Objectives and Terms of Reference

For the PBA- Settlement and Integration Services(SIS)Committee

Introduction:

A 7-member committee was announced by the PBA Chairperson, ,and other Board members on Dec 28th, 2022, at a meeting held in Toronto that will start working on the new project of Settlement and Integration Services for the new immigrants and refugees in Ontario. PBA chair and all members present at the meeting unanimously appointed  the Chair and Convenor of the Settlement and Integration Services Committee (SIS). On Jan 9, 2023, in  inaugural meeting of the proposed member of the SIS Committee ,the draft TORS and Objectives of  SIS were written and approved by PBA Board .

Syed Kamal Shah is chair of PBA's SIS committee.Zahid Butt,Nisar Kallu,Saeeda Ashraf,Saad Ali Khan ,Safdar Ali and Muhammad Naeem Malik are members of PBA SIS committee. 

Objectives of the SIS Committee:

The proposed objectives of SIS committee are:

1. To assist the new immigrants and refugees in their endeavor to settle in Ontario and then integrate into the diverse Canadian fabric to become a civic Canadian citizen.

2. To assist the new immigrants and refugees to improve their skill set to increase their employability, through language skills, soft and hard workplace skills, and improving their international academic credentials.

3-To provide buiseness training, coaching  to newcomers with the help of PBA Expert members  volunteers panels or through establish businesses and  services providers.

4. To assist the new immigrants, international students and refugees on finding temporary or affordable housing. 

5. To identify the financial funding resources and further securing the funds from public agencies,

private and donor agencies serving the purpose.

6. To utilise available  community and governments resources and to partner with the existing agencies serving Immigrants and Refugees in various cities

especially GTA, PEEL region ,GHA and in Southern Ontario. .

7-To provide organizational platform to newcomers for rapid social integration in community and in main stream of society. 

TORS of SIS Committee:

1. The Settlement & Integration committee will be comprised of 6 permanent and 3 rotating 

members with 2 observes.

 2.  Zahid  Butt  Senior Director PBA and General Secretary PBA and   Syed Kamal Shah will be the permanent

members of the  SIS Committee. 

3. SIS committee will hold its meetings as per need and further development in the program,

4. The SIS committee is only responsible to the  PBA Board . 

5. The SIS committee will be using the PBA  office located at 36 Birchciffe Cr Hamilton, as its main contact office for the SIS

6. PBA office phone, fax, photocopier will be utilized for day-to-day activities of SIS committees, 

7. SIS Committee will communicate and speak only through the committee chair and permanent members who can seek assistance from any of the committee member and PBA Board member for any communication to the public offices and agencies serving the purpose.

8. The SIS committee will train a team of volunteers to assist in the office admin role, helping in the interpretation services to the new immigrant, providing transportation services and seeking assistance in housing and skill development needs.

9. The Committee will work for a period of 3 years and will be  reevaluated by PBA Board of Directors. 

Please contact 

Toll free  1-888-848-7122(1-PBA)

S Kamal Shah -Chair   905-456-4569                                                                                                         

Zahid Butt      Member 905-920-2067

Naeem Malik Hamilton 289-700-064

Saeeda Ashraf Brantford519-7741679

Safdar Ali   Niagra Falls 416-887-0797

Nisar Kallu  GTA         647-470-2449        

Saad Khan  Guelph       647-212-6755

Pakistan Business Association is closely working to build partnership with Hamilton Immigration Partnership Council for effective help to newcomers and spreading awareness of governments resources for Settlement and Integration of newcomers. 

https://hamiltonimmigration.ca/

https://hamiltonforall.ca/

https://newcomersinhamilton.ca/

https://hamiltonimmigration.ca/

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