CCBR, in partnership with the Durham Local Immigration Partnership (DLIP), recently developed a comprehensive evaluation framework to assess the impact of DLIP and its initiatives in alignment with its 2025–2030 Community and Inclusion Plan.

CCBR partnered with the New Brunswick Multicultural Council (NBMC) to evaluate the Settlement Workers in the Schools (SWIS) program, working across five regions in the province with newcomer students grade K-12. The evaluation focused on assessing SWIS service delivery and outcomes for newcomer students, parents, educators, and SWIS staff. 

CCBR worked with the Municipality of Brantford to develop the Brantford Immigration Partnership’s (BIP) 2026–2028 Community Plan. CCBR led a collaborative process involving research, community engagement, and workshops with Council members to co-create a renewed vision statement, priority action areas, and intended outcomes  to guide LIP’s future work, supporting inclusion and belonging in Brantford. 

CCBR led a summative evaluation of JVS Toronto’s pre-arrival program, which has supported 10,000–12,000 individuals over the past five years. The evaluation assessed the program’s long-term outcomes and provided recommendations for improvement, while also revising the evaluation framework to incorporate GBA+ considerations. This work was carried out in collaboration with JVS Toronto’s Steering Committee, included both quantitative and qualitative data collection through client surveys and focus groups.

CCBR and the New Brunswick Multicultural Council (NBMC) led an evaluation of the Rural Settlement Network (RSN), which spans seven rural and Francophone communities in New Brunswick that have experienced (2019-2024) a rise in immigration. This project explored client, employer, and community partner perspectives on all seven organizational members of the network, their activities, and their impact.

CCBR partnered with the Toronto Newcomer Office (TNO) to create and implement an evaluation framework for the Toronto Newcomer Strategy (2022-2026). The project involved creating a theory of change, developing data collection tools, and conducting a mini-implementation to test these tools. Guided by a diverse Steering Committee, the project culminated in a community forum to share preliminary findings and discuss next steps with stakeholders.

CCBR collaborated with the Hamilton Immigration Partnership Council (HIPC) to develop the 2025-2028 Community Plan. Through four phases—community planning, plan development, evaluation framework creation, and community plan lunch and pledge event —the project aimed to make Hamilton a welcoming community where newcomers have a positive settlement experience and feel a sense of belonging.

CCBR and partners sought to understand racialized newcomers' settlement experiences, particularly regarding ICTs. Through three phases, stakeholders engaged via interviews, focus groups, and case studies. Findings highlight mixed ICT experiences and persisting challenges, prompting recommendations for flexible service provision and capacity building for the settlement sector.

With funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Immigrant Services Association in Nova Scotia (ISANS) partnered with CCBR to pilot & evaluate tailored equity & anti-racism tools designed to enhance services for racialized immigrants in four sectors – volunteerism, family support services, disability support services and recreation.

The purpose of this project was to develop a Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit to support governments and civil society in building monitoring and evaluation mechanisms into the design of refugee community sponsorship programs. The Toolkit was intended to be an accessible and flexible resource for a wide range of national, regional, or local contexts, and of program size and maturity.

The purpose of this project was to collaboratively design and disseminate a framework to monitor and evaluate the settlement activities of Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAH) and Private Sponsorship Constituent Groups (CGs). The project built the capacity of CGs by clarifying roles, responsibilities and promising practices, while providing more national consistency for SAHs to assess their efforts towards evidence-based support. The project was led by the CCBR in partnership with Mennonite Central Committee Canada (MCCC).

The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the process and outcomes of the Syrian and Newcomer Youth Mentorship Initiative model delivered under the Opening Doors Project at CMHA Toronto. This initiative is funded by the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.