Service Delivery

WelcomeBC administers and delivers its programs and services through community-based agencies and institutions throughout the province. Service delivery is also supported by a number of umbrella organizations, professional associations and other organizations whose goal is to address immigration and immigrants’ issues.

AMSSA

AMSSA is an affiliation of Member Agencies providing immigrant settlement and multicultural services in communities throughout British Columbia.

Formed in 1977 as a collaboration of several multicultural societies, AMSSA was incorporated in 1983 with an initial membership of 12 Member Agencies. Today, AMSSA consists of 85 Member Agencies in over twenty-five communities throughout BC and continues to attract more Members.

AMSSA acts as a centralized resource for immigrant settlement and multicultural service providers working in both large urban areas and smaller centres. Their educational initiatives provide business, government, and the general public with professional, accurate, and detailed information about current issues in multiculturalism, immigration, and human rights. AMSSA creates networking opportunities, disseminates information, provides professional development, and builds organizational capacities for our Members.

Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks

The Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB) is the national standard setting body for the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) and and Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC).  The CCLB supports and promotes the use of these national standards in educational, training, community and workplace settings.

  The CLB and NCLC are recognized as the official Canadian standards for describing, measuring and recognizing the language proficiency of adult immigrants and prospective immigrants in both English and French.  They provide a common language for the entire immigrant-serving community. 

The CCLB is a national, not-for-profit organization established in 1998 to support the CLB and NCLC.  It is governed by a nationally representative, multi-stakeholder board of directors including representation from government, ESL and FSL experts and language assessors.

ELSA Net

ELSA Net is a society of English Language Services for Adults (ELSA) Service Providers. The purpose of ELSA Net is to facilitate the effective delivery of English Language Services for Adults throughout the Province of British Columbia taking into account and recognizing regional differences and needs.

Immigrant Employment Council of BC

“Integrating Immigrants into the Labour Market Builds BC’s Economy”. This mission statement drives the work of the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC), a coalition of stakeholders led by a board of directors made up of key business, labour, government, post-secondary and community leaders. Their goal is to develop solutions to better address the systemic challenges that immigrants face in entering the labour market in BC.

The Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development worked with Vancouver Foundation to create the Immigrant Employment Council of BC, and Vancouver Foundation provides secretariat support for IEC-BC.

IEC-BC is carrying on earlier work done in BC by the Employment Access Strategy for Immigrants (EASI) and is developing solutions based on the priorities identified at the Metro Vancouver Leader’s Summit on Immigrant Employment in October 2008.

The Immigrant Employment Council of BC is taking action to change hiring practices, policies and perceptions about immigrants. Its goal is to connect more immigrants to employment that reflects their knowledge and experience. For more information, visit www.iecbc.ca

Metropolis British Columbia

Established in 1996 as part of the national Metropolis Project and funded by the federal government, provincial government and the associated universities, MBC is located at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia, with a Co-director based on each campus. MBC's main objective is to place in the public realm relevant material that will aid rational discussion on Canada's emerging immigration policy issues. MBC's task is to provide databases, analyses, and findings from a multidisciplinary academic team that address a wide range of issues in the fields of immigration and integration affecting Canada and the Vancouver region. Through the Metropolis Project, findings are extended to the national and international areas with high levels of immigration. Community stakeholders also influence MBC's research and facilitate the dissemination of its findings.

List of Skills Connect Service Providers

List of Immigrant Settlement Agencies


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