Presentation by Elena Chernaeva to BRAED Fall Forum October 30 2012

1. Edmonton Mennonite Centre for
Newcomers
• EMCN is a community organization that has
been serving immigrants for over 30 years
with a vision to assist all newcomers achieve
full participation in Canadian society

2. Edmonton Mennonite Centre for
Newcomers
• Over 35 programs
• 120+ staff
• 200 volunteers
• Holistic Approach
• One-Stop-Shop Services
for Newcomers to Canada
• Three locations in Edmonton

3. EMCN Services
• Settlement Services
• Community Development
• Centre for Survivors of Torture and Trauma
• Helping Families, Schools and Communities
• English as a Second Language
• Employment Services
• Bridging and Training Programs
• Canadian Immigration and Integration Project (CIIP)

4. Professional Programs at EMCN
• Specialized bridging programs designed for
internationally educated professionals who want to
work in their field of expertise
• ETIP (Engineers’ and Technologists’ Integration
Program)
• ABP (Accountants’ Bridging Program)
• PCP (Payroll Certificate Program)

5. CESI (Career & Employment Services
for Immigrants)
• CESI Program supports immigrants that are low-
skilled with little to no formal training or education
• Employer Liaison and Job Development
• Exposure Courses
• Workplace Training component
• Support and financial incentive to employers who
are willing to take on the training or responsibility
for EMCN clients

6. Canadian Immigrant Integration Program
(CIIP)
The Canadian Immigrant
Integration Program (CIIP)
Realizing Newcomer Potential
Through
Overseas Preparation

7. Canadian Immigrant Integration Program
(CIIP)
• Helps immigrants under the Federal Skilled Worker
Program prepare for integration to the Canadian
labour market while they are still in their country of
origin completing final immigration requirements
• Services are offered free of charge in the following
locations:
1) Guangzhou, China
2) New Delhi, India
3) Manila, Philippines
4) London, United Kingdom

8. Canadian Immigrant Integration Program
(CIIP)
• CIIP - Modest Beginnings!
• CIIP established as a pilot project in 2005
• HRSDC - FCRP funds: 18 months of operations initiall
• 2006 Offices were established in Guangzhou, New Delhi and Manila.
• Offices set up in India, China and the Philippines for on-site deliveries
• Locally-engaged staff visited Canada and were trained/coached in the field
• 2007
• LMI sessions + planning
• No referral partners (and no $)
• No client tracking in Canada
• No platform

9. Canadian Immigrant Integration Program
(CIIP)
• History of Focal Point Partners!
• Feb 2007 quickly realized that referrals to Canadian organizations
would offer great added-value
• March 2007 set about creating partnerships across the country
without any funding support! – traveled across country [Kinds of
partners: Governments, educational institutes, Immigrant-serving
agencies, employers, sector councils, Credential Assessment
Bodies, Regulatory Bodies]
• May 2007 Informal agreements in place with College and ISO FPPs
for ON BC, AB, MB, AB, SK
• - provide information and guidance on credential assessment or
licensure, language assessment, language and bridging programs,
education and training requirements, settlement services and
employment training programs; provide onward referrals

10. Canadian Immigrant Integration Program
(CIIP)
FPPs Alberta
Bow Valley College (BVC)
NorQuest College
British Columbia Calgary Catholic Immigration
Vancouver Community College (VCC) Society (CCIS)
DiverseCity Edmonton Mennonite Centre for
Newcomers (EMCN)
Ontario
George Brown College (GBC) Manitoba
COSTI Immigrant Services Entry Program - Manitoba Labour and
GEO & HFO Immigration
Red River College
Saskatchewan
SIAST Atlantic Provinces
RODS ISIS (MISA/HILC)
Atlantic Provinces Community
College Consortium (APCCC)

11. Canadian Immigrant Integration Program
(CIIP)
THE PROCESS:
CIC sends letter, brochure and registration form to Federal Skilled Workers,
Provincial Nominees and their families completing the immigration process-
voluntary registration
Clients are invited to attend two-day session
In office, off site or online:
- Day 1 LMI
- Day 2 Counselling
+ Referrals
Clients follow-up on action plan
Resources and referrals to
Canadian partners and employers

12. Canadian Immigrant Integration Program
(CIIP)
Network of partners in Northern Alberta
• raise awareness of CIIP among network of immigrant
serving agencies in Northern Alberta
• explore settlement and pre-arrival employment
opportunities in rural Alberta
• secure more inclusive and collaborative pre-arrival
referral process in the province

13. Canadian Immigrant Integration Program
(CIIP)
• Northern Alberta Outreach Tour
• June 2012
• Edmonton - Whitecourt – Fairview – Piece River – Grande
Prairie – Grande Cache – Hinton – Edson – Edmonton
http://goo.gl/maps/gtrW

14. Northern Alberta Outreach Tour
• Total days of the Tour: 10
• Total number of participants in all meetings: 22
• Total number of organizations which confirmed interest for
future collaboration: 12

15. Northern Alberta Outreach Tour
(contacts)
Community Learning Network:
• Northwest Peace Community Adult Learning Council, Fairview
• Community Adult Learning, Grimshaw
• Manning Community Adult Learning & Literacy
• Peace River Association for Lifelong Learning
• Grande Prairie Council for Lifelong Learning
• Hinton Adult Learning Society
• Edson Adult Learning Centre

16. Northern Alberta Outreach Tour
(contacts)
Settlement Agencies:
• Grande Prairie Centre for Newcomers
• The Work Place
• ACFA (L’Association de tous les Francophones de l’Alberta)

17. Northern Alberta Outreach Tour
(contacts)
Others:
• Kazem Mashkournia, Grande Prairie Regional College
• Lena Bengston, private contractor
• Jocelyn Reyes and Marlowe Maquiling, CIIP graduates

18. Northern Alberta Outreach Tour
(outcomes)
• Network of contacts established in Northern Alberta
• Online referrals before landing: possible
• Settlement services in the province after landing: active
• Employer Connection Network: in progress
• CIIP Graduates Network: the future

19. Canadian Immigrant Integration Program
(CIIP)
The Career Bridge Paid Internship Program
www.careerbridge.ca
• Innovative internship program that responds to Canada’s
labour market demand for internationally qualified
professionals and to aspirations of qualified immigrants
eager to work in their professional fields in Canada.
• Career Bridge internships are mid-level professional paid
positions that last 4, 6, 9 or 12 months and are available
in a broad spectrum of non-regulated business functions.

20. Canadian Immigrant Integration Program
(CIIP)
ACCESS CIIP:
www.ciip.accc.ca or www.newcomersuccess.ca
CIIP Ottawa (613) 746-2222
ACCESS EMCN: www.emcn.ab.ca
ACCESS CIIP Online Advisor for Northern Alberta
echernaeva@emcn.ab.ca
Direct: 780-945-2285
Skype : ciip_emcn