Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
August 17, 2017
Provincial Government Calls for Proposals to Enhance Immigrant Settlement and Integration
The Honourable Allan Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today issued a call for proposals aimed at increasing and enhancing immigrant settlement and integration services throughout the province.
Priority will be given to innovative proposals that deliver settlement supports and/or expand English-as-a-Second-Language access for immigrants in various regions of the province. Comprehensive eligibility requirements are available online.
Applications may be submitted by email to immigration@gov.nl.ca. Applications must be received before the close of business on September 25, 2017.
The Way Forward on Immigration in Newfoundland and Labrador, launched in March 2017, emphasizes a focus on providing support to third parties to deliver settlement services and supports to newcomers, and on partnerships with service providers to expand English-as-a-Second-Language access for immigrants to Newfoundland and Labrador, to support immigrant retention. Budget 2017 allocated $400,000 for settlement and integration. The goal is to increase immigration so that Newfoundland and Labrador will welcome approximately 1,700 immigrants annually by 2022.
Quotes
“Increasing immigration to Newfoundland and Labrador is a priority of our government, one that helps our province take advantage of economic, social, and cultural growth opportunities. By partnering with organizations and service providers with on-the-ground experience helping newcomers settle and integrate, we help further advance efforts to support immigrant retention in our province.”
Honourable Allan Hawkins
Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
Learn more
Request for Proposals Eligibility Requirements –www.aesl.gov.nl.ca/immigration.html
Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism -www.nlimmigration.ca/ 
The Way Forward on Immigration in Newfoundland and Labrador –www.aesl.gov.nl.ca/publications/pdf/ImmigrationPlan.pdf 
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Media contact
Ryan Crocker
Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
709-729-1795, 725-9595
RyanCrocker@gov.nl.ca
2017 08 17 11:20 a.m.