Monday, November 24, 2025 | Lundi 24 novembre 2025 2:45 PM \u2013 4:00 PM AST | 13h45 \u00e1 16h00 HNA A01 (In Person) \u2013 Advancing Belonging: Multisectoral Anti-Racism Strategies to Strengthen Newcomer Settlement Outcomes Chair: Mohamed Bagha \u2013 Saint John Newcomers Centre This collaborative presentation unites perspectives from child welfare, advocacy, legal, and settlement […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","event-category":[],"class_list":["post-5605","events","type-events","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"
Chair: Carolyn Duvar \u2013 Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\nHow can technology and collaboration reshape communication training for internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs)? In this session, presenters will share how partnerships with healthcare innovators have led to powerful new tools, such as simulations and AI-enhanced learning, which make the bridging process smoother and more effective. These tools help IEHPs build confidence, pass high-stakes licensure exams, and transition successfully into the Canadian workplace. Leave with practical insights and inspiration for integrating similar innovations into your own programs.\n
Chair: Divya Sinha \u2013 YMCA of Greater Toronto<\/p>\nThis workshop explores how the YMCA of Greater Toronto\u2019s Pre-arrival (Next Stop Canada) and Post-arrival (Newcomer Information Centre) programs use technology and collaboration to create a seamless client experience. Through real newcomer stories, participants will follow settlement journeys that highlight how digital referrals, timely communication, and shared tools helped clients navigate their move to Canada with greater confidence. The session will showcase tech-enabled practices that connect services across time zones and locations, ensuring personalized and continuous support. Participants will leave with practical ideas to strengthen coordination between teams, enhance digital service delivery, and build more responsive and client-centered newcomer pathways.\n
Chair: Yevgeniy Yegorov \u2013 A&O: Support Services for Older Adults<\/p>\nThis workshop showcases Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) in action through the experiences of two Manitoba pilot organizations that participated in the 2023\u201324 National Enhancing GBA Plus Capacity Project, led by AAISA in partnership with AMSSA, SAISIA, MANSO, OCASI, ARAISA, and FCFA. Presenters will highlight the development and national adaptation of two practical tools: The Staff Diversity & Inclusion Identity Survey and Self-Learning & Group Activities for Inclusive Programming. They will also share key outcomes, lessons learned, and strategies for sustaining equity work. Participants will gain ready-to-use resources, practical approaches, and inspiration to embed GBA Plus and advance lasting, equity-driven change.\n
Chair: Amanda Weightman \u2013 Habitus Consulting Collective<\/p>\nThis workshop explores ways of embedding newcomers, ethnocultural communities, and immigrant services through culturally responsive approaches to research. Through four case examples, this panel will explore three key aspects: research design, implementation, and mobilization. The session will identify how cultural responsiveness can be operationalized, share practical examples from research partnerships and community engagement, and highlight how approaches such as cultural brokering can support decolonization, cultural responsiveness, knowledge sharing, and be trauma-informed. Presenters will reflect critically on the role of research in reinforcing and challenging inequities and how to build strong, equitable practices and strategies in professional and multi-partner research contexts. Audience members are encouraged to bring reflections on their own challenges supporting research in these spaces and strategies to overcome them.\n
Facilitators: Mbalu Lumor, Diana Ospina, and Alix Reynolds \u2013 National Newcomer Collective for Truth & Reconciliation (NNCTR)<\/p>\nThe National Newcomer Collective for Truth and Reconciliation (NNCTR) is a community of practice and knowledge hub where members from the newcomer settlement sector come together to advance Truth and Reconciliation efforts and support better relationships between Indigenous and newcomer communities. The NNCTR is currently conducting a nationwide needs assessment to learn from frontline practitioners from across Canada and explore their lived experiences, cultural perspectives, and community-level challenges related to TRC engagement in settlement and integration work. Join this roundtable session to participate in the conversation and help inform the development of supports to help empower the settlement sector in this work.\n\n \n\n
