Partnering with Municipalities Innovation and the Municipal Immigration

Partnering with Municipalities – Innovation and the Municipal Immigration Information Online (MIIO) Program THE PETERBOROUGH EXPERIENCE

Projects in Peterborough Content Creation & Delivery � 2008 -2009 � 2010 -2011 � 2012 -2013 � 2013 -2014 � 2014 -2015 � 2015 -2017 �Francophone Portal �Extranet City of Peterborough 2 Marketing Projects � 2010 -2011 � 2011 -2012 � 2012 -2013 Outcomes � Design of stylized font (to be used on all marketing materials) � Design and printing of posters � Creation of pull-up banners � Materials for recruiters for both Trent University and Fleming College � Campaign requesting that organizations who are involved with the portal place a link to the portal on their respective websites 1/20/2022

Shared Responsibility 3 Federal Government provides support to help newcomers to settle and integrate in Canada. Ontario’s Immigration Strategy - attracting highly skilled workers and their families, supporting diverse communities and growing a globally-connected economy. Municipalities are neither mandated nor funded to provide immigrant support services, but of necessity and in recognition of the value new immigrants bring to communities, municipalities are integrating immigrant needs into their budgets and service plans. City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

Importance of MIIO 4 Enables participation on a project by all three levels of government. Having the municipal/regional input is increasingly valuable as communities are recognizing: � Newcomers can play a critical role in addressing emerging labour market needs � Identifying the need for newcomers and making plans for their arrival and integration is essential if they are to attract, retain, and integrate new Canadians into an inclusive environment. � Entire families need to feel welcomed for workers to stay City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

Welcome. Peterborough Partners 5 Peterborough Immigration Partnership (PIP) New Canadians Centre (NCC) City of Peterborough Welcome Peterborough MIIO Portal City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

New Canadians Center Peterborough (NCC) 6 �Started as Peterborough Newcomer Language Orientation Committee (PNLOC) in 1979 to sponsor refugees fleeing the communist regime in Vietnam �In 1987 the New Canadians Centre Peterborough was born as a not-for-profit. �In 1993, it became necessary for NCC to offer increased immigration-related services, such as information, support, and provision of application packages. �In 1998 they began offering employment assistance to clients. City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

New Canadians Center Peterborough (NCC) 7 �As numbers of new immigrants to surrounding areas such as Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland. NCC has responded by offering itinerant services by request in places such as Lindsay, Campbellford, Port Hope, and Cobourg. �In 2008, a second office location was opened in Cobourg in order to better serve the Northumberland region. City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

Peterborough Immigration Partnership 8 Vision: The Peterborough Immigration Partnership envisions a community where the meaningful economic, social and cultural integration of newcomers ensures a prosperous and inclusive community for all. City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

Peterborough Immigration Partnership (PIP) 9 �Launched in 2008 by the NCC in collaboration with the Community and Race Relations Committee of Peterborough (CRRC) and the City of Peterborough to provide a coordinated response to immigrant integration. �Purpose is to establish and enhance partnerships and the participation of diverse stakeholders in planning, delivery and coordination of services. �Believe immigrant integration is essential for longterm social, cultural, economic and environmental prosperity in the Peterborough region City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

Community Immigrant Integration Plan 2016 -2021 10 City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

Municipal Role 11 Local Government and communities: � Are in the best position to identify the importance of attracting newcomers for population and economic growth. � Provide direct services that affect our daily lives and impact the settlement and integration experiences of newcomers � Provide the local focus on immigrant or newcomer needs regarding settlement and/or employment opportunities at the local level. � Have tremendous capacity and expertise at the local level as agencies & settlement service providers can respond to the need for program change based on changing circumstances. � Can more easily leverage partnerships and existing resources (formal & informal) at the local level City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

City of Peterborough 12 Corporate Mission To celebrate and nurture the distinctive strengths of our community by balancing healthy living and economic prosperity. Strategic Priorities �maintain principled community planning � enhance organizational effectiveness � sustain fiscal growth � nurture community lifestyle and identity � maintain security of people and property � manage infrastructure responsibly City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

Service Contracts 13 Most City departments rely on service contracts to the private sector, not for profit organizations, and individuals to perform direct services on the City’s behalf. Community Service Grants The City’s Community Service Grant program was created in 2006 to bring together all of the local charities and not for profit organizations that are currently receiving City funding through transfers, operating grants or designated as Municipal Capital Facilities. City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

