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COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE
OPEN MEETING
COMITÉ PLÉNIER
SÉANCE OUVERTE AU PUBLIC
Date : Monday, August 22, 2016, 5:00 p.m.Location : Second Floor Committee Room, City
Hall, Fredericton
Date : le lundi, 22 août 2016, 17 h 00Endroit : Salle des comités au 2e étage, l’hôtel
de ville de Fredericton
Pages
1. Agenda 1. Ordre du jour
1.1 NBEX Line Up for 2016
PowerPoint Presentation by:
• Mike Vokey, Executive Director,New Brunswick Provincial Exhibition
1.1 NBEX – programmation 2016 1
Présentation PowerPoint par :
• Mike Vokey, directeurgénéral, Expositionprovinciale du Nouveau-Brunswick
1.2 Local Immigration Parternship
PowerPoint Presentation by:
• Julia Ramirez, Population GrowthSpecialist, IgniteFredericton/Knowledge Park/PlanetHatch
1.2 Parternariat d’immigrationlocal
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Présentation PowerPoint par :
• Julia Ramirez, spécialisteen croissancedémographique, IgniteFredericton/Parc dusavoir/Planet Hatch
1.3 Federal Funding Announcement
Clean Water and Wastewater Fund(CWWF) and Public Transit InfrastructureFund (PTIF)
Verbal Update by:
• Michael Baldwin, Assistant Director,Inofrmation, Improvement &
1.3 Annonces de financementfédéral
Fonds pour l’eau potable et le traitement
des eaux usées (FEPTEU) et Fonds pour
l’infrastructure de transport en commun
(FITC)
Compte rendu oral par :
• Michael Baldwin,
Innovation directeur adjoint,Information, Améliorationet Innovation
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE NBEX SUNDAY FREE Admission For Children 12 & under NOON TO 6PM 11 AM - HORSEPULLS IN THE COLISEUM NOON - EXHIBITS OPEN
- PETTING FARM OPENS 2 PM - GOSPEL SHOW – PAVILION 2:00 – 2:05. Opening Prayer & Remarks. Larry Moss
2:05 – 2:20. Lisa Weaver Gilles 2:20 – 2:40. . Never Too Late 2:40 – 2:55. Mark Munn 2:55 – 3:10. Roxanne Norrad 3:10- 3:25 Sheila Dorcas 3:25 – 3:40. Robbie Long 3:40 - 3:55 Tricia McAleer 3:55 – 4:05 Offering and announcements Play Matt Linton 4:05 - 4:20 Silver Sound 4:20– 4:35. Roger Cormier 4:35 - 4:55 Golden Harmony
4 PM - MIDWAY OPENS - ROCKIN RON THE FRIENDLY PIRATE –MIDWAY HIGH DIVE STAGE 5 PM - BILL MULLINS, MIRIMACHI OPRY - PAVILION STAGE 6 PM - NB TALENT SEARCH IN THE COLISEUM - ROCKIN RON THE FRIENDLY PIRATE –MIDWAY HIGH DIVE STAGE 7 PM - MAGIC TENT OPENS WITH PERLEY PALMER
PREMIER OPENING – SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW - MIDWAY LUMBER JILLS KELTIC MUSIC - PAVILION STAGE
8 PM - RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 9 PM - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT
ART OF THE POSSIBLE - PAVILION STAGE
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE NBEX MONDAY 9AM - GATES OPEN ON SMYTHE STREET - DRAFT HORSE SHOW STARTS WITH INTERMEDIATE SPORTSMANSHIP NOON - EXHIBITS OPEN
- PETTING FARM OPENS IN NEW LOCATION IN THE LIVESTOCK BARN LIVESTOCK BARN OPENS
- MIDWAY OPENS 1PM - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT - HARNESS RACING AT THE RACE TRACK GRANDSTANDS 2 PM - RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT - BALYSTO STEEL DRUM BAND - PAVILION STAGE 2:10 - OPENING CEREMONIES - COLISEUM 3PM – SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT - CHARITY CART CLASS FOR THE CHILDRENS WISH FOUNDATION IN THE COLISEUM 4 PM - FRANTICALLY ATLANTIC KITCHEN PARTY - PAVILION STAGE - MUSTANG TRICK RIDING SHOW – COLISEUM - ROCKIN RON THE FRIENDLY PIRATE –MIDWAY HIGH DIVE STAGE - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 5PM – SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY
RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 6 PM - CAMERON MOLLOY - PAVILION STAGE - ROCKIN RON THE FRIENDLY PIRATE –MIDWAY HIGH DIVE STAGE - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT 7PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY
PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 7:30 - MUSTANG TRICK RIDING SHOW - COLISEUM 8 PM - MAD MARY - PAVILION STAGE
RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 9 PM - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE NBEX TUESDAY TOONIE DAY TILL 6PM ADMISSION FOR ALL $2, RIDE ANY RIDE $2, PLAY ANY GAME $2, COTTON CANDY $2 9AM - GATES OPEN ON SMYTHE STREET - DRAFT HORSE SHOW WITH BELGIAN LINE CLASSES IN THE COLISEUM NOON - EXHIBITS OPEN
PETTING FARM OPENS IN NEW LOCATION IN THE LIVESTOCK BARN LIVESTOCK BARN OPENS MIDWAY OPENS
1PM - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 2 PM - RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 3PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT 3:30 - MUSTANG TRICK RIDING SHOW - COLISEUM 4 PM - MULTICULTURE SHOWCASE - PAVILION STAGE - ROCKIN RON THE FRIENDLY PIRATE –MIDWAY HIGH DIVE STAGE - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 5PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY
RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 6 PM - TOMATO TOMATO - PAVILION STAGE
ROCKIN RON THE FRIENDLY PIRATE –MIDWAY HIGH DIVE STAGE - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT
7 PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT - MUSTANG TRICK RIDING SHOW - COLISEUM 8 PM - DAVID IN THE DARK - PAVILION STAGE
RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 9 PM - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE NBEX WEDNESDAY KIDS DAY! CHILD 12 & UNDER 1 COUPON PER RIDE UNTILL 6PM 9AM - GATES OPEN ON SMYTHE STREET - DRAFT HORSE SHOW WITH PERCHERON LINE CLASSES NOON - EXHIBITS OPEN
- PETTING FARM OPENS IN NEW LOCATION IN THE LIVESTOCK BARN LIVESTOCK BARN OPENS MIDWAY OPENS
1PM - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 1:30 - MUSTANG TRICK RIDING SHOW - COLISEUM 2 PM - THE PUPPET TEACHING PROJECT - PAVILION STAGE
RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 2 – 6 - PROFESSOR PADDY WACK ONE MAN BAND – MIDWAY 3PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT 4 PM - FRANTICALLY ATLANTIC KITCHEN PARTY - PAVILION STAGE - OCKIN RON THE FRIENDLY PIRATE –MIDWAY HIGH DIVE STAGE - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 5PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY
RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 6 PM - RAZZAMATAZ KIDS SHOW - PAVILION STAGE - ROCKIN RON THE FRIENDLY PIRATE –MIDWAY HIGH DIVE STAGE - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT 7PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY
PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 6:30 - MUSTANG TRICK RIDING SHOW – COLISEUM 8 PM - JASON BENOIT MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCE IN THE COLISEUM
RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 9 PM - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE NBEX THURSDAY FAMILY FUN DAY! COME SEE THE NEW RIDES IN THE MIDWAY 9AM GATES OPEN ON SMYTHE STREET 10 AM DRAFT HORSE SHOW STARTS WITH BELGIAN MEN’S CART HORSE CLASS IN THE COLISEUM NOON EXHIBITS OPEN PETTING FARM OPENS IN NEW LOCATION IN THE LIVESTOCK BARN
LIVESTOCK BARN OPENS MIDWAY OPENS 1PM PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 2 PM - RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 2 – 6 - PROFESSOR PADDY WACK ONE MAN BAND - MIDWAY 3PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW - MIDWAY MUSTANG TRICK RIDING SHOW – COLISEUM
MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT 4 PM - MULTI-CULTURE PERFORMANCE - PAVILION STAGE - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 5PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY
RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 6 PM VINYL2BITS - PAVILION STAGE - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT 6:30 - MUSTANG TRICK RIDING SHOW – COLISEUM 7PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY
PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 8 PM - COMEDY NIGHT, MAIN STAGE FEATURING JAMES MULLINGER WITH MARTIN SAULNIER
8 TRACK MIND - PAVILION STAGE RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT
9 PM - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT
NEW PETTING FARM ~ NOW IN THE LIVESTOCK BARN
