Purpose
SIPPC consists of sector umbrella leaders who meet quarterly with IRCC to focus on national settlement and integration policies.
Mandate
To foster dialogue on policy and program issues, identify emerging sector trends, and develop system-wide approaches to support settlement and integration outcomes.
Key Areas of Focus
Relationship to Governance Structure
Working Groups are created under SIPPC direction, reflecting the committee’s role in advancing national policy discussions. SIPPC has two active working groups, the Collaborative Table on Anti-Racism, the Technology Working Group, as well as a Joint SIPPC-SISDC Health of the Sector Working Group.
Quarterly Highlights
Knowledge distribution between committees continued with all SIPPC members sitting on NSIC, and members co-chairing or sitting on CTAR, HOTS, NLAB and TWG
During the June 19th meeting, committee had presentations and took part in Q&As with IRCC policy leads on the NAARS transformation, Program Renewal and CER
SIPPC, SISDC and NSIC’s sector co-chairs met with Minister Diab’s Policy staff in Ottawa in June to discuss the impact of recent policy changes including Bill C12 and IFHP co-payments
Sector Membership
If you would like to connect with sector representatives or suggest a topic for national consideration, please contact: nse@amssa.org.
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MEMBER
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TITLE |
ORGANIZATION |
PROVINCE
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Carolyn Whiteway |
Executive Director |
ARAISA – Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies |
NS, Sector Co-Chair |
|
Kathryn Friesen |
Executive Director |
AAISA – Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies |
AB |
|
Daljit Gill-Badesha |
Chief Executive Officer |
AMSSA – Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC |
BC |
|
Kathy Sherrell |
Chief Program Officer, Settlement & Refugee Services |
ISSofBC – Immigrant Services Society of BC |
BC |
|
Patrick Mackenzie |
Chief Executive Officer |
IECofBC – Immigrant Employment Council of BC |
BC |
|
Salwa Meddri |
Manager |
RIF Manitoba – Réseau en immigration francophone du Manitoba |
MB |
|
Seid Oumer Ahmed |
Executive Director |
MANSO – Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations |
MB |
|
Aïssatou Sonko |
Director, Francophone Immigration |
FCFA – Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada |
ON |
|
Debbie Douglas |
Executive Director |
OCASI – Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants |
ON |
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Paulina Wyrzykowski |
TSLIP and Newcomer Services Director |
The Neighbourhood Group Community Services |
ON |
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Teresa Costa |
General Manager, Immigrant Services |
YMCA of Greater Toronto |
ON |
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Henri De La Garde |
Director, Language Training Unit |
SODS – Saskatoon Open Door Society |
SK |
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Innocent Minega |
Executive Director |
SAISIA – Saskatchewan Association of Settlement and Integration Agencies |
SK |
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Darlene Heynen |
Chief Executive Officer |
YTEC – Yukon Tourism Education Council |
YT |