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Friday, February 05, 2010
Policy Roundtable Mobilizing Professions and Trades (PROMPT) - Archived Website
PROMPT worked to ensure equitable employment outcomes for immigrants with professional and trades backgrounds such that they can attain their full potential and be partner in national building.
U of T Internationally Trained Lawyers (ITL) Program Application Deadline Extended to February 15, 2010
This bridge training program for internationally trained lawyers, aimed at assisting this group with both the academic process of becoming accredited to practise law in Ontario and, once accredited, in the practical process of finding employment.
Canadian Race Relations Foundation - Directions Vol 5 No 2 - 2010
In this issue: The Illusion of Equality: Highly qualified immigrant women in Montreal, Immigrant Women Negotiating Canadian Work Cultures, Systemic Racism in Employment in Canada: Diagnosing Systemic Racism in Organizational Culture and more.
Canadian Race Relations Foundation e-bulletin - December 2009 - January 2010
Includes: Enhancing the Role of Municipalities against Racism, First Canada Lecture, Connecting Communities and more.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Peel Immigration Labour Market Survey
This study provides local data on the labour market in Peel, and more specifically, how immigrants are faring in finding employment. The short answer: not as well as Canadian-born job seekers.
Research Report on the Feasibility of an E-Mentoring Component for the Host Program Network of Ontario
This report studied the feasibility of incorporating an e-matching and e-mentoring component into the Host Program, particularly as a pre-departure strategy.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Office of the Fairness Commissioner - Regulator Audits
Periodically, the regulated professions' registration practices are audited. The first round of audits is a three-year cycle that began in fall 2008 and will conclude on March 31, 2010.
Office of the Fairness Commissioner Mandate Expanding to Cover Trades, in 2012
Starting in 2012, the office will oversee registration practices in the new Ontario College of Trades. At that time, the Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act will be renamed the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act.
Network of Agencies Against Forced Marriages (NAAFM)
The South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO) is coordinating a project focused on addressing the myriad social, political, and legal issues concerning the practice of forced or non-consensual marriages.
Call for Survey Participants: Volunteer Canada's Volunteering & Healthy Aging project
If you are a: Baby Boomer (born between 1946 and 1964) or an organization that involves volunteers, Volunteer Canada invites your input for a survey on Volunteering and Healthy Aging.
Call for Nominations: 2010 City of Toronto Access, Equity & Human Rights Awards
Do you know someone who has made a difference in Toronto?
Have their accomplishments recognized by nominating them for an award - Nomination Deadline: May 3, 2010.
Handle with Care: Strategies for Promoting the Mental Health of Young Children in Community-Based Child Care
The purpose of the project
was to explore ways that the mental health of young children can be promoted in community-based
child care centres. It includes a section on "Respecting Diversity."
311 Toronto Services Launched Online
With the launch of the new online self-service feature, Toronto residents now have the option of placing many service requests themselves through the City’s 311 website http://www.toronto.ca/311.
LGBTQ Racial Equity Online Toolkit for Grantmakers
This toolkit provides a range of grantmaking tools, commentaries and best practices to support grantmakers in implementing an LGBTQ racial equity lens into their grantmaking and internal operations. The kit is useful for any organization to review.
Acceptance Rate for International Students From India Increasing
According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), the number of foreign (international) students coming to Canadian colleges from India has doubled since April 2009.