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE NBEX FRIDAY FIREWORKS DAY! THE BIGGEST FIREWORKS SHOW YET! 9AM - GATES OPEN ON SMYTHE STREET 11:30 - DRAFT HORSE SHOW STARTS WITH CHAMPION CLYDESDALE TEAM OF SHOW IN THE COLISEUM NOON - EXHIBITS OPEN
- PETTING FARM OPENS IN NEW LOCATION IN THE LIVESTOCK BARN - LIVESTOCK BARN OPENS - MIDWAY OPENS
1PM - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 2 PM - RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 2 – 6 - PROFESSOR PADDY WACK ONE MAN BAND - MIDWAY 3PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW - MIDWAY
- MUSTANG TRICK RIDING SHOW - COLISEUM - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT 4 PM - MULTI-CULTURE - PAVILION STAGE - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 5PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY
- RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 6 PM - WALKING CONTRADICTIONS - PAVILION STAGE - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT - MUSTANG TRICK RIDING SHOW - COLISEUM 7 PM - LAWNMOWER TRACTOR RACING IN THE COLISEUM
- SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT
8 PM - ** JOAN KENNEDY** - PAVILION STAGE - RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 9PM - FIREWORKS RACE TRACK GRANDSTANDS 9:30 - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT 10 PM - STEVE WAYLON - PAVILION STAGE
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE NBEX SATURDAY THE BIG FINALE!!! COME SPEND ANOTHER DAY AT THE NBEX! 9AM - GATES OPEN ON SMYTHE STREET - PROVINCIAL DAIRY CATTLE SHOW IN THE COLISEUM NOON - EXHIBITS OPEN
- PETTING FARM OPENS IN NEW LOCATION IN THE LIVESTOCK BARN - LIVESTOCK BARN OPENS
- MIDWAY OPENS 1PM - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT - CROSSCUT - PAVILION STAGE 2 PM - RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 2 – 6 - PROFESSOR PADDY WACK ONE MAN BAND - MIDWAY 2:45 - DRAFT HORSE PARADE OF CHAMPIONS 3 PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY - MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT - THE UNHEARD - PAVILION STAGE 4 PM - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 4:30 - MUSTANG TRICK RIDING SHOW – COLISEUM 5PM - JUKE BOX JIVE - PAVILION STAGE - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY - RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 5:45 - MUSTANG TRICK RIDING SHOW - COLISEUM 7PM - SINBAD ACROBATIC HIGH DIVE SHOW – MIDWAY FINAL SHOW - PERLEY PALMER – MAGIC TENT 8 PM - JIMMY FLYNN COMEDY SHOW MAIN STAGE IN THE COLISEUM
- RYNESTONE MAGIC WITH AN EDGE – MAGIC TENT 9 PM - SONS OF GRACELAND -PAVILION MAINSTAGE
- MEGA MAGIC, MIKE D’URZO – MAGIC TENT
Local Immigration Partnership of Fredericton
Julia RamirezPopulation Growth SpecialistAug 22nd, 2016
Agenda
• Local Immigration Partnership Overview
• Members of the LIPCF• Previous Steps• LIPF Strategy
○ Community Context○ Key Priorities○ Profile of Immigrants to Canada
and Fredericton○ Identify barriers○ Action Items per identified area
• Next Steps
Local Immigration Partnership
● Community Based Partnership for
Retention
● Local engagement of service
providers in newcomers’
integration process;
● Support community-level research
and strategic planning to improve
coordination of effective services
that facilitate immigrant settlement
and integration
Previous Steps
Online Survey
Seco
ndary R
esea
rch
Focus
Groups
&
Deep Interviews
Mapping of A
ssets
and Serv
ices● Literature Review
● Online Survey
● Secondary Research
● Focus Group
● Deep Stakeholder Interviews
● Mapping of Assets and Services
Local Immigration Partnership of Fredericton
(Back LR): Lisa Bamford (MCAF), Ryan Sullivan (NBCC), Elaine Kenyon (Wilmot United Church), Chris Treadwell (Park Street Elementary), Janet Moser CoChair (BIMP/HiveFredericton Chamber of Commerce), Dr. Anthony Njoku ( Consultant Psychiatrist)(Front LR): Eric Megarity CoChair (Councillor City of Fredericton), Alisa Syeda Haider (Newcomer Community Student), Joan Kingston (Manager Downtown Health Clinic)Absent: Chief Leanne Fitch (Fredericton’s Police), Dhirendra Shukla (UNBTME), Krista Ross (Fredericton Chamber of Commerce), Jeremy Nicholson (Business Representative Caris)
