This is a report from IRCC on the yearly number of asylum claims made in Canada broken down into individual Provinces.
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Kinbrace: Refugee Hearing Preparation Guide
The Refugee Hearing Preparation Guide is for refugee claimants and their service providers. It educates, guides, and supports refugee claimants who are preparing for their refugee hearings. It informs and empowers service providers in their understanding of the refugee hearing preparation process. And, refugee claimants and service providers learn about essential legal issues pertaining to refugee…
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Language Toolkit from the Council of Europe
The Council of Europe has developed a language toolkit (available in seven languages) that is designed to assist organisations, and especially volunteers, who provide language support for adult refugees. The toolkit comprises 57 tools and other resources that can be downloaded and adapted to meet the needs of different contexts. If you provide conversation circles or some other form…
Read More...Language training and settlement success: Are they related? Research Report
A research study measuring language training and settlement success from Macquarie University and La Trobe University in Australia. This study was designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the communication and interaction patterns of new arrivals in order to optimise language instruction during the critical early phase of settlement.
Read More...Learning English with CBC
Learning English with CBC offers opportunities to practice (CLB 4-6): Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Comprehension of spoken English Practice with intuitive online tools which give instant feedback. Every week, new video and audio content will be available.
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LGBTQ+ Resources
The following are a range of LBGTQ+ resources for settlement in general, and in some cases, for the EAL classroom AMSSA e-Symposium: LGBTQ Newcomers: Strengthening Support and understanding Webinar – Breaking the ice: Addressing LGBT Issues in the ESOL Classroom AMSSA Webcast: Exploring Issues Affecting LGBTQ Immigrants and Refugees OCASI: Positive Space Starter Kit OCASI: Positive Space Initiative Training Course…
Read More...LINC Online
NorQuest College offers a part-time LINC Online Course designed to meet the language-learning needs of newcomers who may not have access to formal LINC language classes, who are working full-time or part-time, or who may be otherwise unable to attend face-to-face classes. The course is a mixture of webinars (real time online classes) and asynchronous…
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LIPs Learning Event Report
The LIPs Learning Event was held June 7th and 8th, 2017 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Regina, Saskatchewan. The event’s agenda resulted from the collaboration of a conference advisory committee representing the Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs) of the Prairies and Northern Territories (PNT). The event provided an opportunity for LIPs and the Réseaux en immigration…
Read More...List of Anti-Black Racism Resources
Nina Condo (Executive Director at Elmwood Community Resource Centre) was kind enough to share a list of resources that she has compiled for those interested in learning more about anti-black racism and tools to combat it. From there, MANSO has added some additional resources through suggestions from other community groups/ organizations that want to enrich…
Read More...Longitudinal Immigration database (IMDB) – Interactive App
The Longitudinal Immigration database (IMDB) is a product of a partnership between Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and Statistics Canada. It was announced in December 2018, and new data modules and an interactive app were made available in April 2019. The IMDB integrates Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data to other administrative files. The IMDB…
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