Manitoba Government: Settlement Funds

Manitoba Dept: While this move does not necessarily mean that the immigration system will be less responsive to the needs of Manitoba, it raises the potential that Manitoba's needs might be overlooked, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The agreement gave Manitoba the ability to maximize the impact of settlement funds through, among other things, co-ordination and development of programs with the non-profit sector and the announcement Wednesday that the federal government will be cancelling its settlement agreement with Manitoba is a big whammy that comes on the heels of other changes that, over the years, have moved immigration decision-making and services from Manitoba to Calgary, Vancouver and Ottawa. The decision to cancel the settlement agreement with Manitoba is distressing. While this does not necessarily mean that settlement agencies will see a decrease in funding, this agreement was signed in 2003 because it recognized that the Manitoba government could better assess needs of immigrants to this province. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.