For the Love of Literacy 2026
2026-01-24 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax)
For the Love of Literacy 2026 is an online conference on EAL Literacy hosted by The Literacy Centre of Expertise at TIES.

How Groups Working with Refugee Claimants can Engage with the “We’re Better Together” Campaign
2026-01-28 14:00 - 15:30
As support for immigrants, and refugees has been backsliding in Canada, the “We’re Better Together” campaign has been created to improve public opinion and build momentum for an inclusive immigration system. In this training, we’ll cover the campaign’s messaging, overall strategy, and how to adapt the campaign to support your work with refugee claimants. Participants will gain a practical overview of our campaign’s Message Guide and learn how to apply the Race Class Gender Narrative effectively.

This training will be delivered in English with the support of a French interpreter, and presenters will be able to engage in questions bilingually.

Immigration Insights: 2025 Recap & 2026 Forecast
2026-02-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Eltuek Arts Centre, Gallery 211, 170 George Street, Sydney, NS, B1P 1J2, Canada
Explore 2025 immigration trends and what immigration in 2026 means for newcomers, international students, and foreign workers.

28th Annual National Metropolis Canada Conference
2026-02-11 08:00 - 2026-02-13 17:00 | Halifax Convention Centre, 1650 Argyle Street, Halifax, NS, B3J 0E6, Canada
This year’s theme: Changing course? Establishing Consensus on Canada’s immigration future

“In October 2024 Canada unveiled a new Immigration Multi-Year Levels Plan that considerably reduced the targets for both permanent and temporary migrants. It constituted a dramatic modification from rising immigration numbers that characterized the previous decade. The move represents a departure from a vision for the country which saw immigration as critical to growth. The cuts have raised important questions about policies and programs. Reaching the targets has important ramifications for categories of immigrants, different regions of the country, and migrant countries of origin. Given the asymmetry in immigration policies in Canada, the effects of these immigration level reductions will inevitably be uneven.

What does this imply for the future of immigration in Canada? Is the direction we’re headed the best for the country in meeting future challenges? What are the unintended outcomes of these policy decisions? Do they advance Canada’s competitiveness in the current global economy or impede it? Do we need to consider changing course?

This important national gathering, co-chaired by Paula Knight and Emmanuel Nahimana, will seek to address the above questions.”

Evaluation Frameworks
2026-02-11 14:30 - 15:30
Learn how to design and implement an effective evaluation framework for a program or organization.

Trauma Training Series for Frontline Service Providers: Vicarious Trauma and Resilience
2026-02-17 12:00 - 13:30
This session will build an understanding of what puts us at risk of burnout and vicarious trauma and provide strategies to support resilience so we can continue to do this important work.

Equity as a Practice: From Audits to Action
2026-02-18 14:00 - 15:00
This workshop introduces Equity as a Practice, an approach to equity work that moves beyond checklists and audits toward sustained action.

National Online Community of Practice Orientation Session
2026-02-19 15:00 - 16:00
During this session, you will learn essential navigation skills designed for new and current National Online Community of Practice members working in Canada’s immigrant and refugee-serving sector.

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Awareness for EAL Learners
2026-02-24 14:00 - 16:00
Virtual launch of a newly developed Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Awareness for EAL Learners Resource.

This session will introduce the resource, share insights from the development process, and highlight ways it can be integrated into different language-learning contexts. While the session is especially relevant for language instructors, all settlement practitioners and service providers are welcome to attend.

Equity in Action: Building and Sustaining Effective Equity Working Groups
2026-02-25 14:00 - 15:00
This workshop will help organizations explore how to establish & sustain equity working groups that are both strategic and grounded in care.

Canada’s Black Justice Strategy
2026-02-25 14:30 - 16:00
In 2025 the federal government announced a 10-year plan to implement recommendations in the Black Justice Strategy. Aimed at reducing systemic racism and the over-representation of Black communities in the justice system, the strategy includes 114 recommendations covering areas such as policing, courts, corrections and social supports.

This webcast will bring community and government leaders together to discuss how and when the recommendations will be implemented, along with strategies to support effective communication, engagement and accountability.

How People Working for Refugee Resettlement can Engage with the Campaign
2026-02-25 14:30 - 16:00
This custom training for those involved with sponsorship and resettlement efforts across Canada will walk you through how to use the “We’re Better Together” campaign to advocate for a fair and welcoming immigration system.

KMB Session: Supporting Immigrant Women in Post-Pandemic Recovery and Crisis Preparedness in Canada
2026-02-26 13:00 - 14:30

Sector Pulse: A Town Hall on Current Nonprofit Policy Issues
2026-02-26 14:00 - 15:30
This collaborative session brings together leaders, advocates, and policy thinkers from across subsectors to identify the most pressing issues facing nonprofits today.

Building Bridges: Advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ Newcomer and Refugee Inclusion Through Collaboration
2026-02-27 08:00 - 2026-02-28 17:00 | Best Western Chocolate Lake Hotel, Halifax, NS, 250 St. Margaret's Bay Rd, Halifax, B3N1H5, Canada
Building Bridges is a 1.5-day gathering in February 2026 that brings together stakeholders from the settlement, 2SLGBTQIA+, and public sectors to strengthen relationships, exchange knowledge, and deepen our collective capacity to support LGBTQI+ refugees and newcomers. It builds on past education and capacity-building forums that RRANS has hosted since 2020.

