Glossary
| Acronym | Term | Definition |
| ABCD | Assets Based Community Development | An approach to sustainable community-driven development based on the premise that communities can drive the development process themselves by identifying and mobilizing existing but often unrecognised assets to create local social improvement and economic development. |
| ACF | Assemblée Communautaire Fransaskoise | Providing a voice for the Francophone population of Saskatchewan since 1912. It’s objective is to protect, defend and promote the rights of Francophones in the province of Saskatchewan. |
| ACFG | Assemblée Communautaire Fransaskoise Gravelbourg | The Gravelbourg chapter of the ACF |
| ACFMJ | Assemblée Communautaire Fransaskoise Moose Jaw | The Moose Jaw chapter of the ACF |
| ACRN | African Canadian Resource Network | Incorporated in 2014, it supports capacity development within the African-Canadian Community in Saskatchewan for public and business leadership and provides a platform to enhance social and cultural connections within and outside the Community. |
| CA | Contribution Agreement | The legal document (i.e. Contract) that outlines the conditions surrounding the services provided and the transfer of funding for IRCC and some of the SSPOs (i.e. MJMC) it contracts with. Some SSPOs are subject to a Grant model instead. |
| CAH | Contribution Agreement Holder | The Contract holder, with IRCC (the funder) for the Prairie Skies project. See MJMC. |
| CBC | Community Based Coalition | Previously known as Moose Jaw South Central Regional Intersectional Committee (RIC), the CBC is a networking body that seeks to create and sustain an urban/rural community in which citizens live safely, productively and harmoniously with their basic needs met and with opportunities for personal, social, cultural, physical, spiritual and economic development accessible to all. |
| CCC | Conseil Consultatif Communautaire | The governance body (council) for the WFC Initiative of the IRCC |
| CCR | Canadian Council for Refugees | A national non-profit umbrella organization committed to the rights and protection of refugees and other vulnerable migrants in Canada and around the world and to the settlement of refugees and immigrants in Canada. The membership is made up of organizations involved in the settlement, sponsorship and protection of refugees and immigrants. The Council serves the networking, information-exchange and advocacy needs of its membership. |
| CCRW | Candian Council on Rehabilitation and Work | A cross-Canada network that helps people with disabilities find a job or career, as well as assist employers in hiring and supporting employees with disabilities. |
| CDAC | z | A municipal advisory committee promoting awareness, understanding, and acceptance of cultural and ethnic differences between individuals and groups in co-operation with other existing organizations in the city of Moose Jaw. |
| CDP | Community Data Program | A membership-based community development initiative that makes data accessible and useful for its members and provides training and capacity building resources. Membership is open to any Canadian public, non-profit or community sector organization with a local service delivery or public policy mandate. |
| CECS | Conseil économique et coopératif de la Saskatchewan | The Saskatchewan Economic and Cooperative Concil offers a range of programs and services for economic development in the Francophone community. |
| CFP | Call for Proposals | |
| CIC | Citizenship and Immigration Canada | Formerly known as CIC and currently known as IRCC (Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada). IRCC is the Canadian federal government department that facilitates the arrival of immigrants to Canada, provides protection to refugees, and offers programming to help newcomers settle in Canada. IRCC is responsible for overseeing settlement & immigration policy, developing and delivering settlement & immigration services, and for the framework for services, programs and activities provided by settlement agencies. IRCC is the main source of funding for federally-delivered settlement & immigration services. IRCC also grants citizenship, issues travel documents (such as passports) to Canadians, and promotes multiculturalism. Usage of the new name began soon after the Liberal Party leader, Justin Trudeau, took office in November, 2015. While the acronym ‘CIC’ continues to be used in some cases, it has become increasingly apparent that ‘IRCC’ is preferred. (Source: canadavisa.com/ Campbell Cohen Law Firm) |
| CISSA-ACSEI | Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance | A national corporation whose purpose is to harness the expertise of the immigrant settlement sector and to act as the sector’s national voice to help build a Canadian society in which all immigrants and refugees are able to participate fully. |
