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Refugee Resettlement Program Mario J. Calla Executive Director

WORKSHOP ON PROTECTION AND DURABLE SOLUTIONS WITHIN MIXED MIGRATORY FLOWS San Jose, Costa Rica 11-13 August, 2008. Refugee Resettlement Program Mario J. Calla Executive Director. Canada’s Role in Resettlement. Canada’s Resettlement Service Delivery System.

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Refugee Resettlement Program Mario J. Calla Executive Director

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  1. WORKSHOP ON PROTECTION AND DURABLE SOLUTIONS WITHIN MIXED MIGRATORY FLOWSSan Jose, Costa Rica11-13 August, 2008 Refugee Resettlement Program Mario J. Calla Executive Director

  2. Canada’s Role in Resettlement

  3. Canada’s Resettlement Service Delivery System • Services delivered through non-governmental organizations. • NGOs funded by federal, provincial, municipal governments and private donations. • NGOs can be multi-service, single service, multicultural or ethno-specific. • Over 200 NGOs serving immigrants and refugees in Ontario.

  4. COSTI Immigrant Services • Education: English as a Second Language, computer training. • Settlement counselling, orientation, translation, documentation. • Employment: Canadian business culture, resume writing, job search skills, specialized programs for professionals, youth, women and persons with disabilities. • Therapeutic counselling for addictions, mental illness, marital or inter-generational problems. • Reception and housing for refugees.

  5. Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP)- Financial assistance program that provides for the basic needs of life, including basic household needs, and immediate essential services

  6. Settlement Services:Post Reception Centre • Immigrant Settlement Adaptation Program (ISAP) – assessment, referral, orientation and general information, translation • Host Program – “be-friending” program matching Canadian volunteers with newcomers • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) • ESL • Newcomer Support Program (NSP) - like ISAP • Employment Ontario

  7. Changes in Refugee Selection as a Result of IRPA Changed selection criteria • Less emphasis on “Ability to Establish” • Focus on vulnerable refugees Simplified Family Reunification • One year window of opportunity

  8. Result: Changing Profile of Refugees Relaxed Emphasis on Ability to Establish means: • Seniors • Illiterate with little or no education • Long-term camp experience (children never attended school, adults never worked) • Single parents and large families • Lacking in life skills • Orphaned children with sibling as head of family • Severe medical conditions requiring extensive medical interventions But…not all fit this profile.

  9. Changes as a Result of IRPA The Challenges: Impact on Services: • Housing • Health • Education • Legal

  10. Community Service Responses • Priority Assessment, placement and referral to ISAP, LINC and Host • Closer partnership with ethno-specific agencies • Life Skills • Case Management Pilot (ISAP) • Closer partnership with medical services

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