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Gateway for International Professionals
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These training programs by Ryerson University are designed to help bridge the gap between education, experience, and employment for internationally trained professionals.
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Nature as a Second Language
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Nature as a Second Language is part of Alberta’s Plan for Parks and the strategy to implement an inclusion strategy. It supports the full participation of new Canadians through experiences, knowledge and skill development, and mentorship programs aimed at increasing environmental and recreational literacy among Alberta’s newest residents.
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Fall 2010 OCASI Professional Development Conference: Call for Proposals
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Over the years, trainers and consultants from the community, private and government sector, as well as staff from member agencies and other community organizations, have presented information and workshops at the OCASI Professional Development Conference. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, August 11, 2010.
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What the World thinks of Canada: Canada and the World in 2010 - Immigration and Diversity
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A majority (53%) of global citizens say that they would live in Canada given the choice to stay in their current country or move to Canada.
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Annual Symposium - Immigrating to Canada: Who comes? Who stays? Who decides?
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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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The Marion Dewar Scholarship Fund
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The Marion Dewar Scholarship Fund was established by the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization in honour of the late Marion Dewar, former Mayor of Ottawa. The goal of the fund is to provide financial support to foster academic and leadership excellence in immigrant and refugee youth by supplementing the tuition and supplies required for their post secondary education. The deadline for applications is October 18, 2010.
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Building on Non-Profit Infrastructure Projects
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Ontario is launching a new program to support infrastructure projects for non-profit organizations that serve cultural communities. The new Community Capital Fund will support infrastructure projects that help Ontario's non-profit organizations deliver important public services to diverse cultural communities.
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Metropolis British Columbia - Policy Research Symposium: Welcoming Communities and Long-Term Integration (Victoria, March 1, 2010)
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Conference presentations are available online in both video and PowerPoint formats.
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New Pioneers Awards 2011: Celebration of Diversity
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Skills for Change has published information on its annual awards. The deadline for nominations is September 24, 2010.
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Inter-Action: Canada’s New Multiculturalism Grants and Contributions Program
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Inter-Action, Canada’s new Multiculturalism Grants and Contribution Program, is administered by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. There are two funding streams: projects and events. The call for proposals under the Projects stream is now open. The closing date is October 15, 2010, 11:59 pm EST.
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Policy Options, vol. 31, no. 7 (July-August 2010): Immigration, Jobs and Canada's Future
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In this special summer double issue, Policy Options focuses on immigration in Canada.
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15th International Metropolis Conference - Justice and Migration: Paradoxes of Belonging
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The conference will deal with various aspects of belonging, the opportunities and challenges it poses in the context of legitimacy and justification of processes of migration and integration, as well as their consequences for social policies.
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World Skills is back on the Web!
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Fourth Cycle National Metropolis Research Competition
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This call for research proposals seeks assessments of the adequacy of the standard explanations of poverty and of enduring economic disadvantage among growing visible minority communities in Canada. The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2010.
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The Future of Immigration in Canada
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This is a speech delivered by Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, at the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto (June 9, 2010).
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Government of Canada will welcome more economic immigrants in 2010
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Canada is adjusting its 2010 immigration plan to put even greater emphasis on economic recovery and further reduce the federal skilled worker backlog.
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2009 Global Trends: Refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons
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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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Multiple Citizenship, Identity and Entitlement in Canada
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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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RFP: OCASI Strategic Membership and Organizational/Structural Plan
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The Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) is inviting proposals from qualified consultants to research, present options, and make recommendations regarding its membership and board structure in order to support OCASI to meet its mission and mandate more effectively. Proposals must be received by July 2, 2010 at 4 p.m.
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