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					   <title><![CDATA[Gateway for International Professionals]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://www.ryerson.ca/ce/gateway]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[These training programs by Ryerson University are designed to help bridge the gap between education, experience, and employment for internationally trained professionals.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[Nature as a Second Language]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://albertaparks.ca/nsl.aspx]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[Fall 2010 OCASI Professional Development Conference: Call for Proposals ]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://pdconference.moresettlement.org/news/fall-2009-ocasi-professional-development-conference-call-for-proposals/]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[What the World thinks of Canada: Canada and the World in 2010 - Immigration and Diversity]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://cms.juntos.ca/docs/Db-HistoricaDominion/June_22_Canada_and_the_World_EN.pdf]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[Annual Symposium - Immigrating to Canada: Who comes? Who stays? Who decides?]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://www.rsc-src.ca/events.php]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[The Marion Dewar Scholarship Fund]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://www.ociso.org/whats-new.htm#WN2]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[Building on Non-Profit Infrastructure Projects]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://www.news.ontario.ca/mcl/en/2010/07/building-on-non-profit-infrastructure-projects.html]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[Metropolis British Columbia - Policy Research Symposium: Welcoming Communities and Long-Term Integration (Victoria, March 1, 2010)]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://mbc.metropolis.net/events-symposium2010.html]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[Conference presentations are available online in both video and PowerPoint formats.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[New Pioneers Awards 2011: Celebration of Diversity]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://www.skillsforchange.org/npa/]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[Skills for Change has published information on its annual awards. The deadline for nominations is September 24, 2010.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[Inter-Action: Canada’s New Multiculturalism Grants and Contributions Program]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/multiculturalism/funding/index.asp]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[Policy Options, vol. 31, no. 7 (July-August 2010): Immigration, Jobs and Canada's Future]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://www.irpp.org/po/index.htm]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[In this special summer double issue, Policy Options focuses on immigration in Canada.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[15th International Metropolis Conference - Justice and Migration: Paradoxes of Belonging]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://www.metropolis2010.org/]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[World Skills is back on the Web!]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://integration-net.ca/english/Website_launch_Message.pdf]]></link>
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					   <title><![CDATA[Fourth Cycle National Metropolis Research Competition]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://canada.metropolis.net/competition/4th_researchcomp_e.html]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[The Future of Immigration in Canada]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/speeches/2010/2010-06-09.asp]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[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).]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[Government of Canada will welcome more economic immigrants in 2010]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2010/2010-06-26.asp]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[Canada is adjusting its 2010 immigration plan to put even greater emphasis on economic recovery and further reduce the federal skilled worker backlog.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[2009 Global Trends: Refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://www.unhcr.org/4c11f0be9.html]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[Multiple Citizenship, Identity and Entitlement in Canada]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://www.irpp.org/pubs/IRPPstudy/IRPP_Study_no6.pdf]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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					   <title><![CDATA[RFP: OCASI Strategic Membership and Organizational/Structural Plan]]></title>
					   <link><![CDATA[http://www.ocasi.org/index.php?qid=1038]]></link>
					   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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						   <title><![CDATA[New Voices]]></title>
						   <author><![CDATA[Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto]]></author>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://www.mnlct.org/nvoices/]]></link>
						   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
						   <pubdate><![CDATA[Posted on: Jul 29, 2010]]></pubdate>
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						   <title><![CDATA[A Demographic Profile of Immigrants in Hamilton]]></title>
						   <author><![CDATA[Sarah V. Wayland]]></author>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://media.hamiltonspectator.com/acrobat/18/75/68bb60ec4f8cb5858c56e683e1f4.doc]]></link>
						   <description><![CDATA[This report presents data on immigrants in Hamilton (Ontario), including recent immigrants as well as the more established foreign-born population.]]></description>
						   <pubdate><![CDATA[Posted on: Jul 29, 2010]]></pubdate>
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						   <title><![CDATA[Multiple Citizenship, Identity and Entitlement in Canada]]></title>
						   <author><![CDATA[Audrey Macklin; François Crépeau]]></author>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://www.irpp.org/pubs/IRPPstudy/IRPP_Study_no6.pdf]]></link>
						   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
						   <pubdate><![CDATA[Posted on: Jul 23, 2010]]></pubdate>
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						   <title><![CDATA[2009 Global Trends: Refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons]]></title>
						   <author><![CDATA[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)]]></author>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://www.unhcr.org/4c11f0be9.html]]></link>
						   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