Facilitators: Christine Alvarez and Julekha Nusrat \u2013 Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\nThis roundtable explores ISANS\u2019 Immigrant Women Entrepreneurship Network (IWEN), a literacy-sensitive, gender-responsive program that supports immigrant women pursuing business in Nova Scotia. The session features first-voice stories from IWEN members, sharing their challenges, successes, and journeys. Key topics include overcoming cultural barriers, building networks, shifting mindsets, and leveraging unique strengths. The discussion highlights the importance of fostering confidence, community integration, and meaningful connections for long-term success. Attendees will gain practical insights into designing inclusive, culturally relevant programs that meet women where they are. Feedback and shared experiences will help shape the ongoing development and innovation of the IWEN program.\n\n \n\n
Chair: Jewel Bailey \u2013 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)<\/p>\nEvaluation answers the most important question of any program or intervention: Is it working?\n\nEvaluation findings are used to improve program quality, inform evidence-based decision making and develop initiatives reflective of the needs of service providers and service recipients.\n\nJoin this session to learn how the Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and its partners, Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services and Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS), has used evaluation to expand, build partnerships, and improve service capacity.\n
Pr\u00e9sidentes : Marie H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Eddie \u2013 Immigration, R\u00e9fugi\u00e9s et Citoyennet\u00e9 Canada (IRCC) et Michelle Arseneault \u2013 Conseil Multiculturel du Nouveau-Brunswick<\/p>\nCette table-ronde explorera les impacts des Communaut\u00e9s francophones accueillantes (CFA) et du R\u00e9seau d\u2019\u00e9tablissement rural (RER) sur l\u2019attraction et la r\u00e9tention des immigrants francophones. Des intervenants partageront leurs exp\u00e9riences, d\u00e9fis et strat\u00e9gies pour offrir des services inclusifs et adapt\u00e9s. L\u2019\u00e9change portera aussi sur les partenariats innovants, les outils communs et les formations d\u00e9velopp\u00e9es pour soutenir les acteurs de premi\u00e8re ligne dans les r\u00e9gions rurales acadiennes du Nouveau-Brunswick.\n
Chair: Jason Chalmers \u2013 Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (ARAISA)<\/p>\nThis session explores how service providers across Canada design employment programs for the needs of diverse populations and regions. Within the rapidly shifting economic and political climate, service providers play a critical role in forging new pathways and possibilities for Canada\u2019s future. Employment programs can help to unlock the skills potential of newcomers and ensure they are meaningfully integrated into the workforce. While responding to the national climate, such programs must also respond to the needs of diverse populations, regions, and the unique experiences of each client. Presenters will show how programs have been purposefully designed for three distinct contexts: refugees with low English fluency in British Columbia, refugee youth in Nova Scotia, and internationally educated physicians in Ontario.\n
Facilitators: Khalid Al Hariri and Margo Sobolieva \u2013 Association for New Canadians<\/p>\nNewfoundland and Labrador has witnessed a growing number of refugee claimants. While these individuals bring skills that advance economic growth, they have urgent and complex needs. In response, specialized teams from the Association for New Canadians have collaborated to provide programming that allows refugee claimants to begin a new chapter, while addressing labour shortages in key industries. To date, most of the 2023 clients remain in Newfoundland and Labrador and are contributing to its economy and enriching cultural diversity. This roundtable will share some of the successes and challenges, and invite participants to explore best practices to strengthen integration efforts and improve local economic development.\n\n \n\n
Chair: Laura Gold \u2013 JIAS Toronto<\/p>\nThe struggles of retaining talented staff in a high-stress lower-wage non-profit sector and the high cost \u2013 both in time and money \u2013 because of high staff turnover are well known. In this workshop, JIAS Toronto will share some of the strategies they have employed to retain their workforce, centered around fostering professional development and reducing burnout using trauma-informed practices. In addition, the North East Toronto LIP will share regional-level insights from member agencies. The session will also include a discussion with attendees about their challenges and successes in this area so that we can support one another in addressing this thorny issue.\n
