an alliance of university, community, and government partners dedicated to fostering welcoming communities and promoting the integration of immigrants and minorities across Canada
The list of current projects includes research undertaken by the Welcoming Communities Initiative which is now the Ontario Node of the P2P. Clicking Read More offers research overviews, project leaders, timelines, and deliverables.
Project Description: This study examines innovative and promising practices by settlement service provider organizations. Using a cross-Canada case study approach, it tests a methodology for identifying promising practices and analyzing the conditions that contribute to their effectiveness. In the first…
Project Description: This study looks at immigrant students’ outcomes in the Greater Toronto Area and a number of second- and third-tier Ontario cities; the Academica Group and the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario are partners. The project includes an examination of the college applications…
Project Description: Universities are increasingly focused on recruiting fee-paying undergraduate foreign students to increase their revenues and enhance their international profiles and networks. Simultaneously, the Canadian government has begun to develop strategies for attracting foreign students…
Project Description: This study focuses on Local Immigration Partnerships (LIP), program and project assessments, and dissemination of promising practices. The goals of this project are to equip the Ontario Region of Citizenship Immigration Canada with a ‘tool’ for assessing the LIP initiative, disseminating…
Project Description: The study provides detailed information about the programs, organizations, and activities available to immigrants and visible minorities in each of the WCI’s communities. A variety of techniques is used to develop inventories and audits of local resources, services, and measures…