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Title:

Kootenay Development Region (KDR) Settlement Program

Agreement Number:

S214838KAA

Agreement Value:

$3,124,434.30

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2025

Description:

Community Connections, Language Training, Support Services, Employment Related Services, Information and Orientation, Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services, Indirect

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; Settlement sector improves capacity to provide coordinated and effective settlement support to newcomers, including equity deserving groups

Location:

Invermere, British Columbia, CA V0A 1K4

Reference Number:

094-2024-2025-Q3-S214838KAA

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

86692 2610 RR0001

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Amendment Date

Nov 20, 2024

Recipient's Operating Name:

Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy

Recipient's Legal Name:

Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy

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:

Invermere

Amendments:

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