Citizenship & Immigration Canada Library Settlement Partnerships (LSP) Initiative

1. Citizenship & Immigration Canada Library Settlement Partnerships (LSP) Initiative

2. Overview of Presentation • CIC’s Vision, Mission and Mandate • The Process of Integration • Settlement Programs in Ontario and Client Eligibility • Where does LSP fit? • History of LSP • Structure of LSP & CIC’s responsibilities • A little bit about COIA

3. CIC’s Vision • An approach to immigration: • that responds to the needs of communities in all parts of the country by creating opportunities for individuals to come to Canada to make an economic, social, cultural and civic contribution while also realizing their full potential, with a view to becoming citizens; and, • that supports global humanitarian efforts to assist those in need of protection.

4. CIC’s Mission CIC, with its partners, will build a stronger Canada by: • Developing and implementing policies, programs and services that: • Facilitate the arrival of persons and their integration to Canada in a way that maximizes their contribution to the country while protecting the health, safety and security of Canadians; • Maintain Canada ’s humanitarian tradition by protecting refugees and persons in need of protection; and • Enhance the values and promote the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship. • Advancing global migration policies in a way that supports Canada ’s immigration and humanitarian objectives.

5. CIC’s Mandate CIC derives its mandate for settlement services from the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2001, which states as a key objective: to promote the successful integration of permanent residents into Canada, while recognizing that integration involves mutual obligations for new immigrants and Canadian society.* *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2001, 3(1)(e)

6. Process of Integration Short-Term Intermediate Long-term • Basic Orientation • Using Services • Canadian culture • Language Training • Literacy • Levels 1-7 • Occupation Specific • ELT • Political Participation • & Civic Engagement • Citizenship • Voting • Volunteering • Employment • Resume Job Search • Job in Related Field

7. Settlement in Ontario Region - Programs • Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program (ISAP) • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) • Host Program • Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP)

8. CIC Program Eligibility Who is eligible for services? • Permanent Residents • Protected Persons • Persons whose applications for Permanent Resident status have been approved in principle • Live-in caregivers (ISAP services only) • Canadian citizens and refugee claimants are not eligible clients. Co-funding allows for access by non eligible CIC clients. LSP is considered to be a co-funded project because of the non monetary in-kind contributions the library provides.

9. Where does LSP fit? ISAP – Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program • 2 streams of funding – ISAP A and ISAP B • Under Stream A, ISAP funds the delivery of direct services • Under Stream B, ISAP funds indirect services that contribute to the improvement of direct service delivery – e.g., conferences, research, audiovisuals, publications, training, etc.

10. Where does LSP fit? LSP derives its funds from ISAP A funds. • ISAP A includes the following services: • Initial needs assessment • Information and orientation • Interpretation and translation • Referral to appropriate community resources • Solution-focused counselling • Employment-related services • ISAP A is delivered by over 160 service providing organizations (SPOs) across Ontario – both ethno-specific and multi-ethnic organizations • 60% of SPOs are located in Toronto • Over 200,000 clients were served in 2007 • Other initiatives that receive funding through ISAP A include: • SWIS, ELT, JSW, etc.

11. History of LSP LSP grew out of the Settlement Workers in Schools initiative. • The Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) Program is a very unique partnership model first piloted in 1999 that involves the participation of settlement agencies, school boards and CIC. • The program reaches out to newcomer families by placing settlement workers in elementary and secondary schools. By placing settlement services where all school-aged children must go, we are able to reach a greater number of newcomers than through traditional points of service. • During the summer months when school is out, settlement workers needed to find other places in the community where they could deliver services. The library became a popular spot for SWIS workers. • Libraries saw the benefit of having settlement workers in the library year-round, not just during the summer and thus, LSP was born.

12. History of LSP Like SWIS, LSP brings settlement workers to where clients are.

13. History of LSP LSP was first piloted last year in three library systems: • Toronto Public Library (7 branches – Albion, Agincourt, Flemingdon Park, Parkdale, Thorncliffe Park, Toronto Reference and York Woods) • Hamilton Public Library (3 branches + the bookmobile) • Ottawa Public Library (7 branches)

14. History of LSP Based on the initial success of the pilot, LSP is now in expansion mode in Toronto (to 19 branches) and is just getting off the ground in: • Windsor (3 branches) • London (4 branches) • Kitchener (2 branches) • Waterloo (2 branches) • Brampton (2 branches) • Vaughan (1 branch) • Richmond Hill (1 branch) • Markham (2 branches)

15. Structure of LSP Like SWIS, LSP is a partnership model of service delivery.

16. CIC’s Responsibilities under LSP • Citizenship and Immigration Canada provides overall direction and funding for the year-round settlement program including the hiring of LSP workers, the Provincial Coordinator, outreach librarians in some systems, and resources for the purchase of library materials to support the collection development needs of the program. • With our other partners, we also participate in program planning, evaluation, outreach, and program management.

17. A little bit about COIA Canada Ontario Immigration Agreement • Bilateral agreement – signed November 2005 • Framework for immigration and integration policy and program development in Ontario • Primary objectives and areas of activity: • Increased federal funding of $920M ($1.4B total) over five years for settlement and language training services • Improved outcomes for newcomers: support successful social and economic integration • Increased economic benefits of immigration: address labour market needs through a Provincial Nominee Program and Temporary Foreign Workers Agreement • Engaged municipalities: partnerships with municipalities to support immigration and integration activities

18. Other Resources • www.cic.gc.ca • www.GoingToCanada.gc.ca • www.settlement.org • www.citizenship.gov.on.ca • www.OntarioImmigration.ca • Municipal Immigration Information On-line (MIIO) • www.Toronto.ca/immigration (in 17 languages) • 16 other communities across Ontario have also received funding to create websites • www.triec.ca • www.HostOntario.org • LSP website coming soon . . .