Reality
Fredericton Workforce Change
2011 was 53,575by 2027 it will be 48600
● By 2015 we lost -55● 2019 we will lose -705● 2023 we will lose -1945● 2027 we will lose -2270
Total Lost by 2027
4975
LIPF Key Priorities
Improve tracking and
measurement of retention results
Increase
support capacity
for integration
of newcomers
Increase the number
of newcomers
successfully
integrated within
the community
Profile of Immigrants
○ Economic Class (62.8%)
○ Family Class (22.7%)
○ Protected Persons (11.2%)
○ Other (3.3%)
Canada
Fredericton○ Immigrants made up 6.8%
of the city's population
○ Non-permanent residents
made up 0.9%).
LIPF Survey Results
Newcomer’s Barriers, Needs and Service Gaps
Credential Recognition
Lack of Canadian
Experience
Learning Official
Languages
Adapting to New
Cultures & Values
Connecting w/ Right People
Services Delivered in
French
○ Basic Needs■ Newcomer Services Map
■ Improve Newcomer Toolkits
○ Welcoming and Awareness
■ Community Sessions
○ Children & Youth■ Support Newcomer Parents
Identified Action Steps
○ Education & Employment■ Promote Networking Groups
○ Entrepreneurship & Business■ Promote Biz Opportunities
○ Francophone Services■ Enhance Current Services
○ Multi-Level Government■ Work with Municipal Gov for Integration■ Advocate to Provincial and Federal Government
Identified Action Steps
○ Official Strategy Launch
○ Identify Individuals, Stakeholders or
Community groups to increase engagement
○ Information Sharing:
■ Orientation Sessions
■ Newcomer Service Map
Next Steps
Making sure
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Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................... 3
Community Context ........................................................ 4
Key Priorities .................................................................. 4
Newcomers Barriers, Needs & Service Gaps ................. 5
Profile of Immigrants to Canada & Fredericton ............. 5
Identified Actions ............................................................ 7
1. Basic Needs ......................................................... 7
2. Welcoming Community & Awareness ............... 8
3. Children & Youth ............................................... 9
4. Education & Employment ................................... 9
5. Entrepreneurship & Business ............................ 10
6. Francophone Services ....................................... 10
7. Multi-Level Government .................................. 11
Acknowledgments ......................................................... 12
Organizations represented on the Local Immigration
Partnership Council of Fredericton: .......................... 12
Organizations contacted for strategy feedback
purposes: ................................................................... 12
Contact Information ...................................................... 13
Supporting Documentation ........................................... 13
2015 Local Immigration Partnership Council of Fredericton
LIPCF Mission
The Local Immigration Partnership Council
of Fredericton’s (LIPCF) mission is to
provide direction and oversee the
development and implementation of the
‘Fredericton Region Immigration Settlement
and Integration Strategy’.
LIPCF Objectives
The LIPCF worked collaboratively with
stakeholders and partners to develop the
‘Fredericton Region Immigration Settlement
and Integration Strategy’ ensuring that it fits
the needs of Fredericton’s community,
immigrants and employers.
The LIPCF will also work at ways that
community stakeholders and partners can
stay connected on newcomer issues on an
ongoing basis.
The LIPCF aims to:
1. Improve access and coordinate the
immigrant integration services in the
Fredericton region;
2. Improve labour market outcomes for
immigrants living in Fredericton
while strengthening regional
awareness and capacity to
successfully integrate and retain
immigrants living in the Fredericton
region.
