The Simcoe County Local Immigration Partnership (SCLIP) is a community partnership focused on the development of settlement strategies for newcomers. These strategies will bring together and support service delivery to newcomers in Simcoe County while promoting positive relationships, opportunity, and use of local resources effectively. Simcoe County LIP was established on April 1, 2011. It is one of 36 Local Immigration Partnerships in Ontario that are funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Local Immigration Partnerships are designed to:
- Support better coordination in the planning and delivery of integration services to newcomers.
- Facilitate the development and application of a community-based settlement plan for newcomers.
- Strengthen the capacity of the community in supporting and welcoming newcomers by improving access to employment and social opportunities.
- Achieve better results due to increased economic, social, and community participation by newcomers.
SCLIP Partnership Council
The Simcoe County
LIP Committee Members 2017-2020V2.pdf is comprised of varied community partners with the goal of supporting the Community Settlement Strategies four themes: Readiness, Opportunity, Celebrate and Inspire. SCLIP Council meets a minimum of six times a year.
Agendas and Minutes
SCLIP Sub-Councils
The SCLIP Sub-Councils are committees who share specific areas of expertise/interest. They have established realistic priorities and are developing approaches to complete identified actions items. The two SCLIP Sub-Councils are: Economic Integration and Settlement Services.
Agendas and Minutes
Cultural Competency Learning Symposium; Learning Together, Growing Together
The Simcoe County Local Immigration Partnership hosted a Cultural Competency Learning Symposium on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Centre in Barrie. The registration response was overwhelming; we were able to extend the opportunity to 180 participants.
Attendees enjoyed exhibits during the morning/afternoon breaks and lunch, ten morning and afternoon workshops with topics and presenters from different sectors that service Newcomers, a Newcomer Panel with local Immigrants sharing their experiences, and three dynamic Keynote Speaker presentations from Winnie Wong, RBC's Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards 2013, Canadian Immigrant Magazine; Superintendent Charles Cox, Director of Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario, Provincial Bureau, Ontario Provincial Police; Camille Logan and Sharon Moss M. Ed., York Region District School Board.
Keynote and Workshop Presentations
We have included the workshop materials and presentations; they are available to you for downloading.
Services for New Immigrants in Simcoe County
SCS -Simcoe County Settlement Brochure - English.pdf
Newcomer Resource Guide
Simcoe County Ethno-Cultural and Faith-Based Group Directory
Disclaimer: This document was compiled in June 2021, the information contained herein is subject to change
MOSAIC Newsletter
SCLIP produces a quarterly newsletter, Mosaic, designed for service providers focusing on local information and stories relating to newcomers.
Resources
| Employers | Employers | <p><a href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/LIP/LIP%20-%20Hiring%20Immigrants.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:#00437a;text-decoration:underline;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="/_layouts/images/icpdf.png" alt="" style="border:0px none;vertical-align:middle;margin:5px;max-width:100%;" />Hiring Immigrants Makes Good Business Sense</a><br style="color:#444444;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;"><a href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/LIP/Human%20Rights%20Policy%20-%20Removing%20the%20Canadian%20experience%20barrier.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:#00539b;text-decoration:underline;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="/_layouts/images/icpdf.png" alt="" style="border:0px none;vertical-align:middle;margin:5px;max-width:100%;" />Human Rights Policy - Removing the "Canadian experience" barrier</a></p><p><br></p> | | |
| General Public | General Public | <p><a title="Community Settlement strategy.." href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/LIP/LIP%20strategy%20settlement%20doc_finalV8_oct52012.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:#00539b;text-decoration:underline;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="/_layouts/images/icpdf.png" alt="" style="border:0px none;vertical-align:middle;margin:5px;max-width:100%;" />Community Settlement Strategy</a><br style="color:#444444;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;"><a href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/LIP/LIP-YMCA-Newsletter.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:#00539b;text-decoration:underline;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="/_layouts/images/icpdf.png" alt="" style="border:0px none;vertical-align:middle;margin:5px;max-width:100%;" />The Newcomer - YMCA Newcomer Services newsletter</a></p><p><br></p> | | |
