Each week Get In The Know scours the web for news and events related to immigration and newcomer settlement and employment and shares its findings here!
The news and events focus on what’s happening in Surrey and surrounding communities but, when relevant, you will also find news and events at a provincial and national level. To stay current with newcomer issues, visit each week and subscribe to our weekly bulletin.
News
CRS score drops again in latest Express Entry draw
By CIC News |
The Government of Canada has issued 3,311 Invitations to Apply to Express Entry candidates through a program-specific draw held May 1. (more…)
Canadian demographics impact cultural shifts
By Winnipeg Free Press |
‘Here we go again” was the first thought while unsealing Darrell Bricker’s newest study from the envelope the Winnipeg Free Press had sent to my isolated home. Surely this new work — Next: Where to Live, What to Buy and Who Will Lead Canada’s Future — would suffer the same cruel invalidation that every other pre-pandemic prognostication must experience in these strange times. (more…)
New book explores the relationships between Indigenous people and new Canadians
By Saskatoon StarPhoenix |
A new collection of essays, Reconciliation in Practice: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, is exploring the intersection of immigration and reconciliation. (more…)
Canada refines definition of “essential travel” during coronavirus
By CIC News |
With travel restrictions still in place, Canada has clarified what types of trips are considered “essential” in order to gauge which travellers should be let into the country. (more…)
Canadian immigration department re-opens phone support
By CIC News |
Canada’s immigration department is once again open for questions by phone. (more…)
Enhanced Language Training Program is now online!
By Canadian Immigrant Magazine |
Enhanced Language Training helps internationally-trained newcomers improve their business English skills for the workplace and gain Canadian experience. (more…)
For my elderly immigrant parents, the pandemic has exposed the digital literacy gap
By Globe and Mail |
Vivian Song is a Toronto expat and journalist who has been living in Paris for the past 10 years. She has written for The New York Times, BBC, CNN, Vice and Huffington Post UK, among others. (more…)
Practising wellness during COVID-19: Canadian Immigrant 2020 Podcast Series, Episode 2
By Canadian Immigrant Magazine |
Episode 2 of the Canadian Immigrant 2020 Podcast series features Hazel Morley who writes the wellness column for Canadian Immigrant. Hazel speaks about the impact of COVID-19 on our lives. (more…)