Facilitator: Carol Derby \u2013 Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\nJoin us for a panel discussion on specialized settlement programs supporting newcomers with disabilities. Experts will explore language acquisition for deaf and hard of hearing clients, integrating diverse disabilities into LINC programming, navigating Canada\u2019s medical systems, and addressing employment barriers. With the Accessible Canada Act aiming for a barrier-free country by 2040, the settlement sector must act now to ensure equitable, inclusive services. This panel will examine the sector\u2019s readiness to meet accessibility goals and identify strategies to ensure newcomers with disabilities receive the support, opportunities, and inclusion they need to fully participate in Canadian society.\n
Chair: Christine Binne \u2013 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)<\/p>\nIRCC maintains several data sources for measuring Settlement Program success and making evidence-based decisions. This workshop will look at how these data sources have evolved to promote accurate and effective data collection and outcome measurement while keeping up with the changing Settlement Program and immigration landscape. Recent facts and figures from these data sources will be presented, including data from the \u201cnew\u201d iCARE. The final presentation will highlight results from recent Settlement Program research and the 2025 Settlement Outcomes Report \u2013 the Program\u2019s capstone project that brings these data sources together to summarize the newcomer settlement experience.\n
Chairs: Carmen Budilean \u2013 New Brunswick Multicultural Council and Hadeel Ibrahim \u2013 Chroma NB<\/p>\nThis workshop introduces the SOGIESC Allyship Manual for settlement workers, a practical guide to creating inclusive, respectful, and affirming spaces for newcomers of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions. Developed in partnership with Chroma NB and the New Brunswick Multicultural Council, the manual equips participants with foundational knowledge, strategies for navigating difficult conversations, cultural insights, and hands-on tools to support families and individuals. More than just a resource, it is an invitation to build brave spaces, strengthen communities, and practice meaningful allyship with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.\n
Chair: Samantha Iyere \u2013 Ach\u0113v<\/p>\nThe workshop delves into four innovative initiatives that showcase intersectional approaches of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) to build holistic, collaborative and mutually beneficial multi-layered experiences among organizations and high-risk newcomer populations. \u2018Stronger Together\u2019 builds organizational capacity and community education in trauma-informed care. \u2018RISE\u2019 offers comprehensive, trauma-informed, and accessible services designed to support and empower women and self-identifying women in their recovery from gender-based violence. \u2018SAFE\u2019 provides trauma-informed care from the perspective of GBV survivors with lived experience. \u2018Paving the Way for Immigrant and Racialized Women\u2019 integrates DEIA principles to transform workplace cultures and build equitable futures. This workshop will engage in a collective call to action, grounded in culturally responsive frameworks, to drive GBA+ systemic change and work toward the eradication of GBV.\n
Chair: Liz Sutherland \u2013 YMCA of the National Capital Region<\/p>\nThe YMCA of the National Capital Region has developed an integrated system of wraparound supports that provide asylum seekers with housing, employment, health, language, and other settlement services\u2014all under one roof. This model streamlines access, reduces duplication, and ensures a holistic, client-centered approach. Over the past year, the YMCA has refined this program for individuals and is now expanding to serve families. Presenters will share lessons learned, highlight strong referral pathways and partnerships, and offer practical strategies for creating seamless service environments that respond quickly to complex newcomer needs while fostering long-term integration in the community.\n
Chair: Sharmila Ranabhat \u2013 Wilfrid Laurier University<\/p>\nThis session explores the importance of spaces designed for women as a foundation for addressing the complex issues faced by immigrant women, including gender-based violence (GBV). Through community-based programming\u2014such as peer support, workshops, and cultural activities\u2014newcomer and immigrant women build trust, ask questions, and share experiences related to rights, identity, and safety. Grounded in storytelling and lived experience, this session focuses on how we can empower women, reduce isolation, and foster resilience. We will share lessons from Nova Scotia and Alberta, with practical insights for creating inclusive, trauma-informed spaces focusing on dignity, care, and community connection.\n
