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What's New
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New Voices
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Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto |
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| New Voices is a semi-annual publication featuring articles written by internationally trained journalists and immigrant writers. Contributions explore the political and social factors that affect the lives of immigrants and refugees, expose injustices, and propose solutions. |
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| Posted on: July 29, 2010 |
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A Demographic Profile of Immigrants in Hamilton
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Sarah V. Wayland |
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| This report presents data on immigrants in Hamilton (Ontario), including recent immigrants as well as the more established foreign-born population. |
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| Posted on: July 29, 2010 |
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Multiple Citizenship, Identity and Entitlement in Canada
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Audrey Macklin; François Crépeau |
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| According to this study, Canadian law should continue to allow multiple citizenship, which reflects the country’s growing diversity and the changing nature of identity. |
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| Posted on: July 23, 2010 |
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2009 Global Trends: Refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
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| Annual figures by the UNHCR show that some 43.3 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide at the end of 2009, the highest number of people uprooted by conflict and persecution since the mid-1990s. |
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| Posted on: July 23, 2010 |
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Exploring the Link between Neighbourhood and Newcomer Immigrant Health: A Qualitative Study
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Nasim Haque; Nazilla Khanlou; Stephanie R. Montesanti; Brenda Roche |
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| Conducted in a multicultural neighbourhood of Toronto, this study examines both the “place-based” characteristics of the neighbourhood and individual-level factors, including newcomer immigrants’ perceptions of the neighbourhood, their social relations, and their access to health and social services in the neighbourhood. |
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| Posted on: July 19, 2010 |
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Fall 2010 OCASI Professional Development Conference
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November 3 - 5, 2010
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Alliston, Ontario
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| This conference provides an opportunity for staff from immigrant- and refugee-serving agencies across Ontario to come together, network, share information about new initiatives, and exchange a wealth of expertise. |
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Ethnicity, Governance and Social justice: Linking Canada to the World
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November 5 - 6, 2010
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Toronto, Ontario
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| The Association for Canadian Studies and the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association invite proposals for the joint conference. The deadline for submission of proposals for papers, sessions, panels, roundtables, and poster presentations is September 15, 2010. |
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Annual Symposium - Immigrating to Canada: Who comes? Who stays? Who decides?
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October 15, 2010
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Gatineau, Quebec
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| Organized by the RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada, this symposium will include a diversity of participants, such as scholars, policy experts, and students. |
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OCASI Executive Directors Forum 2010
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November 1 - 3, 2010
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Alliston, Ontario
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| The OCASI Executive Directors Forum 2010 is designed only for Executive Directors or their designates from OCASI member agencies and other immigrant service organizations in Ontario who are funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and/or the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration through the NSP Program. |
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Metropolis 2011 - Immigration: Bringing the World to Canada
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March 23 - 26, 2011
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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| The 2011 National Metropolis Conference will focus on the role of immigration in connecting Canada with the rest of the world. |
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Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto
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Applied Research Center
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International Council of Voluntary Agencies
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Wellesley Institute
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Workers’ Action Centre
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Multimedia Centre