Governance Work Group (Information/Endorsement) - Elisabeth. IV. Orientation Package/Plan for new members (Information/Discussion) Janet

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1 Agenda LMLIP Central Council Date and Time: January 27, :00 6:30 pm Meeting Location: Conference Room, Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre 78 Riverside Drive Time 5:05 5:20 5:25 5:30 Item Description Opening Remarks Janet Adoption of Previous Minutes November 25, 2013 Additions to Agenda Pathways to Prosperity Project Vicki Updates and Actions from Previous Business I. Copies of the LMLIP Strategic Plan Sharing Dissemination Plan (Information) - Huda II. Media Engagement Work Group (Information/Discussion) Dev III. Governance Work Group (Information/Endorsement) - Elisabeth IV. Orientation Package/Plan for new members (Information/Discussion) Janet 5:50 6:05 Current Issues of interest (Discussion) Janet Discussion on Sub-councils updating Central Council on their work Janet 6:15 Highlights from Sub-councils (Information) -Elisabeth I. LMLIP Education Sub-council Muriel II. LMLIP Inclusion & Civic Engagement-Andrea 1

2 III. LMLIP Settlement Sub Council Mohamed IV. LMLIP Employment Sub-council Nancy McQuillan V. LMLIP Justice and Protection Services Sub-council Yahya VI. LMLIP Health & Wellbeing Sub-council Corinne 6:25 6:30 Closing Summary and Review of Action Items Elisabeth Adjourn Next Meeting Location and Date: February 24, 2014 at Conference Room, Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre, 78 Riverside Drive 2

3 Minutes LMLIP Central Council Meeting Location: Conference Room, Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre 78 Riverside Drive Date and Time: January 27, :00 pm 6:30 pm Present: Mohamed Al-Adeimi, Vicki Esses, Huda Hussein, Grace Johnson, Naeem Qureshi, Dev Sainani, Gina Zhang, Elisabeth White, Janet Tufts, Gaston Mabaya, Corrine Walsh, German Gutierrez- Sanin, Ahmed Yahya Ali, Phillipa Myers, Nancy McQuillan, Andrea Brown, Saad Aldin Regrets: Muriel Abbott, Rose Ricci, Valy Marochko Absent: None Guest: Peggy Sattler Item Description Information, Update, Action, Lead and Due Date 1. Co-Chair s Opening Remarks: Janet welcomed members and noted new members, designates and guests as follows: Gina Zhang LMLIP project assistant Nancy McQuillan Employment Sub Council Vice-Chair Andrea Brown Inclusion & Civic Engagement Vice Chair Asmaa Joudy new member Michele Manocchi new member Peggy Sattler MPP for London West Peggy noted as a MPP she wanted to understand the provincial role in welcoming newcomers and was interested in learning more about immigration issues. A roundtable introduction was completed. Elisabeth called the group to pay tribute to Anne Langille. 2. Adoption of Previous Minutes Motion to approve the Nov 25, 2013 minutes was moved by Mohamed, seconded by German and approved.. 3

4 3. Additions to Agenda No additions to agenda 4. Pathways to Prosperity Project Vicki Vicki shared the projects underway at Pathway to Prosperity: Canada: - LIPs and RIFs (Réseaux en immigration francophone). The study focuses on performance measurement strategies currently in use by the LIPs and RIFs, and suggestions for future performance measurement and monitoring tools that would be of value. It also examines interrelations and interface between the RIFs and LIPs, and areas where it would be useful to align activities. - Measuring Outcomes of Local Immigration Partnerships: interview across the country about what they see about the goals and indictors for performance measurement, and how to connect with settlement sector outcomes and to build into strategy. - Students engagement: 23 graduate students from across the country engaged with Pathways to Prosperity, and had the first standing committee of the group in Nov Updates and Actions from Previous Business I. Copies of the LMLIP Strategic Plan Sharing Dissemination Plan - (Information) - Huda Huda shared the dissemination plan, asked for input from the members, and distributed copies to the group. II. Media Engagement Work Group (Information/Discussion) - Dev Dev informed the Council that three shows have been telecast with each show containing three 7-minute segments. Two shows were taped in 2013, and the rest will be completed by the end of February Due to copyright issues, the entire shows will not be available online, but LMLIP can purchase a DVD once the project is complete. Dev noted a few hundred hours were involved in producing each show. Dev also noted that this is a good partnership with Rogers TV. A draft evaluation plan has been developed and Dev will forward it to Vicky for her input. More information regarding next steps will be available in the coming months. Dev encouraged all members to help share the information through social media. Elisabeth commented the budget would be reviewed to enhance the social media presence. III. Governance Working Group (Information/Endorsement) - Elisabeth Elisabeth noted the Terms of Reference have been updated and approved, but some recent discussions regarding recruitment of sub-council members has surfaced which has led to the need to re-visit the document. The working group has met and will continue to review it. More updates will be available in the coming months. 4

5 IV. Orientation Package/Plan for new members (Information/Discussion) Janet Janet shared the orientation plan for new members: Step One: New members will meet with the Project Coordinator for an information session on the LMLIP and will be provided with the following documents: LMLIP Strategic Plan Terms of Reference Community Capacity and Perception of the LMLIP Annual Achievement Report Central Council s Contact list The last two Central Councils meeting minutes Step Two: (Orientation and Succession Plan) The Co-chairs will meet with the new member to welcome them and provide further information on the LMLIP Janet, with the support of the LMLIP staff, will develop a plan as per the need of each member to inform and enhance their knowledge on issues pertaining to immigration/immigrants Council members will be provided with information on presentations, workshops and conferences that will help them enhance their leadership skills and or their knowledge on issues pertaining to immigration policies and immigrants 6. Current Issues of interest (Discussion) Janet shared the idea of bringing in a guest speaker/expert to provide a brief 15- minute presentation on a current issue or topic that the Council is interested in learning more about. Council members provided the following suggestions: United Nations Programs, Human Rights, and linking with NGOs registered with UN Department of Information (UNDPI) (German) Issues related to immigration such as the new CIC Expression of Interest Each Sub-council could bring forward an issue related to their area of focus (Corinne) Information on the community development model/approach (Corinne) Demographic shifts across Ontario and how it affects organizations, and tangible measurement of quality of life (Dev) 7. Discussion on Sub-councils updating Central Council on their work 5

