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Credential Evaluations for Licensing or Certification
http://www.wes.org/ca/evaluations/certification.asp
World Education Services credential evaluation. Links to services.Programs and Services for Immigrants: Association of Canadian Community Colleges
http://www.accc.ca/english/services/i-services/lef.htm
Assessment and Foreign Credential Recognition
Education and Training Programs
Advisory and Counseling ServicesAlberta–Saskatchewan International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
http://www.advancededucation.gov.ab.ca/iqas/iqas.asp
Provides an advisory educational assessment service which compares educational qualifications from other countries to provincial educational standards. Clients include: individuals, employers, Canadian educational institutions, professional licensing bodies, organizations and other provinces.Service des évaluations comparatives (SEC) Quebec
http://www.canalliance.org/PDFs/Brochure.pdf
Alliance members offer fair, credible and standardized assessment of foreign credentials to help make informed decisions regarding applications for employment, education and professional membership. They provide accurate and comprehensive information on the comparability of foreign qualifications with Canadian education systems.From Consideration to Integration
http://www.ccpe.ca/e/files/ConsiderationOutline_eng.doc
Representatives of the engineering profession’s regulatory bodies met in Halifax in October of 2002. At that meeting, they unanimously agreed that the engineering profession should work together to facilitate the integration of international engineering graduates into the profession, ensuring they obtain their P.Eng. more quickly and efficiently, without compromise to admission standards or public safety. This led to the announcement of an innovative project - From Consideration to Integration - which is a partnership between CCPE and Human Resources Development Canada… Includes occupational psychology; engineering codes and standards; employability assessment.Engineering International - Education Assessment Program
http://www.ccpe.ca/e/imm_education_1.cfm
Assesses the educational qualifications of individuals who were educated and trained outside of Canada, by comparing their education to a Canadian engineering education. The EIEAP is the only assessment service in Canada specializing exclusively in the assessment of engineering education credentials. It does not evaluate work experience.Manitoba Renews Program to Recognize Foreign-Trained Engineers
http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/press/top/2006/03/2006-03-17-04.html
New funding support of $360,000 for an initiative to help internationally-educated engineers meet Canadian accreditation standards was announced today... The 12-month Internationally Educated Engineers Qualification program is delivered at the University of Manitoba’s faculty of engineering with the support of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists. The program features an academic component and a paid, work-experience placement with an employer in the participant’s engineering discipline. Successful completion of the program means the participant’s combined engineering education is recognized as equivalent to Canadian education standards. The one-year program is designed to shorten the typical three-year period a foreign-educated engineer would take to meet Canadian standards... "These individuals are helping the province meet labour market demands and are contributing to Manitoba’s growing economy." Since the program started in 2003, 15 internationally-educated engineers have successfully completed the program requirements resulting in 14 becoming employed in the engineering field and one entering into graduated studies. Another 13 participants are expected to graduate in 2006.ePortfolio for Skilled Immigrants and Employers: LIfIA Project - Phase One Final Report
http://www.lifia.ca/en/Report-ePforSkilledImmigrants-LIfIA.pdf.pdf
An ePortfolio is an electronic portfolio of acquired learning – knowledge, skills and abilities acquired through formal, non-formal, informal, accidental and incidental learning. It differs from a conventional CV in that it sets out acquired competencies and provides digital evidence of those competencies. The ePortfolio is formally defined as “a collection of authentic and diverse evidence, drawn from a larger archive representing what a person or organization has learned over time on which the person or organization has reflected, and designed for presentation to one or more audiences for a particular rhetorical purpose” (National Learning Infrastructure Initiative, 2003). So the term ePortfolio is shorthand for two items – the digital archive and the presentation drawn from it.The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC)
http://www.cicic.ca/en/index.aspx
Studying in Canada, Working in Canada, Studying Abroad, Foreign Credentials Recognition, Education in Canada, Education AbroadForeign Credential Recognition
http://www.sdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/program/osi.shtml
The Program will improve the integration of internationally trained workers into the work force by working with key stakeholders to implement projects that will facilitate the assessment and recognition of qualifications acquired outside of Canada. Government of Canada, Human Resources Partnerships Directorate. HRSDC is the federal department responsible for the Government of Canada’s FCR Program.Canadian Labour Force Development Board
http://www.onestep.on.ca/resource/files2/Reaching%20our%20full%20potential.pdf
Reaching our full potential: prior learning assessment and recognition for foreign-trained Canadians.Skills Credentialing Tool
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/education/symposium/workplace
2005/presentations/c/C1-SCT2-User's%20Guide.pdf
Tool to assessing skills, attitudes and behaviours for workplace success.
Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC)
http://www.triec.ca/index.htm
Multi-stakeholder council that is working to improve access to employment for immigrants in the Toronto region (City of Toronto and the Regions of Peel, York and Halton), so they are better able to use the skills, education and experience they bring with them to Canada. Career Bridge, Mentoring Partnerships, hireimmigrants.caHuman resource planning - Career Edge
http://www.ppforum.ca/ow/PolicyImps_final_EN.pdf
Once a candidate has been selected, he or she is placed in an appropriate internship. These internships are four to 12 months in length and interns earn a minimum stipend of $20,000 per year. Career Edge remains under the Enhanced Language Training Initiative, and through cost-sharing partnership with provinces, territories, municipalities, community organizations, employers and education institutions, Citizenship and Immigration is dedicating $20 million per year toward work-specific language training.
Human resource planningCareer Bridge Program
http://www.careerbridge.ca
Innovative internship program designed to address the dilemma of “no Canadian experience, no job; no job, no Canadian experience” that prevents many skilled immigrants from contributing to Canada’s economy. Focuses on professionals with at least three years of international professional experience who have been in Canada for no more than three years. Since November 2003, this program has provided foreign-trained professionals who have Canadian work experience with support from 150 Toronto-based CEOs, and Ontario’s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Fourteen of the first 26 interns to graduate have been hired by their host organizations; eight more have found professional employment elsewhere.Bridging Programs and Inititatives
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/bridge.html
List of Bridging Projects, Ontario
Career Bridge
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/careerBridge.html
OPTIONS: Choosing the Optimal Route to Success – (Engineering/ Applied Science Technologies)
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/options_fact.html
Bridging for Internationally Trained Teachers
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/teacherbridge_fact.html
Bridges To Employment (Precision Machining & Tooling)
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/bridge_to_emp.html
Creating Access To Regulated Employment (Care) For Nurses Project
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/care.html
Access And Options For Foreign-Trained Health Care Professionals
(Medical Radiation & Medical Laboratory Science Technologies, Respiratory Therapy)
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/bridge_fact.html
Health Informatics And Financial Services Bridging Project: George Brown Computer Programmer Diploma
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/informatics_fact.html
International Midwives Pre-Registration Program (Access To Midwifery Pre-Registration Program)
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/midwifery_fact.html
Preparation For Registration For Foreign-Trained Medical Laboratory Technologists
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/MLT_fact.html
Preparation For Apprenticeship, Trades & Technology (Patt) (Construction And Manufacturing Trades)
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/PATT_fact.html
International Pharmacy Graduate (IPG Program)
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/pharmacy_fact.html
Alternative Teacher Accreditation Program For Teachers With International Experience
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/teacher_fact.html
Three Choices: New Options For Foreign-Trained Nurses Seeking Employment In Ontario
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/threechoices_fact.html
Vitesse Biotechnology Bridging Program For Foreign-Trained Professionals
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/vitesse_fact.htmlVitesse: Bridging Program for Internationally Trained Scientists and Engineers
http://www.vitesse.ca/programs/vbp.asp
Initiative aimed at transitioning ITPs into Ontario’s high-tech and science based industries. Target sectors for the program include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, microelectronics, IT, photonics and telecommunications. The program begins with candidates undergoing rigorous evaluation and training in Canadian workplace practices and technical communications. Successful candidates, selected by companies for a work-term, may proceed to hands-on or in-depth academic studies, depending on their re-skilling needs and company requirements.
