- Create an ACCC Task Group on Immigration and possible organize a larger event for colleges and institutes
such as an immigration symposium.
- Capitalize on ACCC initiatives and activities including:
- The development of a section of the ACCC Website that profiles the programs and services
immigrants can access at colleges and institutes that will be integrated into the Government of
Canada Immigration Portal.
- The upcoming ACCC Conference and International Student Symposium in Saskatoon in
May/June 2004.
- The Student Leadership Network is focusing on community partnerships as such the mentor
and peer helper programs could possibly be promoted with them.
- The sector study of colleges and institutes as employers which will be carried out in 2004 with
funding from HRSDC. This study will collect data on the diversity of the
- workforce within colleges and institutes and how it reflects the diversity of the student body.
- Focus some advocacy efforts on increasing the awareness of the high level government committees created
to address the integration of immigrants, namely the Deputy Ministers’ and Directors General Committees on
Integrating Immigrants into the Labour Market and the Assistant Deputy Minister Federal/Provincial/Territorial
Committee.
- Foster collaboration with the Ontario CONNECT project and possibly expand the project to other provinces if
government funding can be provided.
- Explore funding options for the Accelerated Integration Program for Immigrants project that explores how
colleges and universities can offer initial integration services from some of their overseas sites.
- Collaborate with other partners working on the integration of immigrants, namely the Maytree Foundation,
Sector Councils and Affinity Group Leaders, in particular for sectors that are looking to immigration as a
solution to meet skills shortages (environment, technology, trucking, tourism, construction), as well as.
provincial and community immigrant settlement organizations