Backgrounder

Announcement of settlement funding to help newcomers settle in Hamilton

The Government of Canada wants to help newcomers succeed. To help newcomers settle in Hamilton, it is committing more than $11 million to four organizations that provide settlement services to immigrants in the Hamilton area.

The funding is provided under the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement. Listed below are the organizations receiving a portion of the $11 million in today’s announcement.

• Settlement and Integration Services Organization:  $9,105,346
• Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology:  $848,295
• Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board:  $103,315
• AAT School:  $1,404,323