Toronto / October 25, 2024
OCASI – Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants is extremely disappointed with the Government of Canada’s deep cuts to 2025 immigration targets, further cuts to follow in 2026 and a lower than expected target for 2027. The cuts are short-sighted, and a misguided and ineffective effort to respond to anti-immigrant public sentiment.
Toronto / October 25, 2024 - OCASI – Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants is extremely disappointed with the Government of Canada’s deep cuts to 2025 immigration targets, further cuts to follow in 2026 and a lower than expected target for 2027. The cuts are short-sighted, and a misguided and ineffective effort to respond to anti-immigrant public sentiment.
Toronto / October 2024 - It was the beeping sound of text messages coming through my phone that woke me up this morning. I quickly shook off sleep and reached for my phone wondering why my youngest, away at school, would be blowing up my phone this early in the morning. It wasn’t her.
Toronto / September 2024 – It’s Labour day and my thoughts turn to the role of unions, in our work of building inclusive and welcoming communities so that all im/migrants and refugees find a sense of home regardless of where they land in this vast country of ours.
This moment in time feels like back to the future. Not in the sense of Sankofa – looking back to take the lessons that will help to shape the future - but in a sense of historical erasure which will ensure that we repeat practices that are exclusionary, that are discriminatory and divisive.
We’re excited to bring you the latest updates on the Canadian Network for Equity and Racial Justice (CNERJ) project, with the launch video, new team members, and upcoming community consultations!