Eligibility Criteria: Have a university degree in science or engineering (degree must be obtained outside of Canada and accredited in Ontario); Be a permanent resident or Canadian citizen; Demonstrate proficiency in the English language (test scores required); Have at least two years of professional experience.Welcome to immigrantandrefugees.ca
http://www.immigrantsandrefugees.ca/
This site aims to bring together research of interest to practitioners, policymakers, and academics working in the area of immigrant and refugee settlement in Canada. Our aim is to enhance immigrant and refugee settlement and 'integration' - to use government lingo - so that immigrants' skills and potential are not wasted upon arrival in Canada. The projects and reports featured here represent collaborations between university researchers and representatives of the refuges and immigrant-serving community in British Columbia. We aim to include more broadly Canadian content as we grow.Possibilities Online Employment Resource Centre
http://www.poss.ca
A project of Community Information Toronto, with the support of Human Resources Development Canada. Possibilities is Toronto's first virtual ERC, and it is a free resource for all Toronto job seekers.Attracting New Immigrants to Prince Edward Island
http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:T3a_L62rFD4J:www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/leg_02-24-05_1.pdf+ARAISA+Atlantic+Regional&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=28&client=firefox-a
Committee discussion of the Legislative AssemblyRetention and Integration of Immigrants in Newfoundland and Labrador – Are We Ready?
http://www.hrle.gov.nl.ca/hrle/immigration/pdf/ImmigrationStudyFinal.pdf
What works in regionalization strategies? A number of studies have identified the actions that provinces and communities outside the major centres need to take to attract and retain more immigrants. This section documents the approaches in other provinces and what they have learned.The Internationally Trained Workers Project — Ottawa
http://www.unitedwayottawa.ca/downloads/itw_report05.pdf
Community-based strategy: Our goal is to better integrate internationally trained workers into the Ottawa economy, to meet Ottawa’s unique market needs and capacities… all stakeholders must be engaged in this strategy, as no one body or group alone can dismantle the barriers… Governments, education and training institutions, licensing and accreditation bodies, employers, unions, the voluntary sector, immigrant settlement agencies, and the larger immigrant community — all have a role to play. 2005Vibrant Communities: Tamarack - An Institute for Community Engagement
http://www.vibrantcommunities.ca
Community-driven effort to reduce poverty in Canada by creating partnerships that make use of our most valuable assets – people, organizations, businesses and governments. It’s a unique approach to poverty reduction that allows communities to learn from — and help — each other. Vibrant Communities links up to 15 communities from British Columbia to Newfoundland in a collective effort to test the most effective ways to reduce poverty at the grassroots level.Human Capital Initiative - Part of the Building the New West Project
http://www.cwf.ca/abcalcwf/doc.nsf/doc/10FE1D65383C225987256E060008284C
Immigration related articles in the Newsletters:
Tailor immigration to provincial needs; Western Canadian immigration needs are unique; Target immigration policy to provincial-specific needs;
Immigration presents opportunities for western Canadian economy; Canadian training systems don't measure up to international standardsCommunity-Based Poverty Reduction
http://www.caledoninst.org/Publications/PDF/1-895796-98-9.pdf
Community approaches to poverty reduction are not service-based interventions that regard individuals as ‘clients’ who need assistance. Instead, these approaches have a direct or ultimate economic purpose. They focus upon the active pursuit of market-based strategies, often geographic and sector-specific, that exploit market niches for beneficiaries... Community approaches address social problems that governments and the voluntary sector usually address – but typically incorporate methods employed by the private sector.Skilled Worker Quebec Program
http://www.newsolutionscanada.com/quebec/
Professionals interested in immigrating to Quebec must be aware that they will need to have at least $10,000 for visa processing, travel expenses and living expenses during their first months in Quebec.Looking for Work in British Columbia
http://www.lookingahead.bc.ca/immigrant/
Are you a skilled immigrant who is, or will be, looking for work in British Columbia? This website was created to help you prepare to seek work in BC before you leave your country, and after you have landed.Immigrant Services Society of BC
http://www.issbc.org/services/default.htm
Employment Services: ISS provides a full range of employment services that assist immigrant jobseekers with a wide variety of needs and enhance their ability to build a meaningful and successful work life in Canada. These services are provided in multiple languages and at various locations in Greater Vancouver.
