Toronto, Mar 16 (IBNS): Ontario is helping newcomers and their families by investing in services and programs to help them settle into their new lives.
Laura Albanese, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, made the announcement at Mississauga’s Centre for Education and Training.
The province is supporting 236 projects that will meet the diverse needs of newcomers by expanding services to help them settle into their communities, such as improvements to language classes and job training.
The projects will provide settlement and integration support, including orientation, information, referrals to a range of community services and targeted programing for newcomer youth such as skills development and mentoring, bridge training for internationally-trained immigrants to help them get licensed in their occupation or trade and find work in their field, Language training resources and program enhancements to improve the delivery of English and French as a second language.
Albanese said: “Immigrants who choose Ontario as their new home are critically important for our future growth and prosperity. Helping newcomers to improve language skills, to attain the information, knowledge and skills they need to find jobs in their professions, benefits our society as a whole.”
Earlier in an interview with IBNS Bureau Chief of Canada Suman Das, Albanese said: " The federal funding should be seen as an investment. The immigrants receive some help: in finding closest the best school, getting them jobs, getting assistance in language, in creating a resume. Ontario in Canada is founded on immigration."
She added, "Except for indigenous people, we all have come to Canada from different places. The sooner we get integrated and become financially independent, is better for our society and for the aging population which is growing very fast in Canada."
Dipika Damerla, Minister of Seniors Affairs, MPP for Mississauga East—Cooksville, said: “Investing in the success of our newcomers is a good investment for Ontario and for Peel Region. Providing them with the training and supports they need to settle in their community and get jobs is the right thing to do.”
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