New Canadians Centre

ANNUAL GENERAL REPORT 2011-2012

Our Year in Review

Where do our New Clients Come From?

Afghanistan

Albania

Angola

Argentina

Australia

Bangladesh

Belarus

Brazil

British Virgin

Islands

Cambodia

Cameron

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Denmark

Ecuador

Egypt

Ethiopia

France

Germany

Ghana

Grenada

Guadeloupe

(France)

Guinea

Hungary

India

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Italy

Ivory Coast

Japan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Korea

Kosovo

Malaysia

Malta

Mexico

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nigeria

Pakistan

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Republic of

Guyana

Romania

Russia

Salvador

Saudi Arabia

Slovakia

Somalia

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

St. Lucia

Sweden

Syria

Taiwan

Thailand

Trinidad and Tobago

Turkey

UK

U.S.A.

Uganda

Ukraine

Venezuela

Vietnam

Zimbabwe

75 countries!

Most Commonly-Spoken Languages

English Spanish Tagalog Gujarati Mandarin Korean Arabic Somali Albanian

Our Clients

Immigration Class

Number of Clients

Family Class 168Economic Class 110Convention Refugees 65Canadian Citizens 121Workers 37Temporary Residents 73International Students 89Live-in Caregivers 31Refugee Claimants 26Intent to Land 12Other 12

Total 777

Providing information and assistance through one-on-one and group information sessions

Settlement Programs

2011-2012 in Numbers: Settlement

323 new clients454 returning clients

856 total visits

Language Programs

LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT CENTRE

Assessments completed for Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Program at Fleming College

54 new clients assessed Language Assessor:

Andrea Heilingbrunner

Language Programs

Susan Lawrence taught Advanced English and co-

taught the Citizenship Course with

Margaret Higgins

Dave Loftus taught English Pronunciation

Bruce Taylor taught Basic, Intermediate

and Advanced ESL

Diane Cancilla and Peter van Katwijk facilitated the English

conversation groups

Groups & Programs included:

Information Session for Live-In Caregivers

Income Tax Workshops with Forest Li

Peterborough Parent-Child Mother Goose Program

Women’s Group facilitated by Evangelina Rodriguez and Rosie Salcido

Introducing new Canadians to local volunteers and other exciting social and educational opportunities

Community Connections

Community Connections 89 volunteers 3580 volunteer hours

(480 days of work!) 26 clients matched for

tutoring 242 group sessions 3989 newcomer

attendees

2011-2012 in Numbers

Community Connections: Highlights

Hockey Night with the Petes A quick tour of the arena and lesson about the rules of the game from Jason, then – Game On!

Community Connections: Highlights

Trip to Lakefield Curling ClubRelaxing table-top curling for the young ones but it

was “Hurrrrry! Sweeeep!” on the ice

Community Connections: Highlights

OFAH Fishing EventA delicious pancake breakfast to start the day and then

fun times at the OFAH Shimano Fish Pond

Community Connections: Highlights

Citizenship CeremonyPeterborough’s first ceremony in 15 years

Community Connections: Highlights

Other trips, tours and activities included:Ottawa Tulip Festival Toronto Zoo AppleFest

French and Spanish Conversation Circles World Kitchens

Square Dancing in Norwood Maple Sugar Bush

Our Cobourg office provides support to newcomers in Northumberland County

Itinerant Services

Cobourg Programs and Events Trip to Sandy Flat Sugar Bush Employment Workshops with Watton

Employment English Conversation Circle Women’s Group

Cobourg Programs and Events

Workshop on “Building A Welcoming Community”

Migrant Worker Project

Dinner organised for workers from Mexico, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and Guatemala where they received

the Welcome Book and reusable waterbottles

Welcome Dinner for Migrant Workers

Medical Services for Migrant Workers

4 walk-in clinics organised in partnership with Port Hope Community Health Centre

Workers were able to access free and confidential health services in the evening

Many Thanks to OurCobourg Community

Partners Cobourg Public Library County of Northumberland Family Law Information

Centre Fellowship Baptist Church Horizons of Friendship Lloyd & Associates Neighbour Link Northumberland United

Way Port Hope Community

Health Centre Quid Novis Immigration

Services

Salvation Army Cobourg

The Read Centre Town of Cobourg

Municipal Office Trinity United Church –

Cobourg Watton Employment

Services YMCA Northumberland

School-based outreach program serving 290 clients (70 families) in 2011-2012

Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS)

SWIS Programs – Kids Club

Held on PA Days Children socialise playing games and

doing crafts Parents participate in information

sessions

SWIS Programs – Youth Group Volunteers: Liane Loucks and Gerard

Valles

Homework first …

SWIS Programs – Youth Group

Then fun fun fun!

