I would like to present to you from a Canadian Non for-profit organization that supports Multiculturalism and immigration, some concrete solutions to programs that have been developed and implemented within my region. These practical and concrete measures I present to you today will also focus on comparatives to the Secretariats draft recommendations on guaranteeing the rights of minority women, specifically in economic, social and cultural life. Statistics gathered by the National Anti-Poverty Organization in 2003 showed staggering results for new immigrants, who have been in Canada for less than 5 years. The rate of poverty for this group was 35.8%. The same report found the rate for visible minority groups to be 36%. The Greater Saint John Community Foundation issued a Vital Signs report in 2007, which stated the adult literacy rate is below the national average, with the skills most lacking being numeracy, problem solving and writing. It is clearly understood from these reports that there is a significant problem with poverty and literacy, and generally speaking these two barriers place women in vulnerable situations both socially and economically. Most women introduced or referred to our organization are immigrant women who request our services to assist them as they try to adapt to their new culture and lives. In planned focus groups, women expressed some common barriers which impeded on their roles to participate socially and economically. Those opinions expressed stated that culture, discrimination, language, education, lack of job opportunities, expected roles within their own families, and lack of community involvement which they felt heightened their feelings of isolation. The non-for-profit organization in which I’m involved was provided with the opportunity to plan and develop cultural and socially appropriate tools and resources that would address these issues. The programs would consist of an integrated approach to classroom instructions, meaning mainstream community women would learn alongside immigrant women. I would like to take this opportunity to provide you with some concrete measures based on the results of these programs and compare these to Sect. A – of the draft recommendations under National Regional and local governments Ref #17 Recommendation Governments should undertake data gathering exercises that are designed and implemented in consultation with minority women. Results In 2010-2011 the Government of Canada (Status of Women) have made it policy that all funding requirements and guidelines will include funding for various comprehensive data collection methods, such as Gender Based Analysis (GBA) and evaluation that will help identify factors that may impede women, including minorities in decision making and leadership roles. 2