Canadian Immigrant Integration Program (CIIP)

Date Shared:

Monday, December 30, 2013 - 16:45

Countries and areas:

Canada

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth - 8.8 on labor rights for migrant workers

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion

Objective 18: Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences

Contributors:

Member States

Chairmanship:

Sweden 2013-2014

Geographical Relevance:

National

Tags:

Recognition of Skills and Qualifications, Capacity Building

Summary:

The Canadian Immigrant Integration Program (CIIP), is an overseas project that delivers services such as group and individual counselling and access to information resources:

Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment Recognition of Foreign Qualifications a public commitment by federal/provincial/territorial governments to improve FCR processes in 14 target occupations;
Educational Assessment (EA) requirement for Federal Skilled Worker Program Applicants that authenticates their international credentials and determines equivalency to Canadian educational standards;
Federal Internship for Newcomers Program, which provides an opportunity for qualified newcomers to gain work experience, from the public sector to the private sector, and;-
New Federal Public Service Mentoring Pilot linking public servants with newcomers to develop professional networks and gain insight into Canadian workplace culture.

Link:

For more information:

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2014-2015 - Roundtable 3.2 "Private sector-Government Partnerships to support migrant/diaspora entrepreneurship and job creation, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises"

GFMD 2013-2014 - Thematic Meeting 2 "Labour Migration and Diaspora: Improving Labour Market Complementarities and Economic Development Outcomes"