English conversation: Funding for the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada program, which provides new immigrants a chance to learn English for conversation, business and academics, is provided by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, according to CBC. The federal department recently cut funding in Ottawa to the language schools who run the program. The federal government has cut summer funding to an English language program for new Canadians, a decision some immigrants say will delay their ability to learn the country main language. Between 150 and 180 students every year were taking the 12-week summer program offered at Algonquin College in Ottawa. Garcia estimates the cut will leave nine part-time instructors out of work. "It kind of sudden … We were one of the few still open during the summer," Garcia said. The cut is "unexpected," according to Sylvia Garcia, who chairs the language institute at Algonquin.
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