| New to Canada? New to Simcoe County? | New to Canada? New to Simcoe County? | <p><span style="color:#444444;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none;">Visit<span> </span></span><a href="http://immigration.simcoe.ca/" target="_blank" style="color:#00539b;text-decoration:underline;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;">immigration.simcoe.ca</a><span style="color:#444444;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none;"><span> </span>to learn more about Simcoe County and to connect with your community.</span><br style="color:#444444;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;"><span style="color:#444444;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none;">Explore the Simcoe County Immigration Portal to learn more about feeling welcome, living, working, learning and doing business in Simcoe County.</span><br style="color:#444444;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;"><br style="color:#444444;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;"><span style="color:#444444;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none;">Please contact us at:<span> </span></span><a href="mailto:sclip@simcoe.ca" target="_blank" style="color:#00539b;text-decoration:underline;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;">sclip@simcoe.ca</a></p><p><br></p> | | |
| Public Sector | Public Sector | <p><a href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/LIP/Welcoming%20Communities%20Framework%202014.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:#00437a;text-decoration:underline;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="/_layouts/images/icpdf.png" alt="" style="border:0px none;vertical-align:middle;margin:5px;max-width:100%;" />Welcoming Communities Framework</a></p><p><br></p> | | |
| Refugee Sponsorship Web Links | Refugee Sponsorship Web Links | <span><p>
<strong><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/outside/summary-ifhp.asp" target="_blank"><strong>Interim Federal Health Benefit Overview</strong></a></span></strong></p><p>
<strong><a href="http://www.wrwelcomesrefugees.ca/en/resourcesGeneral/Refugees-from-Syria-backgrounder.pdf" target="_blank">Cultural Orientation Resource Centre - Refugees from Syria</a> </strong></p><h4>
<a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/EnGLish/refugees/sponsor/index.asp" target="_blank">Citizenship and Immigration Canada</a>
<span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal">- Sponsor a refugee (eligibility, forms, and FAQs)
<br></span></h4><h4>
<a href="http://welcomeontario.ca/" target="_blank">Welcome Ontario: Syrian Refugee Assistance Info </a>-
<span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal">Getting started, Resources (legal, housing, healthcare), FAQs</span></h4><p>
<span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1 ms-rteFontSize-2" style="color:black;"><a href="http://www.rstp.ca/" target="_blank"><strong class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1 ms-rteFontSize-2">Refugee Sponsorship Training Program </strong></a>
<span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1 ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteStyle-Normal" style="line-height:107%;">- Resources, Webinars, Sponsorship & FAQ’s, and Training Guides</span></span></p><p>
<span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1 ms-rteFontSize-2" style="color:black;line-height:107%;"><a href="http://ccrweb.ca/en/myths-facts" target="_blank"><strong class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1 ms-rteFontSize-2">Canadian Council for Refugees</strong></a></span> -
<span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal">Facts about refugees & refugee claimants in Canada</span> </p><p>
<strong>Refugee Sponsorship Fact Sheets, Profiles, and Tool-kits:</strong></p><p>
<a title="Culture, Context and the Mental Health and psychosocial wellbeing of Syrians" href="http://www.unhcr.org/55f6b90f9.pdf" target="_blank"><img class="ms-rtePosition-1" alt="Culture, Context and the Mental Health." src="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/PublishingImages/Culture%20Context.PNG" style="margin:5px;width:85px;height:112px;" /></a> </p><p>Culture, Context and the Mental Health and </p><p>Psychosocial Wellbeing of Syrians<br></p><p style="text-align:justify;">
<a title="population profile: syrian refugees." href="http://www.teslontario.net/uploads/news/ENSyrianPopulationProfile.pdf" target="_blank"><img class="ms-rtePosition-1" alt="Population profile" src="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/PublishingImages/Syrian%20Profile.PNG" style="margin:5px;width:85px;height:112px;" /></a>Population Profile: Syrian Refugees</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p>
<br> </p><h4>
