CERIS MONTHLY BULLETIN

 

November  2004

Issue No. 65

 

This publication comes out each month to keep you informed about upcoming events in and around CERIS and the Metropolis Project including seminars, conferences, public consultations, new research resources, and meetings of the Management Board, its working committees, and its Partnership Advisory Council.

 

CONTENTS

 

v     CERIS Meetings

v     News from CERIS, CERIS Researchers, and Partners

v     CERIS Seminars

v     Public Events, Conferences & Announcements

v     Call for Papers and Proposals

v     New Publications

v     CERIS Working Paper Series

v     New Documents in the CERIS Resource Centre

v     New Documents in the CERIS Virtual Library

v     Internet Resources

v     Summer Courses

 

 

****** CERIS MEETINGS ******

 

CERIS MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETINGS

 

FRIDAY  November 5, 2004               2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

           

At the main CERIS (Toronto) office, 246 Bloor St. West, 7th Floor, Room 702

 

 

**** NEWS FROM CERIS, CERIS RESEARCHERS, AND PARTNERS ****

 

CERIS OPEN HOUSE

Date: March 11, 2005    2:00 to 5:00

246 Bloor St. West, 3rd Floor

 

Join us for the CERIS Open House featuring a panel discussion and poster presentations by community-based organizations. Meet CERIS faculty, students and community partners, and find out how you can get more involved in CERIS. Details will be announced later.

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CERIS RESEARCH RETREAT

Federal and local partners, as well as academic researchers and community organizations, had an opportunity to share ideas on research priorities at the CERIS research retreat on October 15, 2004. Some presentations from the retreat are posted on the CERIS website.

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POLICY MATTERS NO.12

Ethnoracial Diversity and Planning Practices in the Greater Toronto Area: Final Report

By Beth Moore Milroy and Marcia Wallace

 

This report examines if, and how, ethnoracial diversity is acknowledged in planning practices in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). It looks at the activities of urban planners in 25 municipalities of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The study’s premise is that planners work in the public interest. Public interest cannot be taken for granted, and certainly not in the presence of ethnoracial diversity. Ethnoracial diversity brings to light some culturally specific assumptions embedded in the planning practice. The public interest entails striving for equity in plans. Planners must figure out what is equitable and in the public interest when it comes to ethnoracial diversity in municipal planning. The findings/discussions are grouped into four themes: information; public participation; planning outcomes; and policy. The report concludes with some recommendations.

 

The paper is available in PDF format on the “What’s New” section of our website, or click

http://ceris.metropolis.net/PolicyMatter/PolicyMatters_contents.htm.

 

To link to the original report CERIS Working Paper Series # 18

http://ceris.metropolis.net/Virtual%20Library/housing_neighbourhoods/WK18_Milroy_Wallace.pdf

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ATTENTION GRADUATE STUDENTS

Are you interested in getting in touch with other graduate students who are working on issues related to immigration and settlement? Join the CERISGRADS list! The CERIS office uses this list to send out notices which are of particular interest to graduate students. Graduate students are also welcome to post to the list anything which they wish to share with other students.  To subscribe to the list, send an e-mail message to listserv@listserv.utoronto.ca (upper or lower case is acceptable). In the BODY of the message type a command of the form:

subscribe cerisgrads-l firstname lastname

For example, if your name is Terry Lee, you would type:

subscribe cerisgrads-L terry lee

 

************ CERIS SEMINARS ***************

 

IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: IMMIGRANT ACCESS TO REGULATED PROFESSIONS IN TODAY'S ONTARIO

Date: Friday, November 5, 2004    12:00 – 2:00

 

Presenter:  Faviola Fernandez, Project Coordinator

      Policy Roundtable Mobilizing Professions and Trades (PROMPT)

 

This policy paper summarizes the findings of a nine month research study. While the paper does consider the concept of regulation broadly, the primary focus is on the registration component of the regulatory process (i.e. gaining access to regulated professions). As well as providing a historical context for occupational regulation in Ontario and a systemic analysis of the barriers faced by internationally educated professionals, the paper highlights the legal obligation of regulators to ensure systemic barriers do not exist and proposes principles, values and mechanisms to strengthen the accountability of the registration process. The paper outlines the urgency for making changes in how we regulate professions in Ontario. The study adds the perspective of internationally educated professionals to the growing discussion in Ontario about access to professions. The intent is to move towards a system of registration that equitably regulates professions in the interest of today’s public.

