Brandon Local Immigration Partnership (BLIP)
what is blip
Brandon Local Immigration Partnerships (BLIP) is the mechanism through which Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) supports the development of local partnerships and community-based planning around the needs of residents and newcomers.
The Brandon LIP is composed by 5 major groups: The Brandon LIP team, Immigrant Advisory Table (IAT), Interdisciplinary Immigration Research Network (IIRN), Partnership Council (PC), and Working Groups 2 (WG).
OUR VISION
The City of Brandon is a welcoming diverse space that fosters a multicultural identity and provides the foundation for growth and development. A community is bonded together by a shared purpose where all residents can aspire to live their best lives.
Our mission
Through coordination, collaboration, and community engagement, Brandon Local Immigration Partnership (BLIP) facilitates opportunities for the successful long-term settlement and integration of immigrants and newcomers to Brandon, Manitoba.
Strategic Plan
BLIP Coordinator, Katrina Casulla, together with Rushana Newman, Executive Director of BNRC; Cynamon Mychasiw, Executive Director of United Way and Chairperson of the Partnership Council; Enver Naidoo, Executive Director of WIS, Co-Chair of the Partnership Council; Pal Brar, Chairperson of the Immigrant Advisor Table; and David Lopez, Co-Chair of the Immigrant Advisory Table; our partner organizations in the Partnership Council, and members of the Immigrant Advisory Table, are proud to present the Brandon Local Immigration Partnership Strategic Plan.
The BLIP 2024-2027 Strategic Plan will focus on four directions, each reflecting on the support needed by the program to support the needs of newcomers and create a sustainable Welcoming Community in Brandon.
Partnership council
The PC is composed by big picture decision-makers able to cut through the red tape, which develop a multi-year strategy, annual action plans, and SMART goals by Identifying root-cause issues and sustainable means to address them.
OUR PARTNERS
Welcoming week 2024
Welcoming Week (September 9 – 13, for Brandon) is an annual campaign and celebration to showcase the movement of communities striving to be more welcoming places for all, including immigrants. This is the first year that Brandon Local Immigration Partnership will have a full week of events to showcase how Brandon is determined to be a welcoming place with involvement from multisector organizations in our community. This event aims to complement other direct services by creating a space to provide information and ways for newcomers to connect with resources and the general public to ensure their successful integration.
Let us all be a Welcomer! Join us next week and let’s all reaffirm that Brandon is a Welcoming Community!
Full Calendar of Events can also be viewed on our social media platforms.
Immigrant Advisory Table
The IAT is composed of immigrants and newcomers with lived experience, which provide insight and feedback to understand root-cause issues and promote broad community engagement through networks. IAT development consists of two phases: Broad representation in phase one (leaders from existing multicultural groups), and phase two will develop sub-tables to ensure all voices are included.
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