New Promising Practices


Developing an Evidence Base and Sharing Settlement and Integration Practices that Work

We are pleased to announce that new videos and briefs on promising practices in settlement and integration are now available on the P2P website. Funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the project highlights promising practices in immigrant settlement and integration with an empirical basis for their effectiveness. This includes video interviews of those who developed and are administering the practices, and briefs that highlight the key aspects of the practices that make them effective and innovative.

Featured Practices

The Land of Dreams Farm

Organization: Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS)

About the Program: The Land of Dreams Farm is a project developed by the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society with the aim to support the settlement, integration and well-being of immigrant and refugee families. The Land of Dreams Farm is located on eight hectares of Treaty 7 land just outside Calgary. The farm provides plots of land to immigrant and refugee families and matches them with local mentors who teach them regenerative farming practices. The farm provides its clients, many of whom have experienced a high degree of trauma, with opportunities to spend time in nature, connect with new land, and grow food in community. In partnership with Miskanawah, a local Indigenous organization, the farm has also become a place where clients can connect directly with the Indigenous community to support their healing process and to learn about the history of the land. Each year, with the guidance of Indigenous Elders, the Land of Dreams hosts several events and activities designed to build bridges between newcomers and the Indigenous community.

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Digital Immigration Advising Tools for International University Students

Organization: International Student Development at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus)

About the Program: With the rise in international student enrolment at the UBC-Vancouver campus over the last decade, and the additional challenges that international students faced at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, UBC’s International Student Development advising team needed to implement a more efficient way to manage an ever-increasing volume of inquiries, as well as create proactive strategies to help international students avoid common pitfalls. These factors led to the development of the Digital Immigration Advising Tools for International Students – a set of five web-based digital tools. These tools provide robust advice on temporary resident immigration application procedures and policies, and support international students in their journey from the time they receive UBC admission until their post-graduation transition. They include pre-arrival immigration and health insurance orientation courses and immigration application review courses, an automatic online document expiry reminder system, a detailed International Student Guide, a series of step-by-step immigration application tutorials, and a customized webform that streamlines inquiries and directs students to the appropriate resources.

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Recordings Available


P2P 2023 National Conference Recordings Now Available on the Virtual Conference Platform

On November 20-22, 2023, the Pathways to Prosperity Partnership held its 11th Annual National Conference – Exploring Innovation in Immigration and Settlement in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities of New Geographies, Modes, and Levels of Immigration.

More than 700 service providers, LIPs and RIF, government representatives, researchers, and other interested parties from across the country were in attendance in person, with an additional 350 attending virtually. Recordings from plenary sessions and online workshops for both the Main Conference and the Conference for Local Immigration Partnerships and Réseaux en immigration francophone are now available on the virtual conference platform, which remains open to all registered attendees. If you have forgotten your login credentials, please email communications@p2pcanada.ca.

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