Annual Reports
HIPC Annual Report 2023-2024
"This report outlines many of the key initiatives taken by HIPC in the past year, including our inaugural Immigrant Survey. HIPC models community listening, and we will continue to respond to emerging needs in Hamilton in a way that is innovative, collaborative, and empowering.
HIPC provides a table where various community leaders and organizations gather to share what they see on the ground and to strategize about how we can work collectively to help newcomers get the best start they deserve. This newcomer-focused collective voice is HIPC’s value proposition."
HIPC Annual Report 2022-2023
"HIPC provides a unique table in Hamilton, and the work is important, even if often taking place out of the public eye. Over the past year in particular, HIPC initiatives supported incoming Afghans and Ukrainians by convening and participating in coordinating tables that included various sectors and ethnocultural
associations.
In November, HIPC’s Program Officer Araf and I co-presented this Hamilton model to
the Pathways to Prosperity national immigration conference in Ottawa. This was a highlight of the year,
along with meeting the prime minister as part of a Ukrainian welcome event last spring..."
HIPC Annual Report 2021-2022
"Over the past year, we saw ongoing challenges with the global pandemic and health inequities plus some new ones such as emerging refugee crises, first in Afghanistan and now in Ukraine. During these uncertain times, HIPC has continued to advocate for the basic needs of newcomers and to identify new ways we can bring service providers, community members, newcomers and others together around common goals.
One year into our new strategic plan, I am especially proud of HIPC’s COVID-19 response and engagement and the creation of the Hamilton Afghan Resettlement Taskforce. Much other important work is shown in this report. Each project is aligned with our collective strategic goal of seeing newcomers to Hamilton have successful settlement experiences and feel a sense of belonging."
HIPC Annual Report 2020-2021
"The past year has been a challenging one for many of us. By the beginning of our fiscal year on April 1, 2020, we knew things were going to be different, including the uncertainty of the pandemic and the transition to working exclusively online and from home. At the same time, HIPC itself was on solid footing: we had received a five-year grant from the federal government, the longest term of funding in our history. Our opportunities to engage with the public and to host events had declined, but we were able to engage in longer-term planning, and to focus on foundational and strategic pieces, including the launch of a strategic plan and the formation of our new council."
HIPC Annual Report 2019-2020
"HIPC has experienced another busy and productive year, and I have been privileged to witness this work up close, including some exciting collective impact discussions that will shape HIPC’s direction in the coming five years. I was particularly pleased by the launch of HIPC Employment and Language Task Force late in 2019 and look forward to seeing the fruit it bears for newcomers in the labour market."
HIPC Annual Report 2018-2019
"HIPC has experienced another busy and productive year, and I have been privileged to witness this work up close, including some exciting collective impact discussions that will shape HIPC’s direction in the coming five years. I was particularly pleased by the launch of HIPC Employment and Language Task Force late in 2019 and look forward to seeing the fruit it bears for newcomers in the labour market."
