Transcript Document

October 29, 2010
Welcoming Communities
Conference
Agenda: Evolution of LIPs
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Background
Current Status
Initial Findings
Early successes
Next Steps
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BACKGROUND
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Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement (COIA)
For the first time, municipal engagement was explicitly
included in a formal federal-provincial agreement.
• Annex F: Partnerships with Municipalities
- Commits two governments to involve
municipalities in planning and discussions
on immigration and settlement.
• Trilateral MOU: CIC, Ontario and Toronto
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Expectations
1. Strengthen local and regional awareness and capacity
to integrate immigrants.
2. Establish or enhance partnerships and participation of
multiple stakeholders in planning, and coordinating
the delivery of integration services.
3. Improve access to, and coordination of, effective
services that facilitate immigrant settlement and
integration.
4. Improve access to the labour market for immigrants.
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Steps in the LIPs Process
1. Establish a partnership council
2. Create terms of reference for the partnership council
3. Conduct research and establish a local settlement
strategy to be implemented over three years
4. Develop an annual action plan to address local
priorities
5. Report on the implementation and execution of the
action plan annually
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LIPs in Ontario
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INITIAL FINDINGS
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Number of LIPs with Representation
Governance through Partnership Councils
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Representation on LIPs Partnership Councils
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LIPs outside of
Toronto
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Research Models
Theory Approach
13%
Action Oriented
60%
Outcome Approach
27%
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Research Methods
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Focus group
Questionnaires
Interviews
Community Forums Service Mapping
Literature Review Settlement Agency
Consultation
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Themes
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Stratification
• Toronto and Neighbourhood LIPs
• Urban LIPs
• Rural and Remote LIPs
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Initial Findings
Identified the following key areas with significant variation:
• Contracting Research
• Terms of Reference
• Partnership council representation
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EARLY SUCCESSES
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Early Successes
• Partnership
• Education/awareness
• Planning
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NEXT STEPS
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Next Steps
• Continue to support existing LIPs
• Establish new LIPs
• Establish stakeholders table
• Formalize communication strategy
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Further Analysis & Evaluation
Welcoming Communities Initiatives
• Organizational best practices
• Sectoral and cross-sectoral best practices
• Dataset tool for assessment of a Welcoming
Community
• Assessment and Learning Dissemination tool
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Thank You ~ Merci