Chair: Mireille Paquet \u2013 Concordia University<\/p>\nPart 1:<\/strong>\nThe labour market is undergoing multifaceted transformations driven by processes of digitalization, with profound implications for the professional trajectories of immigrants. From the recruitment and selection of new workers to employment, entrepreneurship, and employability services, these emerging dynamics exert a significant influence on the ways in which immigrant careers unfold. Technological innovations, together with the normative frameworks they embed within the world of work, prompt critical reflection on digital equity, potential forms of surveillance and control, as well as the opportunities they may create. This workshop convenes interdisciplinary, pan-Canadian contributions examining these issues through economic, political, sociological, and anthropological lenses.\n Facilitateurs : Parvine Bahramian \u2013 Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) et Pierre Gaudet \u2013 Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF)<\/p>\nOCASI partage les r\u00e9sultats d'une recherche r\u00e9cemment men\u00e9e, en partenariat avec l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Toronto. La recherche vise \u00e0 (1) mesurer la contribution des immigrants \u00e0 l'entrepreneuriat, (2) identifier des cat\u00e9gories d\u2019entreprises et des tendances d\u00e9mographiques, et (3) \u00e9valuer les services de soutien offerts par les organismes sans but lucratif. De m\u00eame, OCLF abordera les d\u00e9fis d'un fournisseur de services en entrepreneuriat.\n\nJoignez-vous \u00e0 cette table ronde pour participer \u00e0 la conversation et contribuer \u00e0 orienter le d\u00e9veloppement de soutiens et d\u2019initiatives de plaidoyer visant \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer l\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l\u2019entrepreneuriat chez les immigrants.\n Chair: Ruwaida Al-Kubaisi \u2013 Ach\u0113v<\/p>\nThis workshop highlights how strategic partnerships between financial institutions and community organizations are empowering newcomer entrepreneurs to thrive in Canada\u2019s economy and digital marketplace. Drawing on insights from a community-driven initiative, the workshop will showcase how immigrant founders are gaining the skills, confidence, and digital literacy needed to launch and grow resilient businesses. Attendees will explore how these programs help newcomers adapt to shifting economic realities, leverage digital tools, and experiment with AI to build future-ready ventures, contributing to a more inclusive and equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem.\n Chair: Jennifer Rajasekar \u2013 The Neighbourhood Organization (TNO)<\/p>\nThe Neighbourhood Organization\u2019s (TNO) Worker Support Services (WSS) delivers a province-wide model that ensures migrant and temporary foreign workers across urban hubs and rural farm communities can access health, legal, and community supports. Drawing from 46,000+ workers served and 100,000+ service interactions, the model integrates multilingual outreach, culturally safe engagement, and cross-sector partnerships to dismantle systemic barriers and build trust. This session highlights scalable and replicable practices for coordinating settlement, legal navigation (including OWP-VW applications), and health pathways. Participants will be exposed to case studies on emergency responses, employer engagement, and rural logistics, leaving with adaptable tools, templates, and partnership strategies to implement this holistic, equity-driven model across Canada.\n Chair: Kim Lehrer \u2013 Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC)<\/p>\nLearn about how Ach\u0113v and ISANS collaborated with employers to successfully place skilled newcomers into good quality employment. The Skilled Newcomer Training Incentive Bond pilot combined tailored training, one-on-one support, and an innovative bond product to address both the demand-side (employers) and supply-side (newcomers) of the labour market equation. Presenters from both implementing organizations will describe the pilot\u2019s delivery as well as successes and challenges. SRDC will share the results of the evaluation of the pilot and discuss recommendations for future programming and services.\n Chair: Deidre Lake \u2013 Alberta International Medical Graduate Association (AIMGA)<\/p>\nThis workshop will demonstrate the Ally tool, an AI-powered digital hub designed to support internationally trained medical graduates (IMGs) \/ internationally trained physicians (ITPs) in Canada. Ally helps IMGs \/ ITPs navigate career pathways, providing resources for both medical licensure and alternative healthcare professions. Ally uses a detailed licensure questionnaire to guide users toward potential pathways such as Practice Readiness Assessment (PRA) routes, the Residency Pathway to Licensure (CaRMS), and Associate Physician positions. The workshop will discuss how AI is used to keep the licensure questionnaire current, ensuring the information remains accurate and effective for newcomers. Ally showcases how technology enhances the settlement experience and promotes the workforce integration of internationally trained professionals.