Newcomer

Social Media & Online Safety

How to use the social platforms newcomers depend on — Facebook community groups, Marketplace, YouTube, LinkedIn — without losing money or privacy. Three full lessons on the most common scams targeting newcomers: the CRA tax-arrest call, the fake IRCC/border-services threat, and job-offer and fake immigration consultant scams. Built on warnings from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

13 lessons · 3 open to everyone · About 5 hours · Level: CLB 3–4 · By Newcomer

Lessons

  1. Social Media Overview — Open to everyone
  2. Setting Up a Profile — Open to everyone
  3. Facebook Community Groups — Open to everyone
  4. Online Marketplace: Buying and Selling — Free account
  5. YouTube: Learning for Free — Free account
  6. Privacy and Digital Footprint — Free account
  7. Scams and Fraud Online — Free account
  8. Cyberbullying and Online Etiquette — Free account
  9. LinkedIn: Your Professional Profile — Free account
  10. Social Media and Safety Quiz — Free account
  11. The CRA Scam Call — Free account
  12. The IRCC / Border Services Scam — Free account
  13. Job Offer and Immigration Consultant Scams — Free account