6 The proposed approaches discussed at the meeting are: Sub-council Chairs provide monthly progress report electronically and bring issues that needed discussion to the staff to include in the agenda Sub-councils reports have more in-depth information of each sub council lining up with the sub council meetings Chairs may decide to bring critical information to be shared with Central Council besides a written report A mechanism needs to be there to ensure a mix of information sharing and opportunities for in-depth discussion Challenges that Sub-councils encounter in the process of implementation may be brought to Council for feedback and or directions Every three Sub-councils may provide their written reports and bring items identified by the Chairs and or Sub-councils for discussion to the Council s meetings monthly 8. Highlights from Sub-councils (Information) LMLIP Education Sub-council Phil shared that the Supports for Parents Work Group had contracted a videographer to work on Welcoming All Voices (WAV), and was in the process of script development. The Support for School Staff Work Group did a workshop to pre-service teachers on December 6, 2013 at the Faculty of Education. She also noted that the group will do a workshop for non-teaching staff at the Thames Valley District School Board on March 7. Progress has been made on Early Childhood Education at Fanshawe and College Boreal. Phil will make a presentation at the Ontario Teachers Federation conference on February 22 at York University. Muriel and Phil will present about WAV at the National Healthy Schools Conference of Ontario Healthy School Coalition in April. The Students Support Work Group will change its focus due to low response to the Facebook page promoting local Homework Help initiatives. LMLIP Inclusion & Civic Engagement Sub-council Andrea shared that the road show panel exhibits were displayed at Fanshawe Pioneer Village and would be exhibited at the Central Library in February. A working group was formed to look into organizing a series of education sessions for new Canadians on elections at the three levels of governments. LMLIP Settlement Sub-council Mohamed noted the draft of the Senior Support Services Map was completed. The work group has reviewed the existing settlement brochure and is in the process of developing a 2nd brochure targeting students. The Sub-council is also planning a workshop in collaboration with Community Legal Education of Ontario (CLEO) for frontline staff especially Settlement Workers in School in March. CLEO provides workshop for frontline staff on their legal resources which can be adapted by any organization as per the need. LMLIP Employment Sub-council Nancy informed the group that their Sub-council discussed the election at their last meeting but due to no quorum deferred the agenda item to the next meeting. WIL will host information sessions on self-employment provided by the Small Business Centre on Feb 20. The timing of the second workshop to be held by HelpCentre will be shared with the group once it is confirmed. 6

7 LMLIP Justice & Protection Services Sub-council Yahya shared that the Sub-council was invited to visit court on a Monday morning by an officer from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services. Also, the Immigrants Community Capacity Engagement Project which is targeting Bhutanese and Spanish speaking community was approved for funding in the amount of $150,000 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Recruiting for a support worker for the Nepalese Community is underway. The group is also planning a workshop related to safety, prevention and legal aid at Carling Heights Family Centre before April. LMLIP Health & Wellbeing Sub-council Corinne noted that the work group focused on access to interpretation was exploring writing a position paper on the value of using professional interpretation by health care providers, and was in contact with London Health Sciences Centre which may be able to assist with the literature review. 9. Co-Chair s Closing Summary and Review of Action Items Elisabeth thanked everyone for their contributions and reviewed the action items from the meeting. She encouraged the group to: Review the dissemination plan for the new strategic plan and send thoughts/comments to Huda Read the LMLIP Strategic Plan April 2013-March 2016 Help to promote LMLIP through social media Think of issues that we would like to learn more about Think about how Central Council and Sub-councils can continue to support each other 10. Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 6:30 pm. 11. Next Meeting Location and Date: Feb 24, 2014 at Conference Room, Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre, 78 Riverside Drive 7

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9 Agenda LMLIP Central Council Date and Time: February 24, :00 6:30 pm Meeting Location: Conference Room, Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre 78 Riverside Drive Time 5:05 Item Description Opening Remarks Janet Adoption of Previous Minutes January 27, 2014 Additions to Agenda 5:10 Guest Speaker: Mia Loebach-Readings, on behalf of Michael Loebach, Barrister & Solicitor, Canadian Immigration Specialist, to present on the new citizenship regulations 5:30 Pathways to Prosperity Project Vicki 5:35 Updates and Action from Previous Business I. Media Engagement Work Group (Information/Discussion) Dev II. III. IV. Governance Work Group re: recruitment process for sub-council members (Endorsement) Huda or Janet Sub-councils updating process (Discussion/Endorsement) Janet Advocacy/Outreach Task Group (Information/Discussion) Vicki 1

10 6:05 Highlights from Sub-councils (Information) I. LMLIP Education Sub-council Muriel II. LMLIP Inclusion & Civic Engagement Sub-Council Andrea III. LMLIP Settlement Sub Council Mohamed IV. LMLIP Employment Sub-council Nancy McQuillan V. LMLIP Justice and Protection Services Sub-council Yahya VI. LMLIP Health & Wellbeing Sub-council Corinne 6:25 Closing Summary and Review of Action Items Janet 6:30 Adjourn Next Meeting Location and Date: March 31, 2014 at Conference Room, Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre, 78 Riverside Drive 2

