In-Person Poster Presentation | Pr\u00e9sentation d’affiche en personne 1. Khalid Al Hariri – Association for New Canadians Excel in Rural Newfoundland and Labrador This poster presentation explores how the shrinking and aging population in rural Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) has created an urgent need to fill employment gaps. Faced with these shortages, some businesses risked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","event-category":[],"class_list":["post-5599","events","type-events","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"
1. Khalid Al Hariri - Association for New Canadians<\/p>\n
This poster presentation explores how the shrinking and aging population in rural Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) has created an urgent need to fill employment gaps. Faced with these shortages, some businesses risked ceasing operations. Employment Services took measures to connect newcomers with employment opportunities in rural areas and has designed inclusive programming to support their integration. The inclusive programming covers resume and interview preparation, workplace expectations, safety, workplace language and work-related documents. Through job maintenance and collaboration with business and community stakeholders, the Association for New Canadians \u00a0continues to support newcomers as they settle and work in rural NL, making this a successful venture.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6846,"en_label":"Excel in Rural Newfoundland and Labrador","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"
2. Christine Alvarez, Julekha Nusrat, & Solmaz Ziaabadimiyanji - Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n
Entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in driving economic growth in Canada and serves as an important pathway for socio-economic integration for immigrants. As the entrepreneurial landscape evolves, immigrant women entrepreneurs face unique challenges and opportunities in establishing successful businesses. ISANS\u2019 Immigrant Women Entrepreneurship Network (IWEN) is committed to supporting these women in overcoming obstacles and empowering them to achieve their full potential. Furthermore, IWEN emphasizes the importance of amplifying their voices and celebrating their achievements and engaging and educating key ecosystem stakeholders, aiming to dismantle systemic barriers and create a more inclusive environment that meets the specific needs of immigrant women entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6847,"en_label":"Empowering Immigrant Women Entrepreneurs: Overcoming Challenges and Celebrating Successes","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n3. Ayesha Bhikha & Cindy Taylor - Ach\u0113v\r\nDriving Economic Integration Through the Innovations in FinTech Program for Internationally Trained Professionals<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>This poster highlights the Innovations in FinTech program, designed to promote the economic integration of internationally trained professionals (ITPs) from the finance and technology sectors into Ontario\u2019s rapidly growing FinTech industry. Through tailored pathways, the program empowers new immigrants to secure sustainable livelihoods within the evolving labour market. Key focus areas of this presentation will cover workforce integration, outlining strategies to help ITPs secure employment in FinTech, and upskilling and reskilling initiatives aimed at addressing skill gaps, including digital literacy, data analytics, and regulatory compliance\u2014critical to success in Ontario's FinTech landscape. This poster will illustrate how these targeted approaches can effectively support ITPs in transitioning into meaningful roles within the FinTech sector, contributing to the province's innovation ecosystem.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6848,"en_label":"Driving Economic Integration Through the Innovations in FinTech Program for Internationally Trained Professionals","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 4. Valeria Castellanos - MANSO & Gelrene Sanfuego - SAISIA<\/p>\n Explores the diverse journeys of individuals who have settled in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Through personal stories, the poster highlights the challenges and triumphs of adapting to a new culture and environment, and building a sense of belonging. These narratives reveal both the systemic barriers newcomers face and their resilience in overcoming them. The poster aims to foster understanding and support for newcomers, contributing to more inclusive communities and underscoring the importance of newcomers\u2019 voices. These stories also provide a glimpse of the profoundly positive impact that newcomers have in their communities, be it socially, economically, or culturally.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6849,"en_label":"This Is Me: Lived Experiences and Positive Impact of Newcomers","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 5. Laura Celeste - Pairity<\/p>\n Refugee claimant concentration in major cities challenges all levels of government. Policymakers see redistribution as one solution. Pairity provides co-designed, data-driven redistribution solutions, using preference-matching algorithms. Tested in the United States and Europe, our interventions show above-average integration outcomes and programme satisfaction. They are adaptable to different contexts, consent-based, scalable, transparent, and cost-effective, with built-in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning frameworks. We showcase global lessons from Pairity\u2019s data and community-driven algorithms matching refugees with sponsors, services, and housing. These inform our Canadian redistribution model to improve intergovernmental cooperation, claimant self-sufficiency, and receiving community dividends.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6850,"en_label":"Modelling Ethical & Data-Driven Refugee Claimant Distribution for Canada: Adapting Lessons from Pairity\u2019s Global Refugee Matching Projects","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n6. Natasha Damiano - University of British Columbia, Esra Ari - Mount Royal University, & \u00d6zlem Atar - Queen's University\r\nA Collective Autoethnography of Post-Migration Alienation: Analyzing the Everyday Experience of Being and Becoming Citizens<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>Our project highlights the need for dialogue that foregrounds immigrants\u2019 voices to create equitable, innovative, and continuing learning pathways to citizenship. The poster presents our collective autoethnographic journey as female scholars with mixed settler-migrant backgrounds attempting to think through the blurred boundaries of citizenship in everyday social life (beyond work and education). The notions of \u201csocial membership\u201d (Carens 2013) and \u201cperformative citizenship\u201d (Isin 2017) illuminate how formal membership (\u201ccitizenship\u201d) can obscure alienation and challenge our belonging. By using narrative and the arts, we collaboratively make sense of being and becoming citizens, simultaneously contesting narrow definitions and claiming an expanded citizenship.