Voices on the Newcomer Landscape
In this episode, we explore the Canadian employment landscape with Carolyn Benslimane, Vice President of Client Services for the Sterling division of the Ian Martin Group, and Raj Dam, a strategic partnership professional with experience in Technology and the Not for Profit industry -- in terms of immigration and labour market stability, the barriers newcomers face, and how they can make their candidacies as attractive as possible.
info_outline Serving LGBTQ+ NewcomersVoices on the Newcomer Landscape
In our fourth episode, we talk to the program lead and a long-tenured CCS employee with an interest in connecting clients from diverse cultural backgrounds to LGBTQ+ services. The discussion focuses on our work supporting newcomer LGBTQ+ clients, the broader challenges newcomer LGBTQ+ community members face in acclimating to a new country, and the impact of COVID-19 on the community.
info_outline CCS Innovation RoundtableVoices on the Newcomer Landscape
Delivering settlement services through a global pandemic has been a challenge for many organizations, and CCS is no exception. In this episode, our Executive Director, Agnes Thomas, convenes a roundtable of CCS staff representing the various CCS brands, functions and communities we serve, to discuss how CCS continues to deliver programming, and innovate in the way we deliver our services, through these unprecedented times.
info_outline Care-MongeringVoices on the Newcomer Landscape
In this episode, we talk to Valentina Harper, co-founder of Caremongering (and an immigrant herself), a community group founded in Toronto on Facebook in mid-March in response to COVID-19 to share resources at a grassroots level. Listen to hear more about the group, how it came to be, and where it's going in the future.
info_outline Dr. Agnes ThomasVoices on the Newcomer Landscape
Dr. Agnes Thomas is executive director of CCS. Agnes has an extensive background in community development. Her passion for advocating for the rights of marginalized groups led her to complete her Ph.D. in Adult Education and Community Development. She also has an extensive body of research and published work and is a frequent lecturer and presenter.
info_outline Voices on the Newcomer LandscapeVoices on the Newcomer Landscape
We want to give voice to the people we’ve interacted with in the course of the work we do -- newcomers, immigrants and refugees intent on making a new home in Canada and moving their lives forward. Their stories of resilience in the face of displacement and adversity shine a light on bravery and courage.
info_outlineCCS undertook an important step in the agency’s evolution with the launch of a program in 2020 designed to support the LGBTQ+ community. The idea was to establish CCS as a safe and affirming place for LGBTQ+ newcomers to call ‘home’ and develop a sense of belonging.
In our fourth episode, we talk to the program lead and a long-tenured CCS employee with an interest in connecting clients from diverse cultural backgrounds to LGBTQ+ services.
The discussion focuses on our work supporting newcomer LGBTQ+ clients, the broader challenges newcomer LGBTQ+ community members face in acclimating to a new country, and the impact of COVID-19 on the community.