\n Chair: Aashima Rattan \u2013 Centre For Newcomers<\/p>\nWhat happens when newcomers lead in technology and innovation? You get solutions that truly work. Drawing on insights from WrapCap, a five-year federal youth settlement project, this workshop spotlights groundbreaking apps, AI platforms, and social enterprises from across Canada that the Centre for Newcomers has supported from their earliest stages. The best part? They are created for newcomers, by newcomers. These innovations are transforming immigration journeys by closing gaps in housing, post-secondary education, employment, and the whole settlement experience. This workshop will show why immigrant leadership in technology is essential and how their lived experience is shaping the future of settlement services.\n Chair: Todd Kitzler \u2013 Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA)<\/p>\nNewcomers often face challenges building social networks in their new communities in Canada. Sport and recreation offer an opportunity to develop these networks and foster a sense of belonging. This workshop will explore how inclusive and client-centred settlement programming that utilizes sport and recreation can help break down barriers to integration. Sport and recreation have enormous potential in encouraging newcomers to participate in their community and reduce barriers such as isolation. We will discuss past and current projects that the panelists have partnered on that aim to support newcomers\u2019 participation in social and cultural life in Canada.\n Facilitators: Cyrus Sundar Singh \u2013 Toronto Metropolitan University and Catherine Martin \u2013 University of King\u2019s College<\/p>\nA diverse range of community workers, practitioners, and scholars share their learned, lived, and practiced wisdom in understanding\u00a0 immigrant-Indigenous relationships. The roundtable welcomes the following:\u00a0 the first Mi\u2019kmaw filmmaker from the Atlantic region; a diversity consultant with the PEI provincial Department of Higher Education; a talented quilter, ukulele player, and researcher in Nova Scotia; a scholar of migration and peace studies from Manitoba; an AcademiCreActivist from Ontario. Why was it important for these participants to build bridges to connect across cultures? What processes of co-creation, collaboration, and arts-engagement did they employ? How did they foster relationships of trust?\n Chair: Kathryn Bates-Khan \u2013 YMCA of Greater Halifax\/Dartmouth<\/p>\nGender-Based Violence (GBV) affects all communities. Engaging men and boys in GBV education, programs, and services is essential to ending GBV and recognizing them as key participants in the solutions. This workshop will present the National GBV Strategy resource on engaging men and boys in GBV awareness and intervention and will highlight two community-based (Nova Scotia and Manitoba) Men & Boys programs that promote healthy masculinity and violence prevention through workshops, recreation, and research. Presenters from the anti-violence and settlement sectors will share inclusive strategies, grounded in intersectionality and GBA+, to engage newcomer men, contributing to safer, more equitable families and communities.\n Facilitators: Priyanka Sheth \u2013 Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre (DBNC) and Heather Turnbull \u2013 Proactive Anti-Violence Education (PAVE) Prevention \/ Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre (DBNC)<\/p>\nBeyond the rhetoric of our current climate on the value of immigrants and immigration, it is imperative that we find responses and solutions to debunk the misconceptions and highlight the importance and the value that immigrant entrepreneurs bring to Canada. Recent data show that small businesses contribute between 34.4% and 36.7% to the GDP generated by the private sector and are major employers, accounting for about 63.8% of the private sector workforce. Immigrant-owned businesses represent about one in four private sector businesses in Canada and the rate of entrepreneurs among the immigrant population (2.9%) is higher than that of non-immigrants (2.0%). This session will explore opportunities for action \u2014 what supports are currently available or needed, and how sectors can build meaningful partnerships to leverage the skills and talents of individuals as they enter our communities.