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Introduction The Local Immigration Partnership of Fredericton (LIPF) was formed in May 2015 by the Fredericton
community with the support of the Canadian Federal Government. Led by Ignite Fredericton, its purpose
is to establish a welcoming and inclusive community through multi-level collaboration.
In preparation for the implementation of the LIP initiative, multiple steps have been taken. These include
the formation of the Local Immigration Partnership Council of Fredericton (LIPCF), an inventory of
community assets related to immigration services, a gap analysis of newcomers’ needs versus availability
of current assets and a general survey of newcomers. This was complemented with in-depth interviews with
regional stakeholders and focus groups with specific newcomers populations targeted.
Based on this information, the Local Immigration Partnership Council of Fredericton (LIPCF) created the
‘Fredericton Region Immigration Settlement and Integration Strategy’ to support and guide the Local
Immigration Partnership of Fredericton (LIPF) activities.
Our initial agreement with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in 2015 identified the
following objectives for the Fredericton Region Local Immigration Partnership Initiative:
Form an inclusive Fredericton Immigration Partnership Council.
Identify newcomers’ needs, community assets and conduct a gaps analysis of Fredericton with
respect to newcomer integration -- highlighting key priorities.
Develop a local and community wide newcomer integration strategy with annual action plans.
Implement plans and evaluate results.
The expected outcomes as a result of successfully implementing the LIP Initiative are:
Increased support capacity for integration of newcomers
A higher number of newcomers successfully integrated into the community
Measurement and increase in the retention rate of newcomers
About the LIP Program A LIP is an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) mechanism used to foster welcoming
communities in collaboration with local stakeholders. LIPs work to systemize local engagement in the
newcomer integration process and formalize the local support structure, building community capacity and
mobilizing the community. First established in 2008, there are now over 50 LIP initiatives across Canada.
Ignite Fredericton secured funding from IRCC to create a LIP initiative in Fredericton – the first of its kind
in New Brunswick. This ‘Fredericton Region Immigration Settlement and Integration Strategy’ is a working
document and includes recommendations, activities and proposed solutions to address immigration
integration issues based on the community’s needs.
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Community Context With an aging demographic, the Fredericton
community has recognized that population
growth through immigration, attraction and
retention is critical in terms of investment and
talent attraction, business retention & expansion,
and sustained economic growth in our region.
From 2003 to 2012, a total of 4,398 newly
landed permanent residents chose to settle in the
Fredericton region (CIC Facts and Figures,
2012). Although our community has witnessed
an overall increase in the number of new
immigrants into our community with 920 landed
immigrants in 2014 (an increase of 51% from
2013), it is unclear how many of these new
immigrants have stayed in our region. Anecdotal
evidence indicates that a fair number of new
immigrants have left our region due to lack of
economic opportunities, employment obstacles,
credential recognition, and other social and
cultural challenges.
During the past five to six years, our community
has also observed a shift in the categories of
newcomers coming into our region. Instead of
skilled workers and refugees, the majority of
new immigrants today are coming through the
business stream under the Provincial Nominee
Program (PNP) with 570 potential new
immigrant families attending exploratory visits
in 2014.
Key Priorities Based on our research findings and the overall
strategy that Immigration, Refugees and
Citizenship Canada has established for the LIP’s,
the LIPF will focus on the following:
Increasing support capacity for
integration of newcomers: By facilitating
community connections services that
increase engagement of newcomers in
their local communities and build
connections with community members,
public institutions, employers and
community groups.
Increasing the number of newcomers
successfully integrated within the
community: By creating opportunities
and resources that assist communities,
employers, public organizations/
institutions and other levels of
government to engage in the settlement
and integration process. This will foster
connections with newcomers and
encourage the participation of
immigrants in Canadian society and the
economy.
Improving tracking and measurement of
retention results: By supporting and
creating tools to ensure consistent,
innovative and coordinated settlement
services. This will be accomplished by
using needs-driven, outcome-focused
training as well as tools and learning
activities, prepared for IRCC funded staff
in order to foster new (or strengthen
existing) skills and credentials.
