Ontario

Session 1: Supporting Young People with No or Precarious Status

This session aims to provide participants with a foundational understanding of the realities faced by youth with no or precarious immigration status in Canada. Participants will learn to identify common legal issues

Various approaches to support newcomer youth have shifted over the past two years in response to COVID-19, policy changes and global events. This workshop will look at some of the highlights and challenges as we explored the new landscape of working with diverse populations of

We would like to share with you the link to videos of the Keynotes, Plenaries and 3 of the 21 Concurrent Sessions we offered at the OCASI Professional Development Conference 2025, our best attended gathering yet, with over 540 participants.

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A Practical Guide to Police Oversight in Ontario

If you have concerns about the conduct of a police officer in Ontario, you have the right to file an official complaint. 

To support individuals and communities in understanding the police complaints process, the Asper Centre has

Elevate your leadership skills with help from the CharityVillage Leadership Skills Guide.

The guide covers fundamental leadership skills, including employee engagement, the art of delegation, constructive feedback, and succession planning. Each section is filled with helpful tips

OCASI is pleased to announce the upcoming self-directed online course on: Understanding and Challenging Anti-Black Racism.

• Date: February 4 - March 31, 2026
• Registration deadline: March 17, 2026

About this Course

This 4-module course aims to assist people working in the immigrant and

First voice is a term coined by advocates in the community to reflect the value of lived expertise. It signifies the primacy of knowledge gained by experience. It’s not a substitute for academic or professional skill; it’s another dynamic of intellectual competence that can

The SEND project, led by ACCES Employment with funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, hired Logical Outcomes to explore how organizations across sectors are currently using digital messaging tools (WhatsApp, SMS, Teams, electronic medical records, etc.) to

The 519 has launched a community-driven project called Sharing Truth. Building Power. Driving Change. It's aimed at addressing the unique racism, xenophobia, and queerphobia experienced by Black LGBTQ+ newcomers in Ontario.

Resources include:

• an Anti-Oppression Practice Toolkit for

Workers Action Centre's Primer: An organizers guide to wage theft explains:

• the high rate of wage theft in Ontario,
• its impact, and
• what workers can do.

Wage theft affects migrant, racialized, and low-wage workers the most. It can include unpaid hours, missing overtime, late wages