Monday, November 20, 2023 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM A1 (en personne) \u2013 Apprentissages du projet pilote Communaut\u00e9s francophones accueillantes Pr\u00e9sident: Inouk Touzin, F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des communaut\u00e9s francophones et acadienne du Canada (FCFA) Le projet pilote Communaut\u00e9s francophones accueillantes (CFA), lanc\u00e9 en 2018, arrive \u00e0 \u00e9ch\u00e9ance en mars 2024, et nous pouvons d\u00e9j\u00e0 en tirer des […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","event-category":[],"class_list":["post-5583","events","type-events","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"
Chair: Niloufar Oveysi, S.U.C.C.E.S.S.<\/p>\nEmbarking on the immigration journey is transformative and often challenging for newcomers. Pre-arrival services play a vital role in facilitating their successful integration into Canadian society. In this workshop, we explore innovative pre-arrival services emphasizing the power of partnerships and technology. We delve into the role of collaboration and the adoption of a human-centric design approach in ensuring seamless integration. By fostering collaboration and embracing technology, we aim to empower newcomers with information and resources for a smooth transition. Join us as we build bridges between pre- and post-arrival services, enhancing the newcomer experience through collaboration, technology, and human-centric design.\n
Chair: Laura Fryer, Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (AAISA)<\/p>\nIn collaboration with mental health experts CMHA-Edmonton, the Distress Centre Calgary, and 211 Alberta, this project focuses on developing and delivering mental health training courses for service providers, equipping participants with practice tools to promote newcomers\u2019 mental wellness and build resilience. Additionally, an organizational self-audit tool has been developed, enabling agencies to assess and enhance their capacity and abilities to cater to newcomers\u2019 mental health needs. Emphasizing coordinated service delivery, the project ensures accessible and streamlined mental health resources and referrals to build a stigma-free environment.\n
Chair: Christine Binne, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)<\/p>\nThis workshop will examine the intended outcomes of IRCC\u2019s Settlement Program and reflect on how the Department\u2019s robust data collection, measurement, and analysis system (i.e. iCARE, surveys, annual reporting) allows for monitoring each point along the settlement continuum. Recent findings and results will be presented to highlight the impact of COVID on the Settlement Program and achievement of newcomer settlement and integration outcomes. Reported insights from service providers will be shared to discuss the successes and challenges faced that may have impacted the achievement of outcomes for different client groups.\n
Chair: Lenya Wilks, DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society<\/p>\nResearch shows that racialized immigrant women earn less than non-racialized women and racialized men and have a higher unemployment rate. This essential workforce needs timely, adequate access to training and resources, leading to sustainable economic opportunities. Delays and derailments in securing professional and financial stability compounded by language challenges and socio-cultural assimilation keep this skilled talent pool of professionals from contributing significantly to the Canadian economy. This workshop will discuss the roles of employers, funders, service providers and other stakeholders in changing the status quo.\n
Chair: Louisa Taylor and Laila Joud, Refugee 613<\/p>\nUse of technology and digital platforms to reach newcomer communities is the most efficient and effective way to get the critically needed information to them for a successful settlement experience. But the settlement sector has yet to utilize digital technology to the full extent to help newcomers and refugees find the information they need, in the spaces they most frequent. This workshop shares insights on the use of digital messaging platforms and digital spaces to reach newcomer communities and draws on success and lessons learned from several Refugee 613 pilot projects on the use of messaging apps and digital spaces to help newcomers succeed.\n
Chair: Irmi Hutfless, Catholic Crosscultural Services (CCS)<\/p>\nOver 200,000 Afghan and Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Canada over the past two years, in one of the largest resettlement waves in Canadian history. Building upon extensive experience in supporting newcomers, this workshop explores their settlement experiences and economic integration, comparing their needs and gender-specific support provided to them through a comparative lens. We will examine the unique challenges faced by these groups and viable settlement service responses referencing a women\u2019s empowerment approach. Furthermore, we delve into the impact of these large-scale arrivals on the WES Gateway program, a multi-stakeholder initiative that provides credential evaluation to displaced individuals.\n