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Newcomers Barriers, Needs
& Service Gaps Based on the research, the challenges noted by
newcomers in the Fredericton region are :
Finding an adequate job
Learning a new language
Issues with credential recognition
Lack of Canadian experience
Lack of English language skills
Job over-qualification
Issues adapting to new cultures or values
Connecting with the right people in the
community
Lack of service for newcomers in French
Profile of Immigrants to
Canada & Fredericton
In 2011, Canada’s immigrants represented
20.6% of Canada’s population, the highest
proportion among G7 countries. The breakdown
of the category of admission for the nearly
250,000 immigrants living in Canada in 2010 is
as follows:
a. Economic Class (62.8%) – Skilled workers,
business immigrants, provincial and
territorial nominees, the Canadian
Experience Class, and live-in caregivers, as
well as their spouses or partners and their
dependents.
b. Family Class (22.7%) – Spouses or
partners, dependent children, parents,
grandparents and other close relatives
sponsored by Canadian citizens and
permanent residents.
c. Protected Persons (11.2%) – Government-
assisted refugees, privately-sponsored
refugees, and persons who received
protected person status in Canada as a result
of a positive asylum claim.
d. Other (3.3%) – Those granted permanent
resident status by CIC who would not
otherwise qualify in any category (e.g.
humanitarian and compassionate
considerations, or for public policy reasons).
According to the 2011 Statistics Canada
National Household Survey Focus on
Geography Series for Fredericton (CSD),
immigrants made up 6.8% of the city's
population (additionally, non-permanent
residents made up 0.9%). This is a higher
percentage than New Brunswick as a whole.
Fredericton's percentage is also higher than that
of both Moncton and Saint John.
The most common countries of birth of
immigrants living in Fredericton are the United
Kingdom (accounting for 19.6% of the
immigrant population in Fredericton) and the
United States (14.8%).
The LIPF did a newcomer survey as a base line
which showed that nine out of ten respondents
were between the ages of 30 and 54, with almost
a third (32.2%) reporting to be between 40 and
44. When asked what their first language is, the
top two answers given by respondents were
English and Chinese (each at 22.2%). Other top
responses included Vietnamese (11.1%) and
Korean (8.3%), followed by French, Mandarin,
and Persian (each at 5.6%).
While the nationality of respondents is fairly
well dispersed, there is a greater concentration
of newcomers from China. See figure next page:
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Identified Actions In order to address the identified newcomers barriers, needs and service gaps (institutional, economical,
logical and social), the LIPF divided the strategy in 7 different areas. Below is their description and the
specific suggested actions:
1. Basic Needs This area pertains to all the activities that help immigrants arrive and settle in our community.
This includes services and actions that help newcomers to establish themselves successfully and
help our community to retain them.
The activities are as follows:
a) Action: Develop a ‘Newcomer Services
Map’ As a first step of the LIP, an inventory
of services and assets was done in order to
identify any gaps in services. The
information resulting from this inventory
was organized in a visual map to make it
easier for navigation.
The map is currently located on the Ignite
Fredericton website in the ‘Newcomers’
section and is called ‘Newcomers Services
Map’. For more information about the map,
please visit:
https://ignitefredericton.com/en/lip
b) Action: Host specific focus groups every 2
years to monitor the level of services, access
to information as well as to define service
gaps within the specific Permanent
Residents and other beneficiaries groups.
This will allow us to determine any required
changes to the services provided in the
community as well as changes in regards to
the identified gaps.
c) Action: Identify and promote specific
resources and programs to address access to:
Language training, social activities, volunteer
opportunities, access to general and mental
health care. This would allow us to bridge
programs already existing in the community
as well as identify potential complementary
programs. Any identified services will be
added to the newcomers services map and the
LIPF will support current stakeholders to
create any additional programing identified in
the process.
d) Action: Improve, simplify and modernize
existing information/newcomer
guides/toolkits and website portals (when
possible in multiple languages) to make them
accessible online and in key points in the city
(i.e. airport, visitor centers, Service New
Brunswick) which will help newcomers feel
more welcomed.
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2. Welcoming Community & Awareness This area includes activities that help immigrants integrate into our community
and maintain successful communication among stakeholders and our society.
This would allow us to maintain better communication between key players, as
well as retain our newcomers since they will be better informed about what the
community has to offer them.