Foreign Credential ServicesMOSAIC, BC
http://www.mosaicbc.com/programs.asp
Employer Information; Employment Assistance Services; Skilled Immigrants Initiatives; Skills TrainingProgressive Intercultural Community Services Society Vancouver
http://www2.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/DBs/RedBook/orgPgs/1/1347.html
Employment Assistance Services; Settlement Information and Support ServicesSUCCESS
http://www.success.bc.ca/eng
Settlement Programs for New Immigrants;
Publications: 7th edition of Becoming a Citizen now available in English-Korean, English-Punjabi and English-Chinese. This newest edition of Becoming a Citizen, costs only $15 for pick up at any of our SUCCESS locations (prior arrangement may be necessary), and $17 for the book to be mailed. It includes all questions about the history, geography, and government of Canada that are in A Look at Canada.Highlights of Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/about/b211105.htm
“Under the terms of the agreement, the Government of Canada will invest an additional $920 million over the next five years in Ontario. This is the first comprehensive immigration agreement between Ontario and Canada, and it is intended to help more newcomers reach their full potential in Ontario by increasing the funding for services to help them settle, integrate and access language training… By formalizing how the two levels of government will work together in the area of immigration, the agreement signals a shared desire to optimize the economic benefits of immigration and ensure that immigration policies and programs respond to Ontario’s social, economic development and labour market priorities.” 2005Submission—Canadian Advanced Technology Association (CATAAlliance)
http://www.innovation.gc.ca/gol/innovation/site.nsf/en/in02261.html
The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance is the trade association which represents the Canadian high tech industry. CATAAlliance recommends that the government monitor carefully the flow of skilled immigrants into Canada, revising its points threshold as required, and refrain from establishing any residency requirements for immigrants; the government focus its regulatory reform drive on a select group of high priority issues… Canada's current regulatory environment is less a structure, something which has been planned, than an arrangement or cobweb, something which has grown spontaneously and haphazardly. It is complex, expensive in both delivery and compliance, and in many ways ineffective. It stands in the way of innovation of all varieties. Canada needs a regulatory structure which is effective, efficient and meets global standards. It can only be achieved if the government works with industry and the community to identify priority problems, and then move quickly to address them. Attempting to review every regulatory framework at once will lead only to confusion, excessive demands and failure.Human Resources Partnership Program
http://www.cthrb.ca/About_CTHRB/
The Human Resources Partnership program of Human Resources and Skills Development (HRSD) funds CTHRB as the Sector Council representing technology stakeholders. Its mission will be considered a success when Canadian organizations competing globally have access to a unique competitive advantage -- the best technology workforce in the world.Canadian Initiatives In Supporting Self-Employment
http://www.disabilitystudies.ca/caninitindex.html
Information on Canadian models of entrepreneurship for a number of target populations, including those with disabilities. The report concludes with recommendations for a long-term strategy. Even as the report is going to print, the federal government has built entrepreneurship into some of their funding criteria and are initiating a round table discussion which will focus on a long-term national strategy that would include people with disabilities, governments and the business sector.Pan Canadian Community Futures Group
http://www.communityfutures.ca/home/index-eng.html
Network of 268 Community Economic Development offices across Canada to strengthen and diversify local economies. For more information, click on the province of your choice.Programs to Create Opportunities for Young People
http://www.parl.gc.ca/36/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/063_1998-02-19/han063_1845-e.htm
Through the government wide youth employment strategy we are creating nearly 280,000 work experiences for youth over three years. This year alone the strategy will create over 93,000 work experiences for young Canadians… A 1997 survey of Youth Internship Canada and Youth Service Canada programs shows that 85% of Youth Service Canada participants and 88% of Youth Internship Canada participants are either employed or in school 6 to 12 months after completing the program… The student summer job action 1998 with a total budget of $120 million will create over 60,000 summer jobs and help 350,000 students across the country in their search for summer employment. These are but a few of the initiatives we have undertaken to help young Canadians find work. A 15.8% youth unemployment rate is still much too high… helping our youth find employment was a national priority… to put in motion an action plan on youth employment. The plan will recognize that governments, the private sector and communities have roles to play to help young Canadians get and keep a job.Canada's Immigration Policy - Settlement and Integration
http://dsp-psd.communication.gc.ca/Collection-R/LoPBdP/BP/bp190-e.htm
Language Training; Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program – ISAP; Resettlement Assistance Program – RAP; The Host Program; Immigrant Loans Program; Issues - Geographic Location, Who Should Deliver Services? Recognition of Foreign Credentials and ExperienceReview of Career and Employment Programs and Services for Immigrants in Calgary
http://www.hre.gov.ab.ca/documents/RRM/RRM-CG_immigrants_calgary.pdf
Alberta Human Resources and Employment (AHRE) initiated this Review of Career and Employment Services for Immigrants in Calgary to assist them in meeting the needs of job-seeking immigrants and employers’ staffing needs.
