ARAISA

Addressing AI Use in Asynchronous Writing Tasks: Instructor Strategies & Program Adaptations
2025-02-19 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Halifax)
In today’s digital landscape, AI tools have become increasingly prevalent in asynchronous writing tasks, posing unique challenges and opportunities for instructors of newcomer adult clients. This ARAISA and ISANS webinar explores how these tools impact traditional learning environments, addressing the problem of balancing technology use with effective language acquisition. We will discuss instructor strategies for integrating AI while maintaining pedagogical integrity and program adaptations that support learners’ unique needs, ensuring equitable access and enhancing learning outcomes.

Enhancing Employment Outcomes for Refugees and Newcomers: Building Stronger Collaboration Between SPOs and Employers
2025-02-20 14:00 - 15:30
ARAISA, in collaboration with ISANS, Jumpstart Refugee Talent and Northpine Foundation, is organizing this online workshop on Thursday, February 20, 2025. This session will explore best practices for collaboration between SPOs and employers to improve employment outcomes for refugees and newcomers. In addition to an amazing panel of champion employers and SPOs, we are thrilled to announce Senator Andrew Cardozo, co-chair of the Refugee Jobs Agenda Roundtable, as our keynote speaker. Please note that the workshop is limited to the first 50 registrants. Feel free to share the info with employers in your network.

Online Information Session: Atlantic Immigrant Career Loan Fund (AICLF)
2025-02-24 18:00 - 19:00
On February 24th, join this webinar to learn about the Atlantic Immigrant Career Loan Fund (AICLF). This ISANS-led initiative can help immigrants with permanent resident status or Canadian citizenship obtain training and certification in their chosen fields or related fields in their new home provinces.

Webinaire: Repenser l'accessibilité des logements pour les immigrants en situation de handicap
2025-02-26 13:00 - 14:00
Please note that this event will be in French.

OYW processing issues webinar
2025-02-26 15:00 - 16:30
The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) and the Refugee Family Reunification Project (RFR) are inviting NGOs and private sponsors to a virtual meeting on One Year Window (OYW) applications The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for NGOs and sponsors who assist OYW applicants to ask questions and seek clarity on common OYW processing issues.

Empowering Safer Spaces Campaign Launch
2025-03-06 14:00 - 16:00
Join the Empowering Safer Spaces campaign launch, a vital initiative dedicated to ending gender-based violence (GBV) and creating safe, inclusive environments for immigrants and refugees across Canada.

Settlement and Integration 2030
2025-03-11 12:00 - 13:30
Join this webinar for an insightful discussion with sector leaders from across Canada as they explore the pressing issues of today and share their bold vision for a stronger, more inclusive Canada for all.

Webinar Training: The Refugee Claim Process
2025-03-11 17:00 - 18:00
The BC Refugee Hub will be hosting a webinar to support organizations working with refugee claimants. This webinar will review the refugee claim process, including the steps claimants must take, documentation required, and multilingual resources available for all refugee claimants to access.

Benefits and credits for newcomers to Canada
2025-03-12 15:00 - 15:45

27th Metropolis Canada Conference
2025-03-13 08:00 - 2025-03-15 17:00 | The Westin Harbor Castle, 1 Harbour Square, Toronto, ON, M5J 1A6, Canada

CNERJ National Equity & Racial Justice Conference
2025-03-18 00:00 - 2025-03-20 23:59 | Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada
The goal of this first national in-person and online CNERJ conference is to amplify regional issues at the national level, strengthen a growing national network of regional changemakers , and facilitate the planning of cross-border initiatives to tangibly advance equity and racial justice in public policies and civil societies across North America in 2025-2026.

Financial Strategies for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals: Stability when Seeking Licensure
2025-03-19 14:00 - 15:30
This workshop is designed to help Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals (IEHPs) navigate the financial challenges of their licensure journey. IEHPs who seek licensure to become physicians, nurses, or other types of healthcare professionals experience many financial hurdles, including exam fees, the cost of licensure with accredited bodies, tuition fees for bridging programs, and the overall cost of living. The workshop will cover critical topics such as understanding credit, managing income and expenses, and how financial loans work among our two speakers’ organizations.

Future Trends: AI in Education: Predict How AI Will Shape Language Learning, Classroom Dynamics, and Teacher Roles
2025-03-19 15:00 - 16:30
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is transforming the educational landscape, reshaping how languages are learned, taught, and experienced. This presentation explores GenAI’s potential impacts on language learning, examining how innovative tools can personalize education, facilitate dynamic classroom interactions, and redefine the teacher’s role as a guide and facilitator. Join us as we explore future trends, challenges, and opportunities, and discuss how GenAI can support learners’ language learning, empower educators, and strengthen outcomes in diverse settlement-focused programs.

La francophonie canadienne en chiffres: Résultats de l’enquête sur la population de langue officielle en contexte minoritaire
2025-03-20 09:30 - 17:00 | CERC Migration, 220 Younge Street, Toronto, ON, M5B2H1, Canada
In-person and online event. A study day organized jointly by the Observatoire de l’immigration francophone au Canada and the CERC in Migration and Integration.

Career pathways for racialized newcomer women: Findings and lessons learned
2025-03-21 14:30 - 15:30
Learn more about the Career Pathways for racialized newcomer women pilot project. During this presentation you will learn how a large-scale pilot of targeted employment services was designed, implemented, and evaluated. The research findings, along with insights from targeted programming, will be discussed.

