The Greater Moncton Local Immigration Partnership (GMLIP) |
What We Do |
Greater Moncton Local Immigration Partnership consists of immigration stakeholders, immigrants, the business community, and municipal government partners. The LIP will help implement the Greater Moncton Immigration Strategy and will provide a better framework to understand the needs of newcomers, the gaps in service delivery and the process by which collaboration can lead to much better outcomes for newcomers. |
As part of an initiative of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the Greater Moncton Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) encourages newcomer-serving community organisations across Dieppe, Moncton, and Riverview, to implement extensive and comprehensive action plans for the development, modification, and implementation of services for newcomers, to ease their transition into the workforce and social integration into the Greater Moncton Area. |
Greater Moncton Local Immigration Partnership
Up to 20 organizations working together to grow:
- Francophone immigration
- Newcomer entrepreneurship
- Skilled workforce to meet labor market needs
- A strong, diverse and welcoming community
- International Student Attraction and Professional Integration
Resource Library
The Greater Moncton Local Immigration Partnership is pleased to present our resource library containing a diverse collection of documents to help newcomers and immigrants find various services offered in our community; to help community members understand the documents (including research) that drive our actions as a LIP; and a homebase for our LIP member organisations to connect with other organisations within the partnership
Vision | Mission |
Our vision is to make the integration and retention of new immigrants a key priority in support of Greater Moncton’s vision of being a growing, prosperous and inclusive community. The GMLIP consists of a council, four working groups, as well as a Francophone Immigration Watch Committee. Working groups meet once every quarter, while the LIP Council and the Francophone Immigration Watch Committee meet every four months. | The Greater Moncton Local Immigration Partnership is a forum of diverse partners committed to making Greater Moncton a growing, inclusive and welcoming community. It acts as a catalyst for achieving the vision and meeting the objectives of the Greater Moncton Immigration Strategy. |
Key Areas of Focus
The GMLIP focuses its work primarily on supporting and facilitating the implementation of the Greater Moncton Immigration Strategy through the following key objectives:
1. Promote Greater Moncton internationally as destinations to study, advance careers, do business and live.
2. Strengthen alignment of immigrant attraction efforts to labour market demand and economic opportunities.
3. Expand and improve the pathways for immigrants.
4. Significantly broaden both public awareness and engagement.
5. Expand and enhance settlement services to meet the needs of immigrants and foster better workforce outcomes.
6. Invest in and strengthen the immigration support ecosystem.
7. Strengthen Greater Moncton’s leadership and advocacy role.
GMLIP Team- Érika Cantu – Project Manager
Erika Cantu brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience that will serve her and the local newcomer community well in this role. Join us in welcoming her to the team!
A citizen of the world, Érika decided to put her roots down in Greater Moncton. Originally from Brazil, she lived in the United States and Belgium before settling in Canada.
Érika has a remarkable experience in International Business working with different sectors and countries. A results-driven leader, she speaks five languages, and she is always ready to create genuine connections. Certified Life Skills and Art of Hosting facilitator, Érika leads with purpose and humanity, she truly believes in the importance of the sense of belonging in a community.
Érika is one of the co-founders of VIVA Moncton and BrazilNB, the ethno-cultural associations in Greater Moncton. CAFi past vice-president, Érika was also one of the stakeholders of the NouLAB, the Economic Immigration Lab. In 2018 she leaded the Diversity Champion project and at the same year she was nominated as one of the top 25 immigrants in the Maritimes. In 2020 she was awarded as Greater Moncton's Top 20 Under 40.
Érika Cantu (she/her – elle)
Greater Moncton Local Immigration Partnership Manager
Office |506) 265-4745
gmlip-lipgm@moncton.ca
795 Main Street, Suite #300, Unit 8
Moncton, NB, E1C 1E9
Our Member Organisations: