{"id":110505,"date":"2023-02-07T17:27:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T22:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/manitoba-invests-another-4m-in-immigrant-settlement-services\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T17:27:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T22:27:53","slug":"manitoba-invests-another-4m-in-immigrant-settlement-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/manitoba-invests-another-4m-in-immigrant-settlement-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Manitoba Invests Another $4m In Immigrant Settlement Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manitoba<\/a> has doubled its investment in settlement services for Canada immigrants with an infusion of another $4 million to fund programs for newcomers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThousands of newcomers settle in Manitoba every year from around the world and the diverse array of knowledge, skills and experiences they bring with them advances our province\u2019s economic prosperity and enriches the vibrancy of our communities,\u201d said Manitoba Immigration Minister Jon Reyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cExpanding the settlement services available to newcomers empowers them to more fully and successfully integrate in their new communities sooner, which has been shown to bolster immigrant retention rates.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The latest Statistics Canada data reveals Manitoba\u2019s five-year immigrant retention rate was 67.7 per cent for immigrants who came to the province in 2015.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s a much-lower retention rate than Ontario\u2019s 92 per cent but far above the province with the lowest retention rate. Prince Edward Island\u2019s retention rate for the same year was a scant 28 per cent.<\/p>\n

Manitoba is offering up to $4 million this year to fund projects that help immigrants integrate socially and economically.<\/p>\n

With the latest investment in settlement services, Manitoba is doubling what it spent last year on the newcomer community integration support program’s community connections stream.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0It’s my hope that this expanded funding will enable new and innovative projects to benefit,\u00a0\u00bb said Reyes. \u201c(These programs) will assist newcomers in building strong ties to their new communities, enabling them to build and utilize the valuable skills they bring to Manitoba.\u201d<\/p>\n

Organizations are eligible to apply for the funds must be:<\/p>\n