LibGuides: Social Service Worker: Immigrants and Refugees

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Province Building and the Federalization of Immigration in Canada

Immigration, Racial and Ethnic Studies in 150 Years of Canada: Retrospects and Prospects

The Criminalization of Migration: Context and Consequences

The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy and Society

Living Beyond the Borders: Essays on Global Immigrants and Refugees

Blaming Immigrants: Nationalism and the Economics of Global Movement

Twenty-First-Century Immigration to North America: Newcomers in Turbulent Times

The Social Organization of South Asian Immigrant Women's Mothering Work

Immigration Streaming Videos

The Canadian Dream A poetic exploration of Canada through the eyes of immigrants, as early impressions of their new home evolve into everyday experience.
Under attack: The Quebec mosque shooting and anger in America over Trump's immigration ban The Fifth Estate searches for answers in Canada and the U.S. Mark Kelley is in Quebec City, to tell the story on the mosque shooting that has shocked a nation.
One Year On: Canada’s Syrian Refugee Program A year after settling in Canada, thousands of Syrian refugees are facing a new challenge as their government sponsorship is about to end. It hasn’t been easy for every immigrant, and some are struggling. T
Once an Immigrant What is Canadian identity? And how do the children of immigrants relate to the country they were born in, often thousands of miles from the place their parents and ancestors would call home? Peter Keleghan is a renowned actor and uber-patriotic first generation Canadian.
Syrian Refugees: Resettling the Farwans In late 2015 to 2016, Canada opened its doors to more than 31,000 Syrian refugees fleeing their war-torn homeland. Many newcomers left everything behind to get their family to safety. The Farwans are one such family who resettled in Lethbridge, Alberta.
1 Day. 24 Hours. 34 Million Lives. On any ordinary day in Canada, extraordinary things happen. Canadians have remarkable stories to tell. And for the past 75 years, the CBC has enabled us to share those stories with each other.
A Day in the Life of Canada All of the images you will see in this wonderful documentary were recorded on September 6, 2002. You will meet Canadians from all walks of life, in every province and territory. One day, 50 cameras and six time zones. The sights and sounds of the people, the landscape and the country.
The Science of Racism This video explores the ways in which our brain compartmentalizes, classifies and subconsciously discriminates in order to make sense of the world around us.
RDS vs. A Story of Race and Justice This film tells the personal story of Rodney Darren Smalls (RDS) and his journey to shake the stereotypes that followed him as a black teenage drug dealer, and channel his entrepreneurship into community benefit.
Becoming Canadian Episodes Every year, hundreds of thousands take the Oath of Citizenship and officially become Canadian citizens. It’s the emotional culmination of a long and often rocky journey, fuelled by the hope and promise of what it means to be Canadian. This series captures that milestone moment as new citizens share the unique path they’ve taken to become Canadian.
Canadian Race Relations Foundation The federal government created a Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF), to "foster racial harmony and cross-cultural understanding and help to eliminate racism." The purpose of the CRRF is to facilitate throughout Canada the development, sharing and application of knowledge and expertise in order to contribute to the elimination of racism and all forms of racial discrimination in Canadian society.
Immigration (Curio) Hear the diverse stories of the many who have come to Canada in search of a new home and what being Canadian means to them.

Policy, Research, and Advocacy Centres

Canadian Council for Refugees Canadian Council for Refugees is a national non-profit organization committed to the rights and protection of refugees and other vulnerable migrants in Canada.
CERIS - Centre for Excellence in Research on Immigration and Settlement CERIS is an Ontario network of researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working in the field of migration and settlement.
Migration Policy Institute (MPI) An independent organization focused on the analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at local, national, and international levels.

Government Organizations

Canada - Immigration and Citizenship Portal to federal immigration applications, policy and help material.
Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Provides services to help newcomers settle in Ontario.
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada This organization is an independent tribunal that hears and decides cases relating to immigration.

Services for Newcomers

CIC - Search for Newcomer Services Search for services and limit by postal code or city.
Ontario.ca - Services for Newcomers and Refugees Sortable table of services including health, translation, employment and settlement.
Settlement.org Funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, this site provides help material on settling in Ontario.
City of Toronto - Newcomers Portal Links to Toronto services for newcomers.

Statistics

Canadian Data Sources

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window (LexisNexis) A large multi-tiered database of thousands of sources including newspapers, journals, wire services, newsletters, company reports and SEC filings, case law, government documents, transcripts of broadcasts, and selected reference works.
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Statistics Canada Data Tables (formerly CANSIM) This link opens in a new window (Statistics Canada) Statistics Canada's key site for statistics.
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Census 2016 - Immigration and ethnocultural diversity Tables, infographics and analyses related to immigration in Canada.
Ethnic diversity and immigration - Stats Canada StatCan reports on Education, Labor Force, Health and more.
Facts and figures ..., immigration overview This compendium of statistical information on Canada’s immigration program provides information on admissions to Canada that is useful to both government and private sector analysts. It provides data on annual immigration (including a historical section dating from 1860); permanent residents; and temporary residents. Statistical tables are supplemented by charts and graphs.
Annual report to Parliament on immigration Presents an overview of the current context of Canada’s immigration program, a review of some of the key challenges facing the Department and the initiatives it has developed in response.
The monitor "... on-line newsletter posted quarterly by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. It features timely statistics on citizenship and immigration trends."--Citizenship and Immigration Canada website.

International Data Sources

United Nations High Commission on Refugees - Statistical Yearbook International analysis of refugees.
International Migration Database produced by OECD Customizable tabular data of number of migrants from each country.
The Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (US) Analysis of US immigration and refugee claims.
United Nations Population Division - Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs Tables of international migrant stock by age, gender, origin and destination.