 

Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)

 

Please RSVP at  416-946-3110 or  wilhelmina.peter@utoronto.ca

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CANADIAN ECONOMIC 'EXPERIMENT' IN DIVERSITY AND ITS IMPACT ON INTERNATIONALLY TRAINED ENGINEERING GRADUATES

Date: Friday, November 12, 2004   12:00 – 2:00

 

Presenter: Dr. Gurmeet Bambrah, Project Coordinator, Engineering Access Project, Council for Access to the Profession of Engineering (CAPE)

 

The presentation will attempt to capture the dynamics of the interplay between developmental and economic perceptions, immigration policy, labour market requirements and the regulation of the engineering profession in Canada.

 

Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)

 

Please RSVP 416-946-3110 or wilhelmina.peter@utoronto.ca

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CULTURE BROKERING IN THE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SERVICES

Date: Thursday, November 18, 2004    12:00 – 2:00

 

Presenter: John Stone, Ph.D., Director,

Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE)

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

 

Moderator: Dr. Nazilla Khanlou, CERIS Health Domain Leader

 

High immigration rates in the U.S. and Canada have resulted in cultural differences between the recipients of health services and those who provide such services.  In the field of rehabilitation, culture influences attitudes towards disability and can affect communication between service providers and consumers.  This presentation will discuss why some persons with disabilities from immigrant groups may find it difficult to identify with many of the cultural values and practices they encounter in the health services. It will also present “culture brokering” as a problem solving model, a process of mediating between the culture of the immigrant and the culture of the host country, as well as the culture of the service system itself.

 

Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)

 

Please RSVP at 416-946-3110 or wilhelmina.peter@utoronto.ca

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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN TORONTO: CURRENT ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT

Date: Friday, November 26, 2004   12:00 – 2:00

 

Presenters: Tam Goossen, Miriam DiGiuseppe, and Sheri Regier, of the Community Social Planning Council of Toronto (CSPC-T)

 

The CSPC-T has been conducting a comprehensive review of the delivery of English as a Second Language programs in the city of Toronto, and this presentation provides both an overview of current programming, trends over the past decade, current issues in ESL programming and funding, and recommendations for improving the delivery of ESL instruction at all levels.  

 

Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)

 

Please RSVP at 416-946-3110 or wilhelmina.peter@utoronto.ca

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SEMINAR PRESENTATION POSTED ON THE WEB-SITE

Dr. Chiu Luk’s presentation at the October 14th seminar, Effective Use of Immigration Data, is posted on the Web-site.

http://ceris.metropolis.net/index_e.html.

 

***** PUBLIC EVENTS, CONFERENCES & ANNOUNCEMENTS*****

 

SHARIA TRIBUNALS  - IN ONTARIO?

Date: November 4, 2004   12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

 

Featuring Marion Boyd, Mihad Fahmy, Jasmin Zine and Shadi Mohtari

The panel will take place at the University of Toronto (Missisauga) in the Mathews Auditorium (Kaneff Centre).

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IN THE SHADOW OF GOLD MOUNTAIN   

A Film by Karen Cho

 

Date: Sunday, November 7, 2004, at 2:00 pm 

Location: LIB72 Theatre, Jorgenson Hall, Ryerson University, Toronto, 350 Victoria Street (near Gould Street)

 

This documentary uncovers stories from the last living survivors of the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act, which last from 1885 until 1947. These personal accounts of extraordinary Chinese Canadians who survived the era are stories of unwavering personal strength, of families torn apart and of a community's struggle for civil rights and redress.

 

The film's director, Karen Cho, will attend this premiere. She will join Pat Case, Chair of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, Winxie Tse, Chair of the CCNC Redress Committee and Avvy Go, Steering Committee member of NARCC at a panel discussion right after the film.

 

For more information about this film, please visit http://www.onf.ca/intheshadowofgoldmountain/

 

For more information about the Last Spike Campaign for REDRESS or the Canadians for REDRESS support group, please see - www.ccnc.ca/redress".

