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INFO N4 Newsletter: August 2022
Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 08:39 AM
N4 Now Has 1,000 Members
- 100+ spoken languages
- 10 provinces and 2 territories
- From 100+ Canadian cities
- 350+ e-learning materials
- 1,000+ resources
- 220+ partner organizations
New Members
Some of the cities and provinces our newest members come from, include:
Burnaby, BC · Calgary, AB · Kingston, ON · Guelph, ON · Halifax, NS · Hamilton,...
University of Waterloo: Racialized Immigrant Women National Survey
Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 02:46 PM
Women, Work and the Economy, a research group at the University of Waterloo, is conducting a survey focusing on racialized economic immigrant women in Canada and their experiences in the Canadian workforce.
As a thank you, all participants will receive a $50.00 Walmart gift card for completing the survey.
CBC: Newcomers Health Clinic in Halifax on 'Long-term Sustainable Footing' Thanks to New Funding
Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 12:55 PM
Dr. Tim Holland is the medical lead of the Newcomer Health Clinic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and one of the chairs of the N4 Community of Practice (CoP) Steering Committee. Congratulations to Dr. Holland and his team on this exciting news!
Dr. Tim Holland becomes emotional thinking about a time last fall when the newcomers health clinic in Halifax had to stop taking new patients.
Faced with a staffing crunch and financial resources stretched to the breaking...
IRCC: Immigration Ministers Meet to Plan for the Future of Canada’s Immigration System
Posted on Monday, August 15, 2022 03:01 PM
The Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration (FMRI), met today to consider opportunities for the future of immigration to Canada and initiatives to respond to pan-Canadian labour shortages. Ministers discussed ways to maximize the effectiveness of the immigration system to meet economic and regional needs, including increasing provincial/territorial (PT) involvement in the selection process and input into Express Entry modernization, avoiding duplication, increasing the allocations of the Provincial/Territorial...
IRCC: Statement by Ministers Joly, Fraser, Sajjan and Anand One Year after Fall of Afghanistan
Posted on Monday, August 15, 2022 02:52 PM
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, and the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, today, issued the following statement:
“Tomorrow, we mark one year since Afghanistan fell into the hands of the Taliban. In this past year, we have witnessed...
Featured Organization: IEHP Access Hub
Posted on Friday, August 12, 2022 02:16 PM
The Internationally Educated Health Professional (IEHP) Access Hub at the University of Manitoba is seeking partnerships with existing organizations that support internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) looking to gain licensure and practice in Manitoba. If your organization provides support to IEHPs at any stage of their registration journey, the Access Hub would like to discuss opportunities for collaboration, including featuring your organization on the Access Hub website to promote...
Global News: Despite Health-care ‘crisis,’ Internationally-trained Doctors, Nurses Face Barriers
Posted on Friday, August 12, 2022 11:46 AM
Global News: Despite Health-care ‘crisis,’ Internationally-trained Doctors, Nurses Face Barriers to Work
Health worker shortages may be at “crisis” levels across Canada, according to those on the front lines. But for Suzanne Harris, a nurse trained in the U.K. who wants to work in Nova Scotia, she says it seems like the health system just doesn’t want help.
Harris is originally from the Maritimes, but lived in the U.K. for 14 years, where she completed her nursing degree.
What’s Happening at N4 in August
Posted on Friday, August 12, 2022 10:31 AM
N4 is looking forward to launching several initiatives and tools in August to support internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) – if you missed it, IRCC has recently announced additional funding for N4, allowing N4 to expand its work to support IEHPs in gaining full employment in their fields.
Be sure not to miss:
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Pre-registration for the new N4 / Saint-Paul University educational program, Fostering Canadian Integration for IEHPs: From Learning to Action
The Ongoing Afghan Refugee Crisis: What We Have Learned Thus Far: Trusted Resources
Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 03:59 PM
Canada is developing pathways to help thousands of Afghan refugees in need find a safe, new home across Canada.
Trusted resources on the work being done, lessons learned, and recommendations to our members on the Afghan refugee crisis and what can be done to prepare for an influx of newcomers into Canada.
N4 Webinar
The Ongoing Afghan Refugee Crisis: What We Have Learned Thus Far
Speaker: Astrid Velasquez, Executive Director, New Canadians Health Centre
Resource Toolkit
New N4 / SPU Online Program for Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs)
Posted on Friday, August 05, 2022 02:28 PM
Saint Paul University’s Institute for Transformative Leadership, in partnership with N4, have developed a new program to help internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs) overcome barriers to finding healthcare jobs in Canada. The program will be offered for the first time in September 2022.
Pre-registration is open - apply now!
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