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IEN Survey Report Press Release

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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The new report is based on a fall 2023 survey of Ontario-based IENs who are not working as nurses; this group is seldom represented in health care workforce data.

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  • The new report is based on a fall 2023 survey of Ontario-based IENs who are not working as nurses; this group is seldom represented in health care workforce data.
  • Among more than 750 survey respondents, some 50 percent said they intended to apply for nursing registration but had not yet begun the process.
  • “The survey results provide evidence to support a focus on those IENs who have not yet even begun the registration journey,” said WES Board member Paolo Varias.
  • A full copy of Counting on Care: A Survey of Internationally Educated Nurses Not Working as Nurses in Ontario can be found on WES.org .

Supporting Internationally Educated Nurses joining the Canadian health workforce

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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This investment will support the integration of Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) into Canada's health care system.

Key Points: 
  • This investment will support the integration of Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) into Canada's health care system.
  • This investment will help more Internationally Educated Nurses join the workforce in Canada to help our current workforce and get more nurses into our health care system even faster."
  • Our government is committed to supporting both the recruitment and retention of this vital workforce and integrating more Internationally Educated Nurses into the workforce is a critical piece of this approach."
  • This announcement is part of the Government of Canada's larger and ongoing efforts to support the health workforce, including:
    A federal, provincial and territorial statement on supporting Canada's health workforce which outlines collaborative actions underway to address challenges facing Canada's health workforce including working together to address retention issues, undertaking a study of the education and training supply and demand for key health professions, reducing the time it takes for internationally educated health professionals to join our health workforce, increasing the sharing and standardization of health workforce data, and more.

NNAS Makes it Faster and Easier for Internationally Educated Nurses to Start Licensing Process in Canada

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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TORONTO, June 21, 2023 /CNW/ - The National Nursing Assessment Services (NNAS) announces today the launch of a new, expedited credentialing service for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs).

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, June 21, 2023 /CNW/ - The National Nursing Assessment Services (NNAS) announces today the launch of a new, expedited credentialing service for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs).
  • NNAS is the starting point for IENs interested in becoming licensed or registered in Canada.
  • The advisory reports compile and authenticate the documentation regulators require from IENs to begin the licensing process.
  • The improvements NNAS is introducing are designed to support IENs and the work of regulators to make the application process fast, simple, and safe.

US SIF names Maria Lettini CEO

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment announced today the appointment of Maria Lettini as Chief Executive Officer.

Key Points: 
  • US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment announced today the appointment of Maria Lettini as Chief Executive Officer.
  • “US SIF has accomplished so much and is poised to accelerate its impact and accomplishments,” said Lettini.
  • “We are proud to have supported the US SIF Board for their CEO search.
  • US SIF Managing Director Bryan McGannon will serve as acting CEO in the interim.

The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing (TPF) Awards $3.2 Million in Grants to 16 Organizations Working to Improve Data, Metrics and Measurement

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing (TPF), a donor collaborative committed to creating and supporting public goods that are critical to the continued growth and fidelity of the impact investing market, today announced that it will award approximately $3.2 million in grants to a diverse cohort of 16 organizations. These organizations are working on a range of projects related to improving best practices for impact metrics and measurement and advancing the data infrastructure that is needed to scale the impact investing field with integrity.

Key Points: 
  • These organizations are working on a range of projects related to improving best practices for impact metrics and measurement and advancing the data infrastructure that is needed to scale the impact investing field with integrity.
  • "High-quality data and metrics are the foundation of well-functioning, efficient, and transparent capital markets," said Fran Seegull, Executive Director of the TPF and President of the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance.
  • "As impact investing continues to grow in scope and scale, so too must the tools and frameworks used to assess impacts across a range of environmental, social, and economic factors."
  • Icebreaker One – Icebreaker One will develop and improve the data infrastructure and practices for sharing impact investment data.

TIIP Enhances its Systems Aware Investing Launchpad, Adds New Investor Association Partners ICCR and IEN

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Investment Integration Project (TIIP), a consulting services and applied research firm focused on system-level investing, today announced a series of enhancements to its Systems Aware Investing Launchpad (SAIL) platform and welcomed the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and the Intentional Endowments Network (IEN) to its growing list of investor groups adopting SAIL's advanced system-level investing strategies.

Key Points: 
  • It is a first-of-its-kind, web-based, plug-and-play solution that guides investors in launching or refining their system-level investing approaches.
  • "Partnering on the SAIL pilot program with TIIP will help our investor members amplify their pioneering work to engage the world's largest companies on their social and environmental impacts," said ICCR CEO Josh Zinner.
  • "Partnering with TIIP, leaders of the system-level investing movement, will provide our members with access to a rich database of resources, tools, and best practices guidance for implementing system-level investing."
  • TIIP provides consulting services, applied research, and a turnkey solution that supports investors' pursuit of system-level investing, an advanced approach to ESG integration and impact investing that focuses on managing systemic risks and investing in solutions to systemic problems.

Micro Monument for nanoscience carries a flag into the microscale

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Thursday, December 16, 2021
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Created with dual-photon polymerization, by designers Crawford George, Alexandria Jones and Engineer Philip Anschutz, the monument presents the International Flag of Planet Earth at the microscale, standing at only 128 nanometers tall and slightly wider than a red blood cell.

Key Points: 
  • Created with dual-photon polymerization, by designers Crawford George, Alexandria Jones and Engineer Philip Anschutz, the monument presents the International Flag of Planet Earth at the microscale, standing at only 128 nanometers tall and slightly wider than a red blood cell.
  • The flag was chosen due to its universal symbolism of exploration and achievement, planted in the microscale to replicate traditional imagery of an explorer's flag, creating a familiar sense of physical human presence.
  • The project was proposed early December 2020, just as the first COVID-18 vaccines began to roll out.
  • The Micro Monument is an attempt to raise awareness for the interdisciplinary work being accomplished in Nanoscience, and aims at building a stronger emotional connection towards these scientific achievements.

Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak / Women of the Métis Nation Congratulates New Cabinet Ministers and Thanks Former Ministers for their Collaboration

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak (LFMO) / Women of the Mtis Nation congratulates the federal government on its new Cabinet, announced this morning at Rideau Hall.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak (LFMO) / Women of the Mtis Nation congratulates the federal government on its new Cabinet, announced this morning at Rideau Hall.
  • In addition, LFMO would like to congratulate Minister Marci Ien on her new Cabinet appointment as Minister for Women, Gender Equality and Youth.
  • Similarly, LFMO acknowledges, with deep appreciation, the unfailing support of former Minister of Women and Gender Equality, Honorable Maryam Monsef.
  • Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak (LFMO) speaks as the national and international voice for the Women of the Mtis Nation across the Mtis Motherland, spanning Ontario westward to British Columbia.