 

This Toronto premiere is organized by the Chinese Canadian National Council, the National Anti-Racism Council of Canada, and the National Film Board; and co-sponsored by Ryerson University’s  Department of Politics and Public Administration  and the CAW-Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy, and CERIS

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A WORKING CONFERENCE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE REGULARIZATION OF NON-STATUS IMMIGRANTS

 

Presented by the STATUS Campaign

Date: November 5-7, 2004 at Ryerson University, Toronto

 

For the last three years, members of the STATUS Campaign have been working together with other concerned grassroots groups and networks to build the groundwork for a national campaign to push for the regularization of non- status immigrants living in Canada.  In November, 2004 STATUS will assemble the various stakeholders, labour and faith leadership, immigration and refugee rights advocates, settlement service providers, as well as non-status immigrants themselves, in order to arrive at a consensus on a proposal for regularization, and a strategy for achieving it. At the end of the day, STATUS hopes to reach an agreement around a fair and equitable mechanism for regularization.

 

For details, please contact:

STATUS CAMPAIGN

c/o OCASI

110 Eglington Avenue West, 2nd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4R 1A3

Tel: (416) 322-4950x232

Fax: (416) 322-8084

E-Mail: tferguson@ocasi.org

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MIGRANT'S WOMEN'S QUEST FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE:

A CONFERENCE ON GENDER, RACE, HEALTH AND CITIZENSHIP.

Organized by the Centre for Feminist Research

Date: November 12 & 13, 2004

 

Location: Founder's College, York University, Toronto

 

All are welcome!

We encourage you to register in advance. For registration and programme information please go to: http://www.yorku.ca/cfr/events/events.htm

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NO DISTANCE BETWEEN US

A documentary by the Association of Progressive Muslims of Ontario

 

Date: 16 November, 2004    12:10 pm – 1:30 pm.

Location: AMNI Centre, 246 Bloor St. West, 1st Floor

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WORKSHOP BY STATISTICS CANADA

 

INTRODUCTION TO SURVEY SAMPLING

Date: November 17-19, 2004

A three-day workshop presenting the basic concepts and techniques of sample design

Participants will discover the practical considerations in designing a sample. The workshop is intended for those who plan, design or analyse a sample survey.

Cost: $750 or $699 for early registration 3 weeks prior (plus applicable sales taxes).

 

To register for the above workshops, please contact:

Advisory Services, Central Region, Statistics Canada,

25 St. Clair Avenue East, 10th Floor,

Toronto, Ontatio M4T 1M4

Phone: 1-800-263-1136    Fax: 1-877-287-4369

Email: Toronto.info@statcan.ca

 

Web site: http://www.statcan.ca?cgi-bin/workshop/wst.cgi?region=ontario

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INNOVATING RESEARCH, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES

Date: November 18, 2004   1:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Location: 252, Bloor St. West in the OISE Building

 

The forum is organized as part of a research project looking at issues related to the health status of ethno-racial groups in Toronto. Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre has obtained funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to lead the development of four research proposals around "Racialised Groups and Health Status".  Each proposal is focusing on one of these areas: discrimination, poverty, housing and healthcare access.

 

For more information, please contact Mary Roufail, Research Assistant, at 416-324-0927 ext.285.

Email: mroufail@accessalliancemchc.on.ca

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CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES: FALL CONSULTATION

A Light in the Window: Is Canada a Safe Haven – Past, Present, Future?

Date: 18 – 20 November, 2004 in Victoria, BC

 

CCR Consultations address issues of refugee protection, and immigrant and refugee settlement. Refugees without an organization that can pay their registration fee can register free of charge.

 

For registration details, please visit: www.web.ca/~ccr

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NEW CENTURY, NEW RISKS: CHALLENGES FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA

Date: 18 – 19 November, 2004 in Montreal

 

Social Development Canada is co-convening a conference on social development with the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. This conference will examine the new social risks facing Canadians and debate new directions in social policy. The conference will also examine new trends in governing social development and consider how complex social problems are addressed on the ground. Please visit the conference website for more information, available at: www.misc-iecm.mcgill.ca/social.  

