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BRIDGES Forum 2019 was a great successful event held on Feb 08, 2019 at Centennial College Event Centre.

We have posted all presentation slides and materials from the event on the “BRIDGES Forum 2019” project page. Click here to access the documents.

Please join the Toronto East Quadrant Local Immigration Partnership at a new capacity building workshop, Driving Data Forward From the Corner of your Desk: A model for Applying Data Principles to Evaluation and Research at your Organization. This workshop will be held February 6th, 2020 from 1 pm to 3:30 pm at the Eglinton Square Library (1 Eglinton Square #126, Scarborough, ON M1L2K1). 

To build data driven decision making capacity among service providers, Dan Vandebelt will discuss the Immigration Matters Survey 2019 and his research and analytics process. He will demonstrate real data analysis strategies and how to apply them to your work. 

Please see the flyer attached with a link to our eventbrite or please click here to register (free) for the event: https://drivingdataforward.eventbrite.ca 

Driving Data Forward from the Corner of your Desk – Capacity building workshop_Feb 06, 2020

We look forward to seeing you at this event!

We are excited to announce our 8th annual BRIDGES Collaboration Forum, which will be held on February 13, 2020 at Centennial College Event Centre. 

Registration is now open. Click here to register and secure your spot. 

The workshop details:

BRIDGES 2020 Collaboration Forum Workshop Descriptions

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is a great place to live. It is one of the most diverse regions in the world, where we are held together by a collective identity that is fueled by a shared commitment and interest in one another despite our differences. This shared commitment is built on the trust and reciprocity that exists between community members and is an important reason the GTA is such a desirable place for people to
live, raise their families, and grow their businesses.

But there are growing forces undermining that shared commitment to each other: the GTA labour market is increasingly characterized by precarious work; there is a lack of affordable places for people to live; and people continue to face systemic discrimination in the economy and everyday life.

The GTA is also the income inequality capital of Canada—and that inequality is driving many of these divisive trends. Rising income inequality makes our societies less fair by making circumstances outside of an individual’s control increasingly determine the range of opportunities a person has access to.

Click the link below to read full report:

Rebalancing the Opportunity Equation – Final Report_May 2019 

Toronto Newcomer Day is an annual celebration to officially welcome newcomers to Toronto and celebrate and acknowledge their contributions to the city. The one-day event includes a formal stage program, an information fair, a citizenship ceremony, and many other interactive activities, held at Nathan Phillips Square and City Hall. In 2019, Toronto Newcomer Day will be held on Thursday, May 16th from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information on Toronto Newcomer Day, please visit www.toronto.ca/newcomerday.

Important Dates:

• Exhibitor applications open: February 20th, 2019
• Exhibitor application deadline: March 29th , 2019
• Exhibitor selection notification date: April 8th, 2019
• Payment and materials approval deadline: April 23rd, 2019

Visit 2019 TND Information Fair Exhibitor External Call for more details.

Toronto East Quadrant Local Immigration Partnership (TEQ LIP) is pleased to announce that the Scarborough Community Safety Event from October 15 to 26, 2018. This event is led by Toronto Police 42 Division in partnership with TEQ LIP, Centre for Immigrant and Community Services (CICS), YWCA Scarborough, Afghan Women Organization, Catholic Crosscultural Services (CCS) and Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities.

Visit the project page to learn more about the Safety Week.

If you are interested in joining this activity, feel free to contact Mani Mahadeva at 416-491-3456 x 331 or [email protected]

The 6th annual BRIDGES 2018 Collaboration Forum was held on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Centennial College Event Centre.  – Presentation slides and learning materials are published.

Please visit the BRIDGES 2018 project page for presentation slides and learning materials.

We are pleased to  announce that TEQ LIP’s Newcomer Settlement Strategy and Action Plan 2017-2020 have been approved  

Click here to read the Newcomer Settlement Strategy

Click here to view the Action Plan

The strategy plan outlines four strategic directions for the work of the TEQ LIP over the next three years:

• Access to Current and Relevant Information
• Welcoming Community for Newcomers in Scarborough
• Meaningful Employment and Economic Opportunities
• Newcomer’s Physical and Emotional Health and Well-being

TEQ LIP has launched four Action Groups that will begin to work on these strategic priority areas. Action Groups will have their first meeting in January 2018.  Please contact us for more information at [email protected]

TEQ LIP is pleased to announce and invite service providers and residents of Scarborough to the TEQ LIP Settlement Strategy 2017-2020 launch on November 22, 2017, 2.00pm – 4.00 pm.

We will also celebrate the achievements from 2012 to 2017 have interactive discussions during the day.

Venue: Centennial College Event Centre, Progress Campus

To register: https://teqlip2017launch.Eventbrite.ca

If you have any questions or need more information, feel free to contact Irmi Huftfless at 416 757 7010 x 214 or [email protected]

The 13th Month and Beyond information and discussion session was another successful event this year. It brought together over 40 service providers, Toronto City services, refugee sponsors and other community groups to discuss current trends and opportunities for working together to ensure the continued settlement success of government assisted and privately sponsored refugees in Scarborough.

This session looked at lessons learned and ongoing challenges for Syrian and other resettled refugee families, discussed how to address needs and use learning to ensure settlement success for government and privately-sponsored refugees who are yet to arrive.

Date: June 08, 2017 from 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm

Venue: McGregor Park Community Centre, 2231 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON M1P 2P5 

For more information, please contact Matthew Klass:  416.757.7010 ext.218 /[email protected]