| Citizen | To be a citizen of a country means that a person was either born in that country (in most cases) or has been granted citizenship by that country. Also relevant: Citizenship ceremony: The final step in becoming a Canadian citizen. During the citizenship ceremony, candidates for citizenship aged 14 and over must take the oath of citizenship. After taking the oath, new citizens receive their citizenship certificate. Citizenship: State-recognized nationality and the duties, rights, responsibilities and privileges that come with it. |
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| CLIP | Calgary Local Immigration Partnership | The city of Calgary comprises the ward boundaries of this LIP. |
| Client | In regards to Prairie Skies, clients are defined as “stakeholders” in delivering S&I services in the region. In regards to SPOs & SSPOs—depending on the program context—clients are defined as individuals, families, children, youth, etc. who are the main focus of the services delivered. |
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| CMHA | Canadian Mental Health Association | Founded in 1918, this organization provides advocacy, programs and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, and support recovery and resilience. It has divisions in all provinces and one territory. |
| COI | Conflict of Interest | A COI is defined as a situation in which someone may not be able to make a fair decision because they may be directly or indirectly affected by the result of that decision. Please refer to the SCRIP’s Conflict of Interest Policy for more information. |
| CoP | Community of Practice | A group of people who share a common concern or interest in a topic and come together to fulfill both individual and group goals with a focus on sharing best practices and creating new knowledge. Interaction on an ongoing basis is an important part of this. |
| CRU | Community Research Unit–U of R | Based in the Faculty of Arts, this unit connects community groups and University of Regina faculty and students through research, service-learning and other collaborative activities. These partnerships seek answers to community questions to foster positive action and change. |
| CSA | Community Service Agency | see SPO |
| EAL | English as an Additional Language | |
| EC | Executive Committee |
Partnership Council EC: The leadership body for Prairie Skies’ Partneship Council. Membership is based on experience, knowledge and input required for leading the PC & Prairie Skies. Excutive Committee consists of a Chair, a Vice Chair, & a Secretary (Secretary duties may be shared with the Secretariat). Nominations for EC roles shall come from within the Partnership Council (PC). Members serve in each of the three roles for a two-year renewable term. Immigrant Advisory Table EC: The leadership body for Prairie Skies’ Immigrant Advisory Table. Membership is based on experience, knowledge and input required for leading the IAT. EC consists of a Chair, a Vice Chair, & a Secretary (Secretary duties may be shared with thePrairie Skies Secretariat). Nominations for the EC roles shall come from within the IAT. Members serve in each of the three roles for a two-year renewable term. |
| EOI | Expression of Interest | A statement by a company or investor of their intention to compete for an opportunity to do a job or become involved in a business |
| FC | Family Class | An immigration category that includes any family members sponsored to come to Canada by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. |
| Foreign Student | A temporary resident who is legally authorized to study in Canada on a temporary basis. With a few exceptions, foreign students must get a study permit if they are taking a course of studies that will last for more than six months. Also see: International Student | |
| Foreign Worker | A temporary resident who is legally allowed to work in Canada on a temporary basis. Also: Temporary Foreign Worker | |
| GAR | Government-Assisted Refugee | A person who is outside Canada and has been determined to be a Convention refugee and who receives financial and other support from the Government of Canada or Province of Quebec for up to one year after their arrival in Canada. GARs are selected from applicants referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other referral organizations. |
| HTCSD | Holy Trinity Catholic School Division | This division is located in Moose Jaw. |
| IAS-MJ | Islamic Association of Saskatchewan–Moose Jaw | |
| IAT | Immigrant Advisory Table | A core body of Prairie Skies, comprised of expert advisors with lived experience as immigrants to Canada. This group meets regularly throughout the year and consists of a maximum of 15 members including individuals from a variety of diverse and intersecting identity backgrounds (i.e. age, gender, home country or region, local region or community, experience, etc.). Members are determined by the Partership Council based on the need to build a matrix of individuals representing as much diversity of identity factors as possible. Members serve a two-year renewable term. Each year, half of the IAT is replaced by new members, as term-end periods are staggered to ensure continuity of expertise. |
