AMSSA and its member agencies and stakeholders organize public community events, workshops for newcomers to Canada as well as professional development training, workshops, seminars and conferences for (re)settlement, language training diversity and inclusion sector employees. Community events and workshops which are continuous are listed below the calendar.
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Workshop: Responsible Research with the Settlement Sector
Thursday, Oct. 12
Workshop: Responsible Research with the Settlement Sector
VENUE: ISSofBC Welcome Centre
TIME: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Light dinner offered.
Students, researchers, and faculty, join us for a workshop and dialogue sessions with UBC researchers and immigrant/refugee settlement sector representatives that will showcase responsible, community engaged research practices. This session will examine the benefits and challenges of community-university research collaborations and share recent examples of successful collaborations from both academic and community perspectives. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in practical discussions about how to engage the settlement sector in research initiatives.
This session is designed especially for graduate students, researchers, and faculty with experience in this area to engage in dialogue.
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This event is part of After the Flight: Community-University Refugee & Migration Symposium hosted by AMSSA, MOSAIC, ISSofBC, Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture (VAST), the Vancouver Immigration Partnership, UBC Community Engagement, UBC Liu Institute for Global Issues and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, UBC International Student Development, the UBC Graduate Student Migration Network, and the UBC Equity and Inclusion Office.
Find more details on symposium events between October 11 – October 19, 2017 here.
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Ongoing Community Events/Programs
English Upgrading Classes for Adults
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 12:40 – 2:40 p.m.
September 2025 – January 2026
Free LINC classes for adults
September 2025 – January 2026