\n\n \n\n Chair | Pr\u00e9sidente : Kailea Pedley \u2013 Cape Breton Local Immigration Partnership | Partenariat local d\u2019immigration du Cap-Breton<\/p>\nIn this bilingual workshop, presenters will share their experiences with supporting French-speaking newcomers and fostering welcoming communities in Unama\u2019ki - Cape Breton, while exploring lessons learned and ideas for building collaboration between service providers. The workshop will spark conversations about building connections between organizations, navigating language barriers, and fostering a \u201cno wrong door\u201d approach for French-speaking newcomers and for newcomers in Francophone communities.\n Chair | Pr\u00e9sidente: Florence Lux-C\u00f4t\u00e9 - Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (ARAISA)<\/p>\nRural communities in the Atlantic region and Alberta are seeking ways to attract and retain newcomers over the long term. This workshop explores how fostering holistic approaches and welcoming communities can achieve this, focusing on community-driven strategies that strengthen collaboration between rural settlement providers and community organizations. Drawing on real-world examples and insights from rural initiatives, it demonstrates how partnerships enhance newcomers\u2019 experiences, reduce duplication of efforts, and create sustainable supports. Participants will leave with an understanding of rural immigration realities and innovative approaches, plus practical tools to boost community readiness and inclusivity, helping rural areas become places of belonging.\n Chair: Winnie Chironga \u2013 Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of British Columbia (AMSSA)<\/p>\nThis workshop explores a relationship-based approach to decolonization within the immigrant and refugee-serving sector, grounded in the co-creation of Reimagining Belonging: A Guide for Building and Bridging Indigenous\u2013Newcomer Relations. Through an interactive dialogue led by a newcomer community leader, a graphic designer, and an Indigenous Elder, participants will be guided through the story of how this resource emerged, through storytelling, visual dialogue, and intergenerational knowledge-sharing between Indigenous Elders and newcomer communities.\n\nPresenters will reflect on lessons learned in building trust across differences, developing shared language, and holding space for uncomfortable yet transformative conversations. The session will also introduce a practical reflection tool, a visual \u201criver journey\u201d adapted from the guide to help organizations and individuals chart their own pathways toward reconciliation and relational accountability. Participants will engage in a hands-on, participatory activity that brings these ideas to life, followed by a collective discussion on how we can move beyond performative allyship toward sustained, accountable action within our respective ecosystems.\n\n \t
A21 (Virtuel) \u2013 Recherche d'OCASI : l'entrepreneuriat et les immigrants en Ontario (Video | Vid\u00e9o<\/a><\/span>)<\/h4>\n
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Monday, November 24, 2025 | Lundi 24 novembre 2025\n4:15 PM \u2013 5:30 PM AST | 16h15 \u00e1 17h30 HNA<\/span><\/h3>\n \n\n
B01 (in person) \u2013 Banking on Potential: Corporate Partnerships Fueling Newcomer Entrepreneurship in a Digital and AI-Driven World<\/h4>\n
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B02 (in person) \u2013 Building Stronger Communities for Migrant Workers Across Provinces: Models for Equity in Action<\/h4>\n
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B03 (In Person) \u2013 Collaborating with Employers to Successfully Integrate Internationally Trained Professionals Into the Canadian Labour Market: Evidence from an Innovative Pilot Study<\/h4>\n
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B04 (In Person) \u2013 Digitizing Licensure Pathways for Internationally Trained Physicians (ITPs): Meet Ally \u2013 A Career Decision-Making Tool for ITPs<\/h4>\n
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B05 (In Person) \u2013 For Newcomers, By Newcomers: How Immigrants Are Driving Tech Innovation in Settlement<\/h4>\n
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B06 (In Person) \u2013 Integration Through Sport and Recreation: Advancing Inclusive, Client-Centric, and Holistic Practices to Support Newcomers\u2019 Participation in Social and Cultural Life in Canada<\/h4>\n
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B07 (In Person) \u2013 Jammin\u2019 the Path Forward: Bridging Indigenous-Immigrant Relationships Through Arts-Based Engagement<\/h4>\n
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B08 (In Person) \u2013 Launching of a National Resource: Engaging Men and Boys from Newcomer, Immigrant, and Refugee Communities in Gender-Based Violence Awareness, Education, and Allyship<\/h4>\n
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B09 (In Person) \u2013 Leveraging and Supporting Immigrant Entrepreneurs<\/h4>\n
B10 (In Person | En personne) \u2013 One Island, Many Voices: Weaving Connections Between Francophone and Anglophone Service Providers | Une \u00eele, de nombreuses voix : tisser des liens entre les fournisseurs de services francophones et anglophones<\/h4>\n
