Global Forum on Migration and Development
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Date Shared: 
Monday, December 30, 2013 - 16:45
Title: 

Canadian Immigrant Integration Program (CIIP)

Countries and areas: 
Canada
Partner(s): 
National Government of Canada
Thematic Area: 
Governance of migration and coordination of dialogue
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.
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"

Link: 

For more information:

  • http://costi.org/programs/program_details.php?stype_id=0&program_id=211
  • https://www.planningforcanada.ca/
  • ...

Source (retrieved on 04/12/2026 - 18:34): https://www.gfmd.org/pfp/ppd/116