						   <pubdate><![CDATA[Posted on: Jul 23, 2010]]></pubdate>
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						   <title><![CDATA[Exploring the Link between Neighbourhood and Newcomer Immigrant Health: A Qualitative Study]]></title>
						   <author><![CDATA[Nasim Haque; Nazilla Khanlou; Stephanie R. Montesanti; Brenda Roche]]></author>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://sjtinitiative.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/exploring-the-link-between-neighbourhood-and-newcomer-immigrant-health.pdf]]></link>
						   <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
						   <pubdate><![CDATA[Posted on: Jul 19, 2010]]></pubdate>
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						   <title><![CDATA[CCR Summer 2010 Working Group Meetings (Aug. 27 - 28, 2010   -Montreal, Quebec)]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://www.ccrweb.ca/documents/WGsEN.pdf]]></link>
						   <description><![CDATA[Details about this annual event are available on the website of the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR).]]></description>
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						   <title><![CDATA[One World, One Family, Many Cultures: Strengthening Children and Families Affected by Personal, Intra-Familial, and Global Conflict (Sep. 26 - 29, 2010   -Honolulu, United States)]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://www.ispcan.org/congress2010/]]></link>
						   <description><![CDATA[Sponsored by the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, the conference will bring together service providers and advocates to discuss family-strengthening for those impacted by various avenues of conflict. Among the five sub-themes of the conference are “Cultural Perspectives in Strengthening Families and Protecting Children” and “Impact of Armed Conflict on Families and Children.”]]></description>
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						   <title><![CDATA[Canadian Community Information and Referral Conference 2010 (Sep. 27 - 28, 2010   -Toronto, Ontario)]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://211canada.typepad.com/ccirc_2010/]]></link>
						   <description><![CDATA[Each year Inform Canada brings together information and referral service providers from across Canada to build skills, gain knowledge, learn from the experts, and connect with the right people.]]></description>
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						   <title><![CDATA["Resilience in Immigrant Families" Conference (Sep. 30 - Oct 1, 2010   -Guelph, Ontario)]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://www.family.uoguelph.ca/page.cfm?id=736]]></link>
						   <description><![CDATA[This is the fourth annual "On New Shores" conference. It will focus on coping with stress in various cultural contexts.
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						   <title><![CDATA[2010 International Cities of Migration Conference: An Opportunity Agenda for Cities (Oct. 3 - 4, 2010   -The Hague, Netherlands)]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://citiesofmigration.ca/2010-conference/lang/en/]]></link>
						   <description><![CDATA[The conference is a two-day event designed to bring together international city leaders and immigrant integration experts in a productive dialogue on one of the most important global challenges facing cities today: the integration of urban newcomers.]]></description>
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						   <title><![CDATA[Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://www.mnlct.org/]]></link>
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						   <title><![CDATA[Applied Research Center]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://www.arc.org/]]></link>
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						   <title><![CDATA[International Council of Voluntary Agencies]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://www.icva.ch/index.html]]></link>
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						   <title><![CDATA[Wellesley Institute]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/]]></link>
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						   <title><![CDATA[Workers’ Action Centre]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://workersactioncentre.org/index.html]]></link>
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						   <title><![CDATA[International Migration and Settlement Challenges in the 21st Century]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://integration-net.ca/english/videos/media_list.cfm?M=6]]></link>
	   					   <description><![CDATA[A panel discussion marking the launch of the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies (formerly Research Resource Division for Refugees). The panel featured Abraham Abraham, UNHCR Representative in Canada; Peter Showler, Director, Refugee Forum, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa; Christopher Worswick, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Carleton University; and Hindia Mohamoud, Project Director, Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership.]]></description>
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						   <title><![CDATA[Research in the Positive Development of Policy and Practice in the Area of Refugees and Forced Migration]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://integration-net.ca/english/videos/media_list.cfm?M=5]]></link>
	   					   <description><![CDATA[A keynote address by Abraham Abraham (UNHCR Representative in Canada), Second Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies]]></description>
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						   <title><![CDATA[Imperfect Storm Warnings]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://integration-net.ca/english/videos/media_list.cfm?M=4]]></link>
	   					   <description><![CDATA[A keynote address by Peter Showler (Director of the Refugee Forum, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa), Second Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies]]></description>
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						   <title><![CDATA[Rethinking Poverty 2: Community Forum]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://integration-net.ca/english/videos/media_list.cfm?M=3]]></link>
	   					   <description><![CDATA[A speech given by immigrant rights activist Uzma Shakir at the forum.]]></description>
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						   <title><![CDATA[Responding to the Challenge of Protracted Refugee Situations]]></title>
						   <link><![CDATA[http://integration-net.ca/english/videos/media_list.cfm?M=2]]></link>
	   					   <description><![CDATA[A public event co-hosted by the Canadian Refugee Research Network (CRRN), the Ottawa Migration and Refugee Research Network (OMRRN), and the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies (CIMSS, formerly Research Resource Division for Refugees)]]></description>
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