In the Field Newsletter Volume 32
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OCASI latest articles
Message from the Executive Director - February 2015
“It should be without contest that a priority list in the 21st century Canada should be based on a candidacy framed by talent and merit, rather than fluency in English or French.” This is a quote from a letter sent to Federal ministers Kenney and Alexander by the National Congress of Italian Canadians in response to growing concerns by many immigrant (particularly non- English or French speaking ) communities that our new immigration policies and priorities are discriminatory.
IWD 2015 SPEAK OUT!
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SPEAK UP! SPEAK OUT!
International Women's Day
Feminist voices for change
Justice for Indigenous + racialized + migrant women workers
COSTI /WES Launch Joint Online Application
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COSTI Languages Bureau and World Education Services (WES) have launched a new partnership to make international credential evaluation and translation more easily accessible. Now, newcomers to Canada as well as those overseas can apply through a single online application to have their international academic credentials translated and evaluated, thus saving time and money.
Self-Directed E-learning training on Sexual Violence
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OCASI invites participants to its self-directed E-learning training on “Understanding and Responding to Sexual Violence in Immigrant & Refugee Communities”.
Debbie Douglas on ‘Express Entry’
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OCASI Executive Director Debbie Douglas appeared as a guest panelist on TVO's ‘The Agenda' hosted by Steve Paikin, on January 15, 2015. The show explored changes resulting from the introduction of the new Express Entry immigration system earlier this year, and what they mean for Canada and Ontario.