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E2 - Workshop - Panel Presentation / Atelier - Présentation d’un pane Yonge, Conference Center, street level

Promoting Access to Services and Supports for Temporary Foreign Workers in Ontario

- The Neighbourhood Organization’s Worker Support Services (WSS) Program provides support to temporary foreign workers (TFWs) in collaboration with agencies across Ontario by:
• Helping TFW access accurate information & services including health, legal, & social services in their communities.
• Increasing education & empowering TFW to exercise their rights while in Canada.
• Supporting increased social, civic engagement & participation of TFW in their communities. This session will present findings from an external evaluation of the WSS program, conducted
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by the Association for Canadian Studies and Metropolis Institute, to determine its effectiveness & the extent to which it empowers migrant workers.
● Jennifer Rajasekar , Manager of Newcomer Support Services, TNO
● Paul Holley , Research Director, Association for Canadian Studies & Metropolis Institute