Settlement workers need to have knowledge about the labour market and employment resources in order to connect newcomers with appropriate services.
There is a pressing need for greater training of settlement counsellors – those on the front lines of welcoming newcomers to Canada – as their role changes in response to rising immigration levels and an increasingly complex settlement landscape, according to a new CERIC-funded project research report.
Canada continues to move forward with a bold and long-term immigration plan to spearhead economic growth and support middle-class jobs from coast to coast to coast.
Since 2015, Canada has focussed on attracting the best and the brightest from around the world through specific pilot programs to deliver on the recommendations made by Canada’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth by:
Launching 2 new pilots: Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker
Making it easier for women to succeed as they settle in their new country
Canada is actively working with many partners to improve the accessibility and quality of settlement services delivered to newcomers across Canada. Settlement services help newcomers integrate into Canadian communities.
More than 327,000 refugees have found safe haven in Canada.
The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, delivered a commitment to expand pathways for temporary foreign workers by allocating an additional 2,000 spaces under the Provincial Nominee Program.
Process will determine Settlement Program and Resettlement Assistance Program services across Canada for up to 5 years
This report highlights the contributions and lessons drawn from local and civil-society initiatives that have been successful in bringing hosts and newcomers.