OII Resource Center

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The OII Resource Center brings together practical tools, community guides, research-informed materials, and learning resources that support newcomers, families, youth, service providers, and community partners.

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Research & Insights Community Partners, Researchers, Newcomers, Service Providers evidence-informed

Understanding Belonging in Community Integration

Belonging is a foundational part of successful community integration. While settlement work often focuses on housing, employment, language, and access to services, long-term integration also depends on whether people feel connected, valued, safe, and able to participate in community life. This resource explores belonging as a public health, settlement, and community development issue, drawing from Canadian research, settlement evidence, and practice-informed community experience.

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2SLBGTQ+ Newcomers, Indigenous Persons

Supporting Black LGBTQ Newcomers

The Anti-Oppressive Practice Toolkit from The 519 is a downloadable resource designed to help service providers, organizations, and frontline workers create more equitable, inclusive, and culturally responsive programs and policies for Black 2SLGBTQ+ newcomers and other equity-deserving clients. It was co-created with community members through consultations and workshops to address systemic barriers related to racism, […]

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Black African & Caribbean, Other Newcomers

Welcome to Canada: Newcomer Settlement Resources

The Welcome to Canada: Multilingual resources for newcomers resources from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada offers practical, easy-to-use information for people who are new to Canada or planning to arrive soon. It organizes settlement guidance into key life areas, with downloadable PDF guides available in multiple languages (including English, French, Arabic, Spanish, Dari, and Haitian […]

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