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Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced last week that federal funding of immigrant settlement services in most Canadian provinces and territories will be increased for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. The funding goes towards services that help new immigrants settle in Canada.
"The Government of Canada wants newcomers to integrate into Canada. That is why we have tripled settlement funding since 2005-06," said Kenney. "We are committed to ensuring the distribution of settlement funding is fair and that immigrants receive the same level of service, regardless of where they choose to settle."
Settlement funding formula
Canadian immigration settlement funding is being more evenly distributed since the government introduced a national settlement funding formula that distributes funds based on a province or territory's share of immigrant intake.
The formula applies to all provinces and territories except Quebec. This formula shows, when compared to the other provinces and territories, that Ontario's share of new immigrants in Canada has decreased from 64% in 2005 to 52% in 2010, as more immigrants have chosen to settle in other Canadian territories.
According to Canadian Immigration and Citizenship, the settlement funding formula was updated recently to reflect the use of immigration settlement services by refugees and will also increase the amount allocated to provinces and territories, based on their intake of refugees.
"We believe it is only fair that settlement allocations across Canada should be based on the share of newcomers that provinces and territories have," noted Minister Kenney. "As a result, most provinces and territories will receive an increase in settlement funding."
New funding figures
Based on the current allocations, the average per-immigrant amount that the Canadian government will invest to help newcomers settling in provinces and territories outside Quebec is $2,816, as compared to $946 in 2005, the press release stated.
Kenney noted that the priority for the 2012-13 allocations is to focus on delivering services directly to immigrants and away from supporting expenses such as administration, travel, or capital costs for organizations.
The total 2012-13 amount for all provinces and territories outside Quebec is $576.8M, compared to $184.7M in 2005-06, according to the CIC press release detailing the immigration settlement funding.
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"The Government of Canada wants newcomers to integrate into Canada. That is why we have tripled settlement funding since 2005-06," said Kenney. "We are committed to ensuring the distribution of settlement funding is fair and that immigrants receive the same level of service, regardless of where they choose to settle."
Settlement funding formula
Canadian immigration settlement funding is being more evenly distributed since the government introduced a national settlement funding formula that distributes funds based on a province or territory's share of immigrant intake.
The formula applies to all provinces and territories except Quebec. This formula shows, when compared to the other provinces and territories, that Ontario's share of new immigrants in Canada has decreased from 64% in 2005 to 52% in 2010, as more immigrants have chosen to settle in other Canadian territories.
According to Canadian Immigration and Citizenship, the settlement funding formula was updated recently to reflect the use of immigration settlement services by refugees and will also increase the amount allocated to provinces and territories, based on their intake of refugees.
"We believe it is only fair that settlement allocations across Canada should be based on the share of newcomers that provinces and territories have," noted Minister Kenney. "As a result, most provinces and territories will receive an increase in settlement funding."
New funding figures
Based on the current allocations, the average per-immigrant amount that the Canadian government will invest to help newcomers settling in provinces and territories outside Quebec is $2,816, as compared to $946 in 2005, the press release stated.
Kenney noted that the priority for the 2012-13 allocations is to focus on delivering services directly to immigrants and away from supporting expenses such as administration, travel, or capital costs for organizations.
The total 2012-13 amount for all provinces and territories outside Quebec is $576.8M, compared to $184.7M in 2005-06, according to the CIC press release detailing the immigration settlement funding.
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