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 Settlement services assist immigrants, refugees and other eligible clients with immediate needs for settling in Canada or with ongoing integration into Canadian society. In British Columbia, settlement support has traditionally been provided to new immigrants by community-based service agencies funded through the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development, Immigrant Integration Branch. Recognizing that schools are one of the first services with which newcomer families connect in the community and that the number of new school-age
immigrants to BC, particularly those with no English language skills, has increased in recent years, the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development, Immigrant Integration Branch and the Ministry of Education established the British Columbia Settlement Workers in Schools Initiatives.
British Columbia Settlement Workers in Schools (BCSWIS) Initiative is currently delivered in twenty-one school districts in BC. The primary focus of the school-based settlement service is to assist parents and their children with first years settlement needs through a systematic outreach to all new arrivals, needs assessment and action planning, orientation and information on school and community, referrals and assistance to access other community services and resources.
This program is made possible through funding from the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia
In Partnership with: Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development,
Immigration and Welcome BC Branch
and Minstry of Education
Commercial links provided on this site are for information purposes only and do not imply endorsement
by School District No. 38 (Richmond) or its employees.
This page is updated and maintained by the SWIS of the Richmond School District. Contact 604-668-6596.
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| Cedar Program The new CEDAR [Canadian Education and Re-integration] Program has been established to help New-to-Canada students who are having trouble adjusting to life in a new school, country and culture. The goals of the program are to help these students re-connect with their school and community so they can successfully graduate from a Canadian high school. The CEDAR Program has the advantage of small class sizes and individualized help for each student. With specially developed courses in Canadian culture, life skills and career exploration paired with low teacher-to-student ratio, these students have an opportunity to excel and succeed in the academic setting. With ongoing one-to-one personal, cultural and academic support, CEDAR Program graduates will be more likely to achieve and accomplish all of their goals, both in school and in the community.)
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