The Ontario Government will be making investments in 117 settlement projects across the province that support new immigrants and their families as they adjust to life in Ontario.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Laura Albanese was at West Neighbourhood House in Toronto on Tuesday to make the announcement. West Neighbourhood House is receiving $417,186 in funding to support newcomer settlement.
The Newcomer Settlement Program supports agencies in helping newcomers and refugees find housing, enrol their children in school, learn about life in Ontario, find employment and language-training supports, and develop social connections. Settlement services are offered free of charge in many communities and are available in several languages to provide newcomers with information, resources and community supports to help them integrate successfully.
• The province is investing more than $22.2 million over two years in 117 settlement projects delivered by 98 settlement agencies.
An Action Plan to Stop Sexual Violence and Harassment, a portion of this investment will support a multilingual awareness campaign targeting newcomers and refugees to help prevent sexual violence and human trafficking, as well as provide training for settlement workers on recognizing sexual violence.
Helping newcomers succeed is part of the government’s economic plan to build Ontario up and deliver on its number one priority to grow the economy and create jobs, a government statement said.
