Welcoming Week:
September 12-21, 2025
Hamilton Organizations serving Immigrants and Refugees: Bill C-2 Strengthens Barriers, Not Safety
Building A Welcoming Hamilton Together
Hamilton is a welcoming community where newcomers have a positive settlement experience and feel a sense of belonging
HIPC's Community Plan
Focusing on making Hamilton a welcoming community where newcomers have a positive settlement experience and feel a sense of belonging.
Newcomer Guide
These local organizations offer a range of services to help you settle in your new home.
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Reports and Resources
HIPC studies the needs of newcomers and shares research on Hamilton’s demographics, labour market, economy, and settlement services.
ImmPress Newsletter
A community platform for sharing updates, and supporting one another’s activities, as we work towards making Hamilton a place for everyone to call home.
Recent immigrants have high labour market participation rates
Immigrants make up 26% of Hamilton’s population
The Francophone community makes up over 2% of Hamilton’s population
Hamilton’s population is expected to exceed 800,000 by 2051
About one in four of Hamilton’s immigrants arrived in the past 10 years
Arabic, Tagalog, Spanish and Punjabi are the most common languages spoken by recent immigrants
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Land Acknowledgement
The City of Hamilton is situated upon the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. We further acknowledge that this land is covered by the Between the Lakes Purchase, 1792, between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
Today, the City of Hamilton is home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island (North America) and we recognize that we must do more to learn about the rich history of this land so that we can better understand our roles as residents, neighbours, partners and caretakers.
