Deadline: 12 April 2019
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is seeking proposals for its Settlement and Resettlement Assistance Programs.
The purpose of this call for proposals (CFP) is to establish a comprehensive set of Settlement and Resettlement Assistance Program services across Canada.
The program focuses on five areas: needs assessment and referrals, information and orientation; language training and skills development; employment related services; and community connections.
Visions
- collaboration across all levels of government, civil society, and the private sector
- building welcoming communities responsive to newcomers’ needs and receptive to their talents
- programming that:
- builds on the strengths of newcomers and the communities they now call home
- facilitates learning Canada’s official languages to maximize newcomers’ participation and contribution
- supports employment and entrepreneurship of newcomers to build a stronger economy
- addresses barriers to full participation in their society and is responsive to the particular needs of the most vulnerable
- catalyses strong community connections, including with Indigenous communities
- is relevant to, and available in, both urban centres and small, rural, and northern communities
- helps Francophone newcomers live and work in French, contributing to linguistic duality and the vitality of official language minority communities
- services which maximize outcomes through:
- a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
- providing the right supports at the right time
- fostering a professional settlement sector by investing in capacity and knowledge building
- effective administrative practices that maximize the use of public funds
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants for delivering settlement services:
- Provincial, territorial or municipal governments
- International organizations
- Not-for-profit organizations including non-governmental organizations, non-profit corporations, community groups, umbrella organizations and regulatory bodies and apprenticeship authorities
- Businesses, including those that provide indirect services (for example, employers hiring newcomers, private language schools, conference organizers, Web or production firms for tool development)
- Educational institutions (including school boards, districts and divisions)
- Individuals
- Eligible applicants for delivering resettlement assistance services:
- Not-for-profit organizations and associations, including non-governmental organizations
- Intergovernmental and international organizations
- Businesses
- Canadian educational institutions (including boards, districts and divisions)
- Provincial, territorial or municipal governments
- Individuals
Eligible clients
Only the following persons are eligible to receive settlement services:
- Permanent residents of Canada
- Protected persons as defined in Section 95 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Individuals who have been selected, inside or outside Canada, to become permanent residents (pending verifications) and who have been informed, by a letter from IRCC
- Convention refugees and protected persons outside Canada who have been selected for resettlement in Canada by IRCC
- Temporary foreign workers who hold or received approval of a work permit under section 112 or received initial approval for permanent residence under section 113 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via given website.
Eligible Country: Canada
For more information, please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2019/02/irccs-national-call-for-proposals-2019.html