AMSSA provides support to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) BC’s direct service CA holders and the Province of BC’s Settlement and Integration Services (BCSIS) contract holders and collaborates with BC’s francophone settlement and integration service providers. Supports include a diverse range of indirect services through capacity-building activities including the following:
Settlement Net Database
Settlement Net is a password-protected website and database that provides the (re)settlement and integration and language training sector with reliable and timely information and resources on immigration, (re)settlement and migration. Every Tuesday morning, subscribers receive a weekly update email that includes the latest related news, updates, initiatives and resources. Settlement Net is free to subscribe to.
Migration Matters Info Sheets
Migration Matters Info Sheets are two-page fact sheets that summarize statistics and provide the latest expert analysis and research materials on a range of (re)settlement and integration topics.
Online Videos
Online videos are under 15-minute informational videos on topics related to (re)settlement and language service delivery.
AMSSATalks
AMSSATalks feature a panel of expert speakers in interviews and roundtable discussions. They are live broadcasted interactive learning events on key sector issues.
Webinars and AMSSA Lectures
Featuring experts and service provider panelists, webinars are interactive, online training events that cover timely topics related to immigration, migration, (re)settlement and service delivery development.
E-Learning Courses
E-learning courses are free training opportunities for individuals working in the sector. The format allows (re)settlement staff to take training at their own pace in their organization or at home. The e-learning courses can be done individually or as a group. Most courses will provide a certificate of completion. Some courses are divided into modules that extend learning on a similar related topic.
Settlement Language Working Group
The Settlement Language Working Group (SLWG), first convened in 2016, reports as a sub-committee to the Immigrant Integration Coordinating Committee (IICC). It is comprised of representatives from a regional cross-section of BC settlement language stakeholders. These members provide strategic and technical input to IRCC through the IICC and Newcomer Language Advisory Body.
Committees
AMSSA coordinates and convenes other ongoing and ad hoc committees to identify (re)settlement, language, and integration needs and challenges, promising practices in program delivery, research and reports in order to promote positive change to Canadian Policy.
Meetings
AMSSA coordinates and convenes IRCC-funded BC regional meetings, settlement and integration program meetings (such as Settlement Workers in Schools, LINC, Local Immigration Partnerships) as well as a BC/Yukon Settlement and Integration Summit.
AMSSA provides capacity-building supports for the BC Settlement and Integration Services (BCSIS) program through projects that enhance the delivery of services to newcomers in BC who are not eligible to receive immigrant support services under federally funded programs.
AMSSA collaborates with francophone organizations to promote dialogue and capacity-building resources to enhance francophone service delivery for newcomers and provides support to the French settlement service providers through capacity building resources and events.
AMSSA gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
