Advisory Council Meeting Notes – November 14
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Meeting notes from the November 14, 2016 ELIP Advisory Council Meeting
The Knowledge Centre gathers the important documents, findings and minutes of our Council and the Sector Working Groups.
Meeting notes from the November 14, 2016 ELIP Advisory Council Meeting
Compilation of the meeting notes summary from the 5 working group meetings: Health and Community Wellness: November 1, 2016 Skills Training, Education and Employment: November 2, 2016 Community Safety: November 3, 2016 Settlement and Inclusion: November 8, 2016 Research: November 9, 2016
This report provides a summary of the results from stakeholder consultations conducted in March 2016 for Edmonton’s Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) initiative. Five consultation sessions were held in which 50 individuals from 43 different organizations, representing five sectors, participated in a conversation about the Edmonton LIP initiative. During the consultations, participants were asked to reflect and comment on the… Read more »
This Tool has been developed to help municipalities move ahead in their work towards becoming more welcoming and inclusive.
The 2016 Vital Signs Report focuses on social inclusion with a look toward newcomers in Edmonton. Unless you are Aboriginal, your ancestors came from somewhere else, which means most Canadians are immigrants.
This toolkit is designed to help your municipality become a better place for everyone. A Welcoming and Inclusive Community (WIC) initiative is no longer an option for Alberta’s municipalities. It is a necessity. Not only to comply with the increasing legal requirements around access, municipalities must now focus on WIC principles for their long-term sustainability…. Read more »
‘Learning a Language, Learning the Land’ was the pilot of an educational process with immigrant newcomers that combined language learning and environmental literacy in an outdoor park setting. This report is an evaluation of the joint project between the primary partners – Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation, Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN), and the… Read more »
This study investigates the potential impact of nature-based leisure on the acculturation strategies of refugees in Canada, with a focus on the integration mode, and in particular, the inclination to participate fully in the larger society.
On July 27, 2016 from 5 pm to 830 PM, the Edmonton Local Immigration Partnership (ELIP) hosted a community conversation with a variety of stakeholders from community groups and organizations in Edmonton. The purpose of this conversation was to inform the participants about the ELIP, and also obtain feedback on how to involve the wider… Read more »