TechRepublic
http://techrepublic.com
Provides content, context and community to IT strategists, network administrators and other enterprise computing professionals so they can be more successful.Skills International
skillsInternational.ca
Committed to full and relevant employment for all of Canada's immigrants. This web-enabled, searchable database of candidate profiles is dedicated exclusively to profiling the skills of immigrant job seekers in Ontario. The first of its kind in Canada, this tool unites pre-screened, internationally trained individuals with employers who need their skills. It is cost effective, efficient and easy to use.Association of Professional Computer Consultants
www.apcconline.com
Committed to promoting the interest of independent computer consultants, supporting their success, developing a forum for interaction and exchange among members, and continually expanding membership services to meet consultants’ needs.Vibrant Communities
http://www.vibrantcommunities.ca
Effective funding practices in order to grow the impact of poverty reduction work in local communities across Canada. Yes In My Backyard Initiative - a platform for neighbourhood groups to share strategies and ideas with policy makers, other groups and the public about issues that face the community.Hiringsmart.
http://www.hiringsmart.ca/jobfit_assessments.html
The Step One Survey - Canadian Edition™ is a scientifically designed assessment tool that evaluates job applicants for integrity, reliability, and work ethic. The SOSC II™ empowers you with a structured system to objectively obtain better information, identify the best candidates, and conduct better interviews.
Co-operative Development Initiative
http://www.ccednet-rcdec.ca/en/pages/coopdev.asp
Are you a recent immigrant or refugee in Canada with co-operative or community development experience?
Workopolis - New Canadian Advisor
http://transobj.workopolis.com/content/resource/newcanadians/index.html
This section is intended to help people who want to be independent class immigrants. These are skilled workers, who are chosen for their ability to fit into Canadian society. Learn about the selection process and about how to fit into the Canadian labour market.
The Mentoring Partnership
http://www.thementoringpartnership.com/newsletter/mentoring_matters_July06.htm
An initiative of TRIEC. Through the program, mentors give 24 hours of their time over a four-month period to help their mentee navigate the job search process by sharing their knowledge, experience and professional networks. Meanwhile, mentors develop coaching and leadership skills, become more aware of the issues new immigrants face and help to support a new immigrant as they contribute to the Canadian economy and society. The program is offered to new immigrants in the City of Toronto, Peel Region, York Region and Halton Region.
