North Etobicoke LIP Summit Woodbine Convention Centre June 28th, 2011

• LIPs stems from the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement Strategic Plan, Strategy 3:

– CIC and MCI (Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration) will work with municipalities and federal-provincial government departments to enable partnerships that will integrate newcomers into the economic and social life of Ontario communities.

• CIC and MCI developed the LIP initiative, which was further refined, in consultation with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and the City of Toronto.

Background

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• Ontario municipalities and regions want to encourage newcomers to settle and stay in their communities.

• Communities that are organized, welcoming, and committed to helping newcomers succeed have the best potential to attract and retain new immigrants.

• Local knowledge of the service delivery landscape is essential to building logical, clear, and coordinated settlement service pathways for newcomers.

• Ontario municipalities want to provide a community lens on integration of funding decisions.

Why LIPs?

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The objective of LIPs is to strengthen the role of regions and local communities in the integration of newcomers by:

• Supporting better coordination of integration services, including settlement and language training in local communities.

• Providing a framework to facilitate the development and implementation of sustainable local and regional solutions.

• Supporting the development and implementation of strategies and plans that provide community-specific solutions for achieving better outcomes for newcomers.

Objectives

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• Approximately 34 of the 45 LIPs are in the implementation stage

• CIC continues to support the LIPs’ ability to meet and coordinate their action plans

• LIPs are being rolled out nationally in those provinces that currently are not devolved

LIPs Update

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Greater Toronto Area Local Immigration Partnerships

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Local Immigration Partnerships in Ontario 2011

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City of Toronto Neighbourhood Local Immigration Partnerships & City Wide LIP

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Partnership Council

Municipality

Faith-based/ethnic organizations

Chambers of Commerce/Employers

Local Training Boards

Social Services

Health Services

Federal Government

Provincial Government

Educational Institutions

Employment Services

Local Settlement Agency

Library

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• Create LIPs networking mechanism

• Establish a policy forum

• Identify professional development opportunities

Next Steps

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• Organizational best practices

• Sectoral and cross-sectoral best practices

• Dataset tool for assessment of a Welcoming Community

• Assessment and Learning Dissemination tool

• Developmental Evaluation

Methods of Assessment

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