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BC Energy Conference City of Fort St. John 2013

BC Energy Conference City of Fort St. John 2013. Queenie Choo, CEO S.U.C.C.E.S.S. October 2, 2013. Presentation Outline. What S.U.C.C.E.S.S. does? What are Temporary Foreign Workers? What can We do together? Key Messages. Our Vision. An innovative change agent

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BC Energy Conference City of Fort St. John 2013

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  1. BC Energy ConferenceCity of Fort St. John 2013 Queenie Choo, CEO S.U.C.C.E.S.S. October 2, 2013

  2. Presentation Outline • What S.U.C.C.E.S.S. does? • What are Temporary Foreign Workers? • What can We do together? • Key Messages

  3. Our Vision An innovative change agent for an integrated society in the spirit of multiculturalism

  4. Organizational Profile • Non profit organization • 40 years of history in serving immigrants 400+ staff, annual budget: $34 M

  5. SUCCESS Today Major Services: • Settlement, Language & Community Services • Employment • Family & Youth • Business and Economic Development • Health Care, Wellness and Housing Services Service locations:26 service centers in B.C. Canada and 2 overseas offices at Taipei, Seoul Accredited by: Council of Accreditation (COA) & Accreditation Canada with highest standing

  6. SUCCESS Office Locations

  7. Active Engagement and Integration Project (AEIP) Pre-departure group orientation at our overseas office in Seoul, South Korea Pre-departure orientation for approved live-in caregivers from Taipei, Taiwan

  8. Community Airport Newcomers Network (C.A.N.N.) The CANN kiosk is located in the immigration landing room of the international arrivals area at the Vancouver International Airport. CANN provides a one-time service to new immigrants and refugees as they arrive.

  9. Settlement Services Below: A Labour Market Information Workshop at the Richmond office Above: The entrance to the Richmond Settlement Service Office

  10. Employment Services Participants of Job Options BC attending workshops. S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Job Options BC is located in Burnaby and the Tri-Cities area.

  11. Health Programs Care Home (113 beds Vancouver) Assisted Living – Harmony House (33 beds Vancouver) Meals on Wheels serving Vancouver, Burnaby & Richmond (150 meals per day)

  12. Housing Orange Hall - 341 Gore Street, Vancouver (27 units subsidized housing for low income singles and families) Solheim Place - 251 Union Street, Vancouver (86 units subsidized housing for low income seniors and families)

  13. Temporary Foreign Workers • Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) enables employers to hire foreign workers on a temporary basis to fill immediate and acute skills and labour shortages. • Four Streams in Canada’s TFW Program: Agricultural workers, Live-in caregivers, Lower-skilled occupations, Higher-skilled occupations

  14. Temporary Foreign Workers • A distinct segment of “newcomers” in the workforce and in the community • Their immigration status is transitory; their goal is permanency • Their settlement and employment support needs are similar to a PR immigrants • Majority are yet not eligible for government funded services except for live-in caregivers

  15. FSJ Recent Immigrants Doublesin 10 Years; TFWs Triples in 5 Years

  16. People Retention is Key Source: Economic Value of an Employee to the Organization over Time. Josh Bersin, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP and founder of Bersin by Deloitte.

  17. Immigration Size matters … But Integration matters More

  18. Sustainable Development “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs.” Defined by the Brundtland Report (or known as Our Common Future)

  19. What we can do together? • Offering community based supportive settlement services for TFWs and families at local governments • Building Welcoming communities – two way street to social and economic integration • People retention strategies - not just for your own company, your own industry, your own sector, but with governments & NGOs community-wide • Regional community development initiative like Local Immigration Partnerships (LIP) that involves all sectors / stakeholders of the communities

  20. Key Messages • Economic integration – assists Immigrant Skilled Workers and Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) & their families • Social integration - building Welcoming Communities and People retention • Community development – Local Immigration Partnerships (LIP) and sustainability

  21. SUCCESS Fort St. John Office:#209 10142 101 AvenueFort St. John, BC V1J 2B3 Ph: 250-785-5323 ext 21Contact: Onose Oboh S.U.C.C.E.S.S, the Peace River North Settlement Workers in Schools and the Fort St. John Literacy Society took home a community award at the annual WelcomeBC celebration in Vancouver in 2013. Fort St. John was recognized for having multiple groups working together to provide immigrant services and resources, making the community more welcoming to newcomers.

  22. Welcoming CommunityAward

  23. SUCCESS Stories http://youtu.be/R_z04LpUAH4

  24. Thank You Queenie.choo@success.bc.ca 28 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6B 1R6 www.success.bc.ca

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