Integration 15. Canada takes an active role in improving the integration of newcomers into the Canadian labour market. The following highlights are examples of Canada’s commitment to supporting positive settlement outcomes for newcomers to Canada:  The Government of Canada is committed to supporting the full participation of newcomers in the economic, social and civic life of Canada through the Settlement Program. To help newcomer immigrants overcome integration barriers and participate fully in the Canadian labour market, Canada’s Settlement Program, with an annual budget of almost $600 million outside the province of Quebec1, provides newcomers with settlement programming and services that include labour market information; employment and job-finding services, including Canadian workplace orientation; mentoring and work placements, job-search workshops on networking; resume and interview preparation; job-specific language training and essential skills development; and alternative career initiatives. These services are offered to newcomers pre- and postarrival in Canada.  Recognizing that settlement is a collaborative process that requires adjustment on the part of both newcomers and host communities, the Settlement Program also funds services that help foster social connections to communities and activities, including support for employers in attracting, hiring and retaining newcomers, such as diversity training, which are offered at no cost to newcomers.  In 2010, the Government of Canada launched the Federal Internship for Newcomers (FIN) program to provide newcomers valuable Canadian work experience in federal, public and private organizations.  Canada requires certain economic immigration program applicants to obtain an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) of their foreign credentials. ECA supports the authentication of the foreign educational credentials of applicants and determines equivalency to completed Canadian credentials for immigration purposes. ECA also provides newcomers with a better sense of how their education fits into the Canadian labour market and allows them to make more informed choices about immigration and Canadian career paths.  The Foreign Credential Recognition Program (FCRP), through the implementation of the Pan Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications, provides funding and facilitates national coordination among provinces and territories and key stakeholders to help internationally-trained workers get their credentials 1 The Government of Quebec is exclusively responsible for the reception and integration of immigrants in its jurisdiction. This responsibility, outlined in the Canada-Quebec Accord, is accompanied by financial compensation from the federal government. The amounts obtained must ensure that the services provided for immigrants who settle in Quebec are comparable to those offered elsewhere in Canada. 3