Sharing Settlement and Integration Practices that Work

Pathways to Prosperity has been contracted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to share innovative promising practices in immigrant settlement and integration with an empirical basis for their effectiveness.

Promising practices are innovative practices that have an objective basis for claiming effectiveness in achieving their stated aims and have the potential for replication. Thus, promising practices are defined in terms of their innovation and effectiveness, which can be empirically measured as successful outcomes of the practices. Our approach focuses not only on identifying truly promising practices, but on analyzing and sharing key features that can be replicated. Promising practices may have faced challenges in their initial implementation, and these challenges are also considered and analyzed so that others can learn from these experiences.


Featured Promising Practices

Program and OrganizationArea of PracticeLocationVideoBrief
#ITSTARTS

Simcoe County Local Immigration Partnership
Anti-Racism Dialogues and InitiativesSimcoe County, ONWatch VideoDownload Brief
2Gether Youth Mental Health & Wellness Project

Association for New Canadians
Settlement Services and Supports that Contribute to the Physical and Mental Well-being of Newcomer Individuals and Families St. John's, N.L.Watch VideoDownload Brief
Academic and Economic Integration of Immigrants

The Refugee Centre
Services and Supports for Vulnerable Immigrant GroupsMontreal, QCWatch VideoDownload Brief
Arrival Advisor

PeaceGeeks Society
Information and OrientationVancouver, BCWatch Video Download Brief
Barista Training for Newcomer Youth with Starbucks Canada

ACCES Employment
Developing Strategic Partnerships and Collaborations to Provide Supports for Immigrant Settlement and IntegrationToronto, ONWatch VideoDownload Brief
Be Back Soon

Connections Early Years Family Centre

Services and Supports for Vulnerable Immigrant GroupsWindsor, ONWatch VideoDownload Brief
Be Back Soon - Pandemic Effect

Connections Early Years Family Centre

Services and Supports for Vulnerable Immigrant GroupsWindsor, ONWatch VideoDownload Brief
Bike Host

CultureLink Settlement and Community Services
Settlement Services and Supports that Contribute to the Physical and Mental Well-Being of Newcomer Individuals and FamiliesToronto, ONWatch VideoDownload Brief
Bridging Barriers to Newcomer Mental Health

Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre
Settlement Services and Supports that Contribute to the Physical and Mental Well-being of Newcomer Individuals and Families Niagara Region, ONWatch VideoDownload Brief
CCLC's Social Media Strategy

Cross Cultural Learner Centre (CCLC)
Information and OrientationLondon, OntarioWatch VideoDownload Brief
Builders Code

British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA)
Anti-Racism Dialogues and InitiativesVarious Locations, British ColumbiaWatch Video Download Brief
Community Broker Strategy

Action Dignity Society
Anti-Racism Dialogues and InitiativesCalgary, ABWatch Video
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Cultural Brokerage Program

Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
Supports for Youth and Addressing Intergenerational Issues
Calgary, ABWatch VideoDownload Brief
Culturally Responsive Accommodations for Family Violence

Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
Strategies for Engagement with Non-Settlement Service ProvidersCalgary, ABWatch VideoDownload Brief
Digital Immigration Advising Tools for International University Students

International Student Development at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus)
Information and OrientationVancouver, British ColumbiaWatch VideoDownload Brief
East Coast Kitchen Parties Project for and by 2SLGBTQIA+ Newcomers

YMCA of Greater Halifax and Dartmouth
Promoting Physical and Mental HealthHalifax, Nova ScotiaWatch VideoDownload Brief
Employment First: Workplace Skills for Refugees

Calgary Catholic Immigration Society

Services and Supports for Vulnerable Immigrant Groups
Calgary, ABWatch VideoDownload Brief
English in the Workplace Program

Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia
Strategies for Employer EngagementHalifax, NSWatch VideoDownload Brief
Entry Program

Altered Minds Inc.
Information and OrientationWinnipeg, MBWatch VideoDownload Brief
Family Conflict Prevention Program

Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA)
Programs to Address Gender-based ViolenceCalgary, ABWatch VideoDownload Brief
Francophone Pathways in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Association of Immigrant Settlement and Integration Agencies (SAISIA)
Practices to Support Francophone Newcomers in a MinorityEnvironment Across SaskatchewanWatch VideoDownload Brief
Gender-based Violence Settlement
Sector Strategy Partnership


YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth - Immigrant Services, with CISSA-ACSEI, Ending Violence Association of Canada, and OCASI
Programs
to Address Gender-based Violence
Canada, Various LocationsWatch VideoDownload Brief
Immigrant and Refugee Communities Neighbours, Friends and Family Campaign