Chair: Muna Osman, Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP)<\/p>\nGiven the critical role of public institutions in immigrant integration, Equity Ottawa, an initiative of the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership, works to systematically improve the internal capacity of organizations to serve immigrants and racialized populations. Developed in collaboration with over 30 partner organizations engaged in Equity Ottawa, this workshop will highlight Equity Ottawa\u2019s approach to cultivating equitable and inclusive organizations. With insights from key partner organizations, this workshop will outline how a peer support community of practice, expertise, and customized tools and resources can augment organizations\u2019 capacity to address systemic institutionalized racism. Together these presentations will showcase the innovative approach and impact of Equity Ottawa.\n
Facilitators: Folashade Okomayin, Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre Mississauga and Omolara Akerele, Manifest Africa \/ Olundara Foundation<\/p>\nThis roundtable focuses on the development of practical strategies for addressing homelessness among racialized newcomers. The facilitators will introduce the workshop theme, shedding light on the \"4 Ws and Hs\" of the daily problems that newcomers face. Following this, we will actively engage in the exchange of ideas, comparing and contrasting perspectives and exploring a broader spectrum of potential outcomes and how these ideas can pave the way for innovative solutions. The roundtable aims to identify problems, enhance their understanding, and collectively develop a new thought model to address homelessness among racialized newcomers.\n\n\n \n\n
Facilitators: Victoria Esses, Pathways to Prosperity, Leah Hamilton, Mount Royal University, Jasmine Calix, Immigration Partnership Saskatoon, Tenille Thomson & Kevin Kitchen, City of Saskatoon<\/p>\nThis interactive roundtable will focus on what we can all do to make our communities more welcoming to diverse immigrants, and how to assess the impact we are having. Esses and Hamilton will briefly discuss the Measuring Welcoming Communities Toolkit, which was released in the spring of 2023, and the Promoting Welcoming Communities Tooolkit, which is under development, seeking feedback on how Pathways to Prosperity can support their uptake, value, and effectiveness. Jasmine Calix, Tenille Thomson, and Kevin Kitchen will provide an overview of strategies that the City of Saskatoon is initiating to plan and build diversity, inclusion and belonging into public spaces, and lead a discussion that allows the sharing of ideas of what cities across the country can do to support these goals.\n\n\n \n\n
Chair: Anne-C\u00e9cile Delaisse, University of British Columbia<\/p>\nIn the past decades, Canada has developed an \u2018edu-gration\u2019 pathway, merging higher education and migration (Brunner 2022). This pathway aims to attract and retain international students by facilitating their transition from student permit, to post-graduation work permit, to permanent residency, while also allowing them to come to Canada with family members. This panel questions this system\u2019s meanings and implications for international students, their partners, and educational institutions. We will examine international students\u2019 and their partners\u2019 experiences along the 'edugration' pathway as well as how educational institutions, now positioned as migration actors, contribute to reproducing (colonial) power dynamics and inequalities.\n
Chair: Peter Wilkins, Douglas College<\/p>\nOur workshop will present the design and outcomes of LINC Co-design, an adult English language learning program that co-explores technologies and strategies to foster a responsive learning environment for newcomers. Drawing from the findings of our primary research, we will highlight how LINC Co-design successfully addressed some persistent challenges in the settlement language training ecosystem. We will share the story of how the program embraced an innovative approach to language learning \u2013 by centring learning needs through a co-design approach, scaffolding language and technology in one curriculum, and incorporating a project-based learning model to support the integration of multi-barriered newcomers.\n
Facilitators | Facilitateurs : Lerona Dana Lewis, University of Ottawa | Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Ottawa, and Elie Ndala, University of Ottawa | Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Ottawa<\/p>\n2021 census data reveals 1.9 million children under 15 have foreign-born parents. With high immigration and increasing diversity, understanding diaspora youth personal and academic experiences is crucial. Caribbean Black scholars have long discussed challenges faced by immigrant Black youth, intensified by recent events surrounding the pandemic and George Floyd's death. With that said, what existing practices are being implemented, and how do they address the urgent need for equity for this student population? To maintain the strides made since then, how can we sustain the momentum and commitment to achieving equity and justice for Black youth? Our roundtable aims to explore actions taken and ways to enhance integration support approaches.\n\n
Chair: Farah Khattab, YMCA of the National Capital Region<\/p>\nThe evaluation of programs requires identifying and measuring relevant criteria for success. The digital transformation of settlement services led to the emergence of new work processes and service models in the sector. This created a need to address the evaluation of programs in light of these changes. The YMCA of the National Capital Region's WESO project aims to assist settlement organizations with a toolkit for evaluating hybrid service delivery. The project team collaborated with service providers and newcomers nationwide, gathering insights and best practices. Join our session for hands-on training with free resources, tools, and templates to enhance the quality of hybrid service delivery.\n