11 Minutes LMLIP Central Council Meeting Location: Conference Room, Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre 78 Riverside Drive Date and Time: Feb 24, :00 pm 6:30 pm Present: Mohamed Al-Adeimi, Vicki Esses, Huda Hussein, Muriel Abbott, Dev Sainani, Gina Zhang, Janet Tufts, Gaston Mabaya, Corrine Walsh, German Gutierrez-Sanin, Ahmed Yahya Ali, Nancy McQuillan, Andrea Brown, Saad Aldin Regrets: Grace Johnson, Elisabeth White, Naeem Qureshim, Rose Ricci, Valy Marochko Absent: None Guest: Mia Loebach-Readings, Immigration Consultant Item Description Information, Update, Action, Lead and Due Date 1. Co-Chair s Opening Remarks: Janet welcomed members and the guest Speaker, Mia Loebach-Readings 2. Adoption of Previous Minutes Motion to approve the Jan 27, 201 minutes was moved by German, seconded by Vicki and approved with correcting information about Small Business Centre Information sessions. 3. Additions to Agenda Mohamed: extend voting rights to permanent residents Radio Canada International Janet: Newcomer Champion Award of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration 4. Guest Speaker: Mia Loebach-Readings: new citizenship regulations Please refer the following webpage: 3

12 5. Pathways to Prosperity Project Vicki -LIP section on the P2P website has been updated, including information of all LIPs across the country -The November 2013 P2P annual conference videos were uploaded 6. Updates and Actions from Previous Business I. Media Engagement Work Group (Information/Discussion) - Dev Dev informed the Council that two more episodes were taped and the last one of ICE would be taped on Feb 27. Currently, the HWB piece is being aired. Rogers agreed to work with LMLIP on the 2 nd season. The details of 2 nd season will be worked out after the evaluation and be brought to the council. Motion to support the 2 nd season in principal was moved by Vicki and, seconded by German and approved. II. Governance Working Group re: recruitment process for sub-council members (Endorsement) - Janet Janet took the council to walk through the diagram of sub council member recruitment. The process was endorsed by the council. Recruitment Process for Sub-final.docx III. Sub-Council s updating process (Discussion/Endorsement) Janet Janet shared the proposed approaches with the council, and the project staff will follow up in due process IV. Advocacy/Outreach Task Group (Information/Discussion) Vicki Part of the advocacy and outreach task group is to educate both public and members of the Central Council At the last Council s meeting the following issues were recommended for educating Central Council: issues related to immigration; each sub-council to bring in-depth issue in the area to help Council understand the gaps in the community and systemic obstacle; information on the community model/approach and human rights issues linked with NGOs registered with the UN Department of Information The Task Group reviewed the above recommendation as well as the Priorities set out for this group in the Plan (page 10 of the Plan). It was decided that the human rights issues may not be fitting our mandate as our mandate is local immigration issues Given the above recommendations, the Task Group selected two current issues to be presented to Council; one is on the recent citizenship act and the second one is on the CIC Expression of Interest. We Are London Show on Rogers TV may be utilized to educate the public on issues pertaining to immigrants Recommendation from the Task Group: a. Meeting with Chairs and Vice Chairs to identify issues for future presentations 4

13 b. Meeting with members-at-large to identify issues and also to provide feedback on the Council s role 7. Highlights from Sub-councils (Information) LMLIP Education Sub-council Muriel shared the Welcoming All Voices video of Supports for Parents Work Group was being taped. Support for Teachers group will do workshop for non-teaching staff at the Thames Valley District School Board on March 7, a total of 6 workshops will be conducted on that day. LMLIP Inclusion & Civic Engagement Sub-council Andrea shared I am London campaign is back, and the deadline for application is March 5. A working group was formed to look into organizing a series of education sessions for new Canadians on elections at the three levels of governments. LMLIP Settlement Sub-council Mohamed noted the draft of the Senior Support Services Map had incorporated comments from the sub council; the video of Engaging Landlord & Tenants will be completed by March; a workshop in collaboration with Community Legal Education of Ontario for 60 frontline workers will be held on Mar 24, and thanked LMLIP for providing refreshments to the participants. LMLIP Employment Sub-council Nancy informed the 1 st information session for Small Business Centre was held at WIL on Feb 20, with a good turnout of people (22 attended), and the evaluation was completed too. The 2 nd information session will be held at HelpCentre on May 15, and venue to be decided. LMLIP Justice & Protection Services Sub-council Yahya shared that funding received from Ontario Trillium Foundation with LMLIP s help for the Immigrants Community Capacity Engagement Project. Two staff were hired. LMLIP Health & Wellbeing Sub-council Corinne noted LMLIP presented its submission to the Ontario Standing Committee on Social Policy regarding the review of the Local Health System Integration Act. In the submission, LMLIP recommends LHINs to consider collaborating and consulting with Local Immigration Partnerships in Ontario on immigrant health issues. Access to interpretation Work Group is exploring writing a position paper on the value of using professional interpretation by health care providers. The sub council was also asked to do a presentation at London Health Provider Alliance s monthly meeting in April. 9. Additions to Agenda Mohamed shared his recent work with Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) on extending voting rights to permanent residents, which OCASI is doing the campaign now, and asked whether LMLIP is interested in joining it. The project staff will check with Advocacy group to see if LMLIP fits. Radio Canada International: Mohamed connected LMLIP with Radio Canada International 5

14 for possible interview about LIP. Janet: Newcomer Champion Award of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Eligibility: Nominee must be: An individual or a group A resident of Ontario Nominated in one of three categories (1. Celebrating Inclusion and Diversity; 2: Promoting Cultural Heritage and 3: Integration of immigrants) For details check Deadline for submission is March 15, Co-Chair s Closing Summary and Review of Action Items Janet thanked everyone for their contributions 11. Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 6:35 pm. 12. Next Meeting Location and Date: Next Meeting Location and Date: March 31, 2014 at Conference Room, Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre, 78 Riverside Drive Funded by: Financé par: Co-led by: 6