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6851,"en_label":"A Collective Autoethnography of Post-Migration Alienation: Analyzing the Everyday Experience of Being and Becoming Citizens","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n7. Maggie Fong, Amy Liu, & Bryan Lung - Western University, Ibrahim Alayche, Shahab Sayfi, & Ryan Yuhi Kirenga - University of Ottawa, Marie H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Chomienne - Montfort Hospital, Ammar Saad - University of Ottawa, Jean Grenier - Montfort Hospital, Azaad Kassam - University of Ottawa, Rukhsana Ahmed - University of Albany, & Kevin Pottie - Western University & Montfort Hospital\r\n 8. Daljit Gill-Badesha - DGB Consulting Group<\/p>\n While funders and government bodies increasingly expect nonprofits to collaborate to reduce organizational silos and duplication, the issues of power dynamics that occur in these spaces are often unaddressed. This poster will illuminate how frontline managers experienced power dynamics in a settlement sector project and how abuses of power were managed and mitigated so that relational, meaningful and strategic collaboration could occur. The poster will illustrate the different ways differently sized and resourced organizations can indeed work together and provide tactical steps in collaboration that move practitioners from conflict to collaboration, resulting in policy changes benefitting the communities served.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6853,"en_label":"What's at Stake and What's at Play? The Unspoken Realities of Power Dynamics in Collaboration","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n9. Kingsley Ivande & Nigel Lou - University of Victoria\r\nIntegrating and Retaining ESL Immigrant Students in Canada: The Role of the Synergistic Language Mindset, Language Anxiety, and Acculturation<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>Canada\u2019s economic and population stability depend on immigration, making the retention of high-skilled immigrants crucial. Adaptation, influenced by linguistic acculturation, is vital in this regard as many immigrants use English or French as an additional language. This study introduces the \u201csynergistic language mindset,\u201d which combines a growth mindset with positive reframing of stress. We examined its effect on 94 ESL (English as 2nd\/Additional Language) immigrant students\u2019 retention in Canada via its influence on language anxiety, engagement, and adaptation. Findings show that the synergistic language mindset decreases language anxiety, and boosts language engagement and adaptation, leading to a stronger intention to stay. Insights support interventions based on principles of the synergistic language mindsets.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6854,"en_label":"Integrating and Retaining ESL Immigrant Students in Canada: The Role of the Synergistic Language Mindset, Language Anxiety, and Acculturation","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 10. Samantha Jackson & Suzanne Huot - University of British Columbia<\/p>\n While remote\/hybrid work increases flexibility for workers, it also brings challenges. Some difficulties can impact newcomers more than locals while others may be unique to the immigrant experience. We explored issues faced by newcomers to Canada who work remotely. We interviewed 21 newcomers residing in Metro Vancouver, the Greater Toronto Area and Ottawa. Applying reflexive thematic analysis, we identified three key barriers with respect to 1) occupational flexibility (e.g., work-life balance), 2) socialisation\/belonging (e.g., understanding Canadian workplace norms), and 3) labour market value (e.g., feeling undervalued in the Canadian job market). We share recommendations based on how participants described mitigating these challenges.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6855,"en_label":"Addressing Remote Work Challenges Faced by Newcomers to Canada","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 11. Sonja Johnson & Shobana Thangavadivel - Ach\u0113v, & Imran Mouna - InStage<\/p>\n In today's tech-driven world, Automated Assistants are revolutionizing productivity and work-life balance. This poster highlights the partnership between Ach\u0113v, a leading employment service provider and InStage, a leader in simulation technology, showcasing how technology enhances workforce development. Together, they demonstrate how digital tools can streamline operations and augment human potential. Through Ach\u0113v\u2019s Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) loan program, skilled newcomers can upgrade their qualifications, pursue further education, and gain the credentials needed to succeed in their professions. The poster offers insights into how skilled newcomers can leverage technology to improve job readiness and achieve meaningful, fulfilling careers.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6856,"en_label":"AI-Powered Simulations: Enhancing Skills and Opportunities for Internationally Trained Professionals\/Skilled Newcomers","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 12. Tiffany Kearns & Jo-Ann Dykstra - School District 43<\/p>\n Photovoice has been used as a participatory research method to empower participants through photographic images and reflections. Our poster explores past uses of photovoice with marginalized groups to give voice and legitimacy to their lived experiences.\u00a0 It explores how this technique could be used in an Adult EAL setting with newcomers to encourage them during the critical time of rebuilding their identities while settling in Canada.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6857,"en_label":"Photovoice: A Tool For Empowerment","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n13. Anita Lal - Poetic Justice Foundation, Daljit Gill-Badesha - South Asian Community Hub, Gary Thandi - Moving Forward Family Services, & Kiran Malli - Seva Foundation\r\nApplying a Holistic and Collective Lens to Working With South Asian Communities<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>The poster showcases the collaborative power of nonprofits to harness their organizational and relational strengths and capacities to bridge systemic gaps when serving the South Asian communities. Service integration examples showcase the integrative power of coordination and collaboration to improve referral pathways, increase service efficiency, and establish trust and relationships between organizations. The wraparound approach supports South Asian individuals and extended family members, addressing issues they may be impacted by, such as poverty, gender-based violence, racism, substance use, mental health, intergenerational trauma as well as caste-based oppression. The work focuses on individual and systemic integration to benefit the clients served.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6858,"en_label":"Applying a Holistic and Collective Lens to Working With South Asian Communities","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 14. Pascale Latulippe - Goss Gilroy Inc.<\/p>\n This poster presents a summary of the findings of a study that sought to better understand the experiences, challenges\/barriers, and needs of Black internationally trained professionals (ITPs) in relation to the Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) process. The study included a literature review on FCR challenges, and interviews and discussion groups with diverse Black ITPs across Canada trained in different regulated professions and at different stages in the FCR process. The findings of the study should be of interest to immigrant service providers, professional regulatory bodies, policymakers, and anyone interested in supporting a better FCR process for Black ITPs in Canada.