To 
date, 
CWICE 
has 
delivered 
training 
in 
Nova 
Scotia,
Newfoundland and Labrador, Manitoba, Alberta, New Brunswick,
and Saskatchewan. The project also sparked an emerging
partnership in Manitoba exploring the intersection of Indigenous
and 
immigrant 
populations 
through 
culturally 
responsive
approaches.
Key project activities included outreach and engagement with
provinces, 
formal 
partnerships 
through 
Memorandums 
of
Understanding, 
specialized 
training 
delivery, 
support 
for
immigration status data collection, and ongoing consultation
services for complex cases. A major success has been CWICE’s
collaborative approach, which brought together child welfare
and local settlement organizations to strengthen coordinated
supports for families.
Across 
participating 
provinces, 
there 
has 
been 
growing
recognition 
of 
the 
need 
to 
improve 
immigration 
status
identification and permanency planning for children and youth in
care. Several jurisdictions are now exploring policy and practice
enhancements to help ensure youth exit care with resolved
immigration status and greater long-term stability.
Overall, the project continues to build a strong national
foundation for collaboration, systems change, and more
equitable outcomes for newcomer, refugee, immigrant, and
Indigenous children, youth, and families across Canada.
National Outreach Project
The Child Welfare Immigration Centre of Excellence
(CWICE) National Outreach Project, funded by the Northpine
Foundation, was established to expand CWICE’s Ontario-
informed model across six provinces between 2024–2026.
The initiative aims to strengthen child welfare responses for
refugee, newcomer, immigrant, and Government Assisted
Refugee families by building sector capacity, increasing
awareness 
of 
immigration-related 
complexities, 
and
promoting equitable outcomes for children and youth
involved in care systems.
631
individuals
trained
92%
recommend
training to 
colleagues
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