IIS Workshop Skills Cultural Sensitivity Training

This workshop will Explore the Canadian Immigrant Identity

by looking at what it means to be a Canadian or an immigrant.
Participants will learn how experiences are different for various immigrants, and
learn about the realities facing newcomers as they adjust to life in Canada.
Participants will learn how to help clients to address the realities of immigration.

How Canadian do you feel?
What does it mean to be Canadian?
What does it mean to be an immigrant?

Different Experiences of Immigration Based on Status
Entitlements
Denial of services to non-status people – Why? To what effect?

Immigration statistics, Canadian diversity
Why Immigrate?

Immigrant Recruitment Video
What are people’s expectations of Canada?
Where do ideas about Canada come from?
Voluntary vs. involuntary migration
Why do people choose Canada?

Realities
Problems/Barriers Experienced by Newcomers
Addressing Canadian inequity
Racism, language barriers, meaningful employment and housing, isolation, networking, marginalization, heterosexism, intersectionality
Case studies/scenarios
Video clips

How to Prepare Clients
Brainstorm/Best Practices
What do you do to help clients address realities of immigration?
What can you do to help clients address realities of immigration?
Scenarios/case studies/role play