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6859,"en_label":"Study on the Experience of Black Internationally Trained Professionals in the Foreign Credential Recognition Process","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 15. Barbara Lee, Choi Shan Ng, Miu Yan, & Mooly Wong - University of British Columbia<\/p>\n The 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill movement led to a massive influx of Hongkongers to Canada. We conducted an online survey to explore how children make substantial impacts on the settlement and integration process of families of this newly arrived group. The results of the 660 respondents indicate that when compared with their counterparts who have no children, those who came with children exhibited statistically significant positive differences in migration preparation, participation in social activities, and sense of belonging to Canada. These findings may inform advocacy work and offer insights into potential social system adjustments to respond to the needs of this unique community and subsequently facilitate more successful integration.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6860,"en_label":"Children Facilitate Social Integration: Lessons Learned from a Survey of Hongkongers Recently Arrived in Canada","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n16. Nigel Mantou Lou - University of Victoria\r\nTeaching Psychology of Migration With Local Partnerships<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>With the growing number of immigrants, refugees, and international students, it is crucial to provide university students with learning opportunities that embrace diverse migrant experiences. This poster presents how the intra-disciplinary nature of the psychology of migration enhances knowledge integration across psychology subdisciplines. I illustrate how community-engaged learning and local partnerships enrich students\u2019 experiential learning. These collaborations offer hands-on experiences, deepen understanding, and foster social responsibility. Partnering with local organizations provides valuable resources and practical insights, allowing students to observe the real-world impact of their studies. Additionally, these partnerships facilitate professional networking and career development, creating a mutually beneficial relationship that extends beyond the classroom and supports local communities.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6861,"en_label":"Teaching Psychology of Migration With Local Partnerships","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n17. Ayshan Mammadzada - University of Ottawa, Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership & Ottawa Neighbourhood Scientific Research Solutions\r\nAddressing Barriers to Skilled Immigrant Integration in Canada: From Geographical and Occupational Mobility to Sustainable Livelihoods<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>This study examines the systemic barriers affecting skilled immigrants in Canada, focusing on geographical and occupational mobility challenges in the context of post-pandemic uncertainties. Using the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA as a case study, the research investigates how social, economic, and political factors influence immigrants' integration experiences and decisions regarding retention or onward migration. It analyzes the gap between pre-migration expectations and post-arrival realities, exploring issues such as credential recognition, labor market barriers, and emerging socio-economic pressures. The study aims to inform strategies for enhancing labor market integration and maintaining Canada's attractiveness as a destination for skilled migrants.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6862,"en_label":"Addressing Barriers to Skilled Immigrant Integration in Canada: From Geographical and Occupational Mobility to Sustainable Livelihoods","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 18. Michaela Mayer & Meseret Haileyesus - Canadian Center for Women's Empowerment<\/p>\n The poster will highlight innovative practices for empowering immigrant\/newcomer\/refugee women facing economic abuse. The practices address financial vulnerabilities, promote economic independence, and enhance overall well-being. The promising practices include insights into culturally sensitive interventions, financial literacy programs, screening tools, multilingual fact sheets, and a mobile app. The poster will foster a supportive environment for immigrant women, promoting economic resilience, and advancing inclusive practices that empower individuals to break free from economic abuse.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6863,"en_label":"Economic Empowerment of Newcomer Women","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n19. Rob McBride, Jim Edgar, Paul Carter, & Sophie Bonny - New Language Solutions\r\nThe Avenue - LearnIT2teach Project: 21st Century Settlement Language Training & Better Practices in Online Learning Technology<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>Avenue.ca provides a learning management system (LMS) solution for adult settlement language training in both official languages. The project is a service provider to more than 100 colleges, universities and community agencies across Canada that hold IRCC language training contracts. The LMS system is pre-populated with 100s of ready-made learning modules which provide orientation to life, community and work in Canada while building language skills. Avenue.ca also provides 'plug-ins' that support the development of all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing. The project provides five stages of mentored training on the system for language educators. 'Just in time' in-service support is provided through a synchronous chat system.\r\nLe projet Avenue - LearnIT2teach : Formation linguistique pour les nouveaux arrivants du XXIe si\u00e8cle et bonnes pratiques en technologie d'apprentissage en ligne<\/strong><\/span>\r\nAvenue.ca propose un syst\u00e8me de gestion de l'apprentissage (SGA) destin\u00e9 \u00e0 la formation linguistique d'int\u00e9gration des adultes, disponible dans les deux langues officielles. Ce projet soutient plus de 100 coll\u00e8ges, universit\u00e9s et organismes communautaires financ\u00e9s par IRCC \u00e0 travers le Canada. Le SGA comprend des centaines de modules ax\u00e9s sur la vie, la communaut\u00e9 et le travail au Canada, tout en renfor\u00e7ant les comp\u00e9tences linguistiques. Avenue.ca met \u00e9galement \u00e0 disposition des extensions pour d\u00e9velopper la compr\u00e9hension et l'expression, tant \u00e0 l'oral qu'\u00e0 l'\u00e9crit. Cinq niveaux de formation encadr\u00e9e sont propos\u00e9s aux \u00e9ducateurs, avec un soutien en temps r\u00e9el.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6864,"en_label":"The Avenue - LearnIT2teach Project: 21st Century Settlement Language Training & Better Practices in Online Learning Technology","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 20. Kimiya Missaghi - PeaceGeeks & University of Ottawa, & Yao Mu - PeaceGeeks<\/p>\n PeaceGeeks is committed to supporting newcomers in Canada through innovative digital tools that help them find jobs and achieve greater economic security. The Virtual Career Coach (VCC), an AI-powered platform, assists newcomers in accessing employment opportunities aligned with their skills and immigration pathways. By addressing employment barriers, the VCC platform helps newcomers navigate the Canadian job market and secure meaningful work. Rooted in social and economic integration frameworks, this initiative reflects PeaceGeeks\u2019 dedication to fostering long-term success, connection, and well-being for displaced individuals through accessible, technology-driven solutions.