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March rch 28, 2013

Meeting Purpose

 Provide Update and Overview of

Toronto North Settlement Strategy and Action Plan

 Create shared understanding of

accomplishments and next steps

Toronto North Settlement Strategy and Action Plan

 Vision

A future where newcomers are:

welcomed into their communities early after arrival; provided with options for supports made available on an

• ngoing basis that are client-focused, accessible, and culturally

appropriate and that safeguard their economic integration, health and wellbeing and language training goals; and

invited to participate in, and contribute to, their Toronto North

community.

 Mission

To develop and implement a Settlement Strategy that brings a wide range of community stakeholders together to collaboratively identify key challenges and possible

• pportunities to address those challenges.

TN Settlement Strategy and Action Plan

Core Values

 Focus on communities.  Consider vulnerability.  Continue research and consultation.  Balance the focus.  Reinforce the work of others.  Be inclusive.

TN Settlement Strategy and Action Plan

Settlement & Orientation Language Learning Health & Wellbeing Employment & Labour Market

• 1. Knowledge/Best Practice Exchange and Transfer
• 2. Member Capacity Building
• 3. Contributing to System-wide Solutions

“No wrong door” model of access; Address language barriers to settlement service; Strengthen newcomer engagement; Build awareness newcomer social capital; Create inter-sectoral responses to systemic barriers. Address barriers to language learning due to quality and access. Enhance access to recreation and leisure; Enhance access to culturally appropriate community food programs; Create inter-sectoral responses to health issues; Build awareness and capacity to safeguard emotional health. Support the business case for newcomer hiring; Support occupational language training programs; Support responses on employment barriers; Enhance access to employment

• pportunities

TN Settlement Strategy and Action Plan

Development

 Analysis of neighbourhood LIP Action Plans  Community consultations (2012)  Conversations and activities at workgroup tables

(2012)

 Consultations with Workgroups (Jan)  Core planning group review (Steering Committee

and Workgroup Co-Chairs)

 Consortium Executive Director Review  Focus Groups with LIP staff

TN LIP Council Overview

PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL

Workgroup: Settlement, Language & Orientation City LIP & Quadrant LIPs Inter- agency Networks Workgroup: Health & Wellbeing Workgroup: Employment & Labour Market

Steering Committee

Taskforce Taskforce Taskforce

Newcomer Participat’n

TN LIP Council:

Settlement, Language & Orientation

Examples of Accomplishments

 Hosted a Citizenship Test Training for

• rganizations;

 Piloted 3 new citizenship test classes including

tracking client outcomes and curriculum development;

 Initiated dialogue with CIC and MCI to learn more

about the new CLARS (Coordinated Language Assessment and Referral System) structure.

TN LIP Council:

Settlement, Language & Orientation

Examples of Activities 13/14

 Organize a CLARS forum with CIC and MCI;  Testing and expanding Citizenship Test Preparation

courses;

 Explore “No wrong door model” of settlement.

TN LIP Council: Health & Wellbeing

Examples of Accomplishments

 Developed and piloted a new training offering in mental

health and cultural competence;

 Conducted a survey of frontline workers’ awareness and

skills in providing services using a ‘cultural competency for client mental health’ approach;

 Participated in the early identification clinic project

providing health assessments and service referrals to newcomer families and their children;

TN LIP Council: Health & Wellbeing

Examples of Activities 13/14

 Develop a forum for a resident workgroup to present

information on appropriate recreation services for newcomers;

 Organize a forum to share innovative approaches to

food security that promotes culturally and religiously appropriate food security initiatives;

 Build awareness about campaigns that address

systemic barriers to access in health services and health equity for different newcomer populations.

TN LIP Council: Employment & Labour Market

Examples of Accomplishments

• Support for local initiatives e.g. Yorkdale Recruitment

Event and Youth Opportunities Fair;

• Coordinated a forum with other LIPs in Toronto

providing Job Developers with access to hiring agents for the Pan-Am Games 2015;

• Formation of neighbourhood-based Professional

Immigrant Network.

TN LIP Council: Employment & Labour Market

Examples of Activities 2013/14

 Distribution of promotional videos for employment

services directed towards employers and job- seekers as a service coordination effort;

 Development of an Employer Engagement Strategy;  Training opportunities for LIP members and other

stakeholders on latest diversity hiring approaches and trends.

Questions?

Break-out Discussions

Objectives

 Sharing information about activities, successes and

challenges;

 Charting outcomes;  Discussing opportunities.

Thank you!

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