| ICT | Immigration and Career Training | A ministry of Saskatchewan’s provincial government. It works to help individuals prepare for, obtain and maintain employment, and leads activities to assist employers with the development, recruitment and retention of workers, consistent with provincial labour market needs. |
| International Student | A temporary resident who is legally authorized to study in Canada on a temporary basis. With a few exceptions, foreign students must get a study permit if they are taking a course of studies that will last for more than six months. Also see: Foreign Student | |
| INVOLVE | Integrating New Volunteers with Opportunities to add Leadership Value through Education | A program that was piloted by the Regina Open Door Society (RODS) in partnership with the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan (MCoS) and SaskCulture in 2015. RODS continues to offer the program and the goal is to train facilitators to make the program available in numerous communities. |
| IPS | Immigration Partnership Saskatoon | Saskatoon’s LIP |
| IRCC | Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada | Formerly known as CIC and currently known as IRCC (Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada). IRCC is the Canadian federal government department that facilitates the arrival of immigrants to Canada, provides protection to refugees, and offers programming to help newcomers settle in Canada. IRCC is responsible for overseeing settlement & immigration policy, developing and delivering settlement & immigration services, and for the framework for services, programs and activities provided by settlement agencies. IRCC is the main source of funding for federally-delivered settlement & immigration services. IRCC also grants citizenship, issues travel documents (such as passports) to Canadians, and promotes multiculturalism. Usage of the new name began soon after the Liberal Party leader, Justin Trudeau, took office in November, 2015. While the acronym ‘CIC’ continues to be used in some cases, it has become increasingly apparent that ‘IRCC’ is preferred. (Source: canadavisa.com/ Campbell Cohen Law Firm) |
| ITaV | It Takes a Village forum (aka VCC) | Community discussion event focusing on the experience of newcomers in Moose Jaw, funded by the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation |
| IWS | International Women’s Society | A networking group of women from diverse backgrounds operating in & serving Moose Jaw. IWS may also refer to a settlement agency operating in Saskatoon called International Women of Saskatoon. |
| LIP | Local Immigration Partnership | The LIP model is one of the initiatives through which IRCC supports communities in playing their part in addressing the needs of newcomers while simultaneously strengthening themselves through harnessing the benefits of being well-integrated with their newcomer populations. LIPs operate under the oversight of a Partnership Council, through formal partnerships between stakeholders. Prairie Skies is an example of an LIP. |
| LMS | Labour Market Services | A branch of the provincial government’s Ministry of Immigration and Career Training, it provides job searching, job matching, career planning, and job training services to Saskatchewan residents throughout the province. |
| MCoS | Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan | A provincial not-for-profit, non-governmental agency that works to ensure ethnocultural prominence and foster opportunities for cross-cultural interaction. Established November 22, 1975. |
| MJHA | Moose Jaw Housing Authority | Manages over 800 housing units on behalf of the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, in order to provide affordable housing for low-to-moderate income seniors, families, and persons with disabilities. |
| MJMC | Moose Jaw Multicultural Council | MJMC is a non-profit, formed in 1974, that welcomes and integrates newcomers to Canada and develops harmonious relations among Canadians, by promoting and supporting cultural diversity. MJMC provides a full range of Settlement, Orientation and Language services for Newcomers to Canada who have chosen to make Moose Jaw and area their home. MJMC also acts as an umbrella for cultural member groups within the community. MJMC is the Contribution Agreement (“”Contract””) Holder for the SCRIP with IRCC and administrates the project. Aside from contractual obligations, MJMC has no more accountability to or authority over the project than any other partner. |
| MJPL | Moose Jaw Public Library | |
