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Conferences, Presentations and Workshops
SettleSMART: Transforming Newcomer Supports with Digital Innovation
This presentation introduced the SettleSMART project and explored how digital innovation, including AI-supported communication tools, can enhance newcomer access to settlement information and transform service delivery within the settlement sector.
Tailored Attraction, Integration and Retention Strategies for Northern Ecosystem (TAIGA RISE)
This presentation introduced the TAIGA RISE project and its citizen science approach to understanding Northern communities, while sharing emerging updates and community-based insights related to newcomer attraction, integration, and retention in the North.
Local Voices, Lasting Impact: TAIGA RISE’s Citizen Science Approach to Northern Ecosystem.
This presentation introduced the TAIGA RISE project and its citizen science approach to understanding Northern communities, while sharing emerging updates and community-based insights related to newcomer attraction, integration, and retention in the North.
Emerging Digital Tools in Practice: Insights from Canadian Service Provider.
This presentation shared findings from the SettleSMART environmental scan, examining the adoption of advanced digital tools, including AI-supported technologies, by settlement service provider organizations across Canada.
Voices in the Art: Exploring the Intersecting Identities of Newcomer 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth using Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography
This presentation shared updates from the Voices in the Art (VIA) project, using arts-based engagement ethnography to explore the intersecting identities, belonging, and lived experiences of newcomer 2SLGBTQIA+ youth.
Lunch & Learn by K-Hub: Voices in the Art – exploring 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomer youth experiences through art
In June 2025, our Lunch & Learn featured "The Doors We Hold Open: Cooking, Brotherhood, and Becoming Better Men." This session spotlighted a pilot program where 12 young Muslim men used cooking as a tool to explore masculinity, mental health, and healthy relationships. Watch past sessions on The Newcomer Knowledge Hub – YouTube: @TheNewcomerKnowledgeHub
Bridging structural employment gaps for immigrant youth: A holistic approach to confront and overcome challenges
This workshop introduced the three-year Bridging to Digital Youth (BDY) program and discussed structural employment challenges faced by immigrant youth, including digital access, labour market barriers, and holistic approaches to workforce integration and support.
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Voices in the Art (VIA)
This workshop introduced the Voices in the Art (VIA) project, shared findings from a scoping review on newcomer 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, and discussed the project’s arts-based engagement ethnography approach to exploring identity, belonging, and gender-based violence.
Centre for Immigrant Research, our recent findings
This presentation highlighted recent research initiatives from the Centre for Immigrant Research, sharing findings from four community-based projects focused on newcomer integration, wellbeing, digital inclusion, and settlement experiences.
