WelcomeHomeTO is a group of professionals from various disciplines with the shared goal of supporting the best settlement experience for new Canadians.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined February 2013
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Want to help new Afghan Canadians settle into their new communities? Here's you you can contact to help: afghanresettlement.ca/en/par… #cdnpoli #WelcomeHome
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Happy International Women's Day!!
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In honour of International Women's day, we're honouring some of the incredible women who have shared their stories with us - including the amazing @diana_alandete! welcomehome.to/project/diana… #StoriesOfSettlement #NewToCanada #cdnpoli
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Some amazing speakers, and one of my favourite people @ranooshy! Can't wait to hear from @Multi_Languages @AbrarMch and @jas_hawamdeh and learning about Ravina! #LAD22 @LAD_Canada #cdnpoli
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Today I announced new measures that will help reduce wait times, improve client experience, and help modernize our immigration system.
These measures build on the work we've already done to reduce wait times, including hiring 500 new processing staff and digitizing applications.
"KITCHENER— After helping hundreds of Syrian refugees settle here, Christian Snyder knows there is a real need for an easy-to-use platform that helps newcomers into their Canadian life." therecord.com/news/waterloo-… Agreed! @ranooshy @bayankhatib
"We also need to put in some serious effort to improve the user experience of Canada's immigration system." - @SeanFraserMP Agree! What are the steps being taken to realize that? @cdnpoli #immigrationmatters
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Better inter-governmental co-ordination would improve refugee response systems, particularly in countries where Canada is diplomatically present. policyoptions.irpp.org/magaz… #cdnpoli #immgrantsmatter @WelcomeHomeTO @ranooshy
New job opportunity! @youthfulcities is looking for 5 part-time Outreach Assistants to help develop a new data and technology tool that will support refugee settlement in secondary cities. To learn more visit forms.gle/vpn5SnPypi8Nevep6 #cdnpoli @CivicTechTO @SeanFraserMP
"Imagine there was one place that had it all..." youtube.com/watch?v=fNfNyIjG… @COSTI_org #settlement #ImmigrationMatters @ranooshy
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"Agencies say finding rentals has been a major problem as many communities struggle with an affordable housing crisis." ctvnews.ca/canada/afghan-ref… Less of a problem when refugees move to towns with more housing/less overwhelmed service providers... #cdnpoli @bayankhatib
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You asked me “what can be done?” About improving the settlement experiences of Afghan refugees, @tonyasurman - we were working on this today at @csiTO Spadina. @bayankhatib @youthfulcities @JumpstartCDN #cdnpoli #holisticsolutions @WelcomeHomeTO #cdnpoli
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Immigrants made up 21.9% of Canada’s population in 2016 (Census 2016), + 23.8% of the labour force (Census 2016)
International students contributed about $21.5 billion to the Canadian economy in 2018 (Global Affairs Canada, 2018)
canada.ca/en/immigration-ref… #cdnpoli @WelcomeHomeTO
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Some lawyers see #Chinook — and #immigration dept’s transition to #AI — as a potential threat to quality decision making, and its arrival as harbinger of more troubling AI technology that could transform how immigration decisions are made in this country
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Are you an #immigrant woman in #Canada, working or looking for work in the #GTA? If so, we would love to hear from you about your workforce experience. Share your experiences & perspectives to help us inform employers on shaping more inclusive practices: bit.ly/SurveyofImmigrantWome…
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Debunking the "Canadian Experience" Requirement with @ranooshy and Sandy Perlman.
You need to be open and accepting when exposed to job opportunities. You need to network! Get to know people, make friends.
#scalewithoutborders #SWBsummit2021
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@LizzieBuckner @OISEUofT is conducting a research study on the experiences of international undergraduate students @UofT. The research team is looking to interview Chinese, Korean & Indian international students! 1/3 more info ycar.apps01.yorku.ca/rais/
Today's the day! Join us for the @NewStudentsCA hosted eventbrite.ca/e/the-role-of-… The Role of Higher Education in Responding to the Global Refugee Crisis Summit, starting at 9am - join right here: eventbrite.ca/e/the-role-of-… #cdnpoli
Discussing this with many of our partners... "How can we address refugee resettlement and integration through internationalization strategies?" Nov 19th via @NewStudentsCA - join us! eventbrite.ca/e/the-role-of-… @ccrweb @DerakhshanQ @kittylshephard @JumpstartCDN #cdnpoli
