Toronto / March 2026
I watched the faces of the sector leaders who sit on my Board as they received news of their Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) settlement funding allocation for the coming fiscal year. Although a virtual meeting, I watched the air and energy get sucked out of the space. This immediately following a meeting with IRCC National Headquarters (NHQ) and Ontario Region. The pain has begun for our sector here in Ontario.
Toronto / February 17, 2026
This report was commissioned by United Way Greater Toronto in partnership with OCASI and the City of Toronto.
"When The Ground Shifts: The Impact of Funding Cuts on the Immigrant and Refugee Serving Sector" documents the impacts of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) 2024 funding changes on agencies in Peel, Toronto and York Region.
Toronto / February 2026
"We who believe in freedom cannot rest
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes
We who believe in freedom cannot rest
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes
Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons, is as important as the killing of white men, white mothers’ sons
We who believe in freedom cannot rest
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes"
You’re Invited to our 48th Hybrid Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Crowne Plaza Toronto - North York (formerly Pan Pacific Toronto)
900 York Mills Road
Toronto, Ontario
Over the next few months, we'll be sharing more information about meeting times and how to register.
Toronto / January 2026
We are in a season of uncertainty in the world. For those of us steeped in migration policies - from refugee and asylum policies, to the treatment of migrant workers, to settlement and ‘integration’ supports for immigrants - there is an emerging tension between the conflicting feelings of inertia and a sense of urgency.