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6865,"en_label":"Upskilling for Newcomers to Create Sustainable Livelihoods: Virtual Career Coach","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 21. James Muhato - Woveo<\/p>\n Explore the transformative power of alternative data in revolutionizing access to affordable credit. By utilizing innovative data sources, we can support creditworthiness decisions and leverage social networks, driving positive economic outcomes for communities and individuals alike. This broader access to credit profoundly impacts every aspect of an immigrant\u2019s life, fostering economic integration and sustainable settlement. Discover how alternative data can pave the way for financial inclusion and empower communities to thrive.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6866,"en_label":"Innovations for Economic Integration: Alternative Data and Broader Access to Credit","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 22. Julia Nie - MOSAIC-BC<\/p>\n This Poster presents an empirical study that aims to explore how to effectively map and analyze the diversification of public employment services and ecosystems, and create employment inclusion for racialized newcomers and Indigenous communities. This research documents a new context of geographies, modes, diversities and identities, and flags challenges of intercultural conflict and transitions. It employs intercultural communication theories and methodological approaches, draws on key findings to highlight some fundamental characteristics of effective intercultural communication, and presents powerful intercultural communication strategies that are tailored for a diverse audience, reflecting diversity and inclusion, and eliminating barriers.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6867,"en_label":"Intercultural Communication in WorkBC Model Context: Creating Employment Inclusion with Racialized Newcomers and Indigenous Communities","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 23. Mark Piercey, Meghan Wankel, Rola El Moubadder, Ruth Lee, & Ruth Wojtiuk - Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses<\/p>\n As services go digital, understanding newcomers' online activities reveals unmet needs and areas for improvement. Service providers must stay up-to-date on changing technologies to promote digital equity in immigration. Newcomers often rely on shared resources like library computers, making digital equity crucial for accessing vital information on healthcare, education, employment, and government services. By ensuring digital equity, newcomers can better integrate, overcome barriers, and thrive in their new home. This insight enables service providers to enhance support and foster a more inclusive digital environment for newcomers.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6868,"en_label":"Fostering an Inclusive Digital Environment for Newcomers","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 24. Yollande Dweme M. Pitta & Denis Ahu\u00e9 - COPA National<\/p>\n Le programme des T\u00c9\u00c9 vise \u00e0 faciliter l'int\u00e9gration des nouvelles arrivantes et nouveaux arrivants dans le milieu scolaire et au sein de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 canadienne. Apr\u00e8s 15 ans d'engagement dans le programme des T\u00c9\u00c9, la coordination provinciale en Ontario pr\u00e9sente son parcours ainsi que les r\u00e9ussites ayant permis de passer de 2 \u00e0 10 r\u00e9gions impliqu\u00e9es.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6869,"en_label":"Le succ\u00e8s du programme des T\u00c9\u00c9 en Ontario","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 25. Roberta Power - Pro Literacy New Readers Press & Sare Sulaiman, Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project<\/p>\n The Mobile Learning Fund (MLF) is a grant available from Pro Literacy, New Readers Press, which gives adult literacy programs free, easy-to-use solutions for online learning. Roberta Power will demonstrate the straightforward application process for this grant that supports settlement and gainful employment for our newcomers. Sare Sulaiman will share her experience in applying for and receiving the grant to help Uyghur refugees access a multi-level language training platform that can be used pre- or post-arrival. Moreover, they will showcase how this platform and other funded programs can foster increased proficiency levels, workplace-based learning, career pathway development, CLBs, confidence, and civic engagement.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6870,"en_label":"A Grant for Language Upskilling: A Free Opportunity for English, Equity and Economic Mobility","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n26. Amy Robichaud, Yusra Qadir, Natasha Irvine, & Susanne Nahm - Mothers Matter Canada\r\n 27. Margerit Roger - Eupraxia Training<\/p>\n Over the past four years, Eupraxia Training has documented the outcomes brainstormed by hundreds of settlement staff as they describe the multi-faceted \u201cripple effect\u201d of their work. The scope of individual, family, community, and systemic outcomes that SPOs have witnessed or experienced is truly remarkable. But we also see an opportunity to use the brainstormed outcomes to investigate the sector\u2019s collective impact, and to develop collaborative evaluation tools and strategies at organizational, regional or national levels. Come hear more about the trends and patterns in the brainstormed outcomes, and share in a discussion about how collective impacts might be evaluated.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6871,"en_label":"From Brainstormed Outcomes to Collaborative Evaluation Practices?","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 28. Bidushy Sadika & Victoria Esses - Western University<\/p>\n This study examines the life changes experienced by first-generation immigrant women in Canada following the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings from semi-structured interviews with 20 participants reveal increased awareness of health risks, heightened fear of in-person interactions, and a decline in social skills. Participants reported enduring unpleasant behavior from others post-COVID and facing economic challenges that affected their employment. While remote work introduced during the lockdown offered lasting benefits for some, others continue to struggle with the hybrid work model. Despite these issues, some women demonstrated resilience and a renewed appreciation for life. The study highlights the need for tailored support systems for immigrant women in Canada to address the pandemic\u2019s effects and prepare for future crises.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6872,"en_label":"Navigating Life Changes: Immigrant Women's Post-Pandemic Experiences","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 29. Bidushy Sadika, Lauren Pollack, & Kaitlynn Mendes - Western University<\/p>\n This study explores how intersections of race, gender, and immigration status shape experiences of hate among Ontario residents. We analyzed survey responses from 3,035 participants about their hate experiences over the past three years and reviewed 1,442 open-ended responses for nuanced insights. Preliminary results reveal patterns of immigrant exclusion and blame for violence, increased verbal and physical attacks on East Asian women, scapegoating of East Asians for COVID-19, racialized hate against Black women, and blaming older generations for economic issues. White immigrants reported higher rates of antisemitism compared to racialized immigrants. The study highlights the need for intersectional approaches to support immigrant and racialized groups facing diverse forms of hate.