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A new initative has been praised for promoting diversity and mentoring new migrants to Canada.
15 March 2010
Chairman praises police for working with Canadian immigration
The Chairman of Federicton’s committee on Canadian Immigration has applauded a police initiative to embrace cultural diversity and build a better relationship with Canadian migrants.
Councillor Eric Megarity said by 2030, Canada will grow by nearly 14.5 million new migrants and the challenge for Federicton will be retaining the new Canadian immigration population and not losing population growth to major cities like Toronto and Vancouver.
It is hoped that with a new perspective on policing will be one part of helping welcome migrants to the city.
Deputy police chief Leanne Fitch said in some countries police are to be feared and avoided or are viewed as corrupt. To build a better relationship with new migrants, a few years ago the police force decided to create a diversity recruitment strategy to court young immigrants as future police officers.
The local police force needs to make its own organization more sensitive to an immigrant population and ensure immigrants have information about their rights in dealing with police under Canadian law, she said.
The city of Federicton also has a six-month student placement strategy that allows immigrants who see policing as a potential career to mentor with the police force.
The Canadian Visa Bureau is an independent consulting company specialising in helping people lodge their Canadian Visa with the Canadian High Commission London.
