National Settlement Conference 2
(Calgary - October 2-5, 2003)
National Settlement Conference II
Community Building Strategies for the 21st Century:
Innovation, Inclusion and Partnership
October 2 - 5, 2003
Westin Hotel
Calgary, Alberta
FRIDAY OCTOBER 3, 2003
9:15 – 10:00
GUEST SPEAKER
Haroon Siddiqui, Editorial Page Editor Emeritus of The Toronto Star
10:30 – 12:15
EFFECTING
CHANGE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY: PLENARY SESSION ON POLICY DEVELOPMENT
1:45 – 5:15 WORKSHOPS 1A TO 1D
- 1A
Regionalisation: For Immigrants Only? Field of Dreams or Gulags!
- 1B
The Integration of Francophone Immigrants Outside Quebec: Challenges
and Perspectives (Policy workshop)
- 1C
Non-Governmental Organization Resources for Settlement Policy Development,
Planning and Service Delivery: Challenges and Opportunities (Policy
workshop)
- 1D
Settlement In Smaller Centres and Rural Areas
1:45 – 3:15 WORKSHOPS 2A TO 2H
- 2A
Addressing Domestic Abuse From a Culturally Sensitive Perspective Within
the Settlement Sector.
- 2B
Protecting Refugee Claimants: New Ideas Concerning Services
- 2C
Integrated Bridging Programs for Immigrant Professionals: Development
of an ETIP-based Template for Application to Other Professions
- 2D
Renewing the Relationship between Government and Non-Governmental Organizations
(NGO) (Policy workshop)
- 2E
Persons without immigration status in Canada (Policy workshop)
- 2F
Settlement and Integration: Then and Now (Policy workshop)
- 2G
The New Canadian English Language Benchmarks Assessment for Nurses:
A Model for Other Professions and Trades
- 2H
Funding Agency Infrastructure: An Ongoing Struggle (Policy workshop)
3:45 – 5:15 WORKSHOPS 3A TO 3F
- 3A
Innovation in Immigrant and Refugee Youth-Focused Programming
- 3B
Participation of Newcomers and Minorities in Canadian Political Processes
(Policy workshop)
- 3C
Fostering Successful Integration of Refugees and Immigrants by Addressing
Barriers to Employment
- 3D
What Kinds of Services Do Newcomers Want? (Policy workshop)
- 3E
Impact of the Canadian Language Benchmarks on National Settlement and
Integration and the Need for a National Strategy (Policy workshop)
- 3F
Building Support Networks for Refugees with Special Needs: Joint Assisted
Sponsorships (JAS)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4, 2003
11:00 – 12:30 WORKSHOPS 4A TO 4E
- 4A
National VSI Working Group 4: Settlement Standards/ Professionalisation
and Accountability - Towards a Common Approach to Developing Outcomes
in the Immigrant Settlement Sector
- 4B
Manitoba Qualifications Recognition Initiative
- 4C
Intercultural Intervention in School and Professional Orientation and
Issues of Culture, Migration and Mindset in Career of Settlement Counselling
- 4D
Transplanted From War Zones: A Canadian Approach to a Creative Art Garden
Program
11:00 – 3:15 WORKSHOPS 5A TO 5E
- 5A
National VSI Working Group 1: How to Maximize Current Settlement Work
- Promising Policies and Practices for Maximizing Settlement Work
- 5B
National VSI Working Group 2: Small Centre Strategy - Report of the
National Working Group on Small Centre Strategy (Regional Dispersion
and Retention of Immigrants)
- 5C
Continuation of Session 1C (NGOs and Settlement Policy) and the Plenary
on VSI Working Groups
- 5D
National VSI Working Group 4: Settlement Standards/ Professionalization
and Accountability - Do we Really need Standards? – Answering
that Million Dollar Question.
- 5E
The Integration of Newcomers within Francophone Minority Communities
1:45 – 3:15 WORKSHOPS 6A TO 6B
- 6A
Gateway to Asia Project: An Economic Integration Service Model for New
Immigrants
- 6B
Outreach: Integrating Through Literacy Instruction and Involvement in
Schools’ Community
1:45 – 5:15 WORKSHOPS 7A TO 7E
- 7A
Access to Professions and Trades: Innovative Community Capacity Building
Initiatives and Policy Development in British Columbia and Ontario
- 7C
Mental Health and Settlement: Building Capacity With Newcomer Communities
- 7D
Meeting the Health Needs of Refugee Clients: Issues, Challenges, Strategies
- 7E
Challenges in the Host Society in Intercultural and Professional Matching
3:45 – 5:15 WORKSHOPS 8A TO 8F
- 8A
Immigrant Seniors: No Longer a Forgotten Group
- 8B
Sustainable Employment
- 8C
The Impact of Regionalisation Strategies on the Community
- 8D
Addressing English as a Second Language Literacy Needs Effectively
- 8E
Immigrant Men: Their Struggle with Multiple Realities
- 8F
Training and Accreditation of Settlement Practitioners: The Alberta
Initiative
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5, 2003
10:00 – 11:30
PRESENTATION
OF STRATEGIES AND KEY RECOMMENDATION FROM WORKSHOPS,NEXT STEPS
11:30 – 12:00
CONFERENCE
EVALUATION BY ALL PARTICIPANTS
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