Chair | Pr\u00e9sident : Colin Scott, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Immigration, R\u00e9fugi\u00e9s et Citoyennet\u00e9 Canada (IRCC)<\/p>\nInformation about life in Canada is plentiful, but finding the right information to help newcomers choose where to live, and informing them about the different opportunities, realities, and services outside of Canada\u2019s most well-known destinations, can be a challenge. This workshop presents recent research aimed at informing migration communication activities in these areas. Drawing on surveys of established immigrants across Canada and recent immigrants to Quebec, the panelists discuss newcomers\u2019 location choices, their information needs, and their access and utilization of services to support their integration. Participants are invited to share reflections and experiences, and join panelists in a discussion of the role of communication strategies in supporting settlement and retention outside of major urban centres.\n
Chair: Luisa Veronis, University of Ottawa<\/p>\nThis workshop examines the impact of recent changes in Canada\u2019s immigration system on the economic integration of newcomers. Post-pandemic recovery relies on increased immigration to meet labour demands. However, policies do not often reflect immigrant realities as they integrate into the labour market. Papers explore how international students' labour market aspirations are shaped by various challenges; the economic integration experiences of skilled newcomers during the pandemic; the impact of anglodominance in shaping Francophone newcomers\u2019 economic integration; and the lived experiences of newcomers as they navigate local labour markets. Opportunities and challenges for innovation in settlement policies and programs are discussed.\n
Chair: Ricardo Morales, Calgary Catholic Immigration Society<\/p>\nAs governments promote rural immigration and many rural towns have charged relationships with local Indigenous communities, municipalities need a multifaceted framework to engage with racism, religious discrimination, and hate. CCIS, RDN, CCRL, Keepers of the Circle, Town of Strathmore, and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation are developing a framework for this purpose based on the social determinants of health, the determinants of health for Indigenous Peoples, and religious literacy. This interactive workshop presents Strathmore as a pilot community, emerging themes of racism and discrimination in rural communities, religious literacy as a means to address racism and discrimination, and an overview of the framework.\n
Chair: Wendy Cukier, Toronto Metropolitan University<\/p>\nThe lack of access to skilled talent is a major concern for many employers today. At the same time, there is evidence of under-employment, skills underutilization, and \u201cbrain waste\u201d of newcomers and racialized people whose expertise is unrecognized. The pervasiveness of low labour conditions and low-income, and the resulting poverty is most evident in recent newcomers, racialized immigrants and women. Using an intersectional lens, this workshop sheds light on barriers facing newcomers in the labour market and discusses how to help them overcome these barriers from a systemic perspective.\n
Chair: Nabiha Atallah, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\nThis session will look at building a culture of evaluation in settlement organizations. David will provide IRCC\u2019s perspective on approaches, learnings, and challenges in building a strong evaluation culture among stakeholders. Rich (CCBR) will explain how a community-based approach helps make evaluation useful for SPOs by emphasizing that evaluation be stakeholder-driven, participatory, and action-oriented. Margerit (Eupraxia) will describe the role of training in outcomes-based evaluation: helping individuals to gain knowledge and practical skills, while also encouraging important team discussions. Finally, Nabiha will describe ISANS\u2019 journey: challenges, lessons we are learning, and the vital role of partners in the process.\n
Facilitators: Travis Angus, of the Nisgaa Nations, the Greater Vancouver Native Cultural 2S Society, and South Vancouver Neighborhood House, and Huda Bolbolan, South Vancouver Neighborhood House<\/p>\nThis roundtable will be conducted in a Circle format used by the Indigenous Knowledge Keepers at the South Vancouver Neighborhood House (SVNH) while sharing the Indigenous teachings, history and culture with the newcomers. The Circle will begin with an Land Acknowledgement followed by drumming and singing. The Circle encourages shared leadership and is embedded in the Indigenous culture. The facilitators will share the methods SVNH has successfully used to support the newcomers in understanding the teachings, history and culture of the First Peoples whose land they now call home.\u00a0 The facilitators will be an equal part of the Circle at all time and will be encouraged to ask questions and deepen their understanding of the work we are doing to promote building immigrant-indigenous relationships. This will be a sharing and learning experience that encourages equal participation in a respectful manner allowing all present to hold space for views shared and collective wisdom generated.\n\n \n\n
