Culturally Appropriate Services for Newcomer/Diverse Groups in Canada

Introduction to the Service/Initiative and Cultural Group(s)

Step 1:•Locate onewebsite article or video news clip that features an initiative or service that helps one of Canada’s newcomer/diverse groups by providing culturally appropriate or sensitive services. The article must be written in the last 3 years.The COSTI immigration services initiative.You may not use this example, please find another example online.•.Step 2:•Answer all questions (together if in group of 2) & Label each question •:1.Briefly introduce the service/initiative and the specific cultural group(s) that it helps. Discuss how the ideas in the article relateto course concepts learned so far.

2.Describehow the service/initiative in the article helps to create a just and equal Canada, using specific ideas from the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Ontario Human Rights Code, AND the Multiculturalism Act.3.Explain the relationship between someone’s culture and their identity. Provide a personal example of how your own culture shapes your identity. Discuss how the service/initiative in the article supports the cultural identity of the group it serves.•Finally, combine your answers into a single Word or PDFdocument