15 Agenda LMLIP Central Council Date and Time: March 31, :00 6:30 pm Meeting Location: Conference Room, Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre 78 Riverside Drive Time 5:05 Item Description Opening Remarks Adoption of Previous Minutes February 24, 2014 Additions to Agenda 5:10 5:25 5:30 Presentation: Dr. Vicki Esses, Citizenship and Immigration Canada Expression of Interest Update: Pathways to Prosperity Project Vicki Updates and Action from Previous Business I. Media Engagement Work Group (Information/Discussion) Dev II. III. IV. Sub-councils updating process Draft Template (Discussion Endorsement) Advocacy/Outreach Task Group Brain storming for next month s topic of education LMLIP Video Working Together for a Welcoming Community 1

16 6:00 (Information) Huda Highlights from Sub-councils (Information) 6:25 6:30 I. LMLIP Education Sub-council Muriel II. LMLIP Inclusion & Civic Engagement Sub-Council Valy III. LMLIP Settlement Sub Council Mohamed IV. LMLIP Employment Sub-council Wilma de Rond V. LMLIP Justice and Protection Services Sub-council Yahya VI. LMLIP Health & Wellbeing Sub-council Corinne Closing Summary and Review of Action Items Adjourn Next Meeting Location and Date: April 28, 2014 at Kinsmen Recreation Centre, Room 2 2

17 Minutes LMLIP Central Council Meeting Location: Conference Room, Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre, 78 Riverside Drive Date and Time: Mar 31, :00 pm 6:30 pm Present: Mohamed Al-Adeimi, Vicki Esses, Huda Hussein, Muriel Abbott, Dev Sainani, Elisabeth White, Gina Zhang, Janet Tufts, Corrine Walsh, Valy Marochko, Ahmed Yahya Ali, Wilma de Rond, Regrets: Gaston Mabaya, German Gutierrez- Sanin, Naeem Qureshim Absent: Grace Johnson, Saad Aldin Guest: Item Description Information, Update, Action, Lead and Due Date 1. Co-Chair s Opening Remarks: Elisabeth welcomed group and the new member, Wilma de Rond, new Chair of the Employment Sub-council. She noted this was the last meeting for the project year and shared the following updates: Change of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) officer: LMLIP has a new CIC officer in charge: Barbara Milanovic LMLIP contract will be signed for , with 9% reduction in budget, but will work in creative ways not to impact project deliverables CIC issued new policy guidelines on LIP activities with tightened definition of the project, but LMLIP is in good shape Staff to circulate CIC guideline on LIP activities to the Council 2. Adoption of Previous Minutes Feb 24, 2014 Motion to approve the Feb 24, 2014 minutes was moved by Dev, seconded by Corrine and approved 3

18 3. Additions to Agenda Muriel: workshop Building Knowledge Exchange with Newcomers 4. Presentation: Dr. Vicki Esses, CIC Expression of Interest See attachment 5. Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) Project Vicki The report on LIP and RIFs (Réseaux en immigration francophone) performance measurement indicators will be finalized in the next couple of weeks Local Immigration Partnerships Promising Practices videos are available at P2P s website Free workshop on MOBILITY & IMMOBILITY: INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON MIGRATION & SETTLEMENT on April 3 from 10am-6pm at Western University 6. Updates and Actions from Previous Business I. Media Engagement Work Group (Information/Discussion) Dev informed 6 shows of We are London were finished. The details of 2 nd season will be worked out after the evaluation and be brought to the Council. II. Sub-council s updating process - Draft Template (Discussion-Huda) Members provided the following feedback to the draft template: include challenges, abler and disabler into the template make a trial of the template for a period of time, and then revisit Staff will revise the template and send to Chairs III. IV. Advocacy/Outreach Task Group Brainstorming for future education topics Community development model: Corrine will put some names for potential speakers Family centres Community development targeting for newcomer groups Risk assessment for newcomers, i.e. law enforcement, prevention and protection Progress of particular LMLIP projects, i.e. Immigrant Community Capacity Engagement project LMLIP video - Working together for a Welcoming Community Staff to send Networking for an Inclusive Community (NIC) link to the group Huda shared information with the group about the video produced by Western 4

19 students, and will send the link to the group once it is finished 7. Highlights from Sub-councils (Information) LMLIP Education Sub-council Muriel shared that the Welcoming All Voices binder is completed, the DVD is currently underway and that the group is now working on the distribution plan. The Welcoming All Voices binder has been translated into French. The Support for School Staff Work Group conducted 6 workshops at two schools of the Thames Valley District School Board on March 7, 2014 (PD Day), with close to 100 participants. The working groups will present at the National Healthy Schools Conference of Ontario Healthy School Coalition in April and Teaching English as Second Language (TESL) Conference in May LMLIP Inclusion & Civic Engagement (ICE) Sub-council Valy shared that a new Work Group was struck to explore hosting and or supporting a Newcomer Volunteer Fair. The Election Information Work Group is planning to hold 3 information sessions for newcomers on elections Valy announced he would step down as the Chair of the ICE Sub-council due to time conflict in attending Central Council meetings, but will remain as a committed member on the Sub-council. Elisabeth thanked him for his contribution to LMLIP as the Sub-council Chair LMLIP Settlement Sub-council Mohamed noted that the group reviewed some ongoing projects and endorsed the Map of Senior Support Services. The development of the Landlord & Tenant DVD was undertaken by a volunteer who will complete filming when the weather turns warm. The Legal Information workshop, provided in collaboration with South London Resource Centre, Community Legal Education Ontario and LMLIP, was conducted on March 24 with 47 participants from all settlement agencies in the region and few coming from Woodstock. The Family Settlement Collaborative has completed 4 workshops in the past month LMLIP Employment Sub-council Wilma informed that the 1 st information session for self-employment in collaboration with Small Business Centre was held at WIL on Feb 20, and the 2 nd one will be held at London Help Centre on May 15. The Work Group of Information Session for Self-employment will conduct an evaluation after the two sessions to decide whether to invite newcomer entrepreneur representatives to do presentations/panel discussions about self-employment, which is identified as a priority at both provincial and local levels. Employment and Education Subcouncil Chairs met in March to identify priorities of joint efforts as outlined in the LMLIP Strategic Plan. The Employment Sub-council will help arrange a presentation for the Education Sub-council to learn more about Labour market 5

