These working documents were developed by MANSO in collaboration with the three Manitoba Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Providers: Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council – Welcome Place, Accueil francophone and Westman Immigrant Services. These are working documents intended to guide trained settlement practitioners in conducting needs assessments with refugee families. The initial needs assessment is intended to…
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RCMP: Senior’s Guide to Safety
This guide is for seniors, their family members, care-givers, friends, and anyone else who may find it useful. It is not meant to include everything but tries to answer some common concerns when it comes to seniors’ safety and security. Our goal is to raise awareness of seniors’ safety issues to improve their quality of…
Read More...RDI: Immigration in 5 Rural Manitoba Communities with a Focus on Refugees
In November 2015, a national resettlement initiative was undertaken to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees cross Canada. Since November 4th, 2015 the Government of Canada has welcomed more than 29,700 Syrian refugees (August 1st, 2016) and the commitment to resettling more refugees to Canada is continuing in 20161. More than 1000 Syrian refugees have resettled in…
Read More...RDI: Immigration Settlement Services and Gaps in Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Western Region
Significant research efforts have focused on examining settlement services in large centres across Canada. With more immigrants selecting small centres and rural areas, this project is intended to inventory the extent to which settlement services exist in selected communities across Western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba) and to identify gaps, barriers and needs….
Read More...Real World Assessment Task Bank – Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Brief Description: This Portfolio Based Language Assessment (PBLA) aligned resource includes stand-alone assessment tasks for use by LINC programs. Summary: The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) has developed a bank of “real world” assessment tasks for use by LINC programs. The project development team included 22 OCDSB ESL/LINC Instructors, 2 PBLA Leads, and over 190…
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Recording: Office of the Manitoba Fairness Commissioner (OMFC) Webinar June 2020
This video shares the presentation portion of a webinar recorded on June 16th, 2020. The goal of the webinar was to help newcomer service providers understand what fairness means for regulated professions as the OMFC works towards ensuring that registration practices are fair to internationally educated applicants. Eileen May & Robert Millman, Policy Analysts with…
Read More...Recording: Supporting those who have experienced racism
This is a recording of components of the training organized by Immigration Partnership Winnipeg, in collaboration with MANSO and Strangers in New Homelands. The training was held on July 23rd, 2020. Our sincere thanks to our planning committee, group facilitators, and especially our presenters Mandela Kuet, Roselyn Advincula, Dr. Kathy Hogarth and Dr. Buster Ogbuagu….
Read More...Recreation Resources for School-Aged Newcomer Children & Youth (Winnipeg, MB)
Recreation Resources for School-Aged Newcomer Children & Youth is put together by the Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations (MANSO) to help connect school-aged newcomer children and youth to recreation programming close to their homes in Winnipeg. The guide can be used by service providers, private sponsors, and other supporting organizations. The document will be…
Read More...Refugee determination system: a practical guide
This information is intended for front line workers who support refugee claimants and other vulnerable migrants. Resource Link: http://ccrweb.ca/en/refugee-determination-practical
Read More...Refugee Sponsorship Training Program
The Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) is a program designed to support the Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAHs) of Canada, their Constituent Groups, Groups of Five and Community Sponsors on a national level (excl. Quebec). The objective of the RSTP is to address their information and on-going training needs as well as the initial information needs…
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