Building Community
The West Kootenay Local Immigration Partnership (WKLIP) is a group of partners with representatives from different sectors working together to create welcoming communities in Nelson, Castlegar, and Trail & Area.
A Place Everyone Can Call Home
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Newcomer Advisory Committee
Were you born outside of Canada? Are you living in Nelson, Castlegar, Rossland or greater Trail? Would you like to be part of an exciting new community-building project? Do you have ideas about how to make our communities more welcoming? Consider being part of our committee!
WKLIP Feasibility Study
In the fall of 2021, Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) received funding from IRCC to conduct a feasibility study to identify the need and support for a Local Immigration Partnership in the West Kootenay region with a focus on the communities of Trail, Castlegar and Nelson. Download a copy of this study to learn more about the process and the results.
West Kootenay Demographic Profile
This factsheet is an interesting look at how immigration to the West Kootenay compares regionally, provincially and nationally.
How Can I Get Involved?
Organizational representatives can get involved by becoming a member of the partnership council, or joining a working group. Community members can also apply to join the Newcomer Advisory Committee.
Apply to join our Newcomer Advisory Committee
Land Acknowledgement
We would like to acknowledge, with gratitude and appreciation, that the land on which we walk and live is the traditional territories of the Sinixt, the Syilx, and the Ktunaxa peoples, and is home to many other indigenous persons, including the Inuit and Metis.
