Newcomer Day in Toronto

06.06.2024

Version française. Venue Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, Ontario Theme Toronto Newcomer Day In celebration of Newcomer Day in Toronto, the ICC hosted an Enhanced Citizenship Ceremony in Toronto at Nathan […]

Refugees and newcomers to Canada struggling to resettle amid COVID-19 restrictions

10.06.2020

On March 17, the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, any travel related to refugee resettlement would be suspended, including government-sponsored and privately-sponsored refugees to Canada. 

New IPSOS-ICC Study Reveals Newcomers Feel Welcomed and Treated Fairly yet Challenged by Housing and Finances

06.02.2024

Early findings from The Newcomer Perspective, a study conducted jointly by Ipsos and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC), show that newcomers have mixed feelings as they acclimatize to life in Canada. Preliminary results from the research, which will gather the views of 20,000 newcomers to Canada in 2024, demonstrate how critical it is for governments, businesses and all Canadians to understand all phases of the newcomer journey to Canada. That journey is indeed a very dynamic one, with significant shifts in perspectives and behaviours across different demographics and throughout the first ten years in Canada. As results also demonstrate, it is also a journey of mixed emotions.