HIPC is a community table that seeks to create a seamless settlement experience for immigrants in Hamilton. With partners from various sectors – including settlement, education, business, health, social services, municipal affairs, and persons with lived immigration experience — we work together to create a welcoming community with relevant and accessible services.

HIPC was established in 2009 as one of Canada’s first local immigration partnerships, a network that has now spread across the country and includes more than 75 similar local initiatives. We are housed within the City of Hamilton’s Economic Development Division and funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

HIPC’s location in Economic Development at the City of Hamilton speaks to the importance of immigration to our local economy, culture, and population growth. About two-thirds of population growth in Hamilton comes from immigration, over half of recent immigrants have a bachelor’s degree or higher and long-term immigrants are more likely to own a business with employees compared to the Canadian-born population. Immigrants admitted in all classes enjoy positive economic outcomes overall and become increasingly self-sufficient with more time spent in Canada.

Contact Us

Connect with the Hamilton Immigration Partnership staff and team. You can send us questions, request information or share your feedback.

You can also follow our work on social media. Follow HIPC on Twitter and Instagram.

Sarah Wayland

Senior Project Manager
Sarah.Wayland@hamilton.ca
Phone: (905) 546 2424 x7565

Mohammad Araf

Program Officer, Immigration
Mohammad.Araf@hamilton.ca
Phone: (905) 546-2424 x4359

Natasha Hernandez

Communications Associate
Natasha.Hernandez@hamilton.ca
Phone: (905) 546-2424 x4882

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HIPC’s ImmPress newsletter is the voice of HIPC. ImmPress is 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.

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Immigrants Working Centre

Claudio Ruiz-Pilarte

Hamilton Police Service

David Hennick

YWCA Hamilton

Denise Christopherson

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

Gerry Smith

Good Shepherd Family Centre

Grace Baldwin

Immigrant and Refugee Advisory Committee

Grace Maciak

Invest in Hamilton

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Social Planning and Research Council

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Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion

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Larry Huibers

Empowerment Squared

Leo Johnson

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Lily Lumsden

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Réseau en immigration francophone du CSO

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McMaster University

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Hamilton Chamber of Commerce

Paul Szachlewicz

Hamilton Public Library

Paul Takala

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Rami Safi

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Thrive Child and Youth Trauma Services

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Tanya Tulus

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