<a href="http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/common/system/languages.aspx" target="_blank">Understanding Healthcare in Ontario: Fact Sheets (available in 27 different languages)</a>
<span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal">-Getting started, medical care, emergency care, finding homecare, getting prescription drugs</span></h4><p>
<a href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/Dental%20Coverage%20Provider%20Fact%20Sheet%202016-03-16%20-%20shared.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>Dental Coverage Provider Fact Sheet </strong></a></p><p>
<a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/sponsor/private-rstp.asp" target="_blank">
<strong>Refugee Sponsorship Training Program: Handbook for Sponsoring Groups</strong></a></p><p>
<a href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/Refugee%20Sponsorship%20Fact%20sheet%20v2.pdf" target="_blank"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="/_layouts/images/icpdf.png" alt="" style="margin:5px;" /><strong>Refugee Sponsorship Fact sheet v2.pdf</strong></a></p><p>
<a href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/LIP/LIP-SettlementBrochure-English.pdf" target="_blank"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4 ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" src="/_layouts/images/icpdf.png" alt="" style="margin:5px;" /><strong>Services for Newcomers</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p></span> | | |
| 2021 Immigrant Health Outcomes survey | 2021 Immigrant Health Outcomes survey | <p><a href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/Immigrant%20Health%20Outcome%20Survey%20Summary%20Report.pdf"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="/_layouts/15/images/icpdf.png" alt="" />Immigrant Health Outcome Survey Summary Report.pdf</a></p><p><a href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/Immigrant%20Health%20Outcome%20Survey%20Crosstab%20Report.pdf"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="/_layouts/15/images/icpdf.png" alt="" />Immigrant Health Outcome Survey Crosstab Report.pdf</a><br></p><h3>November 30th 2021 event: "Improving Immigrant Residents' Health Care Experience":<br></h3><p></p><div class="ms-rtestate-read ms-rte-wpbox"><div class="ms-rtestate-notify ms-rtestate-read 4e6e121e-2960-4e83-b6b8-43713381a244" id="div_4e6e121e-2960-4e83-b6b8-43713381a244"></div><div id="vid_4e6e121e-2960-4e83-b6b8-43713381a244" style="display:none;"></div></div><p><br><br></p><p><a href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/Immigrant%20Health%20Outcome%20Survey%20Summary%20of%20Findings%20Presentation.pdf"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="/_layouts/15/images/icpdf.png" alt="" />Immigrant Health Outcome Survey Summary of Findings Presentation.pdf</a><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> | | |
| Data Resources | Data Resources | <p style="color:#444444;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;"><a title="Language cencus data of 2011" href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/Data%20Consortium/Data%20Presentation.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:#00539b;text-decoration:underline;"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="/_layouts/images/icpdf.png" alt="" style="border:0px none;vertical-align:middle;margin:5px;max-width:100%;" />Language Census Data 2011</a><br><a href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/LIP/LIP-DataCubePresentation.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:#00539b;text-decoration:underline;"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="/_layouts/images/icpdf.png" alt="" style="border:0px none;vertical-align:middle;margin:5px;max-width:100%;" />2001-2011 Direct Landing Information</a><br><a title="Cultural competency portal.." href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/LIP/Cultural%20Competency%20Resources.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:#00539b;text-decoration:underline;"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="/_layouts/images/icpdf.png" alt="" style="border:0px none;vertical-align:middle;margin:5px;max-width:100%;" />Cultural Competency Resources</a><br></p><p style="color:#444444;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;">To order any of the above resources download the<span> </span><a href="/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/LIP/LIP-ResourceOrderForm.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:#00539b;text-decoration:underline;"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="/_layouts/images/icpdf.png" alt="" style="border:0px none;vertical-align:middle;margin:5px;max-width:100%;" />order form</a><span> </span>and e-mail<span> </span><a href="mailto:sclip@simcoe.ca" target="_blank" style="color:#00539b;text-decoration:underline;">sclip@simcoe.ca</a></p><p style="color:#444444;font-family:"droid sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;"><br></p> | | |