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\n\nDans cet atelier bilingue, les animateurs partageront leur exp\u00e9riences de soutien aux nouveaux arrivants francophones et de promotion des communaut\u00e9s accueillantes \u00e0 Unama'ki-Cape Breton, tout en explorant les le\u00e7ons apprises et des id\u00e9es pour renforcer la collaboration entre les prestataires des services. L'atelier favorisera des \u00e9changes sur la cr\u00e9ation des liens entre les organismes, la gestion des barri\u00e8res linguistiques et la promotion de l' approche\" aucune mauvaise porte\" pour les nouveaux arrivants francophones et les nouveaux arrivants dans les communaut\u00e9s francophones.\n\n \t
B11 (In Person | En personne) \u2013 Promoting Welcoming Rural Communities: Holistic and Collaborative Approaches | Promouvoir des communaut\u00e9s rurales accueillantes : des approches holistiques et collaboratives<\/h4>\n
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\n\nLes communaut\u00e9s rurales de l\u2019Atlantique et de l\u2019Alberta cherchent des moyens d\u2019attirer et de retenir les personnes nouvellement arriv\u00e9es. Cet atelier explore comment le d\u00e9veloppement d'approches holistiques et de communaut\u00e9s accueillantes y contribue, en mettant l\u2019accent sur des strat\u00e9gies favorisant la collaboration entre les fournisseurs de services d\u2019\u00e9tablissement en milieu rural et les organisations communautaires. Par des exemples concrets et des initiatives rurales, l\u2019atelier d\u00e9montre comment les partenariats am\u00e9liorent l\u2019exp\u00e9rience des personnes nouvellement arriv\u00e9es, r\u00e9duisent le d\u00e9doublement des efforts et favorisent la mise en place de soutiens durables. Les personnes participant \u00e0 la session repartiront avec une compr\u00e9hension des r\u00e9alit\u00e9s de l\u2019immigration en milieu rural, des approches novatrices, des outils pratiques pour renforcer la pr\u00e9paration et l\u2019inclusivit\u00e9 communautaires, aidant les r\u00e9gions rurales \u00e0 devenir de v\u00e9ritables lieux d\u2019appartenance.\n\n \t
B12 (In Person) \u2013 Reimagining Belonging through Dialogue: Indigenous\u2013Newcomer Relationship Building in Practice<\/h4>\n
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B13 (In Person) \u2013 The World Gets Closer: Families Across International Borders and Services in a Time of Global Mobility<\/h4>\n\nChair: Danielle Ungara \u2013 Peel CAS\u2019 Child Welfare Immigration Centre of Excellence\n\nIn a world shaped by migration and mobility, families increasingly live, work, and connect across borders. Presenters will share qualitative research about the impact of transnational family separation on parenting and the psychosocial well-being of Black African migrant parents in Hamilton. Amid resettlement challenges and systemic barriers, the work highlights coping strategies and shifts in parenting roles. The session examines internationally connected families within the child welfare and social services sectors. Using real stories, presenters will explore legal, cultural, and systemic complexities, global impacts at the local level, and trends. Additional topics are child rights, cross-border collaboration, and building responsive systems for transnational families.\n
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B14 (In Person | En personne) \u2013 What is the Sector Working on Nationally? Updates and Discussions from the National Sector Engagement Forum | Sur quoi travaille le secteur \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle nationale ? Mises \u00e0 jour et discussions issues du Forum sur l\u2019engagement sectoriel national<\/h4>\n\nFacilitator | Facilitateur : Sarosh Rizvi \u2013 Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of British Columbia (AMSSA)\n\nFollowing the 2025 National Sector Engagement Forum, Settlement Sector and IRCC Co-Chairs from the National Settlement and Integration Council (NSIC) and the Settlement and Integration Policy and Programs Committee (SIPPC) will share key updates on consultations, sector feedback, and priorities within the current context. The panel will provide insights on the overall feedback from November consultations, evolving themes for Settlement Program Renewal, and upcoming consultation opportunities. Participants will be updated on current collaboration via the sector governance model and pathways for their own participation in future consultations.\n