 

 

***** CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS *****

 

MULTICULTURALISM ISSUES IN CANADA

A Strategic Joint Initiative of SSHRC and the Multiculturalism Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage

Deadline: November 30, 2004

 

The objectives of the three-year (2003-06) Multiculturalism Issues in Canada program are to:

• facilitate and promote innovative policy-relevant research on multiculturalism issues in contemporary Canadian society;

• generate, disseminate and transfer knowledge that informs the development of policies, programs and practices that will help to foster and promote an inclusive society;

• help Canadian postsecondary and research institutions develop expertise in issues relevant to cultural, ethnic, racial and religious diversity; and,

• promote public dialogue about, and understanding of, multiculturalism and diversity issues.

 

Projects that will be considered must address one of three priority areas and are to be completed within 12 months (max grants are 50K).  The three priority areas are:

  • governance and public institutions;

  • ethno-racial youth and intergenerational impact; and,

  • micro-data compiled by the Ethnic Diversity Survey (EDS).

 

For more information, please visit: http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/multiculturalism_e.asp

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STATUS OF WOMEN CANADA'S POLICY RESEARCH FUND 

The deadline for proposals is December 3, 2004

 

This is a call for proposals for research projects on the following two themes for Fall 2004: a) Violence and Control; b) Social Security Review: Ten Years Later. Researchers whose proposals are selected for funding will be offered a research contract (not a grant), which will be signed by the individual researcher(s) or their non-governmental organization.

For more information on the Policy Research Fund, visit the Web-site:

http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/funding/prf_e.html.

Should you require any additional information regarding the call for proposals, please E-mail

research@swc-cfc.gc.ca

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CITIZENSHIP AND TEACHER EDUCATION (IJCTE)

 

The first issue of this journal will be published in July 2005.  The IJCTE welcomes manuscripts focusing on issues of citizenship education, and particularly articles on issues such as social and moral considerations, community involvement and political literacy. 

Contact: Ian Davis at University of York at id5@york.ac.uk.

 

***** NEW PUBLICATIONS *****

 

Organized Migrant Smuggling and State Control: Conceptual and Policy Challenges

Journal of International Migration and Integration (JIMI)  Volume 5  No.3

Guest edited by Drs. Jeroen Doomernik and David J. Kyle

 

In the wake of the globalization process, the international mobility of persons has become faster and cheaper then ever before. To a large extent this mobility remains an orderly process. This we can conceive as a beneficial and direct consequence of globalization. It would appear, however, that the process also has a considerable capacity to uproot people in a number of other ways—an indirect consequence of globalization. Most states of (potential) resettlement have limited room for unsolicited immigrants and they tend to view their arrival with mixed, if not negative feelings. To “stem the flows” of such immigrants, receiving states increasingly guard their borders, impose visa restrictions for and devise a whole range of other measures. Such regulations are not as effective as hoped for. To a significant extent this is the result of the emergence of a new type of entrepreneur: the human smuggler who assists prospective migrants in crossing international borders. This issue explores the social complexities of understanding the recent rise in migrant smuggling and human trafficking.

 

To order a copy of this issue, please contact JIMI’s editorial office by e-mail at: jimi@ualberta.ca or by telephone at (780) 492-0635.  Visit JIMI on-line at: http://www.jimi.metropolis.net/.

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Berger, Roni. (2004). Immigrant women tell their stories. Binghampton, NY: Haworth Press. (263 pp). ISBN: 0-7890-1830-6.

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Boyer, Pierre, et al. (2004). From subjects to citizens: A hundred years of citizenship in Australia and Canada. University of Ottawa Press. (325 pp). ISBN: 0-776-630-237.

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Coward, Harold and Gordon S. Smith (2004). Religion and peacebuilding. SUNY Press. (352 pp). ISBN: 0-791-459-349.

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Farrow, Douglas. (Ed). (2004). Recognizing religion in a secular society: Essays in pluralism, religion and public policy. McGill-Queen’s UP. (224 pp). ISBN: 0-773-528-342.  

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Joly, Daniele (Ed). (2004). International migration in the new millennium: Global movement and settlement. Ashgate. (244 pp). ISBN: 0-754-609-472.

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Rex, John and Gurharpal Singh. (2004). Governance in multicultural societies. Ashgate. (249 pp). ISBN: 0-754-637-689.

