Evaluation of the Welcoming Communities Initiative

Evaluation Division
Research and Evaluation
August 2010

Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) Settlement Program plays a key role in setting the stage for the contribution of newcomers to Canada. One of CIC’s overall strategic objectives is the successful integration of newcomers to Canada in order to maximize the economic, social and cultural benefits of immigration.

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Table of contents

• List of Acronyms
• Executive Summary
• Welcoming Communities Initiative – Management response
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Background
    • 1.1.1. Settlement and integration
    • 1.1.2. Multiculturalism and CAPAR
    • 1.1.3. Stakeholders involved in WCI
  • 1.2. Purpose of the evaluation
  • 1.3. Structure of the report
• 2. Profile Of WCI
  • 2.1. Evolution of the WCI
  • 2.2. Objectives of the WCI
  • 2.3. WCI target population
  • 2.4. Budget
  • 2.5. WCI typology
• 3. Evaluation Methodology
  • 3.1. Primary data sources
  • 3.2. Secondary data sources
  • 3.3. Evaluation strengths and limitations
• 4. Evaluation findings
  • 4.1. Relevance
    • 4.1.1. Need
    • 4.1.2. Consistency with GoC and CIC Priorities and Federal Roles and Responsibilities
  • 4.2. Performance
    • 4.2.1. WCI Project Reach
    • 4.2.2. WCI Project Activities and Outputs
    • 4.2.3. WCI Project Accomplishment and Success
  • 4.3. Achievement of outcomes
    • 4.3.1. WCI Impacts on Newcomers
    • 4.3.2. WCI Impacts on Receiving Communities
    • 4.3.3. WCI Impacts on the Settlement Sector
    • 4.3.4. WCI Impacts on Settlement Programs
  • 4.4. Design and delivery
    • 4.4.1. Flexibility
    • 4.4.2. Focus and Strategic Direction
    • 4.4.3. Performance Measurement and Reporting
    • 4.4.4. Communication and Information-Sharing
    • 4.4.5. Level of Funding
• 5. Conclusions
• Appendix A: Program profile
• Appendix B: List of WCI Projects (2006/07 to 2008/09)
• Appendix C: Case Studies – Activities and Reported Impacts by Target Group

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