Competition

* Unless explicitly noted, all times indicated for deadlines are for the appropriate NL timezone (NST or NDT)

Newcomers provide many distinct benefits to Newfoundland and Labrador. They complement the provincial labour market in high-demand and essential work fields, support population growth and stability in communities across the province and contribute to NL’s increasing social and cultural diversity.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Settlement and Integration Program provides project-based funding to support the social, economic, and cultural integration of newcomers to the province and offers two funding streams:

Stream 1: Economic Integration

This stream supports retention by promoting newcomers’ economic advancement through labour market attachment, including advancing employers’ capacity to hire and support newcomer employees and maintaining long-term employment. Priority areas include:

• Improve labour market access for newcomers and integrate skilled immigrants into the local workforce through initiatives that support newcomers working in their fields and formal foreign credential recognition navigation;

• Addressing newcomer unemployment and underemployment through job creation, job matching and labour market connections;

• Supporting newcomer entrepreneurship;

• Workplace- and industry-specific language training; and,

• Capacity-building initiatives for employers

Stream 2: Settlement Supports and Services

This stream aims to strengthen communities’ ability to attract, welcome, and retain newcomers at all stages of their settlement journey by contributing to a comprehensive range of settlement services throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Priority areas include:

• Pre-arrival settlement programming.

• Enhancing the province’s network of sustainable settlement services.

• Fostering welcoming communities.

• Facilitating access to affordable housing and public transit.

• Navigating newcomers to access to vital public health, education and social services.

• Delivering targeted programming that fosters social integration for newcomers, including seniors, racialized women, youth, gender diverse individuals, refugees, and individuals with disabilities.

• Capacity-building initiatives for service provider organizations and municipalities to support retention in rural areas.

• Intercultural competency and public outreach.

• Elimination of racial discrimination.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

• Non-profit organizations, including newcomer-serving, community, ethnocultural and multicultural organizations

• Post-secondary Institution

• Municipality

• Indigenous Governing Bodies

Ineligible applicants include individuals, businesses, private-sector companies, and for-profit firms; funding bodies whose sole mandate is to award grants or funding; Immigration agents, consultants, or recruiters; and unregistered organizations

Available Funding

The maximum recommended funding contribution for each project is $300,000. Requests for higher amounts will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Information Sessions

One information session will be held to allow applicants to ask questions related to the 2025-26 Newfoundland and Labrador Settlement and Integration Program and will cover the application process, program priorities, and reporting requirements. Applicants are encouraged to submit their questions in advance and register by emailing settlement@gov.nl.ca.

Information session:  April 11, 2025

*More sessions may be added as needed.

In addition to the external funding agency’s submission procedures, this opportunity must also be submitted for Departmental, HSS Faculty, and Research Initiatives and Services (RIS) institutional reviews and approvals via Memorial's Researcher Portal (RP). In order to facilitate the HSS Faculty’s administrative review, please ensure "Heather C. O'Brien (Grants Facilitator)" and “Matthew Milner (Grants Facilitator)” are added as "Team Members" on your RP file. 

In accordance with University-wide approval protocols, all tabs of the RP file must be completed, the completed application must be uploaded to the “Attachments” tab, all supporting documentation including support for cash and in-kind commitments and/or letters of support must also be uploaded, and “Submit” must be pressed prior to the HSS internal deadline listed below. HSS cannot guarantee completion of an administrative review for application files that are incomplete and/or are submitted after the HSS deadline. For more detailed submission instructions and information, please consult the HSS Research Support Services website.

If you plan to apply to this competition or other research funding opportunities (as either PI or CI), e-mail an HSS Grants Facilitator, Heather C. O’Brien (HSSResearchAdmin@mun.ca or 864-8603) or Matthew Milner (HSSResearchGrants@mun.ca or 864-8050), to notify the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of your intent to apply. E-mailing the intent to apply as early as possible will help to facilitate an efficient review. A Grants Facilitator can answer any questions you may have about internal or external submission procedures and may also be able to help with proposal development.