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\n\n\u00c0 la suite du Forum 2025 sur l\u2019engagement sectoriel national, les co-pr\u00e9sidentes du Conseil national de l'\u00e9tablissement et de l'int\u00e9gration (CNEI), du Comit\u00e9 sur les politiques et les programmes d\u2019\u00e9tablissement et d\u2019int\u00e9gration (CPPEI) et de l'IRCC feront le point sur les consultations, les commentaires du secteur et les priorit\u00e9s dans le contexte actuel. Le panel donnera un aper\u00e7u des commentaires g\u00e9n\u00e9raux recueillis lors des consultations de novembre, des th\u00e8mes \u00e9mergents pour le renouvellement du programme d'\u00e9tablissement et des prochaines occasions de consultation. Les participants seront inform\u00e9s de la collaboration actuelle via le mod\u00e8le de gouvernance sectorielle et des possibilit\u00e9s qui s'offrent \u00e0 eux pour participer aux futures consultations.\n\n \t
B15 (Virtual | Virtuel) \u2013 From Barriers to Belonging: Advancing Racial Justice, Addressing Systemic Barriers, Co-Creating Newcomer Well-Being | Des obstacles \u00e0 l\u2019inclusion : promouvoir la justice raciale, \u00e9liminer les obstacles syst\u00e9miques et co-cr\u00e9er le bien-\u00eatre des nouveaux arrivants (Video | Vid\u00e9o<\/a><\/span>)<\/h4>\n\nFacilitators | Facilitateurs : Siobhan Barker \u2013 Hogan's Alley Society and Jahmira Lovemore Auguste \u2013 Hogan's Alley Society \/ Little Jamaica Community Land Trust\n\nThis virtual roundtable brings together practitioners to explore the realities of supporting newcomers who face multiple and intersecting barriers, particularly in accessing housing, healthcare, and culturally grounded community support. Participants will join facilitated breakout rooms to discuss guiding questions focused on racial justice, culturally responsive and trauma-informed practice, and approaches that foster belonging and well-being. Each group will capture key insights and strategies to be shared back in a collective closing discussion. The session emphasizes collaboration, community voice, and actionable steps to co-create systems that support newcomers to participate and thrive socially, economically, and culturally.\n\n
\n\nCette table ronde virtuelle r\u00e9unit des praticien\u00b7ne\u00b7s pour explorer les r\u00e9alit\u00e9s du soutien aux nouveaux arrivants qui font face \u00e0 des obstacles multiples et intersect\u00e9s, notamment en mati\u00e8re de logement, d\u2019acc\u00e8s aux soins de sant\u00e9 et de liens communautaires culturellement ancr\u00e9s. Les participant\u00b7e\u00b7s se joindront \u00e0 des salles de r\u00e9partition anim\u00e9es pour discuter de questions guid\u00e9es portant sur la justice raciale, les pratiques culturellement adapt\u00e9es et tenant compte des traumatismes, ainsi que les approches favorisant l\u2019appartenance et le bien-\u00eatre. Chaque groupe saisira les id\u00e9es cl\u00e9s et les strat\u00e9gies, puis les partagera en pl\u00e9ni\u00e8re. La s\u00e9ance met l\u2019accent sur la collaboration, la voix communautaire et des actions concr\u00e8tes pour co-cr\u00e9er des syst\u00e8mes permettant aux nouveaux arrivants de s\u2019\u00e9panouir socialement, \u00e9conomiquement et culturellement.\n\n \n\nB16 (Virtual) \u2013 Immigration, Work and New Technologies: Part 2 \u2013 Access to the Labour Market & Workforce Dynamics (Video | Vid\u00e9o<\/a><\/span>)<\/h4>\n\nChair: Mireille Paquet \u2013 Concordia University\n\nPart 2:<\/strong>\nThe labour market is undergoing multifaceted transformations driven by processes of digitalization, with profound implications for the professional trajectories of immigrants. From the recruitment and selection of new workers to employment, entrepreneurship, and employability services, these emerging dynamics exert a significant influence on the ways in which immigrant careers unfold. Technological innovations, together with the normative frameworks they embed within the world of work, prompt critical reflection on digital equity, potential forms of surveillance and control, as well as the opportunities they may create. This workshop convenes interdisciplinary, pan-Canadian contributions examining these issues through economic, political, sociological, and anthropological lenses.\n
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B17 (Virtual) \u2013 Inter-Ethnic Relations in Canada's Settlement Services Sector (Video | Vid\u00e9o<\/a><\/span>)<\/h4>\n\nChair: Ka Tat Tsang \u2013 University of Toronto\n\nRecent Canadian and American migration policy changes, including immigration caps, are impacting Canada\u2019s ethnically diverse settlement services sector. By conducting comprehensive interviews and focus groups across Canada, this workshop discusses a study exploring inter-ethnic relationships between service providers and users throughout 2023-2024, a critical period in migration policy. The study analyzes the formation of service delivery principles in the context of a diverse settlement sector impacted by recent migration policies, as understood through the lived experiences of service providers. The findings highlight how service delivery principles can strengthen inter-ethnic service provider-user relationships in response to policy changes through holistic, equity-driven, and human-centred approaches.\n