Latest news happening in the settlement sector of Ontario.
Here we post new publications (studies, reports), government notices and more.
The government of Canada has launched CanCode, a new program that, over the next two years, will give 500,000 students from kindergarten to grade 12 the opportunity to learn the in-demand skills that will prepare them for future jobs.
In this recorded webinar, experts discuss lessons learned from the Syrian Refugees Jobs Agenda Roundtable after its first year: getting started, who was at the table, practical strategies for refugee employment and how to strengthen private sector engagement in the global refugee crisis.
The report provides a broad overview of criminal victimization and offending among Canadian women, as well as information on the increase of women in justice-related occupations.
Recorded on June 15, 2017, this webinar is for low-income people living in all areas of Ontario, people who work with them at various community-based groups and agencies, and interested anti-poverty advocates.
In this 3:40-minute video, data from the 2016 Global Trends: Forced Displacement report show that 2016 was the third successive record-breaking year for the number of persons forced to flee their homes around the world. 1 person is displaced every 3 seconds globally. That is 65.6 million people.
Today, the Minister of Status of Women, announced It’s Time: Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence.
You can now connect via live chat on the www.211Toronto.ca website.
Prime Minister of Canada has announced that Canada will host the next Women Deliver Conference, which will be held from June 3 to 6, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Prime Minister has announced that the government will introduce legislation to make it possible to erase the convictions for Canadians who were found guilty under historical, unjust laws for sexual activity with a same sex partner.
The government of Ontario is partnering with the Canadian Men's Health Foundation (CMHF), providing funding to encourage men to make small changes in their lives that can make a big difference to their health.