WE LIP INFORMATION SHARING
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Information sharing on behalf of WE LIP members, Erie Shores Healthcare, Canadian Mental Health Association, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit and the City of Windsor
COVID-19 Vaccine Pop-Up Clinics in Leamington
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Information sharing on behalf of WE LIP member, UHC- Hub of Opportunities
UHC Beyond COVID Job Preparedness Program
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Information sharing on behalf of IRCC
Government of Canada invests $100 million to support newcomers’ integration
August 12, 2021—Ottawa—Settlement services are crucial to a newcomer’s success in Canada. They help new Canadians get work, learn English or French, find a place to live and, more broadly, succeed in this country. With the pandemic exacerbating the already challenging process of beginning a new life in a new land, settlement services have never been more critical.
To help ensure that all newcomers have access to the support they need, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced an investment of $100 million over the next 3 years to improve the way newcomers access settlement services through the service delivery improvements (SDI) process.
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Le gouvernement du Canada investit 100 millions de dollars pour soutenir l’intégration des nouveaux arrivants
Le 12 août 2021 – Ottawa – Les services d’établissement sont essentiels à la réussite d’un nouvel arrivant au Canada. Ils aident les nouveaux Canadiens à trouver un emploi, à apprendre le français ou l’anglais, à trouver un logement et, plus généralement, à réussir dans ce pays. Dans le contexte de la pandémie qui complique le processus déjà difficile de commencer une nouvelle vie dans un nouveau pays, les services d’établissement n’ont jamais été aussi essentiels.
Pour faire en sorte que tous les nouveaux arrivants aient accès au soutien dont ils ont besoin, l’honorable Marco E. L. Mendicino, ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, a annoncé aujourd’hui un investissement de 100 millions de dollars pour les 3 prochaines années afin d’améliorer la façon dont les nouveaux arrivants accèdent aux services d’établissement par l’entremise du processus d’amélioration de la prestation des services (APS).
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Government announces new initiatives to help racialized newcomer women succeed in Canada
August 11, 2021—Ottawa, ON—The Government of Canada is committed to helping every woman and girl in Canada reach her full potential. A central part of this is addressing and overcoming the unique barriers that can sometimes stand in their way. These barriers can be particularly significant for racialized newcomer women, and have increased since the onset of the pandemic and its disproportionate impact on women.
To help address these challenges and create more opportunities for racialized newcomer women, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced support for 11 innovative projects through the Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot with $2.1 million in federal funding.
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Le gouvernement annonce de nouvelles initiatives pour aider les nouvelles arrivantes racisées à réussir au Canada
Le 11 août 2021 – Ottawa (Ontario) – Le gouvernement du Canada s’est engagé à aider toutes les femmes et les filles au Canada à réaliser leur plein potentiel. Un volet central de cet engagement consiste à éliminer les obstacles particuliers qui peuvent parfois se dresser sur leur chemin. Ces obstacles peuvent être particulièrement importants pour les nouvelles arrivantes racisées, et ceux-ci ont pris de l’ampleur depuis le début de la pandémie. Ils ont une incidence disproportionnée sur les femmes.
Pour s’attaquer à ces difficultés et pour créer davantage de possibilités pour les nouvelles arrivantes racisées, l’honorable Marco E. L. Mendicino, ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, a annoncé aujourd’hui son soutien envers 11 projets novateurs dans le cadre de l’Initiative pilote pour les nouvelles arrivantes racisées avec un financement fédéral de 2,1 millions de dollars.
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Canada moving forward with a proof of vaccination for international travel
August 11, 2021 – Ottawa – While Canadians should continue to avoid non-essential travel worldwide, the Government of Canada recognizes that proof of vaccination credentials will support the re-opening of societies and economies.
Canadians are looking for a more reliable and secure way to demonstrate their COVID-19 vaccination history to foreign and Canadian border officials.
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Le Canada va de l'avant avec une preuve de vaccination pour les voyages internationaux
Le 11 août 2021 – Ottawa – Bien que les Canadiens doivent continuer à éviter les voyages non essentiels dans le monde entier, le gouvernement du Canada reconnaît que les preuves de vaccination aideront à la réouverture des sociétés et des économies.
Les Canadiens recherchent un moyen plus fiable et plus sûr de prouver leurs antécédents de vaccination COVID-19 aux autorités frontalières étrangères et canadiennes.
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Canada and Ontario support Wauzhushk Onigum Nation with almost $2.9 million to locate and commemorate their missing children
News Release
Ministry of Indigenous Affairs
August 12, 2021
WAUZHUSHK ONIGUM NATION, TREATY 3 TERRITORY, ONTARIO — The location and confirmation of burials and unmarked graves of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children at former residential school sites across Canada are tragic reminders of the mistreatment of Indigenous children. As part of efforts to address historical wrongs and their continuing present-day harms, the governments of Canada and Ontario are working with residential school Survivors, Indigenous leaders and affected families and communities in Ontario as they embark on the difficult work of finding their missing children who attended residential schools across Ontario.
Today, Chief Chris Skead of the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and the Honourable Greg Rickford, Ontario Minister of Indigenous Affairs, announced funding of $2,898,430 over three years for the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation to carry out work related to identify burial sites related to St. Mary’s Indian Residential School. Funding will support local research, engagement and knowledge gathering; memorialization and commemoration; and bringing children home. The Wauzhushk Onigum Nation has been guided by Survivors and families and is establishing pathways to working with the many families and communities affected by this former residential school.
The Government of Canada will provide funding of up to $2,498,430 over three years (2021 to 2024) for the project. The province of Ontario is committing up to $400,000 for over two years for 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.
Addressing the harms suffered by Survivors, their families and communities is at the heart of reconciliation. This work is essential as we renew and rebuild our relationships between all Indigenous Peoples, their families and communities, governments, and all Canadians.
Quick Facts
- On August 10, 2021, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs announced $83 million in additional investments to support First Nation, Inuit and Metis Survivors, their families and communities. This supplements the $33.8 million announced in Budget 2019, for a total investment of $116.8 million responding to Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action 72 to 76.
- A National Residential School Crisis Line is available to provide support to former residential school students. You can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling the 24-Hour National Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419. There is also the Hope for Wellness Help Line at 1-855-242-3310, including an online chat function through their website.
- In June 2021, Ontario committed $10 million over three years to support the identification and commemoration of Indian Residential School burial sites.
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