{"id":868,"date":"2021-11-30T15:26:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T23:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/?page_id=868"},"modified":"2021-12-08T13:43:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T21:43:34","slug":"who-we-serve","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/services\/settlement-support\/who-we-serve\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Serve"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"868\" class=\"elementor elementor-868\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-663b270 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"663b270\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfcb3d6\" data-id=\"bfcb3d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b250fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b250fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53c1138\" data-id=\"53c1138\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f221d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f221d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who We Serve<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f26e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f26e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An explanation of key IRCC terms<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b92662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b92662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>We serve newcomers to Canada who have settled on north Vancouver Island. What do we mean by \u201cnewcomer\u201d?<\/p><p>Here are some key IRCC definitions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eeee6f\" data-id=\"9eeee6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fdcf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6fdcf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IRCC-Definitions.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-869\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IRCC-Definitions.jpg 800w, https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IRCC-Definitions-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IRCC-Definitions-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bbcf7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9bbcf7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff392cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff392cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd07ae7\" data-id=\"dd07ae7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4176985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4176985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><b>IRCC:<\/b><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html\">Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada<\/a>. As its name implies, IRCC (formerly known as CIC) is the federal ministry responsible for admitting new immigrants (both permanent and temporary) and supporting them through settlement services, as well as administering the process of becoming a Canadian citizen.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Landed Immigrant:<\/b><\/td><td>Landed immigrant is a term previously used to describe Permanent Residents. The term fell out of use in 2002, with the introduction of the Permanent Resident Card; however, sometimes you may still hear Permanent Residents referred to as &#8220;landed immigrants&#8221;.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Permanent Resident: <\/b><\/p><\/td><td>A permanent resident is someone who has been given permanent resident status by immigrating to Canada, but is not a Canadian Citizen. Permanent residents are citizens of other countries.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Live-in caregiver:<\/b><\/p><\/td><td>A person who is qualified to provide care for children, elderly people or people with disabilities in private homes without supervision. A live-in caregiver must live in the private home of their employer while they work in Canada.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Temporary Resident (TR): <\/b><\/p><\/td><td>A foreign national who is in Canada legally for a short period. Temporary residents include students, foreign workers and visitors, such as tourists.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW):<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p>Foreign workers hired as part of this program are referred to as temporary foreign workers. They may get a work permit only after a Labour Market Impact Assessment has concluded that no Canadians are available to do the job.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Provincial Nominee Program (PNP):<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p>A program that allows provinces and territories to nominate candidates for immigration to Canada.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Naturalized Citizens\/New Canadians: <\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p>The formal process by which a person who is not a Canadian citizen can become a Canadian citizen. The person must usually become a permanent resident first.\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Refugee:<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p>A foreign national seeking protection at an in-land office or at a port of entry.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-064b890 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"064b890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/settlement-support\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Settlement Support<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who We Serve An explanation of key IRCC terms We serve newcomers to Canada who have settled on north Vancouver Island. What do we mean by \u201cnewcomer\u201d? Here are some key IRCC definitions. IRCC: Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada. As its name implies, IRCC (formerly known as CIC) is the federal ministry responsible for admitting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2368,"parent":319,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/868"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=868"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":880,"href":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/868\/revisions\/880"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}