Established in 2015, the St. John’s Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) is a collaborative community initiative focused on helping newcomers fully engage in all aspects of life in St. John’s. Our goal is to improve immigrant integration and retention while supporting the city as a welcoming and inclusive community.

The St. John's LIP is governed by a Partnership Council made up of a broad base of community stakeholders. The Partnership Council plays an advisory role, helping to determine priority areas in the strategic plan and overseeing progress.

We work with a broad network of community partners to:

• Identify priorities and develop action plans to address key newcomer issues
• Encourage collaboration across organizations, institutions, and service providers
• Support St. John’s in growing as a welcoming city for newcomers

In line with this work, we host an event for newcomers during the fall each year to help connect them with helpful resources and information - the My New St. John's Expo.

For more information, email immigration@stjohns.ca.