Backgrounder - Announcement of settlement funding to help newcomers settle in Kitchener-Waterloo

The Government of Canada wants to help newcomers succeed. To help newcomers settle in Kitchener-Waterloo, the Government of Canada is committing more than $8.4 million to five organizations that provide settlement services to immigrants in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.

The funding is provided under the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement (COIA). Listed below are the organizations receiving a portion of the $8.4 million in today’s announcement:

• YMCA of Kitchener-Waterloo:  $4,330,299
• Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre:  $411,306
• English at First:  $848,065
• Waterloo Catholic District School Board:  $2,861,477
• Conestoga College Institute of Technology:  $36,539