Colleges Integrating Immigrants to Employment (CIITE)
http://www.collegeconnect.on.ca/ciite/attachment/3784143328_ciite_phase_i_final_report.pdf
The results from a recent longitudinal survey of immigrants to Canada found that 67% planned to further their education or retrain despite arriving in Canada with high levels of education and international credentials. This provides impetus for organizations to develop and deliver appropriate training and services for this cohort. Colleges are well situated to provide programs and services to help internationally trained immigrants expedite their pathways to employment. Colleges are leaders in delivering employment-focused programs and services and can build on their experience and expertise in serving a diverse student population. Although the college system does not collect specific data on internationally trained immigrants, conservative estimates for 2003 indicate that approximately 15,000 immigrants applied to colleges and 6,400 were registered as new students.Programs and Services for Immigrants
http://www.accc.ca/english/services/i-services/bt_programs.htm
Assessment and Foreign Credential Recognition; Education and Training Programs: LINC, ELSA and Francisation, English and French as a Second Language, Occupation-specific ESL; Bridging and Transition Programs: Applied Degree Programs, University Transfer Programs; Advisory and Counseling Services. The bridging and transition programs currently offered by colleges and institutes across the country focus on the following professions: nursing and health care workers, engineering and the trades. Colleges and institutes in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec are delivering these programs with special funding from provincial governments.Distance Education Opportunities at Canadian Universities
http://www.distanceedcanada.ca/index.cfm
Let Canadian universities help you reach your educational goals. Choose the time, place, and means best suited to you. This searchable database of distance education courses and programs at various Canadian universities is a joint project of the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE) and the Ontario Council for University Lifelong Learning (OCULL).New Beginnings Online
http://www.misa.ns.ca/WhatsNew/NewBeginningsOnline.htm
A Distance Education Program to Facilitate the Labor Market Integration of Newcomers in Small Centers and Rural Communities in Nova Scotia. MISA, in collaboration with the Office of Learning Technologies, the Nova Scotia Community College, the Nova Scotia Department of Education and the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration has embarked on a two year project designed to assist newcomers integrate into the Nova Scotia labor market.Calgary Immigrant Educational Society
http://www.immigrant-education.ca/
Provides education, multimedia information, job bank, and referral service to newcomers and economically disadvantaged Calgarians in an effort to help them find their rightful places in Canadian Society.Immigrant Education
http://educ.queensu.ca/~profimmi/
These resources have been prepared to provide prospective educators an informational, conceptual, and research-based foundation for addressing the multidimensional and diverse challenges confronting the immigrant student population as they negotiate the learning standards of the school system. These supplementary resources identify areas of inquiry that should serve as the axis for a dialogue dedicated to reaching an understanding about the most meaningful instructional strategies, and program designs capable of optimizing the learning experiences of this student population. This process will involve examining the strengths of these students, profiling their educational characteristics, and identifying resources to enhance their academic success.Career Planning & Labour Market Information
http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/labourmarketinfo/careers.htm
The BC Ministry of Advanced Education is committed to developing career information resources that help the province’s youth and adults make successful school and work transitions. Access to useful career information resources is also critical for education professionals, planners and analysts in developing education, training and employability programs. It is also important for career professionals providing career information and counselling services. Occupational Information, Career Publications, Career Information for Immigrants, Classification and Coding Systems.Advanced Education and Employment
http://www.aee.gov.sk.ca/
Provides leadership and support for post-secondary education and training institutions and students, immigration, and Canada-Saskatchewan Career and Employment Services. The department’s work advances the province’s social and economic priorities by facilitating high-quality education and training programs, and connecting people with careers in our province. This is achieved with our sector partners in labour, business, community-based organizations, and at universities, technical institutes, regional colleges, private vocational schools, and at the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission.Education in Canada
http://www.cmec.ca/international/educationcanada.en.pdf
Overview of the Canadian education system. 2005Online and Distance Education in Canada
http://www.cicic.ca/en/page.aspx?sortcode=2.16.19
Provincial/Territorial, Regional, Canadian, International ResourcesWelcome to Hireimmigrants.ca
http://www.hireimmigrants.ca/home.htm
This site identifies the challenges and explores the opportunities for you to enhance your business through the talents of skilled immigrants. It shares practices of employers already down this path, and presents strategies to include skilled immigrants in Canadian offices, boardrooms, laboratories and work floors… Applauding innovation and rewarding excellence, the TRIEC Challenge is issuing an open invitation to employers to submit their case for being recognized as a "best employer" of immigrants.
LINC
Enhanced Language Training (ELT) Initiative
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomer/welcome/wel-22e.html
Assessment centres in provinces.
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/cs/comm/hrsd/news/2005/050425ba.shtml
Component of the Internationally Trained Workers Initiative. In 2003–2004, the Government of Canada announced funding for ELT. It provides higher levels of language training, including job-specific language training, to help immigrants and refugees find and keep work commensurate with their experience and skills.TESL:
National Network for LINC/ELSA/MIIP-ESL Providers
http://www.tesl.ca/eslnewcomer/info.html
In this era of decentralization, communications across provincial borders have become increasingly challenging. With BC and Manitoba now administering funds for language training provincially, there is sometimes a feeling of isolation from initiatives in other parts of the country. There is a diversity of immigrant language programming across the country, and LINC/ELSA/MIIP-ESL providers will benefit from increased communication and sharing… Currently, plans are underway to bring in NN Provincial Representatives/members of the Advisory Committee from across the country as well as six learners recruited from LINC programs in the Greater Toronto Area to participate in a two-hour workshop and a one-day, face-to-face meeting at the TESL Ontario 2004 Conference.
Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks
http://www.language.ca/display_page.asp?page_id=1
Centre of expertise in support of the national standards in English and French for describing, measuring and recognizing second language proficiency of adult immigrants and prospective immigrants for living and working in Canada… The Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks provides a service for organizations looking for experts on the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB)…Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB) Updates
http://www.teslns.ca/newsletter/Newsletter05.pdf.
Canadian English Language Benchmarks Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN)
Canadian Language Benchmarks Literacy Placement Tool (CLBLPT)
Canadian Language Benchmarks Placement Tests (CLBPT)
Canadian Language Benchmarks Self-Assessment Tool
English Language Assessment for the Workplace (ELAW)
HRSDC Essential Skills (ES) and CLBs – A Comparative Framework: CCLB is developing a comparative framework that will bridge the two national skills standards.Teachers of English as a Second Language of Ontario
http://www.teslontario.org/new/publ/ResearchSymposium/
TESLResearchSymposium05.pdf
On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Research Symposium, we are pleased to bring to you this special refereed issue of Contact featuring papers focusing on the three themes selected for the annual TESL Conference: The Canadian Language Benchmarks: A Critical Evaluation; Teacher Knowledge - Teacher Practice; Vocabulary and TechnologyNew Brunswick Enhanced Language Training
http://www.nb-mc.ca/English/home.html
"NBELT" (New Brunswick Enhanced Language Training) is designed to be a bridging program which will expedite the process for immigrants to fill areas of labour market shortages. This will be done through labour-market-specific English-as-a-second-language or French-as-a-second language training and workplace training. This program of higher-level English and French as a second language training and on-the-job training experience will greatly benefit newcomers who wish to settle in New Brunswick and begin contributing as quickly as possible to the local labour market and their community’s growth.
Professional Education and Training Project for ISAP Funded Settlement Workers
http://atwork.settlement.org/PET
The Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) has announced individual and in-house group training opportunities in 2006-2007 for Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program (ISAP) funded settlement workers under the OCASI Professional Education and Training project. Integration-Net News, 2006.Bridging the Gap to Achieve Equity in Health - Newcomer Health Task Force Policy Platform
http://www.misa.ns.ca/images/PDF%27s/TFPolicyPlatform.pdf
Guidelines for service providers and stakeholders to ensure newcomer access to culturally competent and linguistically appropriate services.Health care professionals training:
A Cultural Competence Guide for Primary Health Care Professionals in Nova Scotia
http://www.cbdha.nshealth.ca/bulletinboard/files5016/
Cultural%20Competence%20Guide%20for%20Primary%20
Health%20Care%20Professi.1.pdf
General Information, Cultural Competence; Tools for Primary Health Care Providers; Tools for Management and Administrative Staff in Primary Health Care Settings; Tools for Front-Line Staff in Primary Health Care Settings; Additional ResourcesEducational resources – Multiculturalism, immigration
http://www.cln.org/subjects/mc.html
Community Learning NetworkMulticulturalism & Diversity
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/socialplanning/initiatives/multicult/current.htm
Multiculturalism/Diversity/Participation/Access Consultation
Developing Multicultural Family Support and Family Counseling Services ProjectJustice/Ethnocultural-groups
http://www.nizkor.org/ftp.cgi/orgs/canadian/canada/justice/ethnocultural-groups/ecg-013-02
The Department of Culture, Heritage and Citizenship has developed a Code for a Respectful Workplace and conducted staff workshops on workplace issues. This department also has seminars that address issues of racial discrimination.Cultural competency training
http://www.mans.ns.ca/competency.html
Participants will be able to acquire and apply new skills, which produce better outcomes in cross-cultural situations; enhance employee productivity; develop effective multicultural teams; improve service delivery; recruit and train a diverse workforce; reinforce an organizational culture that values diversity; complete support from multicultural communities.United Nations Association in Canada (UNA-Canada)
http://www.unac.org
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