Our thought pieces are a collection of reflections and interviews from our team and our network. They cover a variety of topics from details about events we’ve attended or interviews with our partners about their role in the settlement sector.
The Toronto Global Forum: Immigration and the Canadian Economy
For our friends around the world: Español Türkçe Between Monday and Wednesday last week ministers of state, captains of industry and local entrepreneurs convened at the Fairmont Royal York for the annual Toronto Global Forum (TGF). Organized by the International...
Multiculturalism, Values, and the Golden Rule
For our friends around the world: Español Français العربية “Radical” multiculturalism. It’s the populist trend of the moment – put the word “radical” in front of something benign, and try to make it sound sinister. Yet, as Mr...Nour Kaadan
NOUR KAADAN Musician What ESL programs have you used to help improve your language skills? Language skills were not a barrier for us; we had worked to improve our skills prior arriving to Toronto. We were prepared mentally for the change in culture and language. We...
Get to Know: Read to Speak – Community ESL Bookclub
Our recent report Breaking the Language Barrier, we identified several challenges and needs of English as Second Language curriculum for newcomers. One of main frustrations newcomers had with existing ESL programs was that the “end-points of ESL classes rarely...
The Words We Use by Emma Bartel
For our friends around the world: Español Türkçe The World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Student Refugee Program brings refugee students to Canada as permanent residents, and provides support for them to continue higher education at one of 83 university campuses...
BOUND by Against the Grain Theater – What is it about?
We heard about Against the Grain Theater incorporating testimonies of refugees and displaced peoples settlement experience in their new production BOUND. We wanted to hear more about how they came to create this new performance and why the refugee crisis is the...
Response to the Auditor General’s Report 3: Settlement Services for Syrian Refugees
For our friends around the world: Español “We were concerned about the department’s inability to track whether the Syrian refugees had access to basic provincial services, such as health care and education – especially considering that part of the department’s...
Get to know Destin AI, Jusoor Disruptor Lab Winner
For our friends around the world: Français Español Türkçe Destin.ai founder and CEO Nargiz Mammadova sat down to tell us how she developed her artificial intelligence platform to help newcomers integrate, how it can help Canada become more inclusive and whats on the...
Our weekend at #MigrahackTO
For our friends around the world: Español It’s a gray day in Toronto, with rain pouring on the empty streets downtown. Inside the cozy confines of Mozilla’s Adelaide Street office a group of hackers, facilitated by Bianca Wylie, are reviewing the insights, challenges...