Grants and Contributions:

Title:
Cowichan Valley's Future-Focused Welcome and Integration Program
Agreement Number:
S264838IAB
Agreement Value:
$3,930,562.00
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
Non-settlement partners improve capacity to provide support to diverse groups of newcomers across all sectors, in large, medium and small communities, including francophone minority communities
Settlement sector improves capacity to provide coordinated and effective settlement support to newcomers, including equity deserving groups

Location:
Duncan, British Columbia, CA V9L 3S5
Reference Number:
094-2026-2027-Q1-S264838IAB
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
118878396
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Amendment Date
Apr 28, 2026
Recipient's Operating Name:
Cowichan Valley Intercultural and Immigrant Aid Society DBA Cowichan Intercultural Society (CIS)
Recipient's Legal Name:
Cowichan Valley Intercultural and Immigrant Aid Society DBA Cowichan Intercultural Society (CIS)
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:
Duncan
Amendments: