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Local Immigration Partnership Process
Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs), first funded by IRCC in Ontario in 2008, allow for broad engagement of diverse stakeholders to develop a collective community response to newcomer needs. LIPs do not provide services directly to immigrants, but rather foster and strengthen collaboration between community partners aimed at improving immigrant outcomes and making communities more welcoming and inclusive.
There are more than 50 LIPs across Canada with 18 LIPs funded in British Columbia. Over the last several years, a significant body of research has demonstrated that these innovative partnerships are successful in improving settlement services coordination, engagement of diverse community partners and newcomer success.
Addressing the Unique Needs of Surrey's Growing Immigrant Population
Reaching out, community consultation
With one of the fastest-growing immigrant populations in BC, Surrey’s needs are complex and unique. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has tasked the Surrey LIP to conduct research and community consultations, and develop immigrant and refugee strategic plans and projects to address the unique regional needs of the community and its newest residents.
Need for information
As Surrey’s cultural diversity grows, so does the need to review and refine policies, practices and services and programs that support the community.
The Surrey LIP has contracted research firms to conduct community-level research and consultation. The membership of the LIP has identified research purposes and guides this work from inception to completion.
These findings will be developed into reports and presented to the LIP to inform the development of the immigrant and refugee strategic plans and for the whole community of stakeholders to use in program and service planning and policy and practice reviews.
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