The activities are as follows:
a) Action: Enhance community connections
and engagement of stakeholders.
This is the cornerstone of the LIP of
Fredericton (LIPF) as our stakeholders and
community groups within the Greater
Fredericton Region will be able to join
forces, provide input and work towards
common objectives. Initially, we are
expecting to have 30 stakeholders as
members of the LIPF. The long term
objective is to reach every stakeholder and
community group in the region.
b) Action: Stakeholder in-depth interview every
2 years.
The objective of this activity is to monitor
how the LIPF Strategy is performing as well
as to keep track of any changes in our current
services or opportunities.
c) Action: Annual Community Sessions
This will provide the opportunity to share
results with the community as a whole and
create additional partnerships and
connections.
d) Action: Newcomers Survey every 2 years.
To monitor the level of success of the
activities deployed in the community, gaps in
services available and level of integration
success among newcomers to the Fredericton
community.
e) Action: Collaborate with stakeholders and
community groups to funnel newcomers and
immigrants to the City of Fredericton to the
“Discover Greater Fredericton
Orientation/Information” session.
These are hosted weekly by Ignite
Fredericton which guides newcomers to use
adaptive strategies to address the “outsider
looking in” scenario.
Our survey has shown that newcomers are
having issues finding
timely information. Information about the
session can be found here:
https://ignitefredericton.com/en/newcomers/
f) Action: Develop and implement a
marketing plan to generate awareness about
the reasons why our communities need
newcomers and the benefits they provide to
our Region.
Our community needs to be informed and
aware of the benefits of helping newcomers
settle into our community. Information will
be promoted on pre-existing websites (City
of Fredericton, Ignite Fredericton
Newcomers session and the Multicultural
Association of Fredericton). We will
promote the testimonials and success stories
with LIP stakeholders and community
groups.
g) Action: Identify and promote informal
gatherings where newcomers can learn
about the Fredericton community.
Currently there are multiple community
groups and stakeholders that host informal
gatherings that could help newcomers
integrate and learn about the unwritten
Canadian rules and which can function as a
non-structured First Fredericton Friends
support system. Other examples are
neighbourhood parties hosted by city
councillors.
h) Action: Conduct an Economic Impact
Assessment of newcomers in existing
business and community in order to support
the awareness plan and communicate
quantitative information.
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3. Children & Youth This area pertains to supporting and providing
the necessary assistance to meet the needs of
children, youth and the youth at-risk. The
research done by the LIPF indicates that there is
untapped power in youth development programs
that can positively impact school performance.
The activities are as follows:
a) Action: Identify and connect existing working
groups in schools and on education boards,
addressing the relationship with the newcomers
and immigrant parents.
Our research indicated that newcomers are having
a hard time understanding the difference between
our system and the one in their original country.
The LIPF will support and collaborate to enhance
communication and help newcomer parents
understand how the education system
works and what would be the best way to
take advantage of what is available.
b) Action: Identify, connect and promote
existing working groups and organizations
focused on children and youth programing,
and enhance their understanding of
newcomers and immigrants realities and
how they can support them.
4. Education & Employment This area includes activities that help immigrants to better understand the Canadian education
system as well as employment opportunities.
The activities are as follows:
a) Action: Identify and promote professional
mentoring and networking groups.
Research shows that support of an already
established professional accelerates their
integration and understanding of Canadian reality.
b) Action: Identify and promote educational and
training programs, internship opportunities and
co-ops that could allow newcomers and
immigrants to transfer their existing education
and work experience to the Canadian market and
accelerate their Foreign Credential accreditation
process.
Our research shows that a substantial percentage
of working newcomers are unable to find jobs in
their fields as they arrive because they
do not have the Canadian work
experience.
c) Action: Work with our existing
stakeholders to identify newcomers’
skills and backgrounds and create a
database to facilitate their connection
with opportunities in the region.
d) Action: Identify, support and promote
stakeholders and programing that
enhances and facilitates the process of
hiring newcomers and immigrants in the
community.
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5. Entrepreneurship & Business This area covers activities and services that help immigrants start or run their own business. The
more successful newcomers are at establishing and operating businesses the more successful the
community as a whole will be.