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6873,"en_label":"The Dynamics of Hate in Ontario: How Race, Gender, and Immigration Status Intersect","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 30. Serena Shukla & Hali Kil - Simon Fraser University<\/p>\n Among newcomer families, parents and children can often diverge in the extent to which they adopt Canadian cultural values and retain their heritage cultural values. Although this acculturation gap between parents and children has been thought to lead to greater familial distress, research findings cast a more nuanced light on its impacts. Using a literature synthesis approach, this presentation will provide insight on the typologies of parent-child acculturation gaps, links between parent-child differences in acculturation and both child and family outcomes, as well as research-based guidance on areas of focus for supporting whole-family well-being among newcomer families.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6874,"en_label":"Navigating Parent-Child Acculturation Gaps for Whole Family Well-being in Newcomer Families","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n31. Tanvi Sukhija & Evgeniya Slastnikova - Ach\u0113v\r\nEconomic Integration and Sustainable Livelihoods: A Strategic Framework for the Food Services and Accommodation Sector through the Skills for Success Model<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>This poster highlights the \u201cSkills for Success in Food Services and Accommodation\u201d program, designed to strengthen employability in the hospitality industry by fostering foundational and transferable skills. Spearheaded by Ach\u0113v, in partnership with the Ontario Restaurant, Hotel, and Motel Association, Essential Skills Group Inc., and AyeWork Inc., this initiative serves newcomers, women, youth, and racialized communities. Key themes of the poster will include program objectives, specialized training and tools, the power of strategic partnerships, an emphasis on social and emotional skills like adaptability and teamwork, as well as accessibility and long-term sustainability. This project aims to drive economic integration while promoting lasting livelihoods within the hospitality sector by addressing immediate labor market gaps and focusing on equipping underrepresented groups with essential skills to thrive in the industry.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6875,"en_label":"Economic Integration and Sustainable Livelihoods: A Strategic Framework for the Food Services and Accommodation Sector through the Skills for Success Model","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n32. Tanvi Sukhija & Kosalina Vignarajah \u2013 Ach\u0113v\r\nEmbedding Inclusive Practices: A Holistic Framework for Employment Equity in the Paving the Way for Immigrant and Racialized Women Project<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>This poster showcases the \u201cPaving the Way for Immigrant and Racialized Women\u201d initiative, which presents a comprehensive framework aimed at advancing employment equity through the integration of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) principles. By supporting 10-12 organizations across Ontario, this initiative fosters the inclusion of skilled immigrants into the workforce, creating pathways to equitable and meaningful employment. The poster will explore critical dimensions of the framework, including strategic employer engagement, toolkit implementation for organizational capacity-building, workplace culture transformation, and a collaborative problem-solving approach to overcome systemic challenges such as unconscious bias and structural inequities. Through this holistic integration of DEIA practices, the project envisions sustainable employment equity, enhanced workforce diversity, and shared benefits for both employers and immigrant communities.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6876,"en_label":"Embedding Inclusive Practices: A Holistic Framework for Employment Equity in the Paving the Way for Immigrant and Racialized Women Project","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n33. Mikhaela Sullivan & Rosa Atmani - Le R\u00e9seau en Immigration Francophone Centre-Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario\r\nAnalyse de faisabilit\u00e9 et de reproductibilite d'un projet en immigration<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>M\u00e9thode de gestion de projet qui est un cheminement reflexif pr\u00e9c\u00e9dant toute mise en oeuvre d'un projet en immigration. Analyse du macro-environnement et microenvironnement notemment les parties prenantes afin de prendre une d\u00e9cision \u00e9clair\u00e9e et inform\u00e9e si le projet est faisable dans une r\u00e9gion quelconque premi\u00e8rement et reproductible \u00e0 une autre r\u00e9gion deuxi\u00e8mement.\r\nAnalysis of the Feasibility and Reproducibility of an Immigration Project<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>This project management method is a reflexive process that precedes any project implementation in immigration. It allows us to analyze the macro-environment and the micro-environment, including the stakeholders, in order to make an informed decision as to whether the project is feasible in a given region, and whether it can be replicated in another region.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6877,"en_label":"Analyse de faisabilit\u00e9 et de reproductibilite d'un projet en immigration","fr_file":6878,"fr_label":"Analyse de faisabilit\u00e9 et de reproductibilite d'un projet en immigration"},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n34. Astou Thiam - University of British Columbia, Mambo Tabu Masinda - Burnaby School District, & Suzanne Huot - University of British Columbia\r\nAm\u00e9liorer les pratiques d\u2019inclusion pour contrer une assimilation jug\u00e9e inefficace par des immigrants francophones d\u2019origine Africaine.<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>Tirant d\u2019une ethnographie critique abordant la coh\u00e9sion communautaire dans la communaut\u00e9 francophone en situation minoritaire du Grand Vancouver, nous partageons les r\u00e9sultats d\u2019une analyse d\u2019entrevues avec participant.e.s immigrant.e.s francophone provenant de cinq pays Africains. Les th\u00e8mes identifi\u00e9s abordent le r\u00f4le paradoxal des institutions francophones, les \u00e9l\u00e9ments facilitateurs et barri\u00e8res aux sentiments d\u2019appartenance communautaire, ainsi que les dynamiques de pouvoirs qui fa\u00e7onnent les exp\u00e9riences d\u2019oppression individuelles et collectives des nouveaux arrivants racis\u00e9s. Nos recommandations portent sur les pratiques d\u2019inclusion qui peuvent contrer la violence d\u2019assimilation qui entretient des solitudes parall\u00e8les au sein de la communaut\u00e9.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6879,"en_label":"Am\u00e9liorer les pratiques d\u2019inclusion pour contrer une assimilation jug\u00e9e inefficace par des immigrants francophones d\u2019origine Africaine.","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 35. Ruth Wojtiuk, Rola El Moubadder, Meghan Wankel, Mark Piercey, & Ruth Lee - Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses<\/p>\n Statistics Canada indicates that over 32,000 nursing positions stood vacant; coupled with the acceleration of the nursing registration process highlighted the urgent need to address the integration challenges of both IENs and healthcare organizations. Recognition that embracing nurses with international education and experience could strengthen the workforce and add rich cultural representation to organizations led the CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses to develop initiatives providing employers with the support and skills needed to facilitate successful IEN integration while empowering IENs to succeed in practice. Customized educational sessions were scheduled to address real organizations\u2019 issues and offer concrete solutions.