Join Women’s Xchange on Friday, April 26^th from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. in the auditorium for the annual spring event. This year’s topic highlights digital technologies and their impact on women’s health. There will be a dynamic discussion with panelists Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe, Dr. Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy, Dr. Shivani Goyal and Jessica Ching. Carly Weeks, a Health Reporter at the Globe and Mail, will be moderating the conversation.  Graduate student presentations will follow the panel discussi

The Global Refugee Crisis: Lessons Learned from the Canada-Syria Experience

As social workers and as a community in general we are all impacted by the global refugee crisis. Rarely in history have so many people been displaced both by war, persecution, or economics.

Please join us in welcoming Naomi Alboim as our Distinguished Speaker who will be sharing her experience and expertise in working with refugees in the Canadian c

About IRSN

The Immigrant Researchers Support Network (IRSN) was initiated by Access Alliance to promote career success of internationally educated researchers (epidemiologists, statisticians, clinician scientists, qualitative researchers, evaluation experts, etc.) in Canada by providing a networking and peer support platform and offering professional development opportunities.

This IRSN meeting on April 1, 2019 features a keynote speaker, Mr. Shawn McCarty, Manager, Key Partnerships at Windmill

The Centre for Education & Training will be at the Toronto Jobs Career Fair at Roy Thompson Hall on March 27^th.

Come out and check out all the employers that will be hiring. Register early on the link attached and be sure to mention The Centre for Education & Training. Don’t miss your chance to meet hiring managers at the TorontoJobs.ca Career Fair on March 27th.

#ToJobsCareerFair #WeFindPeopleJobs

IEP Overview

The IEP Conference is a unique Canadian initiative for Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs) taking interactive learning, economic development, and stakeholder awareness to unprecedented levels. Every participant can engage in a myriad of career and personal development experiences guided and encouraged every step of the way by subject matter experts from licensing bodies, educational institutions, professional associations, skilled facilitators, employers and successful IEP

Reach Out Together is a Non-Profit Social Enterprise with a mission to help people maintain positive mental health.

Every month we reach out together with people looking to gain clarity, awareness, and learn mental health first aid techniques to live a good quality of life. Attendees of these seminars leave equipped with maintaining better engagement, morale, productivity and reduce absenteeism, grievances and injuries.

For Collaboration, Donations or Sponsorships, please contact Reach Out Toget

The Ryerson Diversity Institute is excited to be partnering with FedDev Ontario Small Business Services in hosting an entrepreneur-facing event on March 7, 2019 in downtown Toronto, "Business, Government Services & You". This free event is intended for diverse entrepreneurs --especially women, and will be a dynamic and engaging opportunity for learning and networking. 

On showcase at the event will be various resources available through government and elsewhere to help women start or grow a bus

Being socially connected to family, friends and our communities — having a sense of belonging — is important to our well-being. People who are connected are happier. They enjoy better health and use fewer health services. They are more resilient in the face of adversity, and they live longer.

Communities, where people feel connected, have less crime and stronger economic growth. Their children perform better in school. Their citizens are more involved: they are more likely to co-operate to benef

CAMH's Campbell Family Mental Health Research Symposium is an annual event featuring internationally renowned speakers presenting advances in mental illness and addictions research.

Speakers:

Dr. Joshua Gordon

National Institute of Mental Health, USA

Dr. Marzyeh Ghassemi

Verily/Google and The Vector Institute, Canada

Dr. Marcello Massimini

University of Milan, Italy

Dr. Hongkui Zeng 

Allen Institute for Brain Science, USA

Symposium chair​s:

Dr. Etienne Sibille

Campbell Family Mental Health Res

Event Details

Healthcare

Reference:National Collaborating Centres for Public Health

Webinar Title: Using Poison Centre Data as a Potential Surveillance Data Source

Summary: Poison centres receive and document calls from the public and professionals about exposure to a variety of substances. We identified over 1200 calls from BC residents related to exposure to cannabis received at the BC poison centre over the period between the years of 2013-2016. Calls about cannabis have increased since 2013, especially for children

The Immigrant Researchers Support Network (IRSN) was initiated by Access Alliance to promote career success of internationally educated researchers (epidemiologists, statisticians, clinician scientists, qualitative researchers, evaluation experts, etc.) in Canada by providing a networking and peer support platform and offering professional development opportunities. The initiative is funded by a Ontario Trillium Foundation grant.

This IRSN meeting on November 1, 2018 features a keynote speaker,

On behalf of Fight for $15 and Fairness Campaing: www.15andfairness.org/ 

Join us today at 5:00pm for an Emergency Rally at the Ministry of Labour at 400 University Ave. 

By now you’ve heard the news: the Doug Ford government introduced legislation that would take back so much of what we’ve won together. If passed, the legislation will freeze the minimum wage at $14 for the next two years; eliminate two paid sick days for all workers; cancel fair scheduling rules; and end equal pay for equal wor

The 8th Social Justice Week at Ryerson University is happening next week, from Monday, October 22 until Friday, October 26. This year, the theme is The Power We Have, which will highlight the inspiring, and often under-appreciated efforts of grassroots organizations and community members currently involved in social justice activism.

This year’s program celebrates the power we have, on campus and beyond, to collectively transform ourselves and society.

You can find the full program here: https:/

Please see below link for a panel discussion focused on understanding refugees organized by the Global Migration and Health Initiative at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. The discussion will be held on October 4, 2018 from 5:00 -7:00 pm at 155 College Street, Room HS610.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/who-are-refugees-tickets-50573841722?ref=estw ;

At a time when the number of migrants and displaced persons around the world is dramatically rising and the debate in Can

Integrating Our Voices: Centering Stories of Migration -- a conference organized by the Newcomer Students Association of Ryerson (NSAR).

When: October 1-2, 2018

Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Where: Tecumseh Auditorium, 55 Gould Street, Ryerson University

See below link for detail

 http://www.mynsar.ca/conference-2018.html