National Equity & Racial Justice Conference
2026-03-03 00:00 - 2026-03-05 23:59 | DoubleTree by Hilton Ottawa Downtown, 33 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 9M7, Canada
The Canadian Network for Equity and Racial Justice (CNERJ) will host its second National Conference in March 2026 in Ottawa. This gathering brings together community leaders, organizers, advocates, researchers, and policy changemakers from across the country to move our work from analysis to action planning.

Using Data to Strengthen Funding Proposals
2026-03-05 14:00 - 16:00
This ARAISA webinar will explore how immigrant-serving organizations can use data to write evidence-based funding proposals. Evidence should inform every aspect of settlement and integration services, from initial planning to delivery and reporting. Interest holders, such as funders and community partners, should also understand how data and evidence have informed services. Service providers can use data to demonstrate the need for services as well as the expected impact for clients and communities. This webinar will address the structure of funding proposals, different types of data, finding relevant data, using data to tell stories, and other tips and tricks.

Unlocking Immigrant Talent
2026-03-25 14:00 - 15:30
Signal49 Research, in collaboration with the Future Skills Centre, is hosting a virtual stakeholder forum to explore findings from the Immigrant Skill Utilization Scorecard. This event will spotlight municipal performance trends, key drivers of skill underutilization, and actionable strategies to better leverage immigrant talent. Attendees will engage with experts from policy, education, and industry to co-develop practical solutions for improving immigrant employment outcomes across Canada.

Rethinking Complex Migration: Flows, Frames, and Futures
2026-04-15 00:00 - 2026-04-17 23:59 | Sears Atrium- George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, 245 Church St, Toronto, ON, M5B 2R2, Canada
This conference offers a reflection on what is considered ‘regular’ or ‘normal’ migration, and what is now viewed as ‘complex’ migration, through a series of dedicated plenary panels.

Navigating Conflict with Confidence: Practical Skills for Nonprofit Leaders Seminar
2026-04-16 14:00 - 17:00
The Navigating Conflict with Confidence: Practical Skills for Nonprofit Leaders Seminar is a 3-hour interactive workshop designed specifically for nonprofit staff who are in roles that require them to navigate and resolve conflicts within their teams and with external stakeholders.

2026 CMS Migration & Integration Conference
2026-04-27 08:30 - 15:30 | Liu Institute for Global Issues, Place of Many Trees, 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2, Canada
This UBC Centre for Migration Studies conference brings together researchers from across disciplines to share and engage with new work on migration and integration.

Speed Networking Event for Organizations
2026-04-28 14:00 - 15:00
An event to meet and connect with other organizations that are conducting research and/or evaluation projects.

Strategic AI for Nonprofit Leaders
2026-05-04 13:00 - 14:00
This TechSoup session isn’t about tools. It’s about fixing the decision layer that comes first. Most nonprofits are repeating the same pattern we saw with digital: buying the tech, underestimating human needs, burning out the team, and then blaming the tech. AI accelerates that cycle. You’ll learn how to move from scattered, individual use to a more coordinated, human-led approach grounded in your mission, values, and your team’s real capacity.

To be or not to be. The road to citizenship
2026-05-13 14:30 - 16:00
This session will provide an engaging look on the importance of immigrants’ social environments in decisions to become citizens and how citizenship trends are changing in Canada.

Centering Practitioner Wellbeing in Canada’s Immigration Future
2026-05-14 14:30 - 15:45
This webinar provides concrete tools and insights to strengthen providers’ well-being and sustainability in their work and organization.

From Departure to Belonging: Advanced digital technologies between empowerment, control and exclusion in migration journeys
2026-05-20 00:00 - 2026-05-22 23:59 | Concordia University John Molson Building, 1520 Rue Guy, Montreal, QC, H3H 0A1, Canada
Hosted by the Institute for Research on Migration and Society at Concordia University, the 2026 Annual Conference of the research program Migrant Integration in the Mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides will explore how advanced digital technologies mediate migrant journeys, from initial departure decisions to long-term integration and belonging.

Logic Models in the Settlement Sector
2026-05-20 14:30 - 15:30
Join this PROSPECTS webinar to learn how to build and use logic models for organizations in the settlement sector. You will come away from this webinar with an understanding of why logic models matter, the components of a logic model, the basics needed for building one, and how logic models can guide your data collection and evaluation. The webinar will include a Q&A where you can ask our presenters your questions, and you can also submit your evaluation questions in advance in the LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/16091158/.

Assess your Organization’s Digital Capabilities
2026-05-21 14:30 - 16:00
Digital Governance Standards Institute (DGSI) has released a new standard DGSI 135: Digital capability assessment framework for nonprofit organizations. This workshop will be geared to how to participate in the verification program and how to use the DGSI 135 standard to assess your organization’s digital capabilities.

Good Governance Information Sesssion
2026-05-27 12:00 - 13:00
Join IONS’ Executive Director, Benny Welter-Nolan, and their governance consultant, Lisa Villeneuve, in an upcoming information session to kick off a new Good Governance Capacity Building Initiative. They will share findings from the first step in this initiative: a Good Governance Snapshot informed by recent interviews with sector leaders. There will also be information about a new and upcoming Good Governance Community of Practice.

Anti-racism and anti-oppression practices in action
2026-06-11 14:00 - 15:00
This webinar will focus on sharing skills and real-life workplace examples of anti-racism and anti-oppression in action. From hiring and retention practices to psychological safety and employee cultures of belonging, we will explore how anti-racism and anti-oppression values shape healthy and equitable workplaces.
