Backgrounder - Settlement funding to help newcomers settle in Toronto

The Government of Canada wants to help newcomers succeed. Toronto has one of the largest immigrant populations in Canada. To help newcomers settle in the City of Toronto, the Government of Canada is committing more than $30 million over the next two years through to 2010 to 16 agencies in the city to provide settlement services.

The funding is provided under the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement (COIA). Listed below are the 16 agencies in the City of Toronto receiving a portion of the $30 million in today’s announcement:

• Centre for Information & Community Services Ontario:  $3,628,753
• Community Microskills Development Centre :  $1,537,453
• COSTI Immigrant Services:  $3,772,100
• JobStart :  $551,573
• Midaynta Community Services :  $1,163,436
• Northwood Neighbourhood Services:  $933,270
• Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services:  $2,530,593
• Riverdale Immigrant Women’s Centre:  $1,284,295
• Skills for Change :  $1,867,349
• South Asian Family Support Services :  $1,397,171
• South Asian Women’s Centre:  $197,697
• The Cross Cultural Community Services Association:  $908,464
• Woodgreen Community Services :  $2,894,789
• Working Women Community Centre :  $1,754,157
• YMCA of Greater Toronto :  $4,869,263
• York Weston Community Services Centre:  $778,775