Report For AMSSA Settlement & Integration Sector Priorities Survey 2023

In June of 2023, just 10 months after launching the first sector survey, the Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies (AMSSA), with funding from IRCC, conducted its second annual settlement sector priority survey. The purpose of this survey was 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.

As this was the second year the sector priorities survey was launched, part of the focus of this year’s survey was also on comparing the findings to the previous year. As such, while there was a definitive effort to make improvements to the survey questions, the base structure remained similar enough for comparisons to be valid. The survey was closed in July, with a total of 135 responses received.

This report summarizes the results of the sector-wide survey and provides recommendations for the future.

Read the full report here.

View the infographic here.

View the recording of the info session below.