SWIS Programs – Sports Day

SWIS Programs

Summer Family Literacy ProgramParents enjoy free time in the library or

at the TEKdesk computer labChildren engaged in stories, games and crafts

Other SWIS Events

Summer Picnic at the Zoo

High School Orientation

Elementary School Orientation

Parent Talk on Drug Awareness

St. Mary’s High School

Welcome to Canada Dinner

Chinese New Year Celebration

at PCVS

Assists employers in attracting, hiring and retaining internationally-trained professionals

Workplace Integration Centre

Funded primarily by the Global Experience @ Work program from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce

Funding received through a local partnership with the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce

Additional funding for the mentorship program from ALLIES, through Maytree

Assisted

213 internationally-

trained professionals

Worked with

360 employers

Created 47 jobs, and

impacted 47 lives and families

Events, Speakers Bureau and Fundraising

Outreach

Speakers Bureau

Our partnership with Peterborough Toastmasters for training in public speaking and presentation skills continues to be popular with NCC clients and the community

Fundraising

NCC staff pitched in with monthly fundraising projects which included a BBQ, garage sale, raffle for mystery box and the “Around the World in 12 Cakes” calendar

Community Events - Highlights

One World Dinner co-organised with Jamaican Self-Help and Kawartha World Issues Centre

Community Events - Highlights

Team NCC helping out at the Habitat for Humanity

740 Jane Street Project

Community Events – Canada Day

Community Events – Canada Day

Peterborough Partnership Council on Immigrant Integration

PPCII Membership

147 members (63 organisational members)

Some of our new members:

PPCII Activities - Highlights

Launch of the Integration Strategy Action Plan

PPCII Activities - Highlights

Launch of the “Multicultural Organisations

In Peterborough” Guide and Map

PPCII Activities - Highlights

Participation in the Caribbean Street Festival

PPCII Activities - Highlights

Hosting a Women’s Business

Network Spotlight Event

Strategic Planning Session

“Together We Prosper” Conference Explored the benefits of and tools for

integrating newcomers Topics included:

Diversity, Creativity and the Economy Diversity and Inclusivity in the Workplace Newcomer Mental Health Engaging Newcomer Youth

For the first time, the conference keynote address delivered by a

newcomer to Peterborough, Naser Miftari from Albania

“Together We Prosper” Conference

Coming up for the PPCII

Creation of an ESL Steering Committee to address gaps in English Language Training in the Peterborough area.

Implementing a series of training workshops focused on immigrant integration

Continuing to deliver and improve upon the Newcomer Integration Toolkit

Begin measuring how successful we have been at achieving our goals

Thank You …

Our Funders

Individual Donors & Fundraising

Thank You to Our Community PartnersAlternativesCanadian Mental Health AssociationCarmela Valles (Immigration Services)Casa Maria Refugee HomesCity of PeterboroughCommunity Innovation and Opportunity Network (COIN)Cobourg Public Library Community Counseling & Resource CentreCommunity Opportunity & Innovation Network (COIN)Drive Test Examination Employment Planning & Counseling PeterboroughFront Line Services Network Frontier CollegeGreater Peterborough Chamber of CommerceGreater Peterborough Area Economic Development CorporationHabitat for Humanity Jamaican Self HelpJohn Howard SocietyKawartha Pine Ridge District School BoardKawartha-Halliburton Children’s Aid SocietyKinark Child and Family ServicesKiwanas ClubLegal Aid Literacy Ontario Central South Ministry of Community and Social ServicesMinistry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Me to WeNorthern Lights CanadaOntario Federation of Anglers and Hunters

Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Ontario Province Police Peterborough County Ontario WorksOffice of Member of the Parliament Peterborough Art Gallery Peterborough Chamber of CommercePeterborough Collegiate Vocational SchoolPeterborough Community Legal CentrePeterborough Family Resource CentrePeterborough Fire/Police/EMSPeterborough City County Health Unit Peterborough MosquePeterborough PetesPeterborough Public LibraryPeterborough Regional Health CentrePeterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic School BoardPeterborough Youth CommissionPeterborough Youth ServicesRotary ClubRural Outreach CommitteeSalvation ArmySir Sandford Fleming CollegeTrent UniversityTrent Centre for Community-Based EducationTrent Valley Literacy AssociationTri County Support ServicesUnited Way of Peterborough and District Workforce Development BoardYMCA NorthumberlandYMCA Peterborough

Many Thanks to the NCC Board

Mary LadkyCath D’Amico

Gabriele Zeh-AbramskyChanda KaziyaJanet HunterJavier BravoLinda WongMary Breen

Sheila Nabigon-Howlett

A Fond Farewell and Many Thanks to

Ziysah Markson

Ralph ColleyMaryam Monsef

Melissa Sharpe-Harrigan

Mary Kapron

Many Thanks to Our Awesome Volunteers

Placement & Summer Students

Fleming College Parmjit Sohal

Trent Centre for Community-Based Education

Chanel Christophe Natalie Guttormssom John Horrox Erika Tataw

Canada World Youth

Vincent Poirier

Caroline Wilbard Mgaya

Queen’s University Education Program

Laura Burt Christina Richards

Trent University

Travis Kendall

Miranda Hinton Berger

PPCII Summer Student Nuruddin Qorane

Team NCC

From the Bottom of our Hearts

Muchas Gracias

Maraming salamat شكرا

شکریہ کا آپMerci

Mahad Sanid

Thank You