2021
| Saint-Paul University: When professionalism and empathy are rolled into one |
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Last December, nurse Renette Amirault-Laing, who coordinates bilingual services at IWK Health Centre in Halifax, received her Certificate in Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues: Immigration and Integration from Saint Paul University. Renette is one of the first 30 people from across Canada to receive this certificate. Thanks to the National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4), she had the courage to return to school after a 23-year absence from university in order to improve her ability to help immigrants navigate hospital services — an issue that is close to her heart. |
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Saint-Paul University: Annual Report 2020 (page 17) |
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2020
| Carleton University: Virtual International Internships: Travelling the Globe while Staying Home |
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In a year beset with travel cancellations, third-year Carleton student Ida Harkness has lost her study abroad opportunity in India that was to begin in January 2021. Harkness’ semester abroad was part of the International Experience Requirement (IER), a requisite to graduate from Carleton’s Bachelor of Global and International Studies (BGInS) program. “I was geared up and totally focused on going abroad in January, then all of this happened, and I had to pull out my application,” says Harkness. December 2020 | Read more |
| Carleton University: Carleton Announces Student Partnership with the National Newcomer Navigation Network |
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Carleton University students have partnered with the National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4) as e-interns on projects aimed towards supporting professionals who provide services to new Canadians. The collaboration involves 21 students from the Global and International Group Project class. The students will work as e-interns, alongside a supervisor from N4, a national network funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and hosted by the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), designed to help and connect professionals who provide important services to newcomers. This collaboration provides a space where service providers can learn and communicate about how to best help new Canadians navigate the health and social services systems. November 26, 2020 | Read more |
| Saint Paul University: SPU Partners with CHEO to Deliver New Education Program for Professionals Who Support Newcomers to Canada |
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The School of Ethics, Social Justice and Public Service has partnered with the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) to develop the new National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4) Online Program. “This program is in the spirit of what Saint Paul University does best: building knowledge and competencies from the humanities and social sciences for use in practical settings where the human touch is essential,” said Matthew McLennan, associate professor at Saint Paul University and academic partner of the N4 Online Program. “We have been given a wonderful opportunity by our partners at CHEO to make our work impactful.” |
2019
| Ottawa Citizen: CHEO leading national program to help newcomers navigate pediatric healthcare |
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Immigration officials have picked the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario to create a new national network to help newcomers to Canada overcome linguistic and cultural hurdles to care and understand our health system. May 30, 2019 | Read more |
| IRCC: CHEO will create a National Navigator Network to help newcomers |
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Canada is actively working with many partners to improve the accessibility and quality of settlement services delivered to newcomers across Canada. Settlement services help newcomers integrate into Canadian communities. The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) is launching a new project focusing on breaking down barriers faced by newcomers. This includes linguistic and cultural hurdles to accessing health care, as well as helping newcomers learn about Canada’s universal health-care system. May 30, 2019 | Read more |