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Partnership Council

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The NCC launched the Partnership Council in 2009 in partnership with the Community and Race Relations Committee of Peterborough (CRRC) and the City of Peterborough. The PPCII is now comprised of over 40 member organizations and many individual members who are working together to create an immigrant integration strategy for Peterborough City and County.

For up-to-date information, Council and Committee Minutes, Membership Form and Events: http://ppcii.ca

Terms of Reference

The Peterborough Partnership Council on Immigrant Integration (Partnership Council) exists for promoting, advancing and supporting coordinated immigrant integration (broadly-defined) in our community – regardless of immigrant status or any prohibited ground as outlined in the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act. We believe immigrant integration is essential for long-term social, economic and environmental community health and quality of life.

Goal

Create a three-to-five-year Immigrant Integration Strategy that includes the following

Objectives

To increase education and awareness for Council members and the general public

To focus on immigrant integration that goes beyond ‘over-the-counter’ services

To include established community members in immigrant integration

To generally work towards the availability and valuing of a diversified workforce, which contributes to the region’s business competitiveness.

To ensure that the sustainability of our physical and built environments is considered in the development of the Immigrant Integration Strategy.

Governance

The Peterborough Partnership Council on Immigrant Integration governance structure consists of three main standing committees:

  1. Executive Committee (EC) – is responsible for the establishment and sustainability of a fully functioning Immigrant Partnership Council.
  2. Integration Strategy Committee (ISC) – is responsible for the development of the Immigrant Integration Strategy.
  3. Resource Development and Marketing Committee (RDMC) – is responsible for promoting education and awareness of Partnership Council work.


Membership

The Council strives to represent a wide cross section of sectors (e.g. municipal government, settlement services, education, business, community services, etc.), geographical communities (Peterborough City and County) and demographic communities (e.g. women, seniors, etc.). There is no fee for membership.

For a full copy of the Terms of Reference of the Council or of any of the committees, please contact the Partnership Council Coordinator  Partnership Council Coordinator