CBLIP Partner Update:
Stories of Belonging
November 18, 2021
MacAulay Conference Centre, Inverary Resort and online
Master of Ceremonies: Ian McNeil
Photo Gallery
Agenda
- 10:00am Land Acknowledgement, Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Jeff Ward, General Manager, Membertou Heritage Park
- Bruce Morrison, Warden, Victoria County
- Carla Arsenault, President & CEO, Cape Breton Partnership
- Hailey Vidler and Tammy Ewing, Engage Nova Scotia
- 10:25am CBLIP: Charting Our Progress
- Trina Hall-Samson, CBLIP Council Co-Chair
- Perla MacLeod, CBLIP Council Co-Chair
- 10:35am Immigrant Advisory Table (IAT) Update
- Lan Zheng, CBLIP IAT Co-Chair
- 10:45am Cape Breton Partnership Program Updates
- Norma Jean MacPhee, Cape Breton Welcome Network Coordinator
- Ayha El-Darahali, Connector Program Coordinator
- Jenna Lahey, Workplace Inclusion Charter Program Coordinator
- 11:00am Q&A
- 11:15am Creation Story of the Mi’kmaq
- Jeff Ward, General Manager, Membertou Heritage Park
- 11:25am Stories of Belonging Part 1: Choosing and Moving to Cape Breton
- 12:00pm to 12:45pm Lunch Break
- 12:45pm Energizer
- 12:50pm Stories of Belonging Part 2: Living, Working, and Studying in Cape Breton
- 1:30pm Belonging and Quality of Life & Storytelling Activity
- Hailey Vidler and Tammy Ewing, Engage Nova Scotia
- 2:25pm CBLIP: The Road Ahead
- Kailea Pedley, CBLIP Program Manager, Cape Breton Partnership
- 2:40pm Shareback and Personal Reflection
- 2:55pm Closing
Downloads
- Introduction to the Cape Breton Welcome Network
- CBLIP Strategic Plan
- Immigration in Cape Breton – Facts Booklet
- Immigration in Cape Breton – Glossary of Common Terms
- CBLIP 2021 Community Consultation on Newcomer Settlement – Final Report
Canada Revenue Agency - Resources for Newcomers to Canada:
- Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) Factsheet
- Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) Postcard
- Benefits and Credits Factsheet – English
- Benefits and Credits Factsheet – French
- CRA Web Links and Contact Info – English
- CRA Web Links and Contact Info – French
- Benefits and Credits Available To You Factsheet