Therefore be it resolved:
That the CCR:
- Communicate with CIC requesting that new funding for the settlement sector be allocated on the basis of the following principles:
a)that small centres, particularly those with a high proportion of refugees to their total immigration, receive sufficient funding to maintain the capacity to meet the demand;b)centres experiencing substantial secondary migration arrivals need to receive sufficient funding to meet the resulting service demands;c)that the current 2-tiered (large region/small region) model be discontinued.
- Request an opportunity to hold consultations between CIC and the sector with regards to reforming/replacing the Settlement Allocation Model.