The document summarizes research conducted on issues facing newcomers to Canada. It outlines the research plan, which included surveys of newcomers and interviews with representatives from immigrant support organizations. The research found housing, employment, education, and language to be key issues. Actions proposed include creating a Facebook page to share stories and provide information, conducting an awareness campaign, and volunteering with immigrant support agencies. The document calls on readers to volunteer to help newcomers and share their experiences.

1. Advocacy In Child Care
ECEP-236
By: Ke Wang, Yingying Pan, Maria Christine Mendoza, Min Jeong
Cho, and Dajeong Kim

2. Agenda
• Statement
• Stakeholder
• Research plan
• What We Found?
• True Personal Experiences
• Issues
• Our Actions
• How Can You Help
• Follow Up Actions

3. What do you feel?
都是你不懂得的语言！

4. Our Statement
We hope that there is a support group
from the government that can:
• Personally support the people who are
new to Canada
• Make the newcomers feel welcomed http://vixstar1314.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/views-on-hope/
• Help/support them go through the
Truth
unknown stage
• Help them get familiar with Canada
• Give the right and true information
before the newcomers arrive
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5. Stakeholders
• Welcome Centre Immigrant Services (our
stakeholders)
Mandate: “Welcome Centre Immigrant Services provide
a one-stop service under one roof designed to guide
and support immigrants through the maze of
information and resources.”
Website:http://www.welcomecentre.ca/translations/ca
ntonese.html
• Immigrant Youth Centre
Mandate: “We welcome all newcomer youth ages 13-24 to visit us and
make use of our services. At the IYC, newcomer youth can find resources
to help them settle into their new homes. In addition, we have a lot of
different programs and volunteer opportunities that can help you grow
with us.”
Website:
http://www.cicsiyc.org/

6. Stakeholders
• Ontario Canada
• Have lots of detailed information for Newcomers who
would like to live in Ontario
• Settlement-Welcome to Ontario
• Provides information and services about settling in
Ontario
• Access Alliance
• Advocate for Newcomers Urban Health
• 175 Languages services available
• Agincourt Community Services Association
• Help newcomers to have a smooth integration and
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orientation, translation, interpretation, connection to
community resources, solution-focused counseling,
general information and employment-related services.
• Centennial International Students office

7. Research Plan
• Survey
• Ask newcomers to share their
experiences
• Interview
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• Interview a representative from
Centennial College International
students office
• Personal interviews
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want to know

8. What We Found
Based on our interview we learned:
• Interview with Welcome Centre:
• The Welcome Centre have great services, such as settlement
services. (one-stop service)
• Interview with International Student Centre.
• There are lots of support and help for
international students.
• There are courses that international students
cannot take (few). However, it doesn’t mean you
can work in this area after you graduate.
• International students who take ECE program
need permit.
• International students’ children can go to
Centennial Lab School, but have to pay full price.

9. What We Found
Based on our survey we learned: provided information only
• 71% of people said that they did NOT get face to face
any help from the Immigration.
• People who get Immigration services: 60%
said the services only provide them 40%
information/resources. 60%
• People with no one to help: 86% of the
people said they found resources on their
own. 14% of people felt panic when there Worked at same
was no one to help. area as before
• 40% of the people who came to Canada are 17%
with educational background
• 80% of the people can’t find the job within NO
their previous profession 83% Yes

10. What We Found
Based on our online research we learned:
• There are lots of good services, agencies
and website.
• Lots of detail information online to
response newcomers’
questions/concerns.
• There are 12 main barriers.
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11. Personal Experiences
• A story of 2 engineers
• Group members’ experiences
• What we felt when we came to
Canada?
• Min
• Dana
• Yingying
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content/uploads/2011/02/DRIVEN-True-
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12. Checklist: Settling in Ontario
1. Find a place to live 12. Apply for Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB)
2. Apply for a Social Insurance Number (SIN) 13. Get a map of your community and learn about
public transportation
3. Apply for an Ontario health card (OHIP)
14. Find language classes for you and your family
4. Open a bank account
15. Learn about where to buy the things you need
5. Get information about working in Ontario
16. Apply for a Driver’s License
6. Find the services you need, close to home
7. Locate a doctor, dentist or other health services
8. Contact an employment centre to help you find
If you are a
a job newcomer, what do you feel
9. Find a public library and other community
about THESE?
services
10. Get information about your rights as an
employee or tenant
11. Find a school for your children
http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/en/after/OI_AFTER_MULTI.html

