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