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.

The TEQ LIP Health and Wellbeing Action Group invites you to share this survey with LGBTQIA+ identifying newcomers who live and/ or access services in Scarborough. Please share this survey widely, so we can hear from as many people as possible and have a good basis for further decision-making.

Purpose of the Survey

The purpose of the survey is to learn more about the availability and quality of services for LGBTQIA+ newcomers in Scarborough, and to capture these experiences from the community directly. The information will help inform the work of the Health and Wellbeing Action Group; a collaboration of service providers working with the TEQ LIP to help improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of newcomers in Scarborough.

Completing the Survey

To finish the survey and submit all answers, please make sure to press ‘Submit’ on the last page of the survey. The survey can be left at any time and any answers completed at this stage will not be submitted – simply close the webpage to do this. Please note, any progress with the survey will be lost if the page is closed.

The survey will be kept confidential; all identifying information will be kept private and will not be disclosed in any capacity.

The survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete. 

Follow the link to start the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NM92WNG

Do you need more information?

Please send any questions to Isobel Goddard (TEQ LIP Officer) via [email protected] and/ or 416-694-1138 ext. 117

Scarborough Community Safety week 2019

We are pleased to invite to join us in celebrating Scarborough Community Safety Week 2019. This year event will take place from Oct 7 to Oct 18, 2019 across Scarborough. Your organization can participate in this event in different ways. You can host a workshop, become a resource person to facilitate a workshop or participate in a workshop or event taking place in Scarborough. 

If you have any question or need more details, please feel free to contact Mani Mahadeva @ 416 491 3456 x331 or [email protected]

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]

Welcoming and Celebrating New Torontonians

Monday May 15, 2017 | 11:30 am – 3:30 pm | Nathan Phillips Square

@TONewcomer |  #TONewcomerDay

Nathan Phillips Square was filled with activities and entertainment where hundreds of newcomers gathered together to celebrate Toronto Newcomer Day 2017.

Newcomer Marketplace

Monday, May 15, 2015 | 11:30am – 3:30pm | Nathan Phillips Square

TEQ LIP has partnered with City of Toronto in celebrating Toronto Newcomer Day 2017 Newcomer Marketplace event. Support newcomer entrepreneurs by visiting our Newcomer Marketplace on Nathan Phillips Square where talented newcomer artists will display their work for sale.

There were 8 artists had their booth with their art work. This time the exhibition was held at the Nathan Phillips Square where the artists were allowed to sell their creative art works to interested parties.