Grants and Contributions:

Title:
Shuswap Immigrant Services
Agreement Number:
S264838OAC
Agreement Value:
$2,108,274.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2029
Description:
Community Connections Employment Related Services Indirect Services Information and Orientation Services Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services Settlement Workers in Schools Support Services
Organization:
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Expected Results:

Access to IRCC-funded services is facilitated
Clients improve connections to communities and social networks
Clients improve labour market knowledge, employment-related language skills, job search skills, connections, and acquire Canadian work experience
Clients improve official language skills
Clients increase knowledge of life in Canada
In-depth understanding of clients’ general and language needs and assets to facilitate settlement and language training pathways and outcome assessment
Newcomer students and their parents/guardians gain ability to function within the school and education system and increase settlement knowledge
Settlement sector improves capacity to provide coordinated and effective settlement support to newcomers, including equity deserving groups

Location:
Salmon Arm, British Columbia, CA V1E 4N3
Reference Number:
094-2026-2027-Q1-S264838OAC
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
830519625
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Amendment Date
May 13, 2026
Recipient's Operating Name:
Shuswap Immigrant Services Society
Recipient's Legal Name:
Shuswap Immigrant Services Society
Program:
Settlement Program
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:
Salmon Arm
Amendments: