Canadian Government announces funding to help newcomers settle in Toronto
12/03/2008
Ontario's largest city and capital receives aid from government to help social services networks help immigrants settle in, in Toronto.
Barry Devolin, Member of Parliament for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, presented the government funding of over $684,000 to the YMCA Korean Community Service and the Korean Canadian Women's Association which is expected to help more than 1,600 foreigners in Toronto gain access to settlement services i.e. language training, counselling and help finding employment.
"Our government supports the Korean community in Canada," said Mr. Devolin. "Both the YMCA Korean Community Services and the Korean Canadian Women's Association do great work to help newcomers and their families settle into their new lives in Canada."
"We are extremely pleased that Citizenship and Immigration Canada recognizes the increasing number of Korean newcomers to Canada and their need for effective settlement and integration programs and services," said Younglee Ha, Executive Director of KCWA Family and Social Services. "It is with great pleasure that we are now able to provide these services with funding from the Government through the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement."
"In 1977, the YMCA of Greater Toronto established the Korean Community Services program with funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada," said Penny Pattinson, General Manager YMCA Newcomer Services. "The funding announced today enables us to continue helping Korean newcomers thrive in Canada."
Toronto
Toronto is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario. Toronto is known for its theatre and performing arts culture. Toronto is known for its arts and culture, its cosmopolitan and international population making it the prefect role model for immigrants to Canada. It is a diverse city and is one of the Canada's cities with low crime rates, clean environments and high standard of living.
The economist intelligence has rated it as one of the world's most liveable cities. Toronto is also generally known as the financial capital of Canada with its financial district in Bay Street. The Toronto Stock Exchange is the world's seventh largest stock exchange and all the big five banks of Canada are located there.
Working In Toronto
This is the Salary Survey Report for the following jobs according to Payscale (Canada - Toronto): (These are estimates and are subject to experience and can change accordingly)
Information Technology - C$45,826
Immigrating To Toronto
The United Nations, in its 2005 Human Development Report, has rated Canada as the fifth best country in the world in which to live. Canada's immigrants come from all corners of the earth whether to study, travel or work. The Human Development Report often rates countries on life expectancy, access to education and health care, income, gender equality and the opportunities available for citizens to participate fully in their society. It evaluates the freedom and choices of citizens to pursue their potential as human beings. This is one of the reasons immigrants choose Canada as their destination of choice.
Settlement services are an important part of the federal government's immigration program. Through the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement (COIA), the Government of Canada has increased settlement funding for Ontario by a total of $920 million over five years. Under COIA, Citizenship and Immigration Canada works with the province and immigrant-serving agencies to make a real difference in the lives of immigrants.
Newcomers to Canada can also look to the Foreign Credentials Referral Office (FCRO), which helps internationally trained individuals find the information they need to get their credentials assessed and recognized more quickly.
CIC funds a number of programs that help newcomers settle, adapt, and integrate into Canadian society. These programs are delivered in partnership with provinces, territories and service-providing organizations and include the Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program, which provides orientation and counselling services
To find out how you can immigrate to Canada's largest city Toronto, start now by contacting us at Global Visas online. You can even take our free assessment to find out if you're eligible, once we receive the completed form which takes just a few minutes, one of our Canada consultants will be in touch to talk to you further about the prospects of living in Ontario's capital or any other Canadian city.
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