Chair: Cristian Medina, Planning for Canada \u2013 Colleges and Institutes Canada<\/p>\nTo address Canada\u2019s demographic and labour market needs, steady approaches to bring newcomers to smaller communities are required. Success in attracting and retaining newcomers in smaller and remote areas substantially depends on the employment prospects there. Planning for Canada pre-arrival program will lead the discussion about the importance of the Atlantic Immigration Program and the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot pathways. The workshop will offer valuable insights into the AIP\u2019s and RNIP\u2019s successful outcomes and challenges through the eyes of the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia and North Bay City. An employer\u2019s perspective and depiction of college supports to newcomers\u2019 families will also be presented.\n
Chair: Christine Binne, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)<\/p>\nThe pandemic was a catalyst toward a digital transformation of the entire (re)settlement sector. This session will explore how newcomer clients have been impacted by the shift to online, and how the sector has responded from 2020 to present. This session will also highlight findings from partners and service provider organizations that have tested new approaches to delivering services remotely and lessons learned to build a more inclusive digital sector.\n
Chair: Janet Flynn, Prosper Canada<\/p>\nNewcomers with disabilities face specific challenges in accessing government and other financial services. Financial empowerment (FE) services can help newcomers gain the knowledge and skills to manage their finances and make informed decisions regarding their financial well-being but need to be designed with accessibility in mind. Through this interactive workshop, participants will learn about a) steps to design FE services with an accessibility lens, b) how we applied these steps in the creation of an interactive benefits screening tool for peoples with disabilities, and c) best practices and initiatives for supporting newcomers with disabilities get access to benefits.\n
Chair: Aamna Ashraf, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)<\/p>\nIn this workshop, we will present the IRCC-funded partnership project \u201cImproving RAP's model of service for clients in mental distress\u201d. The project aims to understand the needs of RAP staff in assessing and supporting clients with mental distress and to evaluate, develop and test a client-centered service model to reduce mental health distress, including providing staff with essential tools and resources. This project has established promising practices in addressing challenges to refugee mental health by equipping staff with an online, self-directed tool that explores mental distress and trains staff on how to identify and address mental distress.\n
Chair | Pr\u00e9sidente : Aur\u00e9lie Lacassagne, Saint Paul University | Universit\u00e9 Saint-Paul<\/p>\nBetween 2023 and 2025, Canada will welcome 1.5 million newcomers. For immigrations efforts to be successful, we must find innovative methods to integrate newcomers into work and social environments. In this workshop, presenters will explore how three different innovative programs enable newcomer integration economic success:\n
Chair: Amanda Morrison, DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society<\/p>\nThis interactive workshop will look at how both small and large centers have been engaging with community partners and stakeholders to support displaced Ukrainians arriving to Western Canada. These community collaborations and efforts have allowed SPOs and community organizations to provide greater and more holistic wrap-around support and services compared to conventional humanitarian responses. Building upon the momentum gained at the policy, sector, and community levels, this workshop examines ways in which this model and the lessons learned throughout the Ukrainian response can be applied in future humanitarian efforts.\n
Facilitators: Debbie Douglas, OCASI, Stephan Reichhold, TCRI, and Parvine Bahramian, OCASI<\/p>\n136 organizations, in Ontario, completed the OCASI 2023 Salary Survey. The survey explored the hourly wages and social benefits of 40 job titles based on demographics, regional locations, size of agency's revenue, number of employees, language of service (French\/English), services for women, and unionization status. It also addressed the funding of non-profit organizations. We will discuss the narrative analysis and findings of OCASI 2023 salary and benefits survey. This brief presentation will be accompanied by interventions and discussions from other stakeholders in the sector.\n\n\n \n\n
Chair: Nisha Soundararajan, Immigrant Services Calgary<\/p>\nThis workshop aims to provide a peek into the technology aspects involved in development of products related to pre-arrival and post-arrival settlement services. We will highlight how technology revolutionized pre-arrival refugee support, enabling them to gain essential skills, key labour market information and even access employment opportunities post arrival. We'll share our innovative approach, emphasizing the positive impact of tech, inspiring global integration efforts. Additionally, the workshop delves into settlement sector digital transformation, focusing on Gateway project insights. Participants will grasp trends, tools, ethical AI use, and practical digital implementation, enriching their settlement sector roles.\n