New Canadians Center Grant 14 The New Canadians Centre provides a broad range of services to immigrants and refugees arriving in Peterborough including: general counseling, community orientation, immigration counseling, language assessment, English tutoring, computer classes, host programs, employment services, and community outreach. Between 2007 and 2016 – City support to New Canadians Center has increased 185% City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

Staff Support 15 2008 - Creation of a Portfolio for Immigration and appointed Manager, Arts Culture & Heritage Division to the portfolio. 2009 � Council approved an application by the Community Opportunity and Innovation Network for City support for the development of an Immigration Services web-based Portal. � Manager of the City’s Arts, Culture & Heritage Division appointed to manage this project on the City’s behalf. � City agreed to host the development of the Immigration Portal on City IT infrastructure and provided technical support for the project. – Servers and content management software. 2010 - Council approved City staff time to attend and participate in immigration initiatives. Dec 2012 – Mayor appoints Councilor to chair of Diversity Portfolio City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

Support Cont’d 16 2015 � Councilor requests a report on City Support for Syrian Refugees. � Legal opinion from Collingwood confirms that under the Municipal Act the City cannot directly support/sponsor refugees. � Council allocates a budget of $25, 000 in 2016 and 2017 to support the Integration of the Refugees into the City of Peterborough. Staff to determine how best to allocate the funds. � City CAO creates Municipal Coordination Committee to assist the New Canadians Centre and the newly created Refugee Resettlement Task Force � $25, 000 provided in 2015 from Arts, Culture & Heritage Division’s operating budget to hire 2 refugee coordinators, to fund a contract with the Housing Resource Centre to help find housing for refugees, and to fund a contract with the CMHA to provide on site counseling at the New Canadians Centre � City agrees to provide 6 houses purchased for a road widening project to refugee families at market rate City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

Resettlement Assistance Program 17 February 24, 2016 �New Canadians Centre officially receives federal designation to receive government-assisted Syrian refugees. � 80+ Government Assisted Refugee families will arrive between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017 � 25+ Privately Sponsored Refugee families also coming to Peterborough City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

Refugee Resettlement Task Force 18 Peterborough City & County Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Peterborough Networked Family Health Team The Health Unit Community Counselling and Resource Centre Kawartha Muslim Religious Association Trent University Sir Sandford Fleming College City of Peterborough Kawartha Pineridge District School Board Peterborough VNCCD School Board Peterborough Police Service OPP General Electric Children’s Aid Society St Vincent de Paul Habitat for Humanity Mc. Williams Moving Rotary Club 1/20/2022

Community Support 19 � � � Housing Committee ESL Committee Housing Set Up / Cleaning, Driving, Bed Bug Crisis Team Fundraising team Privately Sponsored Refugee Groups: � 20 + sponsor groups for Privately Sponsored Refugees in the City � 23 + in Peterborough, Northumberland, Haliburton Counties & City of Kawartha Lakes, & Durham Region Syrian Refugee Job Development and Economic Development Team Peterborough Chamber of Commerce; Community Futures; Great Peterborough Innovation Cluster; Employment and Planning and Counseling Peterborough; Fleming Crew; Workforce Development Board; City of Peterborough Economic Development; Kawartha Manufacturers Association; and New Canadians Centre Government Assisted Refugees � 21 GAR Support Groups City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

The Challenge for Municipalities 20 Small urban and rural municipalities are looking for new ways to attract, retain and integrate newcomers, but they lack the revenue tools necessary to pay the growing costs associated with this such as: �providing settlement services such as temporary shelter, affordable housing, grants to community-based organizations or program enhancements for services such as public transit, child care, libraries, community centers, schools, etc. �ensuring a welcoming environment for newcomers given the increasing diversity of immigrants �recognizing that racism exists and the municipality must create l conditions that are equitable and inclusive City of Peterborough 1/20/2022

The Challenge for Municipalities 21 The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is recommending that the federal government must work with municipalities to: � Coordinate efforts to meet immediate and urgent resettlement targets. � Collaborating with municipal governments and local settlement organizations to develop a plan to expand newcomer services in urban and rural regions across Canada, including support for accessing adequate and affordable housing. � Expand the availability of social housing stock and take action to increase housing affordability. � Increase support for the work municipalities are currently doing to successfully settle newcomers. City of Peterborough 1/20/2022