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
• Interview a representative from the http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/marinini/marinini
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• Interview a representative from
Centennial College International
students office
• Personal interviews
• Research http://developmentcrossroads.com/wp-
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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.
• Skilled person and Professional http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E5d5GwldB-
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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-
content/uploads/international_student_servic
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)