2017 ALBERTA INTEGRATION SUMMIT PROGRAM. October 30th to November 1st, 2017 Coast Plaza Hotel Calgary

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1 2017 ALBERTA INTEGRATION SUMMIT PROGRAM October 30th to November 1st, 2017 Coast Plaza Hotel Calgary

2 2017 Alberta Integration Summit Dear Attendees, It is our sincere pleasure to welcome you to the 2017 Alberta Integration Summit funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada () and hosted by the Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (AAISA). This year, the Summit brings together settlement service provider organizations, as well as others who work closely with immigrants and refugees, on current issues facing the settlement and integration sector in Alberta. The goal of this Summit is to create a space where service providers can broaden partnerships across the settlement and integration sector to share knowledge and best practices which will create positive settlement outcomes for refugees, immigrants, and newcomers. Each day of the event is focused on a different aspect of newcomers experience in Canada. Over the three days, you will have the opportunity to learn about resettlement, settlement and integration during a variety of plenaries, panels, presentations and group discussions. We would like to thank all participants, advisory committee members, volunteers, and staff for contributing their time and expertise to this event. This annual gathering is a true testament to the power of collaboration in our sector. Sincerely, Erick Ambtmanan, AAISA Chair Milton Alfonso Ortega AAISA Executive Director Alberta Integration Summit

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4 2017 Alberta Integration Summit Plenary Panel Concurrent Presenations Concurrent Discussions Day 1: Resettlement Monday, October 30 th, :00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Plenary 1: Refugee Settlement Trends in Alberta Plenary 2: Resettlement Review Update Concurrent Presentations Panel: Managing Refugee Influxes: Best Practices and Research Findings Concurrent s Panel: Community Response to Refugee Resettlement Day 2: Settlement Tuesday, October 31 st, :00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Plenary 1: State of the Sector, Trends and Projections for Newcomers to Alberta Plenary: Settlement Evaluation Panel: Supporting Francophone Client Needs Plenary: Performance Measurement Concurrent Presentations Concurrent s Day 3: Integration Wednesday, November 1 st, :00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Plenary 1: Collaborative Approaches to Community Inclusion and Community Readiness for Integration Concurrent Presentations Panel: Employment Panel: Approaches to Combating Racism Concurrent s Alberta Integration Summit

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6 Day 1: Resettlement Monday, October 30 th, 2017 Time Location Session Speakers 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Foyer near Plaza 1 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Refugee Settlement Trends in Alberta: Understanding how global and national contexts impact settlement in Alberta, with focus on experiences at the local level Canadian Council for Refugees UNHCR Catholic Social Services Brooks Catholic Immigration Society 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Resettlement Review Update 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Private Sponsored Refugees (PSRs) and Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAHs): Information about private sponsorship, sponsorship agreement holders, and RSTP Refugee Sponsorship Training Program Mennonite Central Committee Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary Regional Perspectives on Refugee Claimants: Share different approaches to refugee claimants in Western Canada, with focus on unique challenges and opportunities Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers MOSAIC Garden Court Refugee Mental Health: Understanding context and promising practices to support refugee mental health Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op/ University of Alberta Lethbridge Family Services Canadian Mental Health Association, Calgary 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Managing Refugee Influxes: Best Practices and Research Findings: Share best practices and research that was developed during the Syrian arrival, with focus on how these learnings can be applied in the future Calgary Catholic Immigration Society Lethbridge Family Services Mount Royal University / Pathways to Prosperity Immigration Research West 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 1 hr Plaza 3 Refugee Needs in Small Centres: Explore refugee needs in small centres & potential approaches to address them Language Needs of Refugees: Explore language needs of refugees and potential approaches to address them Volunteer Engagement in Resettlement: Discuss promising practices in engaging volunteers in refugee resettlement Garden Court Housing Needs of Refugees: Discuss promising practices in engaging volunteers in refugee resettlement 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM 1 hr Community Response to Refugee Resettlement: Discuss community contexts for resettlement beyond the sector, and how they impact resettlement Canadian Western Baptists (SAH) Syrian Refugee Support Group of Calgary 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Alberta Integration Summit