13. What Are The Issues?
(New Immigrants)
• Housing issue
• Can’t afford a house in
Canada, especially in Toronto (too
expensive)
• Employment issue
• Can’t find a job http://www.benefitscanada.com/wp-
content/uploads/2011/03/money_house.jpg
• Less job opportunities available
• No Canadian work experience
Education = Money
• Educational barriers
• Unrecognized educational certificate
or license (8 of 10 people can’t work in
their previous professions)
• Language barriers
• Know English, but not good enough to
work in their previous professions
• Don’t know how to speak English
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14. What Are The Issues?
(International Students)
• Social vulnerable group
• Lack of knowledge of the legal system
• High tuition fee
• Limited Canadian work experience
• Lack of opportunities to work http://www.supportuw.org/wp-
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es.jpg
• Limited rights - Lots of rules to follow
• Immigration change rules too often to follow up
• Feel hard to “fit in”
• No one to advocate for them
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15. The Main Issues
• Unknown
No job or
• Feel left out Stress, health
issues minimum
wage job
• Other related issues:
• Poverty/homeless
• Bullied (children) Can't afford
Rent or
to buy own
• Live in a high risk neighbourhood homeless
home
• Stressed out - Health issues
“They have the right to know, to choose, to get respect, and
to live better...”

16. What are the newcomers’
feeling?
•Video
•YouTube Account:
Canadanewcomers

17. Our Action
• Facebook Page
• Promote Facebook by posting posters in Centennial College http://wisconsin.sierraclub.org/issu
es/images/take_action-1.jpg
• Promote Facebook by giving posters to the Welcome Center
• Promote Facebook by Twitter
• Awareness Campaign
• Promote Volunteer opportunities
• Share stories and Issues
• Volunteer
• Volunteer in S2hrc
• Issues about volunteering
• Volunteer in International students office
• Volunteer in S0S
• Posted video on YouTube
• Inform people to be aware newcomers’ issue and help them.
• Interview newcomers to share their feelings
• Sent a letter to ECE program office

18. Volunteer pictures

19. Campaign pictures

20. Our Action
• Sent a letter to Welcome Centre (stakeholder)
• Letter to Immigration of Canada
• Volunteering issue
• Skilled and Profession immigrates issue
• International student issue http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index-can.asp
• Registers in the agencies as volunteer
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21. What Can You Do To Help?
• Volunteer to help the newcomers
• Share the true story and give the right information out to
newcomers
• Follow us on Facebook
• Share your personal stories and experiences
• Help newcomers by answering their questions
• Make them feel welcomed by listening to their voices!!!
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22. Follow Up
• Keep promoting our Facebook page
• Volunteer (registered)
• CICS- Centre for Information & Community Services
• Immigrant Youth Centre
• YMCA
• International Students Office
• SOS (Korean Agency)
• S2hrs (Chinese Agency)
• Welcome Centre

23. References
• http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/ • http://milescorak.files.wordpress.com/ Volunteer place:
http://www.firstyearincanada.com/immig
ration_barriers
Interview: S2hrc
• http://milescorak.com/
• Welcome Centre: Alffred (centre • Location: SUITE 102,50 ACADIA
manager) AVENUE, MARKHAM ON L3R 0B3
• http://www.flyabroadvisa.com/federal/w
ho-can-apply.html
• Contact info: 7220 Kennedy Road • Contact person: Vicky and Michael (905)
(Kennedy Fields Plaza) Markham, ON L3R 477-6466
• http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/work. 7P2 (South of 14th Avenue)
asp
SOS
• Toll-Free: 1-877-761-1155
• http://www.surveymonkey.com/MySurve
ys.aspx • Location: 550 Yonge Street, 2nd
• Direct Phone Line: 905-479-7926 FL, Toronto, ON M4Y 1Y8
• http://www.facebook.com
• Fax: 905-479-7425 • Contact person: Charles Kim (416) 886-
9187
• http://www.welcomecentre.ca/york/mar
kham_south.htm • International student office: Eun Kyung
Choi Campaign Location: Centennial College Student
Centre
• http://www.cicscanada.com
• Contact info: Centennial College
International Student Office coordinator
• http://torontonewcomersclub.ca
• Interview people in the second video: •
• http://www.cicsiyc.org Song Yi Lee, Haeri Hong, Hani Hong, Hye
Rim Choi, Hee Do Kim, Yuna Choi
• http://www.settlement.org
• Personal Interview: Xu Nan, Contact info:
514-526-1525

24. Thank You
With your help, newcomers can feel more welcomed
Special thanks to all the people who agreed to be interviewed!
• Alffred (Welcome Centre)
• Eunkyung (International office)