Friday, July 26, 2024

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Canada Immigration 

The fine art of disclosure: When and how to talk about your disability

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Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:24:55 +0000

Disclosing personal information about your disability to an employer can be a nerve-wracking experience, especially when you don’t know your rights. When framed in a positive and informed way it can be turned into a positive and empowering experience.  

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Canada Immigration 

Ways to get mental health support and available resources

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Credit to Author: Nandini Tirumala| Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 20:33:58 +0000

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Knowing that you need help and learning where to get help is important for newcomers and immigrants.

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Canada Immigration 

Facilitating integration of newcomer youth

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Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:07:55 +0000

Canada has far to go in providing adequate support to newcomer youth to ensure their success in the country.

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Canada Immigration 

When is your stress level an urgent issue? Practical tips for students

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Credit to Author: Geneviève Beaupré and Susan Qadeer| Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:42:25 +0000

Services are provided at educational institutions to help students cope with problems that interfere with their academic work, to avoid disruptions to their school year, and to determine a student’s best options given their circumstances.

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Canada Immigration 

Engage in creative activities for your health and well-being

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Credit to Author: Nandini Tirumala| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 21:23:55 +0000

Have you experienced a feeling of joy and relaxation when you engage in the arts? Creative expressions not only give you temporary bouts of positive emotions but can also serve as an outlet to express emotions of anger, disappointment, shame and frustration.

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Conversations That Matter: Social media, good or bad?

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Credit to Author: Massey Padgham| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:00:05 +0000

Don’t you wish there was an app that lets you know which one of the people you know is an opinionated, bigoted, racist, misogynistic, conspiracy theory idiot? Oh wait, there is! In fact, there are many. Collectively, they are known as social media. “That is a big problem,” says Cody Buntain, an assistant professor at […]

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