IRCC announces additional funding for Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot Program

The Racialized Women Newcomers Pilot Program will receive an additional $5.8 million in funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to support 10 projects. The statement was made on December 9 in Halifax as a part of a 16-day awareness campaign on putting an end to violence against women on the basis of gender.

With the goal of assisting newcomer women in overcoming obstacles to work, the Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot Program, formerly known as the Visible Minority Newcomer Women at Work Program, began in 2018. The program’s initial funding commitment was $31.9 million spread over three years to help racialized newcomer women’s employment and professional growth. The budget for 2021 allocated $15 million over the ensuing two years.