Promoting economic prosperity through settlement services : Promotion de la prospérité à travers les services d'intégration : rapport du Comité permanent de la citoyenneté et de l'immigration

PROMOTING ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH SETTLEMENT SERVICES Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration David Tilson Chair JUNE 2015 41st PARLIAMENT, SECOND SESSION Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons SPEAKER’S PERMISSION Reproduction of the proceedings of the House of Commons and its Committees, in whole or in part and in any medium, is hereby p [...] As Audrey Andrews, of the Regional Municipality of Durham, stated before the Committee, “we are all in the business of settlement”.4 She went on to say: It is my experience that the economic integration and subsequent success of immigrants is most likely to happen when traditional CIC-funded settlement services and non-CIC-funded services, in other words, the broader community, work in tandem to c [...] In the conclusion, the Committee affirms that “we are all in the business of settlement” and puts forward some principles to guide the Government of Canada in making its contribution to immigrant economic success through settlement services. [...] Under the terms of the Canada–Québec Accord relating to Immigration and Temporary Admission of Aliens , the Quebec government is responsible for immigrant integration as well as other aspects of immigration in the province. [...] Witnesses spoke of offering “seamless support”, stretching from the country of origin to establishment in Canada.25 Research by Professor Victoria Esses found that immigrants to Canada were “confused about who to go to in order to get help” and that they “lack information about and awareness of settlement services”.26 She recommended the creation of a central repository of all 20.