| MJPS | Moose Jaw Police Service | |
| Motif | Annual cultural celebration event, local to Moose Jaw | |
| The Network | Prairie Skies Integration Network | |
| Newcomer | Newcomers, for the purposes of the SCRIP, are defined as people born outside of Canada, (or who may have been born in Canada but have spent a significant amount of their formative years abroad) who now reside, or wish to reside in the South-Central region of Saskatchewan. | |
| NSSC | Newcomer Services Steering Committee | Newcomer Services Steering Committee (NSSC), a subcommittee of the Community Based Coalition, is a networking group that exists to support the establishment and implementation of a coordinated approach to increasing inclusivity and addressing community issues and needs of newcomers to Canada in the Moose Jaw South Central region through interagency awareness, communication, cooperation and action. |
| NWC | Moose Jaw Newcomer Welcome Centre | |
| P2P | Pathways to Prosperity | |
| PC | Partnership Council | The PC is the SCRIP’s guiding body, a regional multi-sectoral collaborative steering committee, providing macro-level leadership to the SCRIP network and the overall project. The PC draws representatives from various categories of relevant sectoral and organizational stakeholders in the region, and exists to facilitate the work of the SCRIP in its efforts to better integrate the region and its communities with local newcomers. |
| PMF | Performance Measurement Framework | |
| PR | Permanent Resident | A person who has legally immigrated to Canada but is not yet a Canadian citizen. For a more detailed definition, see the legal definition of permanent resident. |
| PNT | Prairie & North West Territories | |
| PSR | Privately Sponsored Refugee | A person outside Canada who has been determined to be a Convention refugee or member of the Country of Asylum class and who receives financial and other support from a private sponsor for one year after their arrival in Canada. Private sponsors are Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAHs), Groups of Five or Community Sponsors. |
| PSSD | Prairie South School Division | |
| Protected Person | A person who has been determined to be a Convention refugee or person in similar circumstances by a Canadian visa officer outside Canada, a person whom the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada has determined to be a Convention refugee or in need of protection in Canada, or a person who has had a positive pre-removal risk assessment (in most cases). | |
| RCMP | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | |
| RDI | Rural Development Institute at Brandon University | |
| Refugee Claimant | A person who has applied for refugee protection status while in Canada and is waiting for a decision on his/her claim from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. See Protected person. | |
| RFP | Request for Proposals | |
| RIC | Regional Intersectoral Committee | Previously known as Moose Jaw South Central Regional Intersectional Committee (RIC), the CBC is a networking body that seeks to create and sustain an urban/rural community in which citizens live safely, productively and harmoniously with their basic needs met and with opportunities for personal, social, cultural, physical, spiritual and economic development accessible to all. |
| RIF – SK | Réseau en immigration francophone de la Saskatchewan | |
| RNIP | Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot | |
| RRLIP | Regina Region Local Immigration Partnership | |
| SAISIA | Saskatchewan Association of Immigrant Settlement & Integration Agencies | The provincial umbrella organization for S&I services in Saskatchewan, SAISIA is a member-based organization, representing a range of organizations providing services to newcomers. SAISIA provides a range of services to its members to support them in effectively delivering settlement services. SAISIA’s activities include professional development, research on immigration/newcomer issues, and advocacy for their member organizations. |
| SARM | Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities | |
| SC | Steering Committee | |
| S-C | South Central | |
| SCRIP | South Central Regional Immigration Partnership |
The SCRIP is an instance of the Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) initiative now operating in Moose Jaw and region. LIPs are municipal or regional coalitions designed to strengthen local capacity to attract newcomers and improve integration outcomes, as indicated by enhanced economic, social, political, and civic participation. They operate through formal agreements that establish broad-based partnership councils charged with developing and implementing strategies to produce more welcoming communities. |
