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Resources for International Students in Canada
International students in Canada face a range of questions and challenges such as financial stability, food security, mental health, medical concerns, access to basic services, legal status, and social inclusion and well-being. CIRCLE hosted a webinar—Indian International Students in Canada: Migration Trajectories, Educational Experience and Economic Outcomes—in Fall 2020.
Several community-based organizations are working to highlight these issues and to support international students. Here we present a selection of articles, reports, websites and videos that offer insights from such work and provide resources. These have been made available by community-based organizations working with South Asian and immigrant communities in southwestern Ontario. We hope to update this page as we gather more such information.
Articles
- Career GPS | Desi News
- Accents and name changes and "Hide your PhD" | Desi News
- Do you have the skills for the job you want | Desi News
- Shared experiences empower immigrant writers | Desi News
- Here’s what international students say about their experience in Canada | Toronto Star
- Canada identifies international students as ‘ideal immigrants’ but supports are lacking
- Sold a Lie | The Fifth Estate
- International Students and their Vulnerability to COVID-19 while Living in Canada | The Conversation | Anil Varughese & Saul Schwartz
- The Shadowy Business of International Education | The Walrus
- In India and Canada’s international student recruiting machine, opportunity turns into grief and exploitation | The Globe and Mail
- 'No parents should have to bury their child’: How a Canadian funeral home owner is trying to stop suicides among international students | Toronto Star
- How skilled newcomers can stave off major career sacrifices when job-seeking | The Conversation
- Virtual Exchange: What are students signing up for? | The Conversation
- International Students: Canada's Advantage | DESI News
University of Guelph Resources
Indus Community Services and Punjabi Community Health Services (PCHS)
Indus and PCHS have recently released a report that analyzes the lived experiences of international students in the Peel Region of Ontario.
Soch Mental Health
Soch's Pardesi Project uses short films to address mental health challenges of South Asian international students.
Learn more about Soch's Pardesi Project
The Sikh Channel created the Apni Soch video series to challenge perceptions and stigma around mental health. In each episode, a health professional or community member talks about a mental health theme.
Guelph Wellington Local Immigration Partnership
Guelph Wellington Local Immigration Partnership has prepared two reports about international students in Guelph and Wellington who are seeking permanent residence:
- International students who seek permanent residence
- International Students' Experiences Accessing Supports in the Guelph-Wellington Community
Laadliyan
Laadliyan's Udaari program supports female South Asian international students in the Greater Toronto Area with their settlement and academic journey by connecting them with support and resources related to sexual and mental health, settlement and immigration, legal education, food security and professional development.
Learn more about Laadliyan's Udaari program and watch short informative videos
Laadliyan's International Student Emergency Fund helps female South Asian international students in the Peel Region by providing groceries, hygiene products, clothing, transportation, rent relief, medical and legal support and more.
Learn more about Laadliyan's International Student Emergency Fund
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