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Resources | Events | Umbrella Organizations Resources Rebuilding Professional Lives: Immigrant Professionals Working in the Ontario Settlement Sector - Final Report Adnan Türegün Conducted in collaboration with the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, this study is based on an online survey and in-depth interviews. The study looks at the reality of a particular group of foreign-born and -trained professionals in Ontario. These are the professionals who did not get to practise their respective professions after immigration but acquired a new profession in the form of settlement work. Settlement of Newcomers to Canada Colleen Lundy et al. This collection of articles will raise awareness – within the social work profession, contribute to knowledge and skills for practice, and promote the roles and functions of social work among the policy makers and practitioners in the field of immigrant and refugee settlement. Reconfiguring Settlement and Integration: A Service Provider Strategy for Innovation and Results Meyer Burstein Commissioned by CISSA‐ACSEI (Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance / Alliance canadienne du secteur de l'établissement des immigrants), this study is designed to help settlement service providers anticipate new developments and bolster their capacities so they are better able to partner with governments and other stakeholders to meet the challenges facing newcomers and the communities where they reside. Organizational Standards Initiative: Strengthening Capacity and Accountability Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants The Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants has launched this initiative to strengthen capacity and accountability in Ontario’s immigrant- and refugee-serving sector through the development and use of voluntary organizational standards and related tools. Best Practices in Settlement Services: Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration Canada. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration In this study, the Committee undertook to learn what works and what does not work in terms of settlement services to assist newcomers. Attracting and Retaining Immigrants: A Tool Box of Ideas for Smaller Centres, 2nd Edition National Working Group on Small Centre Strategies Funded by the Government of Canada (Citizenship and Immigration Canada), the tool box is a practical tool for smaller centres to use as they build a strategy to address the issues surrounding the attraction and retention of immigrants. 2005 National Host Conference: Proceedings Citizenship and Immigration Canada The conference was held in Toronto (February 16-17) under the theme “20 years of Host: Celebrating our Successes, Building our Future.” Professionalization of the Settlement Service Sector Adnan Türegün Held as part of the Fall 2004 Consultation of the Canadian Council for Refugees (November 18- 20, Victoria), this workshop explored strategies to improve the professional standing of the settlement sector. Among the issues discussed were training, accreditation, and national standards for agencies and workers. National Settlement Service and Standards Framework Moy Wong Tam Prepared for the National Voluntary Sector Initiative Working Group on Settlement Standards, Professionalization, and Accountability, this document discusses a range of significant settlement issues and presents a national settlement service and standards framework. Canadian National Settlement Service Standards Framework Canadian Council for Refugees This document is presented as a “work in progress,” a framework within which standards can be developed relating to three key areas: client services, settlement sector workers, and settlement organizations. Best Settlement Practices: Settlement Services for Refugees and Immigrants in Canada Canadian Council for Refugees The purpose of this document is to present an overview of settlement services and in particular to identify some of the elements that are generally agreed to make for successful settlement programs. EventsOCASI 2012 Professional Development Conference June 13 - 15, 2012 Toronto, Ontario The conference provides an opportunity for staff from immigrant- and refugee-serving agencies across Ontario to come together, network, and share information about new initiatives and to exchange a wealth of expertise with each other in a relaxed and inspiring setting. Umbrella OrganizationsNationalProvincial / Regional
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