With the growing number of immigrants in the Yukon, there has been an increased need to integrate all the resources available with the aim to promote their successful social and economic integration.
Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs) are multi-sectoral planning tables that bring a cross-section of stakeholders together to identify ways in which to support settlement and integration of immigrants into local communities.
LIPs began as a pilot project funded by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in Ontario and are supported by incalculable and invaluable in-kind hours and contributions from a broad reach of stakeholders from across sectors including government (all three levels), for-profit, community, funders, academia, and media.
LIPs have 4 express objectives:
YLIP is comprised of community stakeholders and service providers working collaboratively to provide a centralized venue for discussions relating to the coordination, communication, and enhancement of current services and supports for immigrants to the Yukon.
The Terms of Reference (TOR) define the purpose and structures of our project, committee, and meetings in order to help us accomplish our shared goal.
The Yukon LIP (YLIP) will outline, through research, the building of a strategy and clear actions to strengthen the role of local communities in integrating newcomers and building a more inclusive and welcoming territory.