Chair: Leesha Kanbour, Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC (AMSSA)<\/p>\nThe workshop introduces and outlines the work of three national bodies that work collaboratively with IRCC to identify and advance sector priorities. The Settlement and Integration Policy and Program Committee (SIPPC), the Settlement and Integration Service Delivery Committee (SISDC), and the National Settlement and Integration Council (NSIC) are each co-chaired by both sector representatives and IRCC and meet regularly to prioritize and action sector needs through joint working groups. Participants will learn about the current priorities identified by each body, be provided updates on the working groups, and be connected to local representatives in each body.\n
Chair: Sonia Verjovsky, KEYS Employment and Newcomer Services<\/p>\nHow can businesses better attract and retain highly skilled, underutilized talent, including newcomers to Canada, racialized people, persons with disabilities, Indigenous people, and people from LGBTQ2S+ communities? Kingston\u2019s Workplace Inclusion Charter, launched by the City of Kingston in partnership with KEYS Employment & Newcomer Services in 2019, was created to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion in workplaces; address local workforce needs; and demonstrate Kingston's leadership in creating prosperous, vibrant, diverse, and inclusive communities. This workshop will provide insights, successes, lessons learned, and practical tools from the perspective of employers, partners and inclusion coaches on incorporating inclusive practices into the workplace.\n
Facilitators: Rob McBride, New Language Solutions, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Boulanger, Coll\u00e8ge Bor\u00e9al, Robin Peace, New Language Solutions, and Sophie Bonny, New Language Solutions<\/p>\nColl\u00e8ge Bor\u00e9al and the Avenue Project will facilitate a discussion on empowering newcomers through impactful language training. The implementation of Coll\u00e8ge Bor\u00e9al\u2019s socio-economic integration approach in its work with newcomers has been an impetus to a full review of language training. The intent is to offer content that is geared to education and employment. The moderators will address:\n
Chair: Tim Keenan, YMCA of Greater Halifax\/Dartmouth, Centre for Immigrant Programs<\/p>\nThe world is in a state of constant change and community needs are continually shifting. YMCA is committed to critically evaluating our current approaches; assessing our assumptions on an ongoing basis; and collaborating with other service providers creating new, or adapting existing, initiatives to be anticipatory and forward-looking for lasting impact. \u00a0Using creative approaches YMCA youth settlement programs continue to deliver content that informs, builds leadership skills, increases knowledge, empathy and understanding of others\u2019 experiences. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging in the community, to educate and raise awareness. In this workshop we will talk about four innovative projects that deliver on-going impact.\n
Chair: Isobel Goddard, Scarborough Newcomer Settlement Collective (SNSC) and Catholic Crosscultural Services (CCS)<\/p>\nParticipatory Governance has recently created significant interest among funders, government, and community stakeholders, based on the premise that programs and services work well when grounded in local needs and informed by community stakeholders who are involved in planning and decision-making. This workshop will explore participatory governance approaches with newcomers, and in particular examine strategies for meaningful engagement of newly landed newcomers in decision-making for newcomer service provision. Presenters will share insights and learnings from the development of three different models of participatory governance that are at various stages of development and implementation, in three geographic regions in the Greater Toronto Area.\n
Chair: Koyali Burman, Vancouver Local Immigration Partnership<\/p>\nThe integration of newcomers to Canada is complex which involves many players working together in formal or informal partnerships. \u00a0An Inclusive and value-laden cross -sectoral stakeholder engagement strategy presentation endeavors to provide an overview of good practices in cross-sectoral collaboration with settlement and non-settlement sectors. This also includes identifying priority areas to discover local knowledge, increased transparency through co-production and uncover possible innovative solutions. Additionally, the presentation will provide practical tips for cross sectoral engagement. The Vancouver Local Immigration Partnership is strategically collaborating, across sectors, to influence systemic change and create impactful integration and well-being of immigrants & refugees.\n
