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Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, absolutely. In Vancouver's case, the local immigration partnership is really advantageous, especially in figuring out what kinds of services other organizations are doing to kind of bootstrap their way into it, such as colleges and universities.

April 3rd, 2019Committee meeting

Jennifer Reddy

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In the Vancouver situation, the funding comes for eligibles only. As an example, from April 2018 to January 2019, 60% of the intake in clients were ineligibles, and the funding would only cover the 40% who were eligible.

April 3rd, 2019Committee meeting

Jennifer Reddy

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I have a testimonial from a young person in Vancouver who delineates the experience. I think one of the key points about this is that the school board is actually the first and most frequent point of contact for the students. Through the students we meet the parents and other sib

April 3rd, 2019Committee meeting

Jennifer Reddy

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Yes, I do speak fast. —feeling welcomed, making friends, getting involved, and receiving homework support. These programs empowered not just to learn English and excel academically but volunteer and start new programs in my community (English Welcome Club) in my city

April 3rd, 2019Committee meeting

Jennifer Reddy