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Contribution: Migrant Worker Support Program

Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services

$3,095,308.00

Toronto Airport Orientation Services for Migrant Workers

FY 2022-23 · 2022-10-01

Summary
The objectives of the MWSP are: • Increasing Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) awareness of their rights through workshops/information sessions and employers’ awareness of their obligations to TFWs; • Providing resources and services to enable TFWs to exercise their rights (legal clinics, translation services, assistance with filing complaints); • Liaising between TFWs and other members of the MWSN to build a culture of trust while offering information, services and support to TFWs; and • Improving TFW’s experiences while working in Canada and providing them with a trusted channel to bring forward any issues or allegations of wrongdoing or abuse.
Program
Migrant Worker Support Program
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Business Number
136347572
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Amendments

Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.

AmendmentDateFiscal YearTotal
02022-10-012022-23$1,200,000.00
12022-10-012022-23$1,203,000.00
22022-10-012022-23$1,725,057.00
42022-10-012022-23$2,424,540.00
52022-10-012022-23$2,484,540.00
62022-10-012022-23$2,789,924.00
72022-10-012022-23$3,095,308.00

As published

Agreement End Date
2027-03-31
Agreement Number
18759464
Agreement Start Date
2022-10-01
Agreement Title
Toronto Airport Orientation Services for Migrant Workers
Agreement Title (French)
Toronto Airport Orientation Services for Migrant Workers
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$3,095,308.00
Amendment Date
2026-07-08
Amendment Number
7
Coverage
Provincial | Provinciale
Description
The objectives of the MWSP are: • Increasing Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) awareness of their rights through workshops/information sessions and employers’ awareness of their obligations to TFWs; • Providing resources and services to enable TFWs to exercise their rights (legal clinics, translation services, assistance with filing complaints); • Liaising between TFWs and other members of the MWSN to build a culture of trust while offering information, services and support to TFWs; and • Improving TFW’s experiences while working in Canada and providing them with a trusted channel to bring forward any issues or allegations of wrongdoing or abuse.
Description (French)
Les objectifs du programme consistent à : • faire connaître davantage leurs droits aux travailleurs étrangers temporaires (TET) au moyen d’ateliers et de séances d’information et sensibiliser les employeurs à leurs obligations envers les TET; • fournir des ressources et des services pour permettre aux TET d’exercer leurs droits (cliniques d’aide juridique, services de traduction, soutien pour le dépôt de plaintes); • assurer la liaison entre les TET et les autres membres du réseau afin d’établir une culture de confiance tout en offrant de l’information, des services et du soutien aux TET; • améliorer l’expérience de travail des TET au Canada et leur offrir un moyen fiable de signaler tout problème ou toute allégation d’acte répréhensible ou d’abus.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes of the MWSP are: • Access to culturally inclusive tools and information resources, as these pertain to the rights of TFW’s and the obligations of employers, is increased; • Awareness within the settlement services sector of TFW Program is increased; • Collaboration among settlement service provider organizations in BC is increased; • Partnerships within the settlement sector across BC are strengthened; • Understanding and knowledge of the needs of migrant workers is increased; • Sectoral engagement via online webinar events and social media is increased; • Promotion and awareness of tools and resources available to settlement service organizations is increased; and • Access to federal government materials and resources for TFWs is increased.
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats attendus sont les suivants : • accès accru à des outils et à des ressources d’information inclusifs sur le plan culturel lesquels sont liés aux droits des TET et aux obligations des employeurs; • connaissance accrue du Programme des TET au sein du secteur des services d’établissement; • collaboration accrue entre les fournisseurs de services d’établissement de la Colombie-Britannique; • renforcement des partenariats au sein du secteur des services d’établissement de la Colombie-Britannique; • meilleure compréhension et meilleure connaissance des besoins des travailleurs migrants; • meilleure mobilisation du secteur par l’entremise de webinaires en ligne et des médias sociaux; • meilleure promotion et meilleure connaissance des outils et des ressources à la disposition des fournisseurs de services d’établissement; et • amélioration de l’accès des TET aux documents et aux ressources du gouvernement fédéral.
Federal Riding
Etobicoke Centre
Federal Riding (French)
Etobicoke-Centre
Federal Riding Number
35029
Organization Code
esdc-edsc
Organization
Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada
Program Name
Migrant Worker Support Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de soutien aux travailleurs migrants
Program Purpose
The purpose of the Migrant Workers Support Program is to help migrant workers become better informed about their rights as workers in Canada.
Program Purpose (French)
Le programme de soutien aux travailleurs migrants vise à aider les travailleurs migrants à se familiariser avec leurs droits en tant que travailleurs au Canada.
Recipient Business Number
136347572RT0001
Recipient City
Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services
Recipient Operating Name
Polycultural
Recipient Postal Code
M9B6E6
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
141-2022-2023-Q3-00106