7 Day 2: Settlement Tuesday, October 31 st, 2017 Time Location Session Speakers 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Foyer near Plaza 1 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM State of the Sector & Trends and Projections for Newcomers to Alberta: Learn about the road to 2020 and the stepping AAISA s Board Chair & Vice Chair stones along the way, as well as projections for immigration trends and the sector s perspective on the current state. A cluster update will also be provided. 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Settlement Evaluation: Presentation of results of s Settlement Evaluation 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Supporting Francophone Client Needs: Increase understanding of Francophone newcomers needs, and strategies for building sector-wide capacity to address them Centre d accueil et d établissement du Nord de l Alberta Acces Emploi Cite des rocheuses Accueil francophone / Société de la Francophonie Manitobaine 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM Performance Measurement: update on directions for performance measurement; performance measurement expert University of Alberta PolicyWise on best practices; ethics of shared data/collective reporting 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM 1 hr icare: Discuss pre-submitted questions on the icare system Professional Development & Training Needs: Discuss sector needs around PD and training, and AAISA: PD & SPTA to follow share relevant strategies and opportunities Plaza 1 Waste of Talent Project: Presentation of research results on supporting Talent Pool internationally trained professionals in Calgary 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM 0.75 hr Supporting Francophone Client Needs: Discuss strategies to enable better support for Francophone clients and sector coordination Plaza 3 Newcomer Needs in Mental Health: Explore newcomer needs around mental health and potential approaches to support them Plaza 1 & 2 Newcomer Needs in Community Connections: Explore newcomer needs around community connections and potential approaches to address them Newcomer Needs in Employment: Explore newcomer needs around employment and potential approaches to address them Garden Court Newcomer Needs in Language: Explore newcomer needs around language and potential approaches to address them 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM 2017 Alberta Integration Summit 7

8 Day 3: Integration Wednesday, November 1 st, 2017 Time Location Session Speakers 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Foyer near Plaza 1 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Collaborative Approaches to Community Inclusion and Community Readiness for Integration: Bow Valley LIP Centre for Newcomers Central Alberta Refugee Effort Share how collaborative approaches have supported Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment improved outcomes for newcomers around inclusion Council and readiness for settlement 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Plaza 3 Health: Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic Explore collaborative models to support newcomers University of Alberta health Shared Legacies and Pathways Forward for Indigenous and Newcomer Communities: Edmonton Immigrant Services Association Calgary Foundation Explore strategies for supporting meaningful Calgary Police Service engagement between Indigenous and newcomer communities Children and Youth: Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth Explore asset-based, youth-led strategies for CCR Youth Network Edmonton supporting integration of newcomer youth Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters Edmonton Garden Court LGBTQ+: Approaches to building capacity of SPOs and LGBTQ+-serving sector to support newcomers Multicultural Family Resource Society Simon Fraser University Centre for Newcomers OCASI 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Employment: Banff Lake Louise Hospitality Association Innovative approaches to support newcomer success NorQuest in the labour market CRIEC Talent Pool 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM Strategic Approaches to Combatting Racism: Calgary Anti-Racism Education Evidence-based, systemic anti-racism approaches OCASI that go beyond case studies AAISA Government of Alberta 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Plaza 3 Collaborative Opportunities in Mental Health: s 1 hr Explore opportunities to collaborate across different sectors to support newcomer mental health Collaborative Opportunities in Community Connections: s Explore opportunities to collaborate across different sectors to support newcomer community connections Collaborative Opportunities in Employment: s Explore opportunities to collaborate across different sectors to support newcomer employment Garden Court Collaborative Opportunities in Language: s Explore opportunities to collaborate across different sectors to support newcomer language outcomes 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Alberta Integration Summit

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10 2017 Alberta Integration Summit Thank You to our Advisory Committee Members: Anila Lee Yuen Frank Bauer Jennifer Fowler Meagan Reid Bruce Randall Jaya Dharan Lisa Rochman Fariba Mohamadi Christina Nsaliwa Donna Wall Fariborz Birjandian Elaine Harris Georges Bahaya Centre for Newcomers Central Alberta Refugee Effort City of Edmonton Bow Valley LIP Calgary Region Immigrant Employment Council Calgary Region Immigrant Employment Council NorQuest Columbia College Edmonton Immigrant Services Association Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Calgary Catholic Immigration Society Aurora College Centre d Accueil et d Etablissement CEO Executive Director Director, Multicultural Relations Bow Valley Immigration Partnership Coordinator Executive Director Mentoring Support Associate Dean, Immigrant Education Manager, Language and Foundation Skills Executive Director Settlement Officer, Settlement Network CEO Program Head Executive Director #ABSummit17 #ABSettlement Alberta Integration Summit

AAISA acknowledged the following individuals and funder for their support:

AAISA acknowledged the following individuals and funder for their support: The Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (AAISA) would like to thank all the presenters, facilitators and participants. We would also like to acknowledge and thank Honourable David Eggen,