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It is in this evolving context of immigration policy challenges and opportunities that the Local Immigration Partnership Councils (LIPs) introduced through the 2005 Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement (COIA) represent an important and timely Canadian innovation. The rest of this paper elaborates this point, analyzing the emergence…
This study was commissioned by CISSA‐ACSEI: the Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance ‐ Alliance canadienne du secteur de l’établissement des immigrants. CISSA/ACSEI was formed in March 2005 to represent the immigrant settlement sector and to bring the sector’s expertise to bear on public policies and programs for enhancing…
La présente étude a été commandée par l’ACSEI‐CISSA, l’Alliance canadienne du secteur de l’établissement des immigrants‐Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance. Fondé en mars 2005, cet organisme a pour mandat de représenter le secteur de l’établissement des immigrants et de lui permettre de consacrer son savoir‐faire…
Seventy participants attended the WCI-LIP research workshop. Eight LIPs from within the Toronto area were represented. Nineteen LIPs from outside of the Toronto area were represented. In addition, three representatives from Ontario’s regional Francophone Immigration Networks attended, as well as one representative from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship…
This report, commissioned by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Integration Branch, provides a review of the current state of knowledge concerning welcoming communities. In order to prepare the description of key characteristics of a welcoming community and indicators of these characteristics, we conducted an extensive survey of the relevant scholarly…
Le présent rapport examine l’état actuel des connaissances concernant les collectivités accueillantes et fournit une description des caractéristiques clés d’une collectivité accueillante. Il est fondé sur une vaste étude de la documentation spécialisée et des rapports administratifs (fédéraux, provinciaux ou territoriaux et municipaux) et communautaires…
This paper describes integration policy and programs in Canada, excluding those in the Province of Quebec. It underscores two defining features of the Canadian approach: i) the “two-way street” approach to integration; and ii) the delivery of the bulk of services by third parties, primarily…