PIP Monthly News
New Partnership Supports ESL Learners
August 2019 Edition of Partnership News by the Peterborough Immigration Partnership New Canadians Centre has partnered with the Peterborough Native Learning Program to support ESL Learners The New Canadians Centre has partnered with the Peterborough Native Learning Program (PNLP) to offer computer programs that are focused on English as a Second Language (ESL) and literacy…
Read MorePIP Partner Trent University Hosts Canadian Citizenship Ceremony
Photo credit: Trent University On 17 July, Trent University hosted a Canadian Citizenship Ceremony in conjunction with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). At the ceremony, 98 people from Peterborough and the surrounding area received their Canadian Citizenship. The ceremony was presided over by Armand La Barge, Chair of the Board of Governors at Trent…
Read MorePIP News – June 2019
The Peterborough Immigration Partnership has supported the Central Planning Table of the Local Employment Planning Council facilitated by the Workforce Development Board since 2015. The Central Planning Table is an advisory team that is focused on delivering the best projects possible. This pilot will be continued for a 4th phase (2019-2020). The WDB is pioneering…
Read MorePIP News – May 2019
A recap of the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s work in the month of May 2019 The Trent Community Research Centre (TCRC) at Trent University offers experiential learning opportunities for students through unique community-based research and education projects. They support local organisations with meaningful community-based research conducted by Trent students. This year, four undergraduate students at Trent…
Read MorePIP News – April 2019
A recap of the Economic Integration projects facilitated by the Peterborough Immigration Partnership from April 2018 to March 2019 From April 2018 to March 2019, training programs were delivered to help build skills of newcomers in the food services and sewing sector. These programs were funded by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration and implemented…
Read MorePIP News – March 2019
A recap of the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s work in March 2019 Sewing Skills for Beginners Class provided 32-hours of instruction to newcomer women “I love it, I LOVE it! Every day I want to do something new.” These were the words of Fabiola Carrasco, a newcomer from Mexico when she received her certificate for completing…
Read MorePIP News – February 2019
A recap of the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s work in February 2019 An Introductory Course in Screen Printing provided six newcomer women a chance to creatively express themselves, network, and build their community This winter, 6 newcomer women participated in a two-month introductory screen printing series by Madderhouse Textile Studios. The program, specially developed and…
Read MorePIP News – January 2019
A recap of the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s work in January 2019 Peterborough Immigration Partnership to sponsor panel at ReFrame Film Festival Over the years, the New Canadians Centre and Peterborough Immigration Partnership have been proud supporters of the ReFrame Film Festival. At this year’s event, we will be sponsoring the panel “Who Gets to Tell…
Read MorePIP News – December 2018
A recap of the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s work in December 2018 Newcomer Kitchen Peterborough is the newest vendor at the Peterborough Regional Farmers Market (PRFM) During the month of December, and with much support and enthusiasm, the Peterborough Regional Farmers Market (PRFM) welcomed its newest food vendor: Newcomer Kitchen Peterborough. This is a great opportunity…
Read MorePIP News – November 2018
A recap of the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s work in November 2018 PIP’s ESL Forum hosts Professional Development Day with focus on skills for supporting ESL-Learners On October 24th, the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s ESL Forum, in collaboration with Trent University organised a professional development day for ESL instructors in Peterborough. Fifty participants were in attendance, including…
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