Ensure the delivery of high-quality settlement services for newcomers, informed by rigorous outcomes data.
What success looks like
Improved, high-quality settlement services for newcomers to Canada, leading to improved outcomes for immigrants and their children.
Government's narrative on progress
The government is helping immigrants better prepare for a new life in Canada. Several enhancements include a finalized shared national vision with provinces and stakeholders; co-planning with the provinces and territories to better support client needs; and the completion and signing of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Memorandums of Understanding to strengthen collaboration. A rigorous outcomes measurement approach is being implemented, including the annual Settlement Client Outcomes Survey and Newcomer Outcomes Survey. Increased data and analytical capacity allows the design of the Settlement Program to become increasingly more evidence-based and effective at achieving the shared national vision for settlement and integration. The recently launched National Calls for Proposals for the Settlement and Resettlement Assistance Programs and the separate intake process for Settlement indirect services will ensure that investments are targeted to meet the needs of both newcomer clients and the communities in which they settle, geared toward the best possible outcomes for clients, while effectively and efficiently leveraging resources. The CFP incorporates the principles behind the shared national vision, as well as a greater emphasis on programming that provides demonstrated results, such as combining workplace experience with language training. In conjunction with several key enhancements to the Settlement Program such as the streamlining of pre-arrival services and the launch of a pilot to support visible minority newcomer women in accessing the Canadian labour market, the government is ensuring high quality settlement services for newcomers to Canada.
Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.