The activities are as follows:
a) Action: Identify and promote existing
programing and services that assist newcomers
and immigrant entrepreneurs to access
professionals and support for their businesses.
b) Action: Support stakeholders to identify
and promote existing business
opportunities available in the community.
6. Francophone Services This area focuses on improving access to services for Francophone newcomers and immigrants.
The activities are as follows:
a) Action: Identify and promote bilingual services in the community.
b) Action: Support stakeholders and community organizations in enhancing their current
services to reach Francophone newcomers and immigrants.
c) Action: Identify and promote opportunities for social and cultural programing that can
assist with social connections for Francophone Immigrants.
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7. Multi-Level Government This area includes activities to enhance the relations among Federal, Provincial and Municipal
government and existing stakeholders to ensure collaboration and alignment of services and
programs.
The activities are as follows:
a) Action: Work with municipal government on the integration of newcomers’ needs to existing
services and departments through the development of an Immigration Strategy.
b) Action: Develop a map of existing working groups and committees to improve the representation
of immigration and newcomer needs.
c) Action: Identify and promote opportunities (i.e. boards, committees, special groups) where
newcomers and immigrants can participate to improve diversity and representation.
d) Action: Work with our stakeholders to make Cultural Sensitive Training available for front line
employees at government level and at key stakeholder organizations.
e) Action: Advocate to Provincial and Federal Government to identify ways to monitor and measure
the levels of newcomer retention in the Fredericton community.
f) Action: Work with stakeholders and community groups to assist them in the process of applying
for funding for program delivery and creation of new services which will help them increase their
operating capacity.
Many of our stakeholders are currently underfunded and lacking resources because they do not
have the capacity, time and members to create funding applications. Additionally it allows us to
facilitate partnerships among organizations with limited staffing.
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Acknowledgments This project was initiated and led by Ignite Fredericton, and was made possible through the support of the
Government of Canada and the City of Fredericton.
We also want to acknowledge the LIPF Project Team and all the staff from Ignite Fredericton,
Knowledge Park and Planet Hatch.
Organizations represented on the Local Immigration Partnership Council of Fredericton: City of Fredericton
Fredericton Chamber of Commerce
Business Immigrant Mentorship Program and The Hive
Multicultural Association of Fredericton
New Brunswick Community College
Fredericton Police Force
University of New Brunswick
Parkside Elementary School
Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre
Wilmot United Church
CARIS
East and Central African Association for Indigenous Rights (ECAAIR)
Ignite Fredericton/Knowledge Park/Planet Hatch
Organizations contacted for strategy feedback purposes:
Asian Heritage Society of New
Brunswick
Atlantic Business College
Bhutanese - Nepali Association
Brunswick St. Baptist Church
Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne
Chinese Cultural Association of
Fredericton
Chinese Christian Fellowship
English Language Program –UNB
Filipino Association of New
Brunswick
Filipino-Canadian Community of
Fredericton
Fredericton City Council
Fredericton Playhouse
Indo-Canadian Association of New
Brunswick
Iranian Association of Fredericton
Iraqi Association of Fredericton
Islamic Association of Fredericton
Japanese Association of Fredericton
Jewish Synagogue
Lebanese Association
New Brunswick African Association
New Brunswick Community College
New Brunswick Multicultural Council
Pakistani-Canadian Association of New
Brunswick
Population Growth Department- Province of
New Brunswick
St. Thomas University
University of New Brunswick
Wilmot United Church
YMCA
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Contact Information LIPF Project Team
IGNITE FREDERICTON
40 Crowther Lane, Suite 100
Knowledge Park, Fredericton, NB,
E3C 0J1
1.506.444.4686 - 1.800.200.1180
Supporting Documentation
New Brunswick Population Growth Strategy 2014-2017 published by the Province of New
Brunswick, NB
Immigrants & Stakeholder Consultation Report 2014 published by the Province of New
Brunswick
Immigration Stakeholder Session Summary (March 2014) prepared by Stiletto Consulting
LIP Council of Fredericton Terms of Reference (May 2015)
Fredericton 2015 Newcomers Guide
Ignite Fredericton Newcomer Survey (2015)
Immigration Service Mapping (October 2015) prepared by Stiletto Consulting
Focus Group Summary