20 trends and foreign accreditation through and the Access Centre LMLIP Justice & Protection Services Sub-council Yahya shared that he and the Project Coordinator visited the youth court and identified potential collaboration opportunities with Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System. The Immigrant Community Capacity Engagement (ICCE) project hired a Bhutanese speaking support worker and is working with a Spanish speaking worker from John Howard Society. A presentation related to safety and prevention was held at Carling -Thames Family Centre to newcomers on March 28, 2014 LMLIP Health & Wellbeing Sub-council Corinne noted that the Access to Interpretation Work Group continued reviewing studies and identifying further types of research. Two documents for the Shared Space initiative which will help newcomers seek low/no cost meeting space were completed and will look for endorsement at the next Sub-council meeting. The Sub-council will make a presentation to the London Health Provider Alliance in April 8. Additions to Agenda Muriel shared and distributed information about the Linking Cultures 2014 workshops to be held at Fanshawe College. See attached flyer 9. Co-Chair s Closing Summary and Review of Action Items Elisabeth thanked everyone for their contributions 10. Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 6:40 pm 11. Next Meeting Location and Date: Next Meeting Location and Date: April 28, 2014, 5:00pm 6:30pm at Kinsmen Recreation Centre, Room 2, 20 Granville Street 6

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22 Agenda LMLIP Central Council Date and Time: April 28, :00 6:30 pm Meeting Location: Kinsmen Recreation Centre Room 2 20 Granville Road, London Time 5:05 Item Description Opening Remarks Adoption of Previous Minutes March 31, 2014 Additions to Agenda 5:10 Presentation: Stanislav Rajic: Community Development and Immigrant Communities 5:25 Update: Pathways to Prosperity Project Vicki 5:30 6:00 Updates and Action from Previous Business I. Media Engagement Work Group (Information/Discussion) Dev Opportunity to view one segment from We Are London show II. April 1, March 31, 2014 Draft Achievement Report Huda (discussion) Items for discussion/approval/ and or feedback I. LMLIP Education Sub-council Muriel II. LMLIP Employment Sub-council 1

23 III. LMLIP Justice and Protection Services Sub-council Yahya IV. LMLIP Health & Wellbeing Sub-council Corinne V. LMLIP Settlement Sub-council Mohamed VI. LMLIP Inclusion & Civic Engagement - Rose 6:25 Closing Summary and Review of Action Items 6:30 Adjourn Next Meeting Location and Date: May 26, 2014 at Kiwanis Senior Centre 2

24 Minutes LMLIP Central Council Meeting Location: Kinsmen Recreation Centre Room 2 20 Granville Road, London Date and Time: April 28, :00 pm 6:30 pm Present: Mohamed Al-Adeimi, Vicki Esses, Muriel Abbott, Dev Sainani, Gaston Mabaya, Janet Tufts, Corinne Walsh, Rose Aquino, Ahmed Yahya Ali, Michele Manocchi, Naeem Qureshi, Barbara Milanovic, Saad Aldin, Grace Johnson, Gina Zhang, Huda Hussein Regrets: Elisabeth White, German Gutierrez- Sanin, Asmaa Joudy, Wilma de Rond Absent: Guest: Stanislav Rajic Item Description Information, Update, Action, Lead and Due Date 1. Co-Chair s Opening Remarks: Janet welcomed group, Rose Aquino, the new Chair of the Inclusion & Civic Engagement Sub-council, the guest speaker Stanislav Rajic, and CIC officer- Barbara Milanovic. Janet informed group that Elisabeth is away for health reasons and will be joining us at the next meeting 2. Adoption of Previous Minutes Motion to approve amended March 31, 2014 minutes was moved by Corinne, seconded by Mohamed and approved 3. Additions to Agenda Rose: Pillar Non-profit Network Annual General Meeting Corinne: potential topics for upcoming Central Council meetings Mohamed: information on a program for newcomers Huda: Southwestern Ontario (SWO) LIP update to be provided by Gina 3

25 4. Presentation: Stanislav Rajic: Community Development and Immigrant Communities Please see the attachment 5. Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) Project Vicki The report on Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs) and Réseaux en immigration francophone (RIFs) performance measurement indicators was submitted to CIC and the final report will be ready by the end of May P2P is participating in a Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) survey for Citizenship and Immigration Canada to measure outcomes of settlement service providers 6. Updates and Actions from Previous Business I. Media Engagement Work Group (Information/Discussion) Dev reported that the core member of the group met on April 25, and discussed the following: Evaluation: The Work Group is working on evaluating the Show. DVD will be shown to a number of community partners to get their feedbacks. The development of an evaluation guideline and survey is underway Dev noted that the second season of the show was endorsed by Council on February 24, The second season will continue with the format of three segments for each show and will include immigrant entrepreneurship, behind scenes stories and Sub-councils contents. Will aim to tape 6-12 shows depending on funding availability Moving forward: Dev also reported that the group is exploring a funding application for an administrative support for the second season, through the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). The Elgin Middlesex Oxford Workforce Planning and Development Board will lead the application; will include Oxford County and Elgin-St. Thomas LIPs who are interested to join LMLIP on the second season. Dev asked Council to endorse the next step and he noted that if OTF approved this funding, he will not be part of the application process given his affiliation with OTF Vicki suggested that if the application to OTF is not successful, they may apply through Mitacs Staff to share the show with Subcouncils/organi zations for feedbacks Council approved the group s next step II. April March 31, 2014 draft Achievement Report - (Discussion) Huda shared the draft report with the group, and asked the Chairs for feedback 4