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6880,"en_label":"What We Need to Do to Facilitate Successful Integration of Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs)","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n36. Jingyi Zhang & Kimberly A. Noels - University of Alberta\r\nMainstream Language Gaps and Adaptation among Chinese Migrant Couples in Canada<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>The present research in family acculturation focused on the relationships among immigrant couples\u2019 English gaps, life satisfaction, and sociocultural adaptation. Our sample included 212 first-generation Chinese immigrants residing in Canada. Employing the Actor-Partner Interdependence Modelling framework, our results showed that both participants and their partner\u2019s English levels positively predicted participants\u2019 sociocultural adaptation, but not life satisfaction. Furthermore, English competence was related to life satisfaction when one\u2019s spouse was perceived as being relatively competent in English, but this relation was nonexistent if the spouse was perceived as lacking competence. These findings underscore the necessity to better understand how couple dynamics impact individual-level acculturation outcomes.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n Virtual Poster Presentation | Pr\u00e9sentation d'affiche virtuelle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6881,"en_label":"Mainstream Language Gaps and Adaptation among Chinese Migrant Couples in Canada","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 37. Lama Al-Abweh & Judith Herrera - Mennonite New Life Centre<\/p>\n The LIGHTS (Language Instruction Giving Hope to Trauma Survivors) Program is designed to support newcomers with mental health traumas by enhancing their English communication skills. This innovative program creates a safe and empowering learning environment through research-based adaptations tailored to individual learner needs. By focusing on language acquisition and equipping students with coping strategies, the program aims to enhance overall wellness. Our poster will showcase this holistic intervention model, highlighting the language acquisition tools, resources, and wellness strategies employed. We will present results demonstrating how this approach promotes a stress-reduced learning environment, empowering newcomers and establishing a promising practice in their integration journey.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6882,"en_label":"The LIGHTS Program: Empowering Trauma Survivors Through Language Acquisition","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n38. Christine Alvarez & Georgette Theodore - Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia\r\nEntrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA): A Pathway to Business Ownership for Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Nova Scotia<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>The emerging trend of small business succession presents a mix of challenges and opportunities for immigrant entrepreneurs seeking business ownership. Acquiring an existing business can provide a quicker path to entrepreneurship compared to starting from scratch, yet it can also be intimidating and overwhelming due to unfamiliar business practices, limited connections, and cultural disparities. In 2023, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) initiated the pilot project \"Business Acquisition Support for Immigrant Entrepreneurs,\" this poster highlights the core elements of the project and demonstrates how ISANS is helping immigrant entrepreneurs in exploring the possibilities of ETA and guiding them through the evolving landscape of small business succession.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6883,"en_label":"Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA): A Pathway to Business Ownership for Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Nova Scotia","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 39. Sophie Bonny & Gilles Aubry - New Language Solutions<\/p>\n D\u00e9couvrez comment Avenue.ca favorise l'int\u00e9gration des immigrants francophones au Canada gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une formation novatrice en enseignement du fran\u00e7ais comme langue d\u2019\u00e9tablissement. Ce programme propose des approches p\u00e9dagogiques modernes et des outils num\u00e9riques adapt\u00e9s, tout en respectant les principes d'\u00e9quit\u00e9, de diversit\u00e9 et d'inclusion. Il aide les participants \u00e0 concevoir des cours interactifs pour d'autres immigrants, contribuant ainsi \u00e0 leur int\u00e9gration socio-\u00e9conomique et \u00e0 leur engagement et contribution au sein de la communaut\u00e9. Cette affiche met en lumi\u00e8re les ressources et avantages offerts pour soutenir le d\u00e9veloppement des comp\u00e9tences linguistiques des nouveaux arrivants.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6884,"en_label":"Transmettre la langue fran\u00e7aise : une opportunit\u00e9 pour les immigrants francophones","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n40. Marianne Chiu-Lezeau - Centre de recherche InterActions, & Marie-Jeanne Blain - Concordia University & Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al\r\nServices and Programs For Young Adult Immigrants: How To Better Reach Them From An Intersectoral Perspective? Best Practices For Community And Institutional Actors<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThis poster presents the results of an applied research project in Montreal (Quebec), particularly young adult immigrants\u2019 experience of accessing services, and outreach practices from an intersectoral perspectives. It focuses on career- and studies-related services that were \u2013 or were not \u2013 used by young adult immigrants (18-25 years old), recently arrived in Quebec. These young adult immigrants are an underserved and underinformed segment of society. This poster showcases best practices for outreach so that institutional and community actors can better provide accurate, timely, and helpful services for recently arrived young adult immigrants to make their socio-professional, and more broadly, life choices.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6885,"en_label":"Services and Programs For Young Adult Immigrants: How To Better Reach Them From An Intersectoral Perspective? Best Practices For Community And Institutional Actors","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 41. Wendy Cukier - Toronto Metropolitan University, Morley Gunderson - University of Toronto, & Matthew McDonald - Toronto Metropolitan University<\/p>\n In recent years, public opinion has perceived immigrants as housing price scapegoats. While immigration is often correlated with housing price increases, causality is complex, with various factors at play including supply and demand dynamics. This poster aims to dissect myths from realities by delving into the nuanced relationship between immigration and housing. Our findings conclude that not only is the effect of immigration on housing prices likely small, but immigration in Canada can boost housing markets by addressing skills and labour shortages in construction. This poster underscores the importance of policies that target both labour shortages and housing affordability.