The Development of Service and Sectoral Standards for the Immigrant Services Sector



DISCUSSION DOCUMENT


June 1999



This project has been developed by a partnership between the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants and COSTI. Saddeiqa Holder, Consultant, provided research services. We acknowledge the financial assistance of the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation, through the Newcomer Settlement Program.


The Development of Service and Sectoral Standards for the Immigrant Services Sector


Table of Contents

 

Chapter I: Introduction to the Discussion Document


Foreword 3

Background Information 5

Acknowledgements 6

Definitions of Terms 7


Chapter II: Community-based Immigrant Settlement Sector


Defining Immigrant Settlement 9

Definition of the Sector 9

Settlement Services and Programs 10

Community Partners 10

Definition and Validation of Community-based Services 11

Principles and Values for the Sector 11

 

Chapter III: Research Report: Defining Settlement services and Minimum Standards

 

Purpose of the Paper 14

Background 14

Brief Review of Conceptual Issues Related to Settlement and

Settlement Services 16

Introduction to the Implementation of Standards and Performance Measures 19

Methodology 23

Findings 25

Conclusion 29

 

Chapter IV: Standards for Settlement Service Delivery

 

Introduction 31

Review of the Research Process 32

Research Outcomes 32

Service Standards for Core Services 35

References 43

 

Chapter V: General Organizational Standards

 

Introduction 44

General Organizational Standards 45

 

Chapter VI: Future Steps for the Implementation of Standards

 

Introduction 53

Implementation at the Sectoral, Agency and Client Level 54

Funding and Capacity Building 55

Using Identified Standards 56

Recommended Resources for Information and Consultation 57

 

Chapter III Appendices

Appendix A - Focus Groups Summary 60

Appendix B - Bibliography 62

Appendix C - Annotated Bibliography of Sample Key Documents 66

Appendix D - Survey Sample 70

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