ANNOUNCEMENT
The Toronto East LIP has now merged with 2 other LIP projects (West Downtown LIP and East Downtown LIP) to form the Toronto South LIP.  Come visit us at our new location www.torontolip.com.

November 11, 2011 Partnership Council Meeting

This agenda for this Partnership Council meeting included a summary and discussion of Naomi Albiom's presentation "Planning for the Future:  Immigration and Labour Market Trends".  The discussion was designed to help agencies think about program planning in light of the changes in immigration policy and trends.  The rest of the presentation included a discussion of the 2 collaborative service delivery models we have started developing.  A work group was formed to further think through the design and implementation of these models.  Our first meeting is scheduled for early December.

Teesdale Community Services Directory

The Teesdale Services Network has developed the second edition of the Teesdale Community ServicesDirectory.  It has now been printed in English and Bengali and has been distributed to residents and local agencies. 

September 2011 Partnership Council Meeting

This post includes the agenda and PowerPoint presentation of the September Partnership Council meeting. The discussion included updates of summer activities, the informal economy research project, the Private Career Colleges research proposal, the new Education Pathways document and the Collaborative Service Model options. The committee agreed to focus on 2 collaborative service delivery models in 2 different areas of our community so that we may learn which is more effective. The agenda for our 2nd Frontline Staff Conference was also distributed.

Updated Action Plan - Aug 2011

Over the course of the past year the Toronto East LIP has been accomplishing the tasks set out in our Settlement Strategy.  We have also made some changes, added some new tasks and modified some original items as the work groups and projects progress over time.  See our Updated Action Plan here. 

Community Researchers Job Posting

We are currently hiring eight community researchers to conduct survey interviews with residents in three neighborhoods, including Broadview Chinatown, Crescent Town, and Central Riverdale.  This will involve contacting residents, filling in a questionnaire with respondents and recording their answers regarding their individual experiences of informal economy activities. Survey interviews will be conducted in English, Bengali, Somali and Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese and other). Closing date is Monday, August 8, 2011. Click here for the job posting.

Job Postings

The Toronto East Local immigration Partnership was successful in securing funding to undertake, alongside its community partners, a community-based research project investigating the informal economy and its relationship to the social determinants of health. We are recruiting for three short-term, part-time positions,
Research Lead, Research Coordinator and Research Assistant.

The deadline for submission of applications is June 13, 2011.