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SUPPORTING GENDER EQUALITY BY ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT

From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada


NEWS RELEASE

Halifax—The Government of Canada is committed to the full and equal
participation of all women and girls, which is essential to Canada’s economic
growth and prosperity. That’s why Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
(IRCC) is making it easier for racialized newcomer women to find a job by
providing the support and services they need to succeed.

December 9, 2022—Halifax—The Government of Canada is committed to the full and
equal participation of all women and girls, which is essential to Canada’s
economic growth and prosperity. That’s why Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Canada (IRCC) is making it easier for racialized newcomer women to find a job by
providing the support and services they need to succeed.

As part of Canada’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence,
Lena Metlege Diab, Member of Parliament for Halifax West, announced the
Government of Canada’s intent to renew up to $5.8 million in funding until 2025
for 10 projects supported under the Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot. This
announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and is in addition to the $15 million
over 2 years that was allocated in Budget 2021 to extend support for this pilot.

IRCC’s Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot supports the delivery of targeted
employment-related settlement services, including work placements, mentorships
and job counselling. The Pilot aims to help racialized newcomer women find
meaningful work in Canada and progress in their careers. The Pilot supports
organizations that deliver programs designed to address the barriers faced by
racialized newcomer women, such as gender- and race-based discrimination,
unstable employment, and lack of affordable childcare.

As part of the announcement, Lena Metlege Diab visited MetroWorks, a Halifax
organization that created the Deep Roots job readiness program. Through this
program, participants gain practical work experience and develop their skills
and abilities in a Canadian work context, while being supported with job
readiness training, employment-related workshops and job counselling to help
break down barriers to finding a job.  

The Government of Canada also continues to work collaboratively with
organizations across Canada dedicated to ending gender-based violence for all
newcomers. To help support this goal, the Gender-based Violence Settlement
Sector Strategy project was created. This project is a unique coordinated
partnership between the settlement and anti-violence sectors that works on
gender-based violence prevention by facilitating more action, awareness and
multi-sectoral collaboration. The project builds the capacity of front-line
settlement sector workers to effectively respond to gender-based violence and
offers enhanced services for newcomers and refugees through information,
training and tailored resources related to gender-based violence. Over the next
4 years, the project will keep developing a common base of knowledge on
gender-based violence across the settlement sector while offering a promising
model of trauma informed gender-based violence prevention programs for clients
accessing services, including those in smaller cities and rural areas. 


QUOTES

> “Racialized newcomer women face significant challenges in entering the
> workforce. This isn’t just about getting women jobs, it’s also about providing
> a sense of dignity and belonging. This support is integrated within the work
> the Government of Canada is doing to prevent and end gender-based violence by
> ensuring that gender equality is supported across all sectors. Canada’s gender
> equality is for all women.”
> 
> – The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and
> Citizenship

> "It is a pleasure to visit MetroWorks again to hear about their Deep Roots
> program that helps newcomer women learn skills, get job-ready and find a
> rewarding career in Canada. We know there are barriers to break down to ensure
> all immigrants can work in jobs that align with their skills and experience.
> Programs funded by the Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot Program are taking
> important steps to combat gender- and race-based discrimination, and I’m proud
> that the Government of Canada can be a partner in this work.”
> 
> – Lena Metlege Diab, Member of Parliament for Halifax West

> "We are extremely pleased the Government of Canada is supporting our work with
> Racilaized Newcomer Women. We have seen tremendous growth in the skills,
> confidence and self-sufficiency of the women in the Deep Roots program. Their
> connections to community and contributions to the Nova Scotia labour market
> strengthen as they move through the program. We are very proud of the work of
> the women and MetroWorks' role in their journey."
> 
> – Dave Rideout, President and CEO of MetroWorks Employment Association


QUICK FACTS

 * The Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot supports 21 projects overall, some of
   which have been completed.

 * The pandemic significantly exacerbated existing labour market barriers—and
   created new challenges—for racialized newcomer women. Labour Force Survey
   data from January to June 2021 shows that a significant unemployment gap
   persists between recent immigrant women and Canadian-born women (15.2% vs.
   8.0%).

 * Between 2019 and 2022, partners under the GBV Sector Settlement Strategy
   project—Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance, Ending Violence
   Association of Canada, Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants and
   YMCA—conducted an environmental scan of GBV supports across the settlement
   and anti-violence sectors in Canada, hosted a series of webinars, workshops
   and training sessions, and launched Bridges to Safety, an online course. They
   also released a Gender-Based Violence Policy and Protocol resource, as a
   framework for supporting staff working with newcomer, immigrant and refugee
   clients. 

 * With the GBV Settlement Sector Strategy project investments, funded
   organizations and settlement sector staff receive nationally consistent
   training and information to respond to issues of gender-based violence. In
   turn, this allows front-line settlement workers to better identify cases of
   gender-based violence and provide appropriate supports and referrals for
   newcomers who come forward as experiencing, or as being impacted by,
   gender-based violence. 

 * Canada is leading on a number of initiatives that support gender equality
   around the world. As a Champion country of the Global Compact for Safe,
   Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), encouraging a gender-responsive approach
   to migration management is a key priority for Canada. Given the impact the
   COVID-19 pandemic has had on women—especially racialized migrant women—this
   lens becomes even more important as we continue our pandemic response and
   recovery. This is why Canada actively promotes and engages on the
   gender-responsive implementation of the GCM, and has committed to continue
   supporting the activities of the Canada-funded Gender+Migration Hub, which
   aims to help countries undertake gender-responsive programming in immigration
   and integration. 


ASSOCIATED LINKS

 * Services for newcomer women
 * 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence


CONTACTS

Bahoz Dara Aziz  
Press Secretary
Minister’s Office
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
bahoz.daraaziz@cic.gc.ca

Media Relations
Communications Branch
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650
media@cic.gc.ca

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