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Why should we look to Local Immigration Partnerships?
Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs) help newcomers access a wide range of services, and through collaboration, they come up with innovative solutions when problems arise. Mostly, LIPs center around improving the settlement and integration ...
A Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) is a collaborative initiative designed to facilitate the successful settlement and integration of newcomers in a specific region or locality within a country. LIPs are typically established in regions with significant immigrant populations and are driven by t...
June is Indigenous History Month, and in Canada, today is National Indigenous Peoples Day.
In Vancouver, we are privileged to be located on the ancient, traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the traditional territories of the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Wautu...
Indigenous History Month takes place in Canada every June. It is an opportunity for reflection, education, and the promotion of Indigenous rights and reconciliation.
One of the primary reasons Indigenous History Month is important is because it helps to address the historical marginalization and...
Indigenous land sovereignty refers to the inherent right of all Indigenous peoples to govern and have control over their traditional lands, territories, and resources. It recognizes their unique and enduring relationship with the land, which encompasses cultural, spiritual, economic, and social d...
Asian Heritage Month provides an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the rich and diverse cultures, histories, achievements, and contributions of Asian Canadians.
Canada, including Vancouver, is home to a significant population of Asian Canadians who have contributed to the cultural fabric of...
Save the date!
Vancouver Local Immigration Partnership is excited to announce our first ever VLIP Fall Forum: Impactful Integration Through Inclusion.
Join us for the VLIP Fall Forum Weds. Oct. 18, 2023 at SFU Harbour Centre, in downtown Vancouver.
This a whole day, one-time event will highlig...
Volume II of the VLIP Bi-Monthly Newsletter is now live!
If you are interested in staying up-to-date on all the latest VLIP and Partners news and events, sign-up for our bi-monthly newsletter! You can download a .pdf version of our newsletter here, or scroll down and keep reading :)
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We are pleased to announce VLIP Co-Manager, Koyali Burman, was nominated for the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Awards for her outstanding 10+ years of service to the Multicultural Community.
The Awards ceremony took place Tuesday, March 21 to coincide with the Day for the Elimination of Racia...
A huge thank you to everyone who came out to our Year-End/Member Appreciation/1 Year-Anniversary Party on Thursday, December 15, 2022.
This multi-purpose, end-of-year event celebrated the VLIP 1 Year Anniversary, and was meant to show appreciation for the Partners and Advisory Table Members who ...
With the support of Vantage Point, we’ve been able to craft a strategic plan that highlights the need to strategically collaborate across sectors to create systemic change; utilizing the expertise and knowledge in our Partnership and meeting participants to create a nuanced and dynamic strategic ...
President of the BC Mongolian Community Society, Logan, does his best to update people’s knowledge of Mongolia.
When someone once asked if they rode horses to school, Logan laughed. He’s encountered many strange cultural questions in the seven years he’s resided in Canada.
His purpose within th...
VLIP honours those who sacrificed their lives in the name of a safe, just world.
"These wars touched the lives of Canadians of all ages, all races, all social classes. Fathers, sons, daughters, sweethearts: they were killed in action, they were wounded, and thousands who returned were forced to ...
We are thrilled to announce Farah Kotadia is joining the VLIP team as VLIP's new Co-Manager.
Farah Kotadia has over 25 years of experience in Human Resources and 15 years of experience working in the non-profit sector, specifically in immigration and integration services.
She began her non-prof...
Vancouver Local Immigration Partnership and the City of Vancouver hosted an in-person and a virtual discussion session, Funding Vancouver’s Newcomer Services Sector, on Thurs. Sept. 29 and Thurs. Oct. 6.
This thought leadership event brought members of immigrant and newcomer serving sectors tog...
By: Alemu N., IAT Member, Vancouver Local Immigration Partnership
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation specifically commemorates the tragic legacy of residential schools in Canada. As a reminder, more than 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend the schools from the 17th centu...
Canada’s foreign credentialing system is a barrier to employment for newcomers to Canada.
It’s an issue that has been a consistent for foreign trained professionals in regulated professions coming into Canada for a long time, with research and recommendations emerging in the last few...
Fire Dragon Festival is back in Chinatown Sat. Sept. 17, and they’re looking for volunteers to help support the festival. The event will bring the Chinatown community together past and present through the appreciation of intangible heritage. Volunteering with Vancouver Chinatown's Fire Dragon Fe...
This July we asked members of our Immigrant Advisory Table for their reflections on being in Canada this Canada Day 2022. Special thanks to Alemu Nenko and Maggie Mak for hearing our call and sharing their journeys with us.
Alemu Sekora Nenko
For my ...
June is National Indigenous Heritage Month and June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day.
As a newcomer, immigrant, refugee, or Canadian citizen, National Indigenous History Month is a good place for folks to start to learn about the hidden histories of Canada, but it shouldn’t stop after...
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