26 with regard to missing activities and sorting out of activities. It was recommended that each Chair will provide preference for sorting out the activities under the five headings. The final report will be shared with Council in May 7. Items for discussion/approval/ and or feedback Janet commented that all the Sub-councils reports provided rich information about Sub-councils progress 8. Additions to Agenda Staff to share relevant activities with the Chairs A number of topics were suggested last month. Corinne suggested that the Health & Wellbeing would present on the Seeds of Change Project; Yahya noted that the Justice and Protection Services would like to present on the Immigrant Community Capacity Engagement (ICCE) Rose noted that at Pillar's Annual General Meeting held on April 23. Joeri van den Steenhoven, Director of MaRS Solutions Lab, presented the topic on Systems Change and ways to solve complex social challenges and create a better world together. She noted that the presentation related to our work on engaging youth or targeted groups to create system change Mohamed noted that the South London Neighbourhood Resource Centre is exploring partnering with a Toronto based organization in promoting WelcomePack Canada program, in the fall. Through this pack, newcomers can receive cards, coupons and products SWO LIP meeting: Gina provided updates from discussion with CIC policy officer on the new Policy direction on LIP activities. The purpose of creating such a policy is to standardize operational procedure at CIC and to reduce operational discrepancy at various CIC local offices. The main focus for LIP is to design a strategy, but not implement it. LIP should be a conduit/catalyst to support settlement/non settlement service providers to implement. Below is the summary with regards to specific questions raised by SWO LIPs: Honorariums for participants of LIP council/events: CIC recognizes the value the community members. For those LIPs who set such precedent, this can continue as long as the budget allows Engage direct service providers with LIP: CIC has not made it mandatory for settlement service providers to be engaged in LIPs, but most of them work with LIP closely Staff s time in activities not funded by CIC: Staff can participate in activities (i.e. meetings/conversations) in terms of planning/ coordinating, but not delivering those activities, i.e. staff can attend meetings discussing how to create a checklist for newcomers, but not compiling/writing such a booklet Project staff to work out the sequence of the topics for the upcoming meetings Mohamed to send the info to staff 5

27 Mechanism of communication/learning among LIPs across the country: currently P2P website serves as a knowledge hub for LIPs, CIC is investigating other on-line tools for communication/sharing among LIPs. It may consider how to build LIP learning component into icare system being used by settlement agencies 9. Co-Chair s Closing Summary and Review of Action Items Janet thanked everyone for their contributions 10. Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 6:40 pm. 11. Next Meeting Location and Time: Next Meeting Location and Date: May 26, 2014, 5:00pm 6:30pm at Kiwanis conference room Funded by: Financé par: Co-led by: 6

28 Agenda LMLIP Central Council Date and Time: May 26, :00 6:30 pm Meeting Location: Kiwanis Conf. Time 5:05 Item Description Opening Remarks - Janet Adoption of Previous Minutes April 28, 2014 Additions to Agenda 5:10 Presentation: Education Sub-council project: Welcoming All Voices, Muriel Abbott 5:30 Update: Pathways to Prosperity Project Vicki 5:35 Updates and Action I. Media Engagement Work Group (Information/Discussion) Dev II. Update: Cultural Competency (Information)-Janet/Huda III. Central Council meeting and social opportunities in June Janet IV. Presentation to Community & Protective Services Committee (Information) - Huda 6:00 Items for discussion/approval/ and or feedback LMLIP Education Sub-council - Muriel LMLIP Inclusion & Civic Engagement - Rose LMLIP Employment Sub-council- Wilma LMLIP Justice and Protection Services Sub-council Yahya 1

29 LMLIP Health & Wellbeing Sub-council Corinne LMLIP Settlement Sub-council Mohamed 6:25 Closing Summary and Review of Action Items 6:30 Adjourn Next Meeting Location and Date: June 30, 2014 at WIL Employment Connections (141 Dundas Street, 6 th floor) 2

30 Minutes LMLIP Central Council Meeting Location: Kiwanis Conference Room 78 Riverside Road, London Date and Time: May 26, :00 pm 6:30 pm Present: Mohamed Al-Adeimi, Muriel Abbott, Dev Sainani, Gaston Mabaya, Janet Tufts, Corinne Walsh, Rose Aquino, Michele Manocchi, Naeem Qureshi, Grace Johnson, Asmaa Joudy, Wilma de Rond, Huda Hussein, Gina Zhang Regrets: Elisabeth White, German Gutierrez- Sanin, Barbara Milanovic, Saad Aldin, Ahmed Yahya Ali, Vicki Esses Absent: Guest: Item Description Information, Update, Action, Lead and Due Date 1. Co-Chair s Opening Remarks: Janet welcomed group, and congratulated Muriel on being a grandmother Janet noted that Council s meeting for June 30 would fall during the month of Ramadan and the following day is Canada Day, she asked if meeting may be moved to June 23, There was consensus to move the meeting. Location of the meeting will be the same (6 th floor, WIL Employment Connections, 141 Dundas Street) In an effort to ensure adequate time for discussion among the members during the meeting, Janet asked for a show of hands to indicate how many members had questions, comments or additions related to the Sub-council reports. There was no show of hands. If, however, time allowed Janet would open this agenda item up for discussion 2. Adoption of Previous Minutes Motion to approve April 28, 2014 minutes was moved by Dev, seconded by Corinne and approved 3