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6886,"en_label":"Immigration and Housing Prices: Myths and Realities","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 42. Cat Goodfellow - National Newcomer Navigation Network<\/p>\n Less than half of internationally-educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs) are successful in labour market integration in Canada. The National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4) leveraged its unique community of practice working group structure to convene a diversity of stakeholders to identify and address barriers to the licensure and optimal employment of IEHPs. With the collaboration of a committee with lived experience, key recommendations were identified and mobilized through education, tools and advocacy efforts. Attendees will gain an understanding of these recommendations and learn how they were developed, mobilized, and evaluated.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6887,"en_label":"Removing Systemic Barriers to Optimal Employment of IEHPs: An Intersectoral Working Group Approach","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 43. Min-Jung Kwak - Saint Mary\u2019s University, Christine Alvarez - Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia, & Eugena Kwon - Trent University<\/p>\n This study explores the experiences of immigrant entrepreneurs in Nova Scotia (NS) and the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on their business operations and overall wellbeing. Conducted in partnership with the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS), the research highlights the vulnerabilities, coping strategies and adaptation processes of these businesses. Emphasizing the role of internal and structural factors, we begin with a comprehensive review of the literature on the pandemic\u2019s impact on immigrant businesses. The primary findings are drawn from a survey of 122 Canadian small business owners and semi-structured interviews with 25 immigrant business owners in NS.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6888,"en_label":"Resilient and Optimistic: Immigrant Entrepreneurs Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n44. Mary S. Ladky - The Children's Book Bank\r\nBuilding Book Banks, Building Welcoming Communities<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>The Children\u2019s Book Bank provides high quality, gently-used and new books and literacy programming in Toronto's high-needs neighborhoods. The mission is to help families build home libraries which are linked to improved educational outcomes as well as provide enjoyable literacy programming which promotes the importance of lifelong reading and civic engagement. The fact that all the books and programming are free and require no registration may be particularly helpful to New Canadians who may not own books, have the means to purchase them, nor may be comfortable with navigating registration requirements. Though public libraries continue their core book lending services, they are also at a critical juncture in their role as community spaces. The Book Bank model is, by contrast, solely engaged in promoting focused book reading.\u00a0 A sampling of program participant data and qualitative findings collected since January 2024 confirm that children value the Book Bank, particularly the opportunity to choose favorite books to own. Families and teachers also clearly express that they benefit from the variety of free literacy programming offered.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6889,"en_label":"Building Book Banks, Building Welcoming Communities","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 45. Daniel Mac Dabara, Fernando Nunes, & Suzan Brigham - Mount Saint Vincent University<\/p>\n Canada has experienced a significant influx of immigrants in recent decades, including unaccompanied refugee minors and youth (URM&Y). These young refugees face unique challenges making the phenomenon of URM&Y in Canada a prominent concern for immigration services. The purpose of this study is to investigate the specific challenges that URM&Y encounter in their social integration within Canada and bring recommendations that they made to the attention of service providers. The collected data underwent analysis using an open coding method and thematic analysis, with an interpretation guided by critical theory. This study critically analyzed the identified themes, focusing on the institutional and structural dominance present in society.<\/p>\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6890,"en_label":"Migration and Mobility: The Social Integration Challenges and Recommendations of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors and Youth in Canada","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n46. Mercedeh Safarian, Jana Borras, Janice Phonepraseuth, Nancy Mandell, Larry Lam, Sutama Ghosh, Saad El Hakmi, & Sohail Shahidnia - York University\r\nUniversity to Work Transition: Experiences of Undergraduate International Students in Canada<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>Few studies have addressed the transition of international students from university to work. In this presentation, we contribute to this literature by examining the experiences of international students at a Canadian university. We build on a three-stage framework proposed by Ng, Menzies, and Zutshi (2019), which comprises finishing a degree, looking for a job, and working in a job, to understand the university-to-work transition of international students at York University. Our analysis reveals that international students face considerable challenges during the initial stages. They confront economic, institutional, social, and cultural difficulties when finishing their degree and beginning to search for jobs. Thus, this study highlights the different struggles of international students in transitioning from university to work, the strategies they use to navigate these challenges, and the need for institutional support to facilitate their integration into the labour market.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6891,"en_label":"University to Work Transition: Experiences of Undergraduate International Students in Canada","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 47. Tasha Sioufi Stansbury - University of Windsor, Merrick Pilling - Toronto Metropolitan University, Michelle Tam - University of Toronto, Jane Ku - University of Windsor, & Derrick Biso - Trans Wellness Ontario<\/p>\n Our study, completed in partnership with Trans Wellness Ontario, examines the social service experiences of LGBTQ+ migrants in Windsor-Essex. Findings reveal gaps in service provision from LGBTQ+ and migrant-focused organizations which result in discrimination and isolation. Recommendations include collaboration between organizations to share knowledge and create programming for LGBTQ+ migrants.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6892,"en_label":"\u201cI Want to Feel Safe\u201d: Social Service Experiences of\u00a0 LGBTQ+ Newcomers in Windsor-Essex, Ontario","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" 48. Hongshu Wang & Howard Ramos - Western University<\/p>\n Political integration is a key measure of immigrants' successful integration (Wright & Bloemraad, 2012). Despite Canadian immigrants\u2019 increasing impact on political outcomes, little recent research studies their political participation quantitatively. Thus, this paper used the General Social Survey Cycle 35 to examine the impacts of factors existing literature identified on landed immigrants' likelihood of voting and participating in three noninstitutional political activities: petitioning, attending a public meeting, and demonstrating. The regression results find experiencing racial, ethnic, and cultural discrimination, owning a university degree, and living in Quebec impact immigrants' differently than Canadians in general.