Building an inclusive North Shore
The North Shore Immigrant Inclusion Partnership (NSIIP) is a coalition of 35+ community organizations and institutions focused on improving the settlement outcomes of new immigrants.
Strategic Plan 2023 – 2028
In 2023, NSIIP developed a Strategic Plan to focus on reducing systemic barriers to immigrant integration at local and regional levels. Its development was informed by extensive research and consultations with service providers, immigrants (including our Immigrant Advisory Council), community leaders, employers, and North Shore residents.
Health and Wellbeing
- GOAL: Im/migrants access a wide range of coordinated, culturally relevant services on the North Shore that support their health and well-being as individuals and families.
Social Belonging
- GOAL: Newcomers and long-time residents build meaningful relationships that foster a sense of belonging in safe, connected North Shore communities.
Economic Inclusion
- GOAL: Im/migrants are economically integrated in the community and their skills, knowledge, and expertise are recognized as integral to building a vibrant North Shore economy.
Civic Engagement
- GOAL: Im/migrants are actively engaged in civic life and guide the growth and development of equitable North Shore communities.
About NSIIP
The North Shore Immigrant Inclusion Partnership (NSIIP) is a coalition of community organizations and institutions focused on improving the settlement outcomes of new immigrants. NSIIP is one of over 80 Local Immigration Partnerships across Canada.
Originally known as the North Shore Welcoming Action Committee (NSWAC), NSIIP fosters engagement of local organizations and community assets to support research and planning, drive social innovations, and improve coordination of services to enhance newcomers’ prospects for settling and integrating into the North Shore community.
Our Vision & Mission
We envision an inclusive, anti-racist North Shore in which everyone has opportunities to thrive, contribute and belong.
We work collaboratively with organizations, businesses and community members to enable the successful integration and participation of all newcomers and im/migrants in North Shore communities.
Our Values
Collaboration
We work together in a respectful, inclusive manner that builds on best practices and innovation while being accountable to the community.
Responsiveness
We strive to be flexible in our actions and responsive to the emerging needs and aspirations of newcomers and im/migrants in local communities.
Impact
We are dedicated to achieving change at community- and systems-levels that has a meaningful impact on the lives of newcomers and im/migrants.
Equity
We commit to applying intersectional, anti-racist lenses in our work and to creating space for diverse wisdoms by centering newcomer and im/migrant voices.
Local Immigration Partnership (LIP)
NSIIP is a part of Canada’s nationwide coalition of Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs). When the Department of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) repatriated settlement funding to the national level in 2014, 19 LIPS were funded across the province, with many more across the country. Since then, LIPs have been instrumental in building on local services to enhance collaboration, coordination, and strategic planning to make communities across Canada more welcoming and inclusive.
LIPs do not deliver services directly to immigrants. Instead, they foster local engagement of organizations that offer services to newcomers, support community-level research and planning and improve coordination of services that help immigrants settle and integrate. Membership in LIPs reflects a diversity of services within each community. Libraries, schools, hospitals, employment services, chambers of commerce, employers, local government, neighbourhood houses and women, child and senior services are some examples of typical LIP members, as they interact with newcomers regularly and can make recommendations about their needs.
Member Organizations
More than 35 members representing a wide variety of community organizations and institutions make up the North Shore Immigrant Inclusion Partnership (NSIIP).
Learn MoreImmigrant Advisory Council
NSIIP’s work is supported by an Immigrant Advisory Council (IAC). The IAC is comprised of 12+ immigrants who live and/or work on the North Shore.
Learn MoreResources & Toolkits
NSIIP both creates and curates resources to support community stakeholders working in settlement, integration, diversity, and inclusion
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