31 3. Additions to Agenda Muriel: change the typo under Items of discussion/approval and or feedback on the agenda: replace Education Sub-council with duplicated LMLIP Health & Wellbeing Sub-council 4. Presentation: Education Sub-council project: Welcoming All Voices, Muriel Abbott The Work Group has strong representation from both LMLIP members and non-members who work together based on issues and interests Welcoming All Voices project originated to support the school councils in engaging newcomer parents into the school system The products of the project include workshops (2-hour workshops) targeting key parents involved at school councils, parent groups and home based school associations in all four school boards (English and French Public, and English and French Catholic), and a resource guide accompanying the workshop. The workshop and the resource guide provide tools and suggestions on how to help reduce the barriers to parents accessing schools The resource has been presented at conferences both at national and local conferences and at schools to parent leaders A DVD is being developed to accompany the binder and will help in replacing the presenters and also in sustaining it Next steps: to complete the production of the DVD and distribution of the resource guide (about 400 binders) to all schools in the region. Translation of the resource into French has been completed. The Work Group is working on a distribution list to reach out schools where these resources will be most useful. Some suggestions were provided by Council with regard to distributing them The Council appreciated the great job the Work Group did, and commented: May think about targeting the most diverse schools in the region to maximize resource utilization Consider applying for external funding to sustain the project, i.e. umbrella organizations which can build this as a consistent project May want to reach to the rural areas which have a less diverse population in order to fulfill the purpose of raising awareness about diversity Consider Train the Trainer model to maintain sustainability The Central Council members will share further with the Family Settlement Collaborative and Settlement Workers in School to keep the momentum of this project Please see the attachment for details of the presentation 4

32 5. Updates and Action I. Media Engagement Work Group-Dev The Work Group met on May 20 Substantial details were added to the survey Instead of mailing the DVD to partners for viewing and feedback which is difficult to monitor, the Work Group is considering inviting them and Rogers TV for an open house event to collect comments and create interest in the second season. The event is scheduled for the evening of Aug 6. The Work Group will develop a sampler of the Show for the event. The Work Group asked LMLIP members to help get the word out 2 nd season: consider 2 segments (10-11 min each), covering the content of newcomer entrepreneurship, Sub-council thematic issues, and cultural segment such as conversation over a meal. Sub-councils will be asked for contents. The shooting of the show will be a combination of in studio and out in the community. The 2 nd season will begin with 6 shows, but may expand to 13, and will continue to promote the work of LMLIP and its purpose Application to Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) for administrative staff/overhead support: The Elgin Middlesex Oxford Workforce Planning and Development Board will lead the application in order to free the Work Group members time to focus more on the content; and will look for students from Fanshawe College for the administrative support. The application will include Oxford County and Elgin-St. Thomas LIPs who are interested in joining LMLIP for the second season, as well as funding support for branding/marketing of the project. Dev is not part of the application process given his affiliation with OTF II. Cultural Competency-Janet/Huda Janet informed the group that she has had some inquires about cultural competency and what LMLIP is doing to keep this topic top-of-mind. It is apparent that the community feels it is important that LMLIP does not lose sight of this issue. In response, she has been ensuring individuals that cultural competency continues to be a priority for LMLIP in our role as a conduit and coordinator of systemic change in our community Huda shared some background on the cultural competency strategy outlined in the LMLIP 2010 Strategic Plan. She noted that a Work Group from three Sub-councils met several times in 2011 and a list on available resources with regard to cultural competency and diversity was developed and posted on LMLIP webpage to raise awareness on training and resources on this topic in our community Though the Work Group dissolved, LMLIP has kept the topic on its radar and shared the resource with the community, for example, Mobilizing Newcomers & Immigrants to Cancer Screening Program. The Work Groups of the Education Sub-council also work in this area to support parents and school staff. LMLIP will continue to be a spearhead in this area 5

33 III. Central Council meeting and social opportunities in June-Janet Janet indicated that the meeting would be brief followed by dinner. After much discussion, it was agreed that we would have the dinner catered (as opposed to potluck) IV. Presentation to Community & Protective Services Committee - Huda Huda noted that in 2010 LMLIP presented to the CPSC to endorse the Strategic Plan. We have sent our request for a presentation for June 16 th at 7:00 pm: The purpose of the presentation is to: Inform elected officials of LMLIP s progress Celebrate LMLIP success as one of the top performers of the LIP model. It has been identified as one of the best practices and used as an example across the country Get the committee s endorsement of the LMLIP updated Plan Huda asked Council members to attend if possible Huda to provide the details re time and location of the presentation to the Council members 6. Items for discussion/approval/ and or feedback Muriel asked about the Health Fair and Seeds of Change project of the Health & Wellbeing Sub-council. Corinne replied that a Work Group was formed for the Health Fair and is checking on how to build on the existing resources/events. The Seeds of Change project received funding from the United Way for translation/correcting some information. Janet asked about the progress for the newcomer webportal on city s website. Wilma replied the Sub-council is working on uploading content. Lisa Rusal has moved to Fanshawe College so this work had to be reallocated to other personnel; some WIL organizational priorities will prevent immediate attention to this matter 7. Co-Chair s Closing Summary and Review of Action Items Janet thanked everyone for their contributions and noted: The next Central Council meeting is on June 23 Huda will confirm date/time of the presentation to Community & Protective Services Committee with Council 8. Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 6:15 pm 9. Next Meeting Location and Date: Next Meeting Location and Date: June 23, 2014 at WIL Employment Connections (141 Dundas Street, 6 th floor) 6

34 Funded by: Financé par: Co-led by: 7

35 Agenda LMLIP Central Council Date and Time: June 23, :00 7:00 pm Meeting Location: Boardroom, the Skill Centre 141 Dundas Street, 6 th Floor Time Item Description 5:00 5:05 5:10 5:45 Co-Chair s Opening Remarks Elisabeth White Adoption of Previous Minutes May 26, 2014 Additions to Agenda Presentation on Immigrant Community Capacity Integration (ICCE) Project A representative from John Howard Society London and District Updates and Actions from Previous Business I. Brainstorming activity Guest speakers for November 2014; January, February and March 2015 Janet II. Sub-councils Chairs Updates LMLIP Health & Wellbeing Sub-council - Corinne Walsh LMLIP Inclusion & Civic Engagement Rose Aquino LMLIP Employment Sub-council- Wilma de Rond LMLIP Justice & Protection Services Sub-council Ahmed Yahya Ali LMLIP Education Sub-council Muriel Abbott LMLIP Settlement Sub-council Mohamed Al-Adeimi 5:55 6:00 7:00 Closing Summary and Review of Action Items Elisabeth White Dinner and Social Adjourn 1

36 Minutes LMLIP Central Council Date and Time: June 23, :00 pm 7:00 pm Meeting Location: WIL Employment Connections (141 Dundas Street, 6th floor) Present: Elisabeth White, Janet Tufts, Wilma de Rond, Mohamed Al-Adeimi, Muriel Abbott, Ahmed Yahya Ali, Corinne Walsh, Rose Aquino, Gaston Mabaya, Michele Manocchi, Naeem Qureshi, Grace Johnson, Asmaa Joudy, German Gutierrez-Sanin, Saad Aldin, Barbara Milanovic, Vicki Esses, Huda Hussein, Gina Zhang Regrets: Dev Sainani Guest: Surya Acharya, Immigrant Community Capacity Engagement (ICCE ) Project Worker for the Bhutanese community Item Description Information, Update, Action, Lead and Due Date 1. Co-Chair s Opening Remarks: Janet Tufts welcomed the group and noted that this would be the last meeting before September and there would be dinner and socializing opportunities for Council members after the meeting. 2. Adoption of Previous Minutes A motion to approve May 26, 2014 Minutes was moved by Naeem Qureshi, seconded by Gaston Mabaya and approved. 3. Additions to Agenda None 4. Presentation: Immigrant Community Capacity Engagement (ICCE) Project The ICCE Project was developed in response to needs identified by the LMLIP - Justice and Protection Services Sub-Council; Through a collaborative and community development approach, the ICCE Project intends to build immigrants' knowledge, understanding, and trust in Canadian justice and protection services. The ICCE Project is part of the vision of a larger initiative designed by LMLIP to promote the successful integration of newcomers into the community and The project is funded by Ontario Trillium Foundation, and John Howard Society is the lead organization 2

37 5. Updates and Action from Previous Business I. Brainstorming activity - Guest speakers for November 2014, January, February and March 2015 Janet Tufts and the Council welcomed Elisabeth White who was away the last couple of months. Central Council made following suggestions for guest speakers: German German Gutierrez-Sanin: Violence in Latin America and its cause and consequences; environmental issues; Vicki Esses: Reseau de soutien (Francophone Network); programs and functions of partner organizations around the table; Express Entry Corinne Walsh: evaluating collective impact; Mohamed Al Adeimi: RBC Centre for At-Risk Children and Families, a new mental health care initiative at London Health Sciences Centre and Children s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre; Naeem Qureshi: Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration; aging immigrant population and retirement financing and Wilma de Rond: financial literacy; WIL can help source a guest speaker from RBC. Janet noted that United Way offered a two-day workshop to community frontline workers in financial literacy; Barbara Milanovic noted Sarnia LIP invited Scotia Bank to do a presentation on financial literacy II. Sub-councils Chairs Updates LMIP Health & Wellbeing Sub-council: Access to Interpretation plans to develop a position paper with policy recommendations. Proposal to hire a student to move forward with the literature review and draft paper was submitted to a funder and is under review. The Work Group is also working on developing a card with bilingual information to help newcomers ask for professional interpreters in hospital. LMLIP Inclusion & Civic Engagement Sub-council: I am London 2014 campaign blog has 1,896 page views; Twitter has 432 followers and many retweets/mentions; Facebook has 217 likes. The campaign so far has reached over 2,500 people on Facebook. Will have a booth both at SunFest and Canada Day celebrations. Elisabeth White noted Robin Armistead from the Culture Office at the City of London helped LMLIP obtain free space at the events. LMLIP Employment Sub-council: Development of content for the web portal has been completed and newcomers success stories are now being uploaded. The Sub-council will organize a joint event with the City of London and Middlesex County focused on mentorship in early October at the Middlesex County Building. LMLIP Justice & Protection Services Sub-council: Ahmed Yahya Ali commented on the ICCE project's success, and noted the Sub-council also developed a brochure in 2013 in cooperation with London Police and Thames Valley District School Board to help newcomers understand the role of the police in the community. LMLIP Education Sub-council: the book chapter proposal about Welcoming All Voices submitted to National Education Association by the Sub-council Vice-chair has been accepted. LMLIP Settlement Sub-council: Family Settlement Collaborative continues delivering workshops; two workshops were delivered in June. 3

38 6. Closing Summary and Review of Action Items Janet Tufts thanked the Central Council and all Sub-councils through the chairs for their support and ongoing work in the community and for the Council. Huda Hussein passed around the Achievement Report. 7. Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm 8. Next Meeting Location and Date: September 29, 2014, 5:00-6:30 pm at Kinsmen 2 Funded by: Financé par: Co-led by: 4