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Cash Cows And Scapegoats: The Plight Of International Students

Type: 
Executive Director's Message
Cash Cows And Scapegoats: The Plight Of International Students

Toronto / May 2024 - “We will have to be nuanced in our response.” I wrote to my Board of Directors, as a follow up to their discussion on the almost daily announcements of changes to the International Students Program from the federal Minister of Immigration. But after hitting send, I wondered how do you nuance the lives of individuals that are being impacted by these changes?

OCASI Calls On Speaker To Lift Ban On Keffiyehs

Type: 
Position Papers & Backgrounders

OCASI CALLS ON THE SPEAKER OF THE ONTARIO LEGISLATURE TO LIFT HIS BAN ON KEFFIYEHS IN THE CHAMBER

Toronto / May 6, 2024 - OCASI stands in solidarity with civil society organizations and leaders of all political parties in the Ontario Legislature including the Premier of Ontario by calling on the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to reverse his decision to ban wearing Keffiyehs inside the Parliament’s Chamber.

OCASI welcomes Bill 173 passing 2nd reading in the Ontario Legislature

Policy: 
Legislation & Public Policies
Type: 
Position Papers & Backgrounders

Toronto / April 19, 2024 - OCASI – Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants welcomes Bill 173: Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act, 2024 passing 2nd reading in the Ontario Legislature, and its’ referral to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy. This brings us closer to having intimate partner violence declared an epidemic in Ontario.

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