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IPALS aims to help immigrant and refugee families and caregivers learn new strategies to support their preschool and kindergarten-aged children’s learning in fun and interactive ways.

The IPALS program is implemented in 19 sites through 16 BC communities and school districts with funding support from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Learn more about expected outcomes for IPALS:

Program Outcomes

  • Clients increase knowledge of life in Canada  
  • Clients improve official language skills
  • Clients increase participation in communities and social networks

Project Outcomes

 

Eligible Clients

  1. Permanent Residents of Canada.
  2. Protected Persons as defined in Section 95 of IRPA.
  3. Individuals who have been selected, inside or outside Canada, to become permanent residents (pending verifications) and who have been informed, by a letter from Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
  4. Convention refugees and protected persons outside Canada who have been selected for resettlement in Canada by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
  5. Temporary foreign workers who hold or received approval of a work permit under section 112 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) or received initial approval for permanent residence under section 113 of the IRPR.
  6. Foreign nationals who have been granted a temporary resident visa under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel, and their dependents, Ukrainian nationals who have been granted a temporary resident permit, as well as Ukrainian temporary residents and their dependents in Canada are deemed eligible persons until March 31, 2025.
  7. Temporary residents and foreign nationals who have been selected by employers under the Atlantic Immigration Program (and their dependents) are deemed eligible persons for needs and assets assessment and referrals and information and orientation program components [3.3 b) and c)].
  8. Temporary residents (and their dependents) who have received confirmation of a complete Application for Permanent Residence under the Atlantic Immigration Program are deemed eligible to receive support services that enable clients to access services, needs and assets assessment and referrals, information and orientation and community connections program components [3.3 a), b), c) and f)].
  9. Temporary residents who have received confirmation of a complete Application for Permanent Residence under the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (and their dependents) are deemed eligible to receive support services that enable clients to access services, needs and assets assessment and referrals, information and orientation, and community connections program components [3.3 a), b), c) and f)], as authorized by Ministerial Instructions [14.1 IRPA] for the duration of the pilot.

Notes: Eligible persons include both the principal applicant and eligible dependents (spouse and children).

Restrictions: Except as set out here (or under section IRCC’s 3.7 Terms & Conditions of the Settlement program), Canadian citizens, temporary residents and foreign nationals are not eligible persons.

Forms/Templates

Below are the forms and templates required for the IPALS Project. These forms are also included in the Contribution Agreement.

The Client Intake Form must be completed for every registered child and/or accompanying parent/guardian/other and should be mailed to Decoda Literacy Solutions by the 20th of every month.

  1. Client Intake Form
  2. Site Information Form
  3. Photo Release Forms
  4. Participants List Template

 

Attendance should be taken for each IPALS session and should be faxed or emailed to Aliza at 604-681-3006 or adhungana@decoda.ca by the 20th of the same month.

Attendance Sheet

 

Reporting

The following reports should be completed and sent to Decoda by the given due date:

Interim Report

Reporting period: April 2023 – December 2023

Submission due date: January 15, 2024

Interim Report

 

Annual Performance Report

Reporting period: April 2023- March 2024

Submission due date: March 31, 2024

Annual Performance Report

 

Financial Claims for Reimbursement

Single Claim: You can choose to report after the program is completed by March 31, 2024.

Or

Periodic Claim:  One or more of the financial reporting times as indicated in the IPALS Deadlines Calendar.

Summary of Hours Reimbursement Claim and Timesheet Form

 

IPALS Reporting Deadlines Calendar

Deadlines Calendar

 

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Questions?

For more information about the IPALS program and resources, please contact Aliza Dhungana.

 

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