impact on mental health, the role of migration trajectories and highlights the specific needs of sub populations.
The course is designed...
IRMHP/CAMH: Toolkit to support the mental health of immigrants and refugees
Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 03:35 PM
The toolkit is designed to provide a snapshot of essential information, tools, resources and examples of promising practices that can be integrated into the daily work of settlement, social, and health service providers across Canada, with the aim of building the capacity to better support the mental health unique needs of immigrants and refugees.
The toolkit provides a repository of evidence-based research; information on key models of care and frameworks; and an outline of components that are pertinent...
Holiday Season's Greetings from the N4 team
Posted on Friday, December 17, 2021 05:22 PM
As 2021 comes to a close, we are celebrating many exciting milestones at N4! These achievements were possible thanks to the dedication of many people.
- 800+ N4 members
- 32 webinars and PD trainings
- 250+ e-Learning trainings
- 120+ partner organizations
- 1,000+ English / French resources
- Mobile app (launching soon!)
Here are a few additional program highlights we’re proud of:
- Launch of our simplified and searchable database
- Completion of the N4 Online Program in newcomer navigation by the first and second...
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