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P r i n c e E d w a r d I s l a n d

S e t t l e m e n t S t r a t e g y

S u m m a r y

We envision a welcoming One Island Community

whose service and support to new Islanders continues

to contribute to a culturally diverse and prosperous province.

November 2010

Norman Sahely (right) from Lebanon. An Islander since 1972. Also pictured Shadi (son) and Ethan Sahely (grandson).

Pr ince Edward Is land has h is tor ica l ly been a prov ince of immi-

grants. Ear ly set t le rs f rom France, I re land and Scot land jo ined

the prov ince’s or ig ina l inhabi tants, the Mi ’kmaq, to create sys-

tems of habi ta t ion and commerce. These set t le rs were la ter

jo ined by immigrants f rom Lebanon, Hol land, China and many

other count r ies.

In the past decade, thousands more newcomers have chosen to

make Pr ince Edward Is land the i r home. Government has worked

on many f ronts to estab l ish and expand the serv ices that new

Is landers need.

Pr ince Edward Is land is cur rent ly exper ienc ing an increased

wave of newcomers as the prov ince’s annual immigrant in f lows

have st ra teg ica l ly and steadi ly increased in recent years to meet

the cha l lenges of an ageing populat ion. Recent newcomers have

come to the Is land through var ious avenues and for var ious rea-

sons. Some have been act ive ly recru i ted because of the i r sk i l ls ,

t ra in ing, educat ion and the i r ab i l i ty to cont r ibute to the economic

growth of the Is land. Some are expat r ia tes, or former Is landers,

who have chosen to return and reconnect wi th fami ly and com-

muni ty. Some are re fugees, seek ing pol i t ica l and socia l s tab i l i ty.

Others are drawn by the chance to exper ience the un iqueness

of Mar i t ime cu l ture, the d is t inct iveness of Is land l iv ing and the

common hope for new exper iences and a l i fe f i l led wi th oppor-

tun i t ies.

Over the past e ighteen months, wi th the input of the Is land’s

newcomer communi t ies, we have deve loped a modern day

Sett lement Strategy that in tegrates ex is t ing suppor ts and adds

new measures to encourage socia l and economic inc lus ion of

new Is landers in our One Is land Communi ty.

S t r a t e g y O v e r v i e w

A R i c h H i s t o r y

Norman Sahely (right) from Lebanon. An Islander since 1972. Also pictured Shadi (son) and Ethan Sahely (grandson).

Over the last year, the Populat ion Secretar iat has commissioned

research and sought input f rom over 40 non-government organi-

zat ions and interested part ies represent ing newcomers, service

providers and communit ies. Addit ional ly, opinions and exper iences

regarding sett lement were sol ic i ted from al l levels of government.

T h e P r o c e s s

Ayelet Stewart from Israel. An Islander since 2000.

•Clear ly communicate the benef i tsof increased retent ion and d iver-s i ty to Is land res idents;

•In tegrate wi th cur rent prov inc ia lpol ic ies and programs;

•Prov ide ru ra l commun i t ies andnewcomers l i v ing w i th in those communi t ies, wi th access to pro-grams and suppor t .

•Prov ide serv ices over a cont in-uum; f rom a newcomer ’s ar r iva l unt i l successfu l set t lement;

•Addressident i f iedbar r ie rstosuc-cessfu l in tegrat ion through imple-mentat ion of e f fect ive in i t ia t ives;

•Engagea l l s takeholders;

•Be sca lab le and able to adapt tochanges in populat ion;

S e t t l e m e n t F u n d a m e n t a l s

Marilenne Ureña from Dominican Republic, and her daughter Mia Shanel Rodriguez. An Islander since 2006.

S e t t l e m e n t S t r a t e g y P r i n c i p l e s

EquitableUsing a fair and

balanced approach

CommunityBased

Supporting andbuilding community

throughout theprovince

AccountableMeasuringthe timely

and efficientdeploymentof resources

InclusiveWorking

collaborativelywith partners

Respectful and EthicalMaintaining and promotinga respectful and productive

relationship with allresidents

Successfu l implementat ion of the Set t lement St rategy wi l l resu l t in :

•The retent ionof asmanynewcomersasposs ib le

•Successfu l soc ia l andeconomic in tegrat ionof newcomers

A welcoming One Is land Communi ty whose serv ice and suppor t to new-comers is cont r ibut ing to a cu l tura l ly d iverse and prosperous prov ince.

S e t t l e m e n t S t r a t e g y V i s i o n

S t a k e h o l d e r s W o r k i n g To g e t h e r

All Islanders

NEWCOMERS

Governmentof Canada

Government ofPrince Edward

Island

PEI Associationfor Newcomers

to Canada

ServiceGroups

AcademicInstitutions

ReligiousOrganizations

Municipalitiesand

Communities

BusinessCommunity

v ices to foster socia l and econom-ic integrat ion of a l l newcomers. Every Is land res ident has a ro le to p lay and the power to posi t ive ly in f luence the in tegrat ion of our new Is landers.

Government is accountable for the del ivery of th is strategy but suc-cess cannot be achieved by gov-ernment a lone. We must engage a wide range of stake-holders to ensure that we have a comprehen-s ive su i te of programs and ser-

Julie Shore and Arla Johnson from the United States. Islanders since 1999.

S t r a t e g y I n i t i a t i v e s

on three pr ior i ty areas; areas that can pos i t ive ly in f luence a newcom-ers ’ des i re and abi l i ty to set t le in and cont r ibute to our One Is land Communi ty.

Many types of serv ices are need-ed to ass is t newcomers to move through the phases of set t lement, adaptat ionand inc lus ion. Basedonnewcomer input we have assem-bled a Set t lement St rategy based

Prior i ty Areas for Successful Sett lement

LANGUAGE SKILLS

GOVERNMENTLEADERSHIPBUSINESS &

EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITIES

QUALITYOF LIFE

For fur ther in format ion on programs and serv ices, p lease re fer to the Set t lement St rategy websi te at www.gov.pe.ca/ ia l /popsec

Language Ski l ls

•Deve lop a comprehens ive lan -guage t ra in ing f ramework o f fe r-ing accelerated, even ing, week-end and/or summer schedu l ing opt ions.

Business & Employment Opportunit ies

•Job p lacements wi th in the publ icsecto r, co l l abora te w i th I s land Chambers of Commerce to of fer speci f ic programming for newcom-ers, of fer a p i lo t program to ass is t wi th Canadian job exper ience and t ra in ing.

•Workwi thChambersof Commerceto estab l ish a bus iness mentor-sh ip program, co- fund the PE I Connector program, suppor t quar-ter ly Immigrat ion forums.

Qual i ty of L i fe

•Pub l i sh a rev i sed NewcomerOrientat ion Handbook, create a t rans lat ion and in terpretat ion pol-icy, insta l la t ion of two addi t iona l set t lementcaseworkersat theAssociat ion for Newcomers toCanada.

•Expandin terpreter programof feredthroughthePEI Associat ionfor Newcomersto Canada to inc lude Pharmacy v is i ts .

•Workwi thRura l Act ionP lanfor newcomerinc lus ion, createandde l iver anedu-cat ion and awareness campaign h igh l ight ing the cont r ibut ion of newcomers.

L o o k i n g F o r w a r d

Implement ing in i t ia t ives for newcomers has invo lved a great investment by

a number of dedicated ind iv idua ls, ins ide and outs ide of government.

Newcomers enr ich our soc iety and cont r ibute to our overa l l wel lbe ing in

many ways. Government has an important ro le to p lay in ensur ing set t le-

ment needs are be ing met in a t imely and ef fect ive manner, but throughout

h is tory i ts been the hospi ta l i ty o f our One Is land Communi ty that keeps

people here.

Th is Set t lement St rategy is an inv i ta t ion to a l l Is landers to become invo lved

in the set t lement exper ience of newcomers. There wi l l be cha l lenges; but

we a l l share the same un i f ied des i re – a safe and happy p lace to l i ve, work,

and ra ise fami l ies, wi th equal access to oppor tun i t ies for a l l .

Successfu l set t lement and retent ion are about people. Growing our One

Is land Communi ty wi l l requ i re leadersh ip f rom Government, a cooperat ive

sp i r i t f rom Is landers and newcomers a l ike and a suppor t ing network of

programsand in i t ia t ives for NEW Is landers toensureour Is landcont inues

to grow and prosper in the coming decades.

Mark and Katie Fulford from England. Islanders since 2007.

Q u i c k F a c t s

•The Eng l i sh as an Add i t iona lLanguage Tutor program at the Confederat ion Centre L ibrary has o f fe red 15 in-c lass tu tor t ra in-ing sess ions, t ra in ing a lmost 250 vo lunteers to be matched wi th new Engl ish learners. Over 310 newcomers have been matched w i th tu to rs and a fu r the r 70 newcomers have pa r t i c ipa ted in conversa t ion c i rc les , fo r a tota l o f 380 matches.

•PE IANC C l ien ts s ince 2007 -4,785

•L INC Students s ince 2007 - over2,000

•Over7,000peoplehaveat tendedDivers i ty Presentat ions in the lastyear (2009/10)

•750 students cur rent ly enro l ledin the Engl ish as an Addi t iona l Language program in the K-12 educat ion system

Useful L inks:

A Guide for Newcomers to PEIht tp://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/or ig ina l /popsec_welcom_e.pdf

Cit izenship and Immigrat ion Canadaht tp://www.c ic.gc.ca/engl ish/ index.asp

Prince Edward Is land Associat ion for Newcomers to Canadaht tp://www.peianc.com/

Prince Edward Is land Employer Guide to Hir ing Foreign Workersht tp://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/or ig ina l / ISFWBENG.pdf

Prince Edward Is land Immigrat ion I IDIht tp://www.gov.pe.ca/ immigrat ion/

We see a welcoming One Is land Communi ty whose serv ice and suppor t to newcomers is cont r ibut ing to a cu l tura l ly d iverse and prosperous prov ince.

Population Secretariat

Atlantic Technology Centre90 University Ave.Charlottetown, PEC1A 4K9

Telephone: (902) 620-3656Facsimile: (902) 368-4252

http://www.gov.pe.ca/ial/popsec

The pr imar y mandate o f P r ince Edward

Is land’s Populat ion Secretar ia t is to ach ieve

populat ion susta inabi l i ty and explore oppor-

tun i t i es fo r popu la t ion g rowth . Th is i s

ach ieved through recru i tment, repat r ia t ion, set t lement and reten-

t ion. Much of th is work is done through understanding the cur rent

labour market , promot ing career oppor tun i t ies and recommend-

ing pol icy that enhances a person both personal ly and profes-

s iona l ly through co l laborat ion wi th government, indust r y and

other s takeholders. The in i t ia t ives wi th in the Pr ince Edward Is land

Set t lement St rategy wi l l enhance PEI ’s ab i l i ty to prov ide newcom-

ers wi th the most appropr ia te and re l iab le too ls for successfu l

set t lement and inc lus ion.

“Divers i ty is the one t rue th ing we a l l have in common.Celebrate i t every day.”

P o p u l a t i o n S e c r e t a r i a t