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The Local Immigration Partnership in Lanark-Renfrew Counties has been a leader in designing, implementing, measuring and evaluating...

POPULATION PROFILE OF

LANARK COUNTY

68,698

TOTAL POPULATION

4,155

NEWCOMERS

Top Employment Sectors

Health Care & Social Assistance

Small Business & Retail

Public Administration

Accommodation & Food Services

POPULATION PROFILE OF

RENFREW COUNTY

102,394

TOTAL POPULATION

5,460

NEWCOMERS

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NEWS

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By Mackenzie Mancell

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Learning from one another LIP Launches Culture Connect – Bob Perreault Lake 88.1

Local Immigration Partnership Lanark and Renfrew’s Culture Connect, a month-long celebration of diversity and culture, is now underway.

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Zills and Language, What do they have in common? – Suli Adams

Zills can be played loud or soft, fast or slow, have moments of silence or not. These are ways to create moments of expression, emotion or anticipation, much like language.

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DiverCity of Pembroke: Marriages are made in Heaven?

There was a nagging thought in my mind; I wanted to work and be independent. Would I be able to work after marriage? Would my husband’s family allow me to work?

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Our LIP Team

Bringing together community leaders and organizations to develop welcoming and inclusive communities

Meet Our Community Champions

Jodi Bucholtz

Manager

Shehzad K. Ghani

Research Officer

Patricia Leboeuf

Research Officer

Mackenzie Mancell

Project Assistant

Chinese (Simplified)

Chinese (Traditional)

Kurdish (Kurmanji)

Myanmar (Burmese)

Scottish Gaelic