New Videos and Briefs Now Available
Sharing Settlement and Integration Practices that Work
We are excited to announce that two new videos and briefs on promising practices in settlement and integration are now available on the P2P website. Funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), P2P’s Promising Practices project highlights promising practices in immigrant settlement and integration with an empirical basis for their effectiveness. This includes video interviews of those who developed and are administering the practices, and briefs that highlight the key aspects of the practices that make them effective and innovative.
Featured Practices
Multi-Stakeholder Refugee Hiring Events
Organization: Jumpstart Refugee Talent
About the Program: The Multi-Stakeholder Refugee Hiring Events connect refugees with meaningful employment opportunities. Unlike traditional job fairs, these hiring events focus on high-quality interactions between refugee job candidates and employers. Pre-screened candidates participate in scheduled interviews lasting 20 to 30 minutes, which allows for a more comprehensive evaluation of each individual. The interactions are further enhanced through preparation of candidates and employers prior to the interviews. Candidates receive tailored coaching that includes guidance on Canadian-style interviews, and employers participate in training sessions to better understand the challenges refugees may face, such as gaps in employment history or cultural differences. The success of these events is also the result of a strong collaboration and active participation of multiple parties, including local settlement agencies, employers with active job vacancies, community organizations, and various levels of government.
TESL Basics for Language Volunteers (TBLV) and L’ABC du FLS pour instructeurs bénévoles (L’AFIB)
Organization: New Language Solutions
About the Program: Language volunteers are often called upon to assist instructors in ESL/FSL classes to help newcomers learn and improve their English or French speaking skills. TBLV is a seven-week online training course designed to give these volunteers the tools and training they need to teach English to newcomers effectively. L’AFIB is the French version of TBLV, which prepares French-speaking volunteers to teach French to newcomers. The program meets several outcomes across multiple parties: Language volunteers who take the course gain a better understanding of teaching English or French as a second language. In turn, newcomer clients receive better support and make faster progress in learning the intended language. Instructors who use language volunteers in their LINC/CLIC classrooms save time and can better meet learners’ needs. Finally, program managers experience less turnover in volunteers because the volunteers who have undergone the training are more motivated to continue their work.
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Conference Materials Now Available on the P2P Website
On November 25-26, 2024, the Pathways to Prosperity Partnership held its 12th Annual National Conference – Supporting Newcomers to Canada: A Roadmap to Inclusive Collaboration for Collective Impact. On November 27, we held the P2P-FCFA Conference for Local Immigration Partnerships and Réseaux en immigration francophone. The conference materials from both events are now available on the P2P website for all interested parties. This includes:
- PowerPoint presentations from the plenary sessions, keynote address, special sessions, and workshops and roundtables
- Video recordings from the plenaries, keynote, special sessions, and virtual workshops and roundtables
- In-person and virtual posters
Latest Media Stories
The Globe and Mail — Asylum seekers turned away at Canadian border largely face detention, U.S. border agency says
Asylum seekers rebuffed at the Canadian border and returned to the United States are increasingly being detained there, a shift in policy that critics say calls into question the Safe Third Country Agreement, a long-standing bilateral treaty premised on both countries being safe for refugee claimants. In a statement to... Read more »
Toronto Star — Asylum claims surge at this border crossing into Canada, as Donald Trump’s crackdown forces officials to prep for possible U.S. migrant influx
The Canadian border agency says it has contingency plans in place to respond to a potential new wave of refugee claimants from the U.S., after a recent spike of migrants seeking asylum at an official land port of entry in Quebec. While it’s too early to say if the number... Read more »
CBC News — ‘Time for you to abandon the United States’: Asylum seekers who used app being told to leave
Migrants who were temporarily allowed to live in the United States by using an online appointment app have been told to leave the country “immediately,” officials said Monday. It was unclear how many beneficiaries would be affected. More than 900,000 people were allowed in the country using the CBP One... Read more »