Backgrounder - Announcement of settlement funding to help newcomers in Calgary
The Government of Canada wants to help newcomers to Canada succeed. To make language training more accessible for newcomers, the Government is committing close to $9.5 million to nine organizations in Calgary.
Organizations receiving funding in today’s announcement are:
| Organizations | Amount |
|---|---|
| Agape Language Centre Society | $92,589.00 |
| Bow Valley College | $3,833,524.00 |
| Calgary Board of Education | $1,058,817.00 |
| Calgary Immigrant Educational Society | $749,923.00 |
| Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association | $1,009,453.00 |
| Columbia Training Centre | $296,499.00 |
| Immigrant Services Calgary | $1,357,489.00 |
| Language Plus | $157,328.00 |
| YMCA and YWCA of Calgary | $922,010.00 |
These organizations are just nine of many settlement organizations in Calgary that have partnered with Citizenship and Immigration Canada to address the needs of newcomers to Canada.
The Government of Canada recognizes that language training and settlement services are an essential part of the federal immigration program. In 2006, the Government of Canada began investing an additional $1.4 billion over five years in settlement funding in provinces and territories outside Quebec. Quebec has responsibility for settlement services through the Canada-Quebec Accord.
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