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Supporting Immigrants in Rural Lambton County PPCII Conference Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Supporting Immigrants in Rural Lambton County PPCII Conference Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Overview. Rural Supports Library Services Supports for Migrant Workers Business Succession & Entrepreneurship . Profile of Lambton County Background of Sarnia-Lambton LIP.

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Supporting Immigrants in Rural Lambton County PPCII Conference Tuesday, November 5, 2013

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  1. Supporting Immigrants in Rural Lambton County PPCII Conference Tuesday, November 5, 2013

  2. Overview • Rural Supports • Library Services • Supports for Migrant Workers • Business Succession & Entrepreneurship • Profile of Lambton County • Background of Sarnia-Lambton LIP

  3. Lambton County by the Numbers • Total population of 123 995 • 3002sq/km • 11municipalities • 3 First Nations communities • 12 345 immigrants (10% of pop.) • 575 arrived since 2006 (5% of imm. pop.)

  4. Immigrants by Region of Birth

  5. Immigrants by Municipality

  6. Region of Birth by Municipality

  7. Who is Missing? • In 2011, 1004 permanent and temporary residents came to Sarnia-Lambton • This is a 32% increase from 2010

  8. Background of LIP • Settlement Strategy developed in 2010 • 12 strategies organized under five areas of focus: • Employment • Settlement • Language & Communication • Coordination of Services • Public Awareness

  9. Background of LIP • Strategy 4:Increase and promote opportunities to engage immigrants and newcomers in the community • 4.3. Establish rural outreach program for immigrants outside of Sarnia

  10. Rural Outreach Working Group • Sub-committee of LIP Council • Formed in 2011 • Objectives: • Complete profile of immigrants outside of Sarnia • Create connections and partnerships • Investigate program models for rural outreach • Facilitate the development of or support existing outreach programming

  11. Rural Outreach Working Group Findings: • Current service provision is limited • Supports arise on ad hoc basis and are volunteer driven • Majority of supports focused on migrant worker population • Rural communities are welcoming of immigrants (and open to strategies to attract them)

  12. Rural Supports for Immigrants Library Services for Immigrants • Books, CDs & DVDs in multiple languages • Study materials for learning English (including online program Byki) Settlement Services Outreach • Both settlement agencies use space at various branches to meet with clients and provide information

  13. Rural Supports for Immigrants Supports for Migrant Workers • Welcome Booklet for Migrant Workers developed and distributed • Presentations at monthly Mass for workers in Watford • Labour Day picnic for Thai and Spanish speaking workers

  14. Rural Supports for Immigrants Ontario Immigrant Network • Pilot project to attract immigrant entrepreneurs to Lambton County through business succession • Funded by Ontario Trillium Foundation

  15. Information Dissemination • Findings and outcomes have been added to Newcomer Portal under ‘Rural Resources’ • Presentations made to all 10 municipal councils outside of Sarnia

  16. Thank you! For more information on the Sarnia-Lambton Local Immigration Partnership Visit us online www.sarnialambtonlip.ca Follow us on Twitter @SarLamLIP All photos property of the County of Lambton

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