| SCRIP network / Partnership | The SCRIP is comprised of a cooperative network of engaged partners from diverse backgrounds who have direct or indirect roles, or an interest, in the settlement and intergration of newcomers and/or in the sustainable development of the communities and region. These partners are organizations (and, in some cases, individuals) who are invested in communities in the South Central Region, endorse the SCRIP’s vision and mandate, and commit to working towards its mission and objectives. | |
| SCRIP Strategic Plan | A formal and established step in the LIP model, by which a LIP interprets the results of its communities’ statistics, data, consultations, and research outcomes into a “broad-strokes plan” towards accomplishing its mandate of increasing economic, social, political, and civic integration of newcomers and supporting the sustainability of its communities. | |
| Secretariat (of SCRIP) | The Secretariat consists of the SCRIP staff team (currently, just the Project Manager). The Secretariat facilitates the operation of the SCRIP, and its various operational bodies, by actively performing the necessary coordinative, managerial, and secretarial roles. | |
| S/I | Settlement and Integration | |
| SHA | Saskatchewan Health Authority | |
| SHC | Saskatchewan Housing Corporation | |
| SOPA | Settlement Online Pre-Arrival | |
| SPO | Service providing organization | (also known as Community Service Agency, and other names) SPO’s have vast and diverse focuses. They provide resources to newcomers as they move toward integration in their communities, and to community members in general. Target audiences for SPOs include individuals from birth to death and for any issue an individual may need support with. However, not all CSA/SPOs are familiar with the needs of newcomers. |
| SSCF | South Saskatchewan Community Foundation | |
| SSPO | Settlement Service Providing Organization | An organization, mainly settlement agencies, whose key purpose is to serve the specialized needs of immigrant newcomers. SSPOs provide a range of programs and services to newcomers including RAP (Resettlement Assistance Program), settlement services, LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers), Community Connections, Youth programming, SWIS, and other supports which may include training, employment advice etc. While some settlement agencies provide a full-range of services that a newcomer to Canada may require, in effect a “one-stop centre”, in other communities, several agencies specialize in delivering one or more of the services and the newcomer is referred onward as needed. |
| SUMA | Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association | |
| SWDCRS | South West Distric for Culture, Recreation, and Sport | |
| SWIS | Settlement Workers in Schools | SWIS is a specific program that places settlement workers in the school environment to serve families whose children are enrolled in the school. The SWIS worker is often seen as a bridge between the school environment and the newcomer family. |
| Temporary Foreign Worker | A temporary resident who is legally allowed to work in Canada on a temporary basis. Often refers to foreign workers hired through the Temporary Foreign Worker Progarm, which allows employers to hire foreign workers to fill short-term labour and skill shortages when no Canadians are available to do the job. A Labour Market Impact Assessment is needed to hire through this program, and the worker may get a work permit only after the Assessment has concluded that no Canadians are available to do the job. Also see: Foreign Worker | |
| Temporary Resident | A foreign national who is in Canada legally for a short period. Temporary residents include students, foreign workers and visitors, such as tourists. | |
| ToR | Terms of Reference | Terms of reference (TOR) define the purpose and structures of a project, committee, meeting, negotiation, or any similar collection of people who have agreed to work together to accomplish a shared goal. |
| ToR-IAT | Terms of Reference, IAT | A living document, though not legally-binding, that outlines the purpose, structure, and operations of the SCRIP’s IAT which represents values, approaches, and goals that are supported in good faith by subscribers. |
| ToR-SCRIP | Terms of Reference, SCRIP | The Terms of Reference clarifies the structure and operation of the SCRIP, is designed to guide the activities of the SCRIP, and to empower the SCRIP to fulfill it’s purpose. ToRs are not legally-binding, but they do represent values, approaches, and goals that are supported in good faith by subscribers. The ToR is a “living document” and will change over time as circumstances dictate. |
| Tourist | See: Temporary Resident | |
| U of R | University of Regina | |
| VCC | Vital Community Conversation (SSCF grant to hold forum–aka ITAV) | |
| WACA | Wakamow Aboriginal Community Association | |
| WFC | Welcoming Francophone Communities |
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