<\/p>","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6893,"en_label":"Immigrants\u2019 Political Participation in Canada","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n\r\n49. Ping Zou - Nipissing University\r\nImmigrant Women's Menopausal Transition: A Narrative Review Utilizing Ecosocial Theory<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>This review aims to identify influencing factors of menopausal transition for immigrant women based on ecosocial theory. Following PRISMA guidelines, various databases were searched, and thirty-seven papers were included in this review. The influencing factors were grouped into three categories: personal, familial, and community\/societal. Personal factors include income and employment, physical and psychological health, perceptions of menopause, and acculturation. Familial factors include partner support, relationships with children, and balancing family, work, and personal duties. Community and societal factors encompassed social network, social support, healthcare services, traditional cultural expectations, and discrimination in host countries. Interventions for immigrant women\u2018s menopausal transition should be holistic and actively address systemic barriers affecting their experiences.\r\n\r\n","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6894,"en_label":"Immigrant Women's Menopausal Transition: A Narrative Review Utilizing Ecosocial Theory","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p2pcanada.truemarket.io\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/5599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p2pcanada.truemarket.io\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p2pcanada.truemarket.io\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p2pcanada.truemarket.io\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p2pcanada.truemarket.io\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-category?post=5599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}This Is Me: Lived Experiences and Positive Impact of Newcomers<\/h3>\n
Modelling Ethical & Data-Driven Refugee Claimant Distribution for Canada: Adapting Lessons from Pairity\u2019s Global Refugee Matching Projects<\/h3>\n
From Struggle to Strength in African and Middle Eastern Newcomers\u2019 Integration Stories to Canada: A Participatory Health Equity Research Study<\/span>\r\n<\/h4>Newcomers (immigrants, refugees, international students) face many personal, gender, cultural, environmental and health and social system barriers. This participatory research explored the lived experiences of African and Middle Eastern youth integrating in Ontario. An understanding of newcomer integration challenges, successes and social justice issues can inform health equity and social services. Community building, friendships, and local services emerged as key elements for future immigrant service research. Utilizing a participatory health research approach allowed us to respond to the call for social justice-oriented research that helps to generate scientific knowledge for promoting culturally adaptive health care and access for marginalized populations.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6852,"en_label":"From Struggle to Strength in African and Middle Eastern Newcomers\u2019 Integration Stories to Canada: A Participatory Health Equity Research Study","fr_file":0,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"
What's at Stake and What's at Play? The Unspoken Realities of Power Dynamics in Collaboration<\/h3>\n
Addressing Remote Work Challenges Faced by Newcomers to Canada<\/h3>\n
AI-Powered Simulations: Enhancing Skills and Opportunities for Internationally Trained Professionals\/Skilled Newcomers<\/h3>\n
Photovoice: A Tool For Empowerment<\/h3>\n
Study on the Experience of Black Internationally Trained Professionals in the Foreign Credential Recognition Process<\/h3>\n
Children Facilitate Social Integration: Lessons Learned from a Survey of Hongkongers Recently Arrived in Canada<\/h3>\n
Economic Empowerment of Newcomer Women<\/h3>\n
Upskilling for Newcomers to Create Sustainable Livelihoods: Virtual Career Coach<\/h3>\n
Innovations for Economic Integration: Alternative Data and Broader Access to Credit<\/h3>\n
Intercultural Communication in WorkBC Model Context: Creating Employment Inclusion with Racialized Newcomers and Indigenous Communities<\/h3>\n
Fostering an Inclusive Digital Environment for Newcomers<\/h3>\n
Le succ\u00e8s du programme des T\u00c9\u00c9 en Ontario<\/h3>\n
A Grant for Language Upskilling: A Free Opportunity for English, Equity and Economic Mobility<\/h3>\n
Importance of Culturally Appropriate Services for Francophone Newcomers Outside Quebec<\/span>\r\n<\/h4>The poster will feature a graphic recording of the experiences of the francophone HIPPY (Home Instruction of Parents of Pre-School Youngsters) clients and staff from Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Regina, and Calgary. The poster will show what the integration journey can look like if clients are able to access appropriate services and what is at risk of loss if they do not receive the right service. The poster (in both ENG and FR) paints a simple yet powerful picture based on real-life experiences and shows the power of the right service for the right client at the right time - and the difference it can make on the settlement journey.\r\n
Importance des services culturellement appropri\u00e9s pour les nouveaux arrivants francophones hors Qu\u00e9bec<\/span>\r\n<\/h4>L'affiche sous forme d'une illustration graphique pr\u00e9sentera l'exp\u00e9rience des clients et du personnel francophone du programme HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) de Winnipeg, Regina et Calgary. Elle montrera \u00e0 quoi peut ressembler le parcours d'int\u00e9gration des clients ayant acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des services appropri\u00e9s, et les enjeux pour les clients qui ne re\u00e7oivent pas le bon service. L'affiche bilingue brosse un tableau simple, mais puissant, bas\u00e9 sur des exp\u00e9riences v\u00e9cues et illustre l'impact du bon service, au bon client, au bon moment - et la diff\u00e9rence qu'apporte cette approche sur le parcours d'\u00e9tablissement.\r\n\r\nDownload Poster | T\u00e9l\u00e9charger l'affiche<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"
From Brainstormed Outcomes to Collaborative Evaluation Practices?<\/h3>\n
Navigating Life Changes: Immigrant Women's Post-Pandemic Experiences<\/h3>\n
The Dynamics of Hate in Ontario: How Race, Gender, and Immigration Status Intersect<\/h3>\n
Navigating Parent-Child Acculturation Gaps for Whole Family Well-being in Newcomer Families<\/h3>\n
What We Need to Do to Facilitate Successful Integration of Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs)<\/h3>\n
The LIGHTS Program: Empowering Trauma Survivors Through Language Acquisition<\/h3>\n
Transmettre la langue fran\u00e7aise : une opportunit\u00e9 pour les immigrants francophones<\/h3>\n
Immigration and Housing Prices: Myths and Realities<\/h3>\n
Removing Systemic Barriers to Optimal Employment of IEHPs: An Intersectoral Working Group Approach<\/h3>\n
Resilient and Optimistic: Immigrant Entrepreneurs Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/h3>\n
Migration and Mobility: The Social Integration Challenges and Recommendations of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors and Youth in Canada<\/h3>\n
\u201cI Want to Feel Safe\u201d: Social Service Experiences of\u00a0 LGBTQ+ Newcomers in Windsor-Essex, Ontario<\/h3>\n
Immigrants\u2019 Political Participation in Canada<\/h3>\n