OCASI
Anti-Racism Dialogues and InitiativesToronto, ONWatch Video
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Indigenous Dialogue Circles

Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC (AMSSA)
Immigrant-Indigenous RelationsVarious Locations, British ColumbiaWatch VideoDownload Brief
International Student Connect

COSTI Immigrant Services
Coordination of Settlement Services in Communities with Multiple
Service Providers
Toronto, ONWatch Video

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International Student Retention Program (PRÉI)

CAFi
Developing Strategic Partnerships and Collaborations to Provide Supports for Immigrant Settlement and IntegrationMoncton, NBWatch VideoDownload Brief
Intentional Connection

Allies for Refugee Integration (ARI)
Developing Strategic Partnerships and Collaborations to Provide
Supports for Immigrant Settlement and Integration
Ontario, Various LocationsWatch VideoDownload Brief
IRCOM House

Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba Inc.
Housing SupportsWinnipeg, MBWatch VideoDownload Brief
Karma Connections - Youth Pre-employment Program

South Vancouver Neighbourhood House (SVNH)
Services and Supports for Immigrant YouthVancouver, BCWatch VideoDownload Brief
Kichi-Asotamatowin: Land & Treaties EAL Curriculum

MANSO, Immigration Partnership Winnipeg, Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba, Community Engaged Learning/University of Manitoba, KAIROS
Partnerships with Indigenous-led OrganizationsVarious Locations, ManitobaWatch VideoDownload Brief
Knowledge Into Action

Sexuality Education Resource Centre (SERC)
Settlement Services and Supports that Contribute to the Physical and Mental Well-being of Newcomer Individuals and Families Winnipeg, MBWatch VideoDownload Brief
Make It! Social Entrepreneurship for Newcomer Women

Vancouver Community College
Services and Supports for Vulnerable Immigrant GroupsVancouver, BCWatch Video
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MIRRORS: A Reflection of Immigrant Women Building Healthy Relationships

S.H.A.D.E. (Safe Housing And Directed Empowerment) Inc.
Programs to Address Gender-based ViolenceWinnipeg, Manitoba Watch VideoDownload Brief
Newcomer Entrepreneurship Hub (NEH)

Diversity Institute, Ryerson University and Scadding Court Community Centre
Services and Supports for Vulnerable Immigrant GroupsToronto, ONWatch VideoDownload Brief
Orientation to Ontario

COSTI Immigrant Services
Coordination of Settlement Services in Communities with Multiple
Service Providers
Toronto, ONWatch Video
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Our Selves, Our Daughters

Sexuality Education Resource Centre (SERC)
Settlement Services and Supports that Contribute to the Physical and Mental Well-being of Newcomer Individuals and Families Winnipeg, MBWatch VideoDownload Brief
Real Me Identity-Based Wraparound Intervention

Centre for Newcomers
Strategies for Engagement with Non-Settlement Service ProvidersCalgary, ABWatch VideoDownload Brief
Real Me Gang Intervention - Pandemic Impact

Centre for Newcomers
Safety and Anti-violenceCalgary, ABWatch VideoDownload Brief
Refugee 613 Welcomes You to Ottawa: WhatsApp Group for Arabic-Speaking Newcomers and Refugees

Refugee 613
Information and OrientationOttawa, ONWatch Video

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Remote Social Support for GARs and Refugee Claimants


Together Project: A MakeWay Initiative
Promoting Welcoming CommunitiesGreater Toronto Area, OntarioWatch Video

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South Vancouver Migrant Workers Empowerment Circle

South Vancouver Neighbourhood House
Services and Supports for Vulnerable Immigrant GroupsVancouver, BCWatch VideoDownload Brief
The Land of Dreams Farm

Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS)
Immigrant-Indigenous RelationsCalgary, AlbertaWatch VideoDownload Brief
United Voices: Immigrant Youth Wellness Summit

Immigrant Services Calgary
Strategies for Engagement with Non-Settlement Service ProvidersCalgary and Surrounding Area, ABWatch VideoDownload Brief
Welcome Ambassador Program

Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia
Promoting Welcoming CommunitiesHalifax, NSWatch VideoDownload Brief
Welcome Exchange

Construction Foundation of British Columbia
Immigrant-Indigenous RelationsVictoria, British ColumbiaWatch VideoDownload Brief
Welcome Group Program

Together Project - A Tides Canada Initiative
Promoting Welcoming CommunitiesToronto and Thunder Bay, ONWatch VideoDownload Brief
WES Gateway Program

World Education Services
Information and OrientationToronto, ON; Delivered across CanadaWatch VideoDownload Brief
Willing to Work (W2W)

Newcomer Kitchen Inc.
Employment and Entrepreneurship SupportsToronto, OntarioWatch VideoDownload Brief

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