The document summarizes the services provided by ISANS (Immigrant Settlement & Integration Services) in Nova Scotia. ISANS celebrates 35 years of service in 2015, serving over 4,000 clients last year through 5 offices across Nova Scotia. ISANS provides settlement services to immigrants such as orientation, language training, employment assistance, business support, and connecting immigrants to the community. ISANS also offers many services online and at a distance to help immigrants access support pre-arrival and throughout Nova Scotia.
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2. Who We Are
• Celebrates 35 years of service to immigrants in 2015
• Primary contact on refugee, settlement & immigration issues for
2,000+ organisations, employers, govts. & individuals/year
• 4,188 clients served last year (2,222 new)
• 450+ trained volunteers
• 120 qualified staff and 45 countries of staff origin
• 90 countries of client origin
• 150+ NS communities served, 5 offices – Halifax, Bridgewater,
Truro, Sydney and Kentville
• Pre-arrival access to all N.S. destined immigrants inc. all PNs
• 90% ISANS services available at a distance (language, business,
employer engagement, employment, orientation, bridging
programs, online courses)
Who is ISANS
3. What We Do
Distance and
Online Services
ISANS provides
many opportunities
for immigrants to
develop skills and
make connections
pre-arrival, online
and throughout
Nova Scotia.
Get Settled
We help immigrants to
settle and gives
orientation to living in
Nova Scotia.
• Intake, needs
assessment and
referral
• Orientation services
• Settlement support
• CrIsis intervention
services
• Refugee support
• Family support
• Counselling
• Interpretation and
translation
• Health support
• Private refugee
sponsorship support
Learn English
We offer a variety of
language programs for
immigrants to Nova Scotia.
• Literacy
• Literacy and Sign Language
for deaf students
• Family learning program
• English for everyday living
• English for work and
business
• Communication for
healthcare professionals
and engineers
• Evening English classes
• English in the Workplace
Find Employment
We help immigrants to
be independent and
effective in their job
search.
• Employment counselling
• Job search workshops
• Job Search Resource
Centre
• Online Skills Match
• Practice interviews
• Work placements
• Professional mentors
• Profession-specific
bridging programs
• Pathways to licensure
• Career Pathway Loan
Fund
• Computer training
• Job Development
Do Business
We provide services and
support to immigrants at
all stages of business start-
up and development.
• Business counselling at
our offices and on-site at
businesses
• Business workshops,
information and referral
• Networking and
showcase events
• Monthly business
newsletter
• Online Business Directory
4. What We Do
Stay Informed
Our resources are
available online at
www.Immigrant
Settlement &
Integration
Servicesns.ca
• Facts and statistics
• Reports
• Articles
• Teaching and
learning materials
Get Involved
We offer training
and a variety of
opportunities for
volunteers.
• Community volunteer
• Professional mentor
• Practice interviewer
• Classroom assistant
• And more!
Employer Support
We help employers
build strong and diverse
workplaces.
• Online Skills Match
• Pre-screened qualified
candidates
• Work placement
• On-site recruitment
sessions
• Workplace culture
workshops
• English in the Workplace
Temporary Foreign
Workers
We provide support for
Temporary Foreign
Workers and their
families.
• Counselling
• Information and referrals
• Translation services
• Employment Counsellor
support
Connect with the
Community
ISANS connects
immigrants with
volunteers and the
community.
• Community volunteers
• Welcoming events
• Building Cultural
Competence Workshops
• Newcomer Community
Wellness Project
• Young Women’s
Leadership Project
5. Permanent & Temporary Resident
Entries to Nova Scotia 2013
1,971 1,944
1,210
581 902
1,058
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
Permanent Residents International students Temporary workers
Halifax Other Nova Scotia
Setting the Context:
Permanent and Temporary Residents to NS 2013
(intended destination)
6. Setting the Context:
Permanent Residents by Category to Nova Scotia
Category
2012 2013
Number %
Number %
Family Class 470 21% 595 24%
Economic Immigrants
(PNs)
1,625
(954)
69%
(41%)
1,680 66%
Refugees 195 8% 200 8%
Other Immigrants 55 2% 55 2%
Total 2,340 100% 2,530 100%
7. Who We Are
• One NS Report recommends increase to 7,000 (now 2,500)
• In NS 25% new labour market entrants are immigrants. All
labour force growth in NS for last 4 years from immigration
• Immigrant population 42% univ. educated – NS 17%
• Immigrants bring innovation, markets, global competitive edge
• 1% increase in # immigrants corresponds to increase in
imports of .2% and exports .1% (Conf. Bd Canada)
• 51% international students would like to stay (NS Dept. Ed.)
• 80% (+)settle in Halifax
Setting the Context:
What do we know?
8. Nova Scotia immigrants:
- contribute a higher % income tax than Canadian born
- earn a higher % income via self employment than Cdn born
- are less likely to receive social assist. than other Cdn immigrants
- are more likely to be in business after 3 years than Cdn born
- have an IMG/IPG exam pass rate way above national average
- earn more than non-immigrants in Hfx but not in To. (Akbari)
- are more likely to be working than those in most other provinces
and 2x as likely in their professions
Immigrants are doing well in Nova Scotia
Setting the Context:
Immigrants are doing well in Nova Scotia
9. - People bring people - Build on communities/networks in place
- Work with WES to target IE applicants interested in NS
- Publicly support private refugee sponsorship
- Pilot an initiative around secondary migration
- NS competitive advantage - Pre-arrival/Skills Match– Use them
- Employers are key, but most are SMEs – promote ISANS to them
- Make asking for Canadian experience illegal (Already in Ont.)
- Market NS as destination of choice: ‘Immigrants do better here’
- Let ISANS work with international grads/final yr students
- Use ISANS’ stories and data
What can municipalities do?What are some suggestions?