Researcher Fadi Ennab partnered with Police-Free Schools Winnipeg, a grassroots advocacy group of parents, students, and teachers organizing for equitable schools without police involvement, to conduct this research. The goal of the project was to examine the experiences of Indigenous and Black families related to safety and policing in Winnipeg schools. The report is…
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Report: Trauma recovery for Yazidis after the 2014 ISIS genocide – international approaches and policy recommendations
This report complements the RESPOND research (www.respondmigration.com) on migration and immigrant integration by bringing the focus on a specific case, the trauma recovery of Yazidis with an explicit emphasis on their psychosocial needs. To this respect, it draws data and findings from international guidelines in approaching trauma recovery from a holistic perspective and includes also…
Read More...Research – Immigrant and Refugee Settlement in Canada: Trends in Federal Funding
This is the research from Jennifer Braun (the King’s University) and Dominique Clément (the University of Alberta), in partnership with the Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (AISSA), compares provincial landing rates and federal funding distribution for settlement and integration. The study also examines federal funding for immigrant Service Providing Organizations (SPOs). Primary sources for…
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This template is based on one created by ARAISA (Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies). Please feel free to use and adapt it as you see fit to suit your organization’s needs. Ces modèles reposent sur un modèle par le ARAISA (L’Association des agences au service des immigrants de la région atlantique). Vous pouvez copier ces modèles et les modifier selon vos…
Read More...Research: “Retention Rates -Do refugees stay in the province where they land?”
Researchers: Yoko Yoshida, Jonathan Amoyaw and Rachel McLay Affiliation: Dalhousie University and the University of Saskatchewan This report looks at retention in Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia. Figures are generated from IMDB data that have been made publicly available by Statistics Canada. This report provides an example of what can be learned through the creation…
Read More...Resettlement Plus: An online resource on refugee resettlement
Resettlement Plus is a shared project by the University of Ottawa Refugee Hub and the University of Toronto, which hosts a searchable and browsable database of resources about resettlement, community-based refugee sponsorship and complementary pathways, like family reunification, education pathways and employment pathways. This knowledge platform collects, organizes, and shares information from around the world,…
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Settlement 3.0: Innovation is in our DNA
This report comprises PeaceGeeks’ final recommendations to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) regarding the Settlement 3.0 Project. MANSO Executive Director, Vicki Sinclair, sat on the National Advisory Group for this project. BACKGROUND In 2018, PeaceGeeks received funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to develop a strategic vision and action plan titled Settlement…
Read More...Settlement Sector & Technology Task Group Final Report
Source: AMSSA’s website The Settlement Sector and Technology Task Group was created in the Fall of 2020 with the objective to discover, examine, and learn about the settlement sector’s needs, to fully transition to a digital and a hybrid service delivery model, especially in the context of better addressing needs resulting from COVID-19 pandemic. The final…
Read More...The Future Is Now: Strengthening High-Quality, Inclusive and Innovative Hybrid Service Delivery
The National Steering Committee on Technology (NCST), is a committee aimed at using technology to better the Canadian settlement sector through the provision of improved services to newcomers. The committee includes 18 general members and 5 observing members representing settlement and integration sector service providers, stakeholders, and federal, provincial-territorial government. The Future is Now: Strengthening…
Read More...Trauma-Informed Care Website Launch
Klinic Community Health and the Manitoba Trauma Information and Education Centre (MTIEC) are excited to announce the launch of our updated website that supports trauma-informed care: <https://trauma-informed.ca/> Trauma is prevalent. An estimated 76 percent of Canadians report they have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada has seen…
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