Backgrounder - Announcement of settlement funding to help newcomers in Edmonton

The Government of Canada wants to help immigrants to Canada succeed. To make settlement services more accessible for newcomers, the government is committing $2.3 million to four organizations in Edmonton.

Organizations receiving funding in today’s announcement:

Bredin Institute – Centre for Learning ($184,375)

• project includes helping foreign-trained pharmacists determine whether they possess the occupational skills and abilities required to become pharmacists in Alberta and offering enhanced language instruction to newcomers who are training as paramedics.

Alliance Jeunesse-Famille de l’Alberta ($369,172)

• project includes delivering age-appropriate presentations about diversity and inclusion to school-age children.

Edmonton Catholic Schools District ($1,333,348)

• project includes providing full-time and part-time Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada and child minding support services for students.

Edmonton Immigrant Services Association ($423,026)

• project includes expanding existing settlement services to rural Alberta and establishing a network of settlement workers in Separate, Catholic and Public school systems.

These organizations are just four of many settlement organizations in Edmonton that have partnered with Citizenship and Immigration Canada to address the needs of newcomers to Canada.

The Government of Canada recognizes that settlement services are an essential part of the federal government’s immigration program. Since 2006, the Government of Canada has invested an additional $1.4 billion over five years in settlement funding in provinces and territories outside Quebec.