From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n On January 25, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced a significant funding boost of $1,157,694 to the Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS). This initiative aims to enhance settlement services for newcomers in Vancouver, B.C., as part of the Service Delivery Improvements funding stream.<\/p>\n Joe Peschisolido, representing Steveston\u2014Richmond East, revealed this development on behalf of Ahmed Hussen, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.<\/p>\n PIRS plans to introduce a groundbreaking childcare service model, providing job opportunities for newcomer women and supporting service providers offering short-term onsite childcare. This project, if successful, has the potential to expand nationally, involving collaboration with diverse stakeholders, including entrepreneurs and designers, through a “hack-a-thon” event.<\/p>\n The IRCC\u2019s Service Delivery Improvement Fund, allocating over $30 million annually, focuses on enhancing service delivery, fostering innovation, and experimenting with new methods to better serve newcomers and support their integration.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Government of Canada is committed to working with organizations like the Pacific Immigrant Resources Society. Improving settlement services for newcomers strengthens our labor force and economy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cProjects like the one by PIRS will enhance IRCC\u2019s understanding of newcomer women\u2019s needs, facilitating their successful integration into Canadian communities.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 Joe Peschisolido, Member of Parliament for Steveston\u2014Richmond East<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mathieu Genest<\/strong> Media Relations<\/strong> The funding aims to enhance settlement services for newcomers, focusing on innovative childcare solutions and community integration.<\/p>\n The model will offer employment opportunities and support organizations providing short-term childcare services.<\/p>\n The fund seeks to improve service delivery, encourage innovation, and experiment with new approaches to better integrate newcomers.<\/p>\n For media inquiries, contact Mathieu Genest at the Minister\u2019s Office or the Media Relations team at the Communications Branch of IRCC.<\/p>\n Learn more about settlement services and innovations in newcomer integration. Read our immigration guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" January 25, 2019\u2014Vancouver, B.C.\u2014Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) works with many partners in the delivery of services to newcomers to Canada, and supports their integration into Canadian communities. IRCC is actively working to improve these settlement services through the Service Delivery Improvements funding stream and will be providing funding of $1,157,694 to Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS) to help deliver these important services. … <\/i>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5576,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Announcement of Funding for Newcomer Services<\/h2>\n
Innovative Childcare and Community Integration<\/h2>\n
Statements from Key Officials<\/h3>\n
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Essential Information<\/h2>\n
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Media Contact Information<\/h3>\n
Minister\u2019s Office
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-954-1064<\/p>\n
Communications Branch
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650
IRCC.COMMMediaRelations-RelationsmediasCOMM.IRCC@cic.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\nFAQs on Settlement Services for Newcomers<\/h2>\n
What is the purpose of the funding provided to PIRS?<\/h3>\n
How will the new childcare model benefit newcomer women?<\/h3>\n
What are the objectives of the Service Delivery Improvement Fund?<\/h3>\n
Who can be contacted for more information?<\/h3>\n