Notes
Key recommendations
Educate and empower community members (residents, organizations, businesses, etc) to become guides/mentors for newcomers to access information personalized to their needs and adapt to the culture and environment (ex. Winter tires, TFSAs, how to qualify for mortgages, etc.) -beyond brochures, booklets, and baskets.
Actively solicit input from newcomers and service providers on current and anticipated social issues to better design community-based solutions.
Improve coordination and information sharing between stakeholders (ie. Visitor Information Centre, RVIS, CISC, FCSS) to standardize newcomer-specific information and expand access to it. Consider how that the information can be accessed ina central place, like possibly the Visitor Information Centre.
Continue work on the development of an Equity & Inclusion Toolkit that can be shared locally. Develop and act upon inclusion charters. Work with stakeholders (such as employers, landlords, Rocky View LIP coordinator) to promote inclusion throughout the community.
Key findings
Cochrane Immigrant Service Committee + Town of Cochrane are on their way of developing a newcomer integration framework. Steps:
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Educate and Empower Community Members to Support Newcomers
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Improve Coordination & Information Sharing Between Stakeholders
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Solicit Input from Newcomers on Social Issues & Community-based Solutions
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Develop More Inclusivity + Continue to Develop Equity & Inclusion Toolkit
Integration timeline
At what point during the integration process the study was conducted?
NA
Location
Cochrane, Alberta
Community organizations
Cochrane Immigrant Service Committee + Town of Cochrane
