Building on the success of three events for Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs) in the prairies and northern territories region, the 2018 National LIP Learning Event gathered LIP staff and municipal representatives from British Columbia, Yukon, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and PEI. For two days, these delegates attended plenary…
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This report explores anti-racism initiatives in Canadian K-12 education, with an intentional focus on rural and Northern regions, with the objectives of understanding the experiences of racialized and newcomer students and identifying promising anti-racism strategies and practices. Drawing from academic, public, and policy sources, the report analyses how racism manifests and how anti-racism efforts…
Read More...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…
Read More...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 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...This webinar series is designed for Service Providers working with newcomers, immigrants, and refugees. It is focused on allyship as an important skill for service providers working with newcomers, immigrants and refugees on Gender-Based Violence awareness. The presentations are organized by a collaborative partnership between: CISSA-ACSEI, The Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance – Alliance canadienne du secteur…
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