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Canada: The Portuguese and Luso-Canadians

Portuguese Studies Review, Vol. 11, no 2. Winter-Spring 2003-2004

Special Theme Issue on the Portuguese in Canada

 

The issue includes articles on the cultural retention and ethnic identity of the Portuguese in Canada, gender in their nationalism and remittances, a literature review of academic underachievement in the community, and Portuguese immigrant women and domestic day cleaning.

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Alliances, Coalitions and Partnerships

By Joan Roberts

New Society Publishers   ISBN 0-86571-516-5

 

Public participation is now recognized as a crucial component in a variety of fields

including health, housing, community economic development, transportation and more.

Often this means the involvement of multiple stakeholders, including non-profits, which

must relate to both the community and to government, forming an organization of

organizations, or a group of groups that come together to collaborate. While stakeholders

are often pleased to participate, they often face the awkward problem of not really

knowing how to do so most effectively.

 

Book Launch on November 8, 2004   4:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Location: Danforth Baptist Church, 60 Bowden Avenue, Toronto.

For more information, call 416-523-0390 or visit www.joanroberts.com

 

********* CERIS WORKING PAPER SERIES *********

 

Submissions to the Working Paper series, based on research in the fields of immigration and settlement studies, from faculty, graduate students, and members of community organizations are most welcome.

 

The current editor for the series is Dr. Michael Doucet, Department of Geography, Ryerson University, Email: mdoucet@ryerson.ca   Phone: (416) 979-5000 ext. 6174   Fax: (416) 979-5362

 

Manuscripts, in both digital and hard copy form, should be sent to the editor in WordPerfect format, if possible. An abstract of 100 to 200 words and a list of key words must be provided with each manuscript. If accepted for publication, new Working Papers will be both printed and posted to the CERIS Virtual Library.  The copyright for each Working Paper remains with the author(s).

 

Copies of recently published CERIS Working Papers may be ordered through the CERIS Office at  $10.00 each plus postage.  Previously published Working Papers can be downloaded from the Virtual Library on our website: <http://ceris.metropolis.net/Virtual%20Library/VLFrame_E.html>

 

 

***** NEW DOCUMENTS IN THE CERIS RESOURCE CENTRE *****

 

For a list of new documents in the CERIS Resource Centre, please go to: http://ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/NewdocList/newdoc list.htm

 

*****NEW DOCUMENTS IN THE CERIS VIRTUAL LIBRARY******

 

Mandell, Nancy and Fiona Whittington-Walsh. 2004. Building Bridges Across Sectors: A Resource to Help Create Community and Academic Research Partnerships. CERIS Working Paper Series. # 33. 26pp.

 

Siddiqui, Haroon. 2004. South Asians. Lecture delivered for The Annual Asian Heritage Month Lecture presented in association with Innis College, University of Toronto, the Centre for South Asian Studies and the Hong Kong University Alumni Association of Ontario. May 18, 2004.

 

For a list of new documents in the CERIS Resource Centre, please go to:

 

http://ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/research_content/domainsite_e.html

 

********** INTERNET RESOURCES **********

 

Latin Americans in Canada Research Network LAC-RN (RELAC)

This is a network of people who share an interest in enhancing or contributing to Latin American communities in Canada. The website was established with support from CERIS, especially the Community Domain.

http://reel.utsc.utoronto.ca/relac/index.html

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Highlights Report 2004: Quality of Life in Canadian Municipalities

By Federation of Canadian Municipalities, 2004

This report is the third one in a series of reports that looks at issues on the quality of life. The 2004 report uses data from 20 municipalities (40% of total Canadian population) to study the current situation. The study finds that although, there have been rates of improvements in post-secondary education, employment growth, and home ownership; there are clear indicators of continuing income inequality, social exclusion and pressure on the environment.

