In the Field

A New Direction for Thorncliffe Park

Recently the Ontario Common Front hit the provincial scene in a big way with the launch of a report called Falling Behind.  The report focuses on Ontario's growing inequality, which has dominated the media and put a spotlight on the harsh impact of cuts to jobs and services.

The report was produced by a coalition of over 90 not-for-profit organizations, unions and community groups across the province and detail how Ontario has fallen behind all other provinces in terms of income inequality, rising poverty and inadequate funding for services.

The Gateway - York Region's first conference for internationally educated professionals (IEPs), is being held on October 23, 2012.  The conference provides an opportunity for IEPs, newcomer entrepreneurs, employers, professional associations and government representatives to make new contacts, exchange ideas and learn from each other.

Who Should Attend

The Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) 2013 CANNEXUS Conference brings together career practitioners from across Canada to Ottawa January 28 – 30, 2013.

Three days of learning and sharing in the nation's capital is a must for those in career services provision who want to enhance their professional development, improve organizational productivity, and client service effectiveness.  

CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses, a non-profit organization, provides immigrant nurses with the one-on-one support, language and communication skills and exam preparation to be successful in the nursing profession. CARE Centre recognizes the value of nurses with diverse education and experience and is committed to advocating for their full contribution to Ontario's healthcare system.

OCASI's online self-directed courses, offered through Learn At Work are free and open to anyone. You can enroll yourself in any course listed as "self-directed".  Self-directed course means that you will read the content and complete the activities at your own pace.

Currently, there are self-directed courses in the following:

OCASI has and continues to develop different webinars that address immigrant-serving sector capacity building priorities and also serve as valuable professional development tools. These webinars are organized by OCASI's OSI Team, facilitated by leading experts, and designed to provide participants with an opportunity to learn, share, and discuss priorities identified through the OrgWise online self-assessment.

The Metcalf Foundation is currently accepting letters of interest to the Metcalf Foundation’s Inclusive Local Economies Opportunities Fund, an open call for original ideas and compelling approaches that lead to meaningful economic inclusion for low-income people and communities in Toronto.

After 16 years at Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Secretariat for the Metropolis Project is announcing that it has moved to new premises at Carleton University in Ottawa. This move coincides with the end of the funding of the Metropolis Centres of Excellence in Canada and the completion of this phase of the Canadian Metropolis Project.

More than a year after its expected completion date, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday, May 22, 2012, to celebrate the official opening of the YWCA of Greater Toronto's Elm Centre.