Event

What are the current pathways to Canadian citizenship for Toronto's residents? Are these changing? What are the barriers and what supports can we put in place?

Date: Thursday, March 27, 2014
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

(Registration starts at 9:00 a.m.)
Location: Toronto City Hall, Council Chambers 100 Queen Street West

How can the City of Toronto better connect newcomers to City services? What is working and what are some barriers?

Open Dialogue Event - Thursday, January 16, 2014

Time: 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(Registration starts at 1:00 p.m.)

Location: The 519 Church Street Community Centre, 2nd Floor Auditorium

What are the next steps in facilitating civic participation of newcomers? What are the barriers and how do we address them?

Open Dialogue Event - Thursday, January 16, 2014

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
(Registration starts at 9:00 a.m.)

Location: The 519 Church Street Community Centre, 2nd Floor Auditorium

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Remember, depending on demand, everyone that applies may not receive a virtual "seat" directly,
but we will be working to ensure everyone will have access to a viewing location.

A Community Dialogue on Reparations and Reconciliation
November 12, 2013, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Osgoode Professional Development
1 Dundas Street West, Suite 2602, Toronto, Ontario

OCASI offers self-directed and facilitated online courses on a range of topics designed to build on your existing knowledge. Last month two concurrent (6-week) facilitated sessions on Serving Youth in Newcomer Communities (SYNC) were held. The sessions were very successful, close to 30 participants completed the training. There were also two concurrent (8-week) facilitated sessions on Understanding and Responding to Woman Abuse (URWA), 20 participants completed the training late last year.

With increased popularity of the #CdnImm hashtag on Twitter, a community has coalesced online to share and discuss timely and relevant topics and information about Canadian immigration. The #CdnImm event series helps to promote connections, encourage further sharing of information, and expand the community of collaborators in order to enhance our understanding of the sector and improve services.  The next event in the series takes place on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. 

Workplaces are challenged to comply with equity legislation, respond to changing demographics and build inclusive, effective organizations. It can no longer be about ticking the checkboxes, rather it is about making people count and building excellent inclusion practices, policies and workplace cultures.

Hundreds of thousands of Toronto residents pay local taxes and use city services, but have no say in who represents them, because they are not yet Canadian citizens.   Recently, the City of Toronto's Community Development and Recrea