Chair: Sharvari Jois, JVS Toronto<\/p>\nIn this workshop, we explore the pivotal role of different organizations and initiatives in attracting and retaining immigrants in small and rural communities by creating welcoming environments. We will shine a spotlight on the SDI project led by JVS Toronto Project Welcome, which utilizes mentorship and technology to empower pre-arrival immigrants with crucial information and connections, facilitating their informed settlement decisions in Canada. This workshop will also showcase other impactful initiatives from SOICS (South Okanagan, BC) and SJNC (Saint John, NB) to address challenges that their communities face in attracting and retaining skilled immigrants. These innovative approaches exemplify the profound positive impact of collaboration in fostering welcoming and inclusive environments for new immigrants.\n
Chair: Onyiye Odih, Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA)<\/p>\nCalgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA) in collaboration with Global Gathering Place, Regina Immigrant Women\u2019s Centre and Rexdale Women\u2019s Centre, tested customized pre-employment and skills development supports as well as workplace inclusivity models and strategies with targeted employers based on the unique needs of immigrant women from racialized communities that have experienced prolonged detachment from the labour force that live in Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon and Greater Toronto Area. The presentation will showcase the customized approach to delivering the project in different regions including the learnings, successes and challenges of the project.\n
Facilitators: Neal Santamaria, Canadian Race Relations Foundation, and Bob W. White, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\nCities have become key players in the fields of diversity and inclusion. In September 2022, the Quebec office of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation set up a network for municipal employees involved in the fight against discrimination in municipalities across the province. As a first action, the network carried out an action-research study aimed at answering the following questions: How can we promote inclusion in a context of rapid diversification and social polarization? What are municipalities doing to make cities more inclusive?\n
Facilitators: Wajeeha Anwar, Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC (AMSSA), Manvir Aujla and Sumaiyyah Adam, DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society<\/p>\nThis engaging roundtable aims to delve into the diverse and multifaceted experience of working as a youth within the sector. The settlement sector is constantly evolving, and it comprises individuals with extensive experience in the field. Navigating the settlement sector and offering support as a young person presents its unique set of challenges, but it also opens doors to share new perspectives. Through interactive discussions, this roundtable will delve into conversations about how the settlement sector can shift to support incoming youth. The workshop will be led by youth working across various programming areas, ensuring a diverse range of perspectives are represented.\n\n\n \n\n
Facilitatrice : Anne Gilbert, Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Ottawa<\/p>\nCaroline Andrew a eu une carri\u00e8re de chercheure exceptionnelle \u00e0 divers \u00e9gards. Elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 une pionni\u00e8re d\u2019une approche de recherche qui a comme objectif premier de favoriser des villes qui sont inclusives parce qu\u2019elles permettent aux groupes marginaux (notamment les femmes, francophones minoritaires et les immigrants) de participer pleinement \u00e0 la ville et \u00e0 sa gouvernance. L\u2019approche de Caroline \u00e9tait inclusive dans la mesure o\u00f9 elle partait du point de vue de ces groupes qui habitent la ville au quotidien. Cette table ronde r\u00e9unit des chercheurs qui vont remarcher dans les pas de Caroline Andrew pour c\u00e9l\u00e9brer la personne et sa contribution marquante \u00e0 des villes plus humaines.\n
Chair | Pr\u00e9sidente : Jasmine Qi, Tourism HR Canada | RH Tourisme Canada<\/p>\nTourism is an important source of jobs and growth of the Canadian economy. It provides rich learning experiences to newcomers to gain life-long employability skills. However, Covid-19 has heightened systemic barriers to tourism employment. To support the recovery of Canada\u2019s tourism labour market, Tourism HR Canada is leading a national sectoral immigration strategy with its national, provincial, and territorial partners through tourism workforce immigration hub. This workshop will present tourism sector\u2019s efforts and innovative modes to attract and retain immigrants and refugees. Speakers will explore diverse sector-led models and commitments that are needed in both strategic and practical levels.\n
Chair | Pr\u00e9sidente : \u00c9va Koumaglo, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Immigration, R\u00e9fugi\u00e9s et Citoyennet\u00e9 Canada (IRCC)<\/p>\nThe research and knowledge mobilization division of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will first present a national portrait of skilled temporary foreign workers in an official language minority context and analyze their transition to permanent residence. Their sociodemographic characteristics and transition rates will be examined. Then, the firms GGI and Sociopol will present the main results of research which aimed to understand the transition of these workers to permanent residency in different regions. Thus, through interviews with the targeted population and stakeholders, the factors that influence the transition will be highlighted.\n