December 15, 2011
Newcomers To Richmond To Receive Settlement Services
RICHMOND – Newcomers to Richmond will receive enhanced immigrant settlement services to help them settle into their new lives and gain employment through $2,043,304.26 in funding for S.U.C.C.E.S.S. and Chimo Crisis Services. This funding is part of a $20.3 million annual budget for the Settlement and Integration Program under WelcomeBC.
Why this matters:
- Funding goes towards orientation classes and workshops on a wide variety of topics such as: how to find a job, find a place to live, navigate the local transit system and learn banking basics.
- B.C. continues to be one of Canada’s most popular destinations for new immigrants, welcoming more than 40,000 newcomers each year.
- Services through WelcomeBC are provided to more than 100,000 newcomers in 66 communities across the province, by more than 100 service providers.
- S.U.C.C.E.S.S. will receive $1,419,398.93 in funding.
- Chimo Crisis Services will receive $623,905.33 in funding.
Quotes:
Richmond Centre MLA Rob Howard:
"Moving to a new country can be a daunting experience. The programs being funded will help make it easier for newcomers to Richmond to find a place to live, get a job, and become fully integrated in the community.”
Richmond-Steveston MLA John Yap:
"S.U.C.C.E.S.S. and Chimo Crisis Services are two of the many organizations that help make Richmond such a vibrant and inclusive city. This funding will help them continue their outstanding work.”
Richmond East MLA Linda Reid:
"Welcome BC does a wonderful job of enhancing immigrant settlement services in British Columbia. They’re a big part of the reason our province is a leader when it comes to helping immigrants become strong, contributing members of our communities.”
Quick Facts:
WelcomeBC’s award-winning website helps approximately 600,000 clients each year from B.C. and around the world, offers information accessible in several languages and makes it easier for immigrants to access vital information.
- By 2019, it’s expected that there will be over a million job openings in the province, and skilled immigrants will play a vital role in filling many of those positions.
Learn More:
- Users can mix and match the language the host speaks in with the subtitle: for example viewers can watch the videos in Punjabi with English subtitles.
- Once the host’s language is selected, all the information on the screen will convert automatically.
- Clients can download the video scripts in any of the eleven languages to keep the instructions/lessons close at hand;
- The technical sophistication of these web videos /mobile offering is a first for any jurisdiction in Canada.
Visit Rob’s website at www.robhowardmla.bc.ca
Visit John’s website at www.johnyapmla.bc.ca
Visit Linda’s website at www.lindareidmla.bc.ca
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