To see the full version of this, please visit: http://www.fcm.ca/qol3/qol2004.pdf

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Youth Action Now – From Dreams to Reality

By Anne Makhoul, September 2004

  

Youth Action Now is a two-year project in Saskatchewan that is being funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage and two provincial multicultural associations. The aim of the project is to enable young people between the ages of 15 and 30 to explore the concept of multiculturalism with an eye to creating a prosperous and inclusive future.  Funds from the project will help youth to formulate a blueprint for policy action and will provide financial backing for youth-designed community projects. The publication is available through the following link: http://www.caledoninst.org 

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Your Opinion Matters! Women's Health Matters Survey

The Women’s Health Matters Database is currently conducting an online survey of user satisfaction and would like your participation. If you participate in the survey your name will be entered into a draw for a $50.00 Chapters/Indigo gift card! All survey responses are anonymous.

To participate go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=24427593751

The Women's Health Matters Resource Database is located at http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/resources/.

It is a searchable bilingual database of women's health resources.  It provides women with information about where to find women's health resources to support their health-care decision-making.

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RESOURCES FROM SETTLEMENT.ORG

 

**  New Multilingual Brochures On Employment Standards **

 

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has created 4 new brochures to raise awareness of employment standards law among vulnerable workers.  In addition to English and French, these brochures are available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Dari, Farsi, Greek, Gujarati, Italian, Korean, Filipino, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese. 

 

 * Your Rights at Work--general information about the Employment Standards Act, 2000

            http://www.settlement.org/sys/guides_detail.asp?faq_id=4000612

 

 * Protecting Employees--a guide to how employees are protected from reprisals

            http://www.settlement.org/sys/guides_detail.asp?faq_id=4000649

 

* Claim Your Rights--a step-by-step guide to filing a claim              

            http://www.settlement.org/sys/guides_detail.asp?faq_id=4000646

 

* Leaves of Absence--an introduction to pregnancy, parental, emergency and family medical

        leaves

            http://www.settlement.org/sys/guides_detail.asp?faq_id=4000650

 

** Canadian Newcomer Magazine - Education Issue **

The latest issue of Canadian Newcomer Magazine features articles about education and schooling for newcomers and their children.

http://www.settlement.org/site/cnmag/fall04/home.asp

 

** What are some career strategies for new immigrants? **

It is pretty clear that many new immigrants are having a long and difficult time getting occupationally established. This article is aimed at the steps an individual might take to improve chances of success.

http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000644

 

** What can I do if I do not get paid at work? **

 

If you do not get paid at work or have another work-related problem or inquiry, you can call the nearest Ministry of Labour Regional Office.  The Ministry has an updated guide about how to file a claim, which you can find

in this article.

 

**Featured Discussion: My Landing Experience - Detroit  to Windsor**

A helpful posting outlining the experience of landing for the first time in Canada as a new immigrant.

http://www.settlement.org/discuss/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2492

 

**Featured Region:  Kitchener-Waterloo and Area**

Find help in Kitchener-Waterloo and Area

http://www.settlement.org/sys/regions_detail.asp?doc_id=1002765

 

**Featured Region:   Hamilton and Area**

Find help in Hamilton and Area: Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook, Hamilton, Stoney Creek

http://www.settlement.org/sys/regions_detail.asp?doc_id=1003068

 

********** SUMMER COURSES **********

 

Summer Course on Refugee Issues

Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Toronto

June 11-19, 2005

 

Applications are now being accepted.  Internationally recognized and acclaimed, the Summer Course on Refugee Issues offers postgraduate training in refugee issues for practitioners inside and outside government who work on some aspect of refugee protection or assistance.  The course includes panel discussions, case studies, a simulation exercise, and lectures from experts in the field, both local and international. Topics covered in the course include, but are not limited to; root causes and consequences of forced displacement, ethics of forced migration, the UNHCR, cultural psychology of refugees, statelessness, internally displaced persons, public health responses, international trafficking, and refugees and human rights. A York University Centre for Refugee Studies Certificate is awarded upon successful completion of the course.

 

Enrolment to the course is limited, and early submission of applications is suggested.

 

For more information and to obtain an application, please visit http://www.yorku.ca/crs

 

Bruce Collet

Summer Course Director

Centre for Refugee Studies

York University

Suite 315, York Lanes

4700 Keele Street

Toronto, Ontario

Canada  M3J 1P3

Email: summer@yorku.ca

 

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The York CERIS office: Tel. 416-736-5223 Fax 416 736-5752   E-mail: ceris@yorku.ca

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