Grants and Contributions:

Title:

Language Skills, Employment Services and Settlement Counselling, Crisis Counselling, and Literacy Program for Deaf, Deafened, Hard of Hearing, Oral Deaf and Deaf-Blind Newcomers to Canada

Agreement Number:

S183929215

Agreement Value:

$1,530,186.75

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2020

Description:

Language Training, Support Services, Employment Related Services

Organization:

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Expected Results:

Awareness of community and other resources to deal with settlement issues; Connections to communities and public institutions; Knowledge of life in Canada, including laws, rights, and responsibilities; Knowledge, skills, and connections related to the Canadian work environment; Official language skills and other skills for adapting to Canadian society; Program development, management and governance effectively support consistent and responsive program delivery; Settlement and non-settlement services are responsive to the needs of newcomers and communities

Location:

Toronto, Ontario, CA M2L 1A2

Reference Number:

094-2018-2019-Q4-S183929215

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

108073776RT0001

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Amendment Date

Mar 14, 2019

Recipient's Legal Name:

The Ontario Community Centre for the Deaf

Program:

Settlement

Program Purpose:

For Canada to realize the economic, social and cultural benefits of immigration, newcomers must integrate successfully into Canadian society. To provide newcomers with the information required to make informed decision, language skills adequate to their settlement and integration goals, and the support they need to build networks within their new communities.

Coverage:

Toronto

Amendments:

See Amendments