Report For AMSSA Settlement & Integration Sector Priorities Survey 2022

In September of 2022, the Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies (AMSSA), with funding from IRCC, conducted its first annual settlement sector priority survey to explore the experiences of and determine the priorities of the BC settlement and integration sector at all levels, from frontline workers to CEOs. Designed with input from both IRCC and a focus group composed of settlement sector representatives, the survey was administered to all IRCC funded organizations across BC with the purpose of identifying how AMSSA programming can best support the evolving needs of the settlement sector in the province.

Being the first time AMSSA would be conducting a survey of this kind and as it was intended to be conducted annually, several months were spent consulting with representatives from the sector as well as IRCC to ensure the survey covered topics central and relevant to the settlement and integration sector. The survey then underwent a detailed review process, before it was finally released in September of 2022. In total, 234 participating organizations completed the sector priority survey, 221 in English and 13 in French. Upon analysis of the results, several key findings emerged.