Virtual Session on Climate Migration
2025-03-25 15:00 - 16:00
Participants will have the opportunity to gain insight into the root causes of climate-related forced migration. The webinar will also examine the international and Canadian policy gaps that hinder the protection of refugees and asylum seekers in the context of climate change and explore potential solutions. Additionally, it will discuss the impacts that displaced people may face at various stages of migration, including on their health and well-being.

Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Access for Newcomers in Canada: Trends in Barriers to Care
2025-03-26 14:00 - 15:30
This webinar invites participants to explore the challenges newcomers in Canada face when accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care, particularly those who are undocumented, uninsured, or have precarious status. Join this webinar to learn about the virtual frontline work being done at Action Canada, including advocacy, logistical and financial support, systems navigation, and emotional support to help clients access SRH services.

Online Information Session: Atlantic Immigrant Career Loan Fund (AICLF)
2025-03-31 18:00 - 19:00
On March 31st, join this one-hour webinar at 6:00 pm ADT to learn about the Atlantic Immigrant Career Loan Fund (AICLF). This ISANS-led initiative can help immigrants with permanent resident status or Canadian citizenship obtain training and certification in their chosen fields or related fields in their new home provinces.

Protecting the Right to Asylum in a Closing World: Reflecting on the 40th Anniversary of Refugee Rights Day
2025-04-03 15:00 - 17:00 | University of Ottawa, 120 University Private - FSS 4007, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
The Canadian Council for Refugees, the Centre for International Policy Studies and the Human Rights Research and Education Centre are hosting a panel discussion to commemorate Refugee Rights Day in Canada. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Singh Decision, which ruled that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the fundamental rights of refugees, including refugee claimants and their right to an oral hearing in the determination of their case.

In-person in Ottawa, and online via Zoom.

Caring for Canadians: Canada's Future Health Workforce
2025-04-09 14:00 - 15:30

Online Information Session: Atlantic Immigrant Career Loan Fund (AICLF)
2025-04-14 14:00 - 15:00
On April 14th, join us for a one-hour webinar at 2:00 pm ADT to learn about the Atlantic Immigrant Career Loan Fund (AICLF). This ISANS-led initiative can help immigrants with permanent resident status or Canadian citizenship obtain training and certification in their chosen fields or related fields in their new home provinces.

Bridges to Safety Online Course
2025-04-15 08:00 - 17:00
This online course is presented in 5 modules, takes about 15 hours, self-directed and when complete, the participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.

This course is recommended for settlement sector staff as it aims to build a common base of knowledge, increase awareness and education, and enhance the capacity of service providers to recognize and respond to Gender-Based Violence in the settlement sector across Canada.

18e Symposium annuel sur l'immigration francophone
2025-04-24 00:00 - 2025-04-25 23:59 | Infinity convention center, 2901 Gibford Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1V 2L9, Canada
The symposium has been organized since 2006 by the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadiennes (FCFA) du Canada and funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This year’s theme is L’individu en perspective : le bien être éclairé par l’intersectionnalité.

Webinar: Strategies for Dealing with Distractible Clients
2025-04-25 12:00 - 13:30
Do you have a student who is constantly late? Binder a disaster? Asks what to do when you just finished explaining? Gets distracted by looking out the window? Did you know there might be a cause? This session will explore the why and the how of supporting students with ADHD, daydreamers, and tornadoes that blow through your class.

The Cost of Stigma: Tackling Discrimination in Health Care Structures
2025-04-30 14:00 - 15:30
This webinar will explore how structural stigma manifests in various health-care settings and provide attendees with information about successful strategies, tools, and principles to dismantle it.

Webinar: Trauma-Sensitive Financial Literacy Guidance for the Settlement and Integration Sector
2025-04-30 15:00 - 16:45
This ARAISA webinar is ideal for service providers looking to enhance their financial support with a trauma-informed lens. You’ll learn practical tools to support newcomers experiencing financial shock due to displacement, migration, and systemic barriers.

Panel discussion on the lived experiences of D/deaf and hard of hearing newcomers to Canada
2025-05-05 13:30 - 15:30
Join SAISIA and partners for a panel on the immigration experiences of D/deaf and hard of hearing newcomers to Canada. Explore lived experiences of navigating Canada’s immigration system, facing discrimination, as well as recommendations for improving accessibility in settlement services.

Webinar: An Introduction to the National GBA Plus Resource Guide
2025-05-08 13:00 - 15:30
Is your organization looking to create a more inclusive environment? Could you benefit from resources that help you to advance equity in your policies and services?

You’re invited to join AMSSA, AAISA, SAISIA, MANSO, OCASI and ARAISA for a webinar introducing the new National GBA Plus Resource Guide. In this webinar, members of the National Research and GBA Plus team will show you how to use the tools in the Guide, created specifically to meet the GBA Plus needs of newcomer serving agencies.

Workplace Stress and Mental Health in the Settlement Sector
2025-05-14 14:30 - 15:45
Workplace stress and mental health challenges among Canadian settlement service providers have intensified, particularly in the aftermath of COVID-19, significantly impacting employee well-being. Despite the sector’s critical role in integrating immigrants and refugees amid unprecedented migration, limited research exists on these issues. To address this gap, the Canadian Mental Health Association (Toronto branch), in collaboration with Toronto South West Local Immigration, conducted an online survey of settlement sector employees.

Resetting Canada’s Immigration Policy and the Impact on Smaller Provinces
2025-05-15 08:30 - 15:00 | Scotiabank Theatre, Sobey Building, Saint Mary’s University, 903 Robie Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 3C2, Canada
This event will discuss changes in Canadian immigration policy that are expected to affect immigration in Atlantic provinces. You will hear from academicians, policymakers and the settlement sector.

The event is free but registration is required.
