Evaluation of the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Program

Evaluation Division
Research and Evaluation
March 2010

A strategic goal of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is to support the settlement and integration of newcomers to Canada. Although settlement refers to the shorter-term transitional issues faced by newcomers, integration could be a life-long process of mutual accommodation between an individual and society. Among CIC’s settlement programs, Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) contributes to the key strategic objective of Citizenship and Immigration’s settlement program, that is, the successful integration of newcomers into society and promotion of Canadian citizenship.

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Table of Content

• List of acronyms
• Executive summary
• Evaluation design
• Key findings
• Management response
• 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Background
  • 1.2 LINC profile
  • 1.3 Evaluation objectives
  • 1.4 Structure of this report
• 2.0 Methodology
  • 2.1 Documentation Review
  • 2.2 Administrative data review
  • 2.3 Key informant interviews
  • 2.4 Surveys
  • 2.5 Case studies
  • 2.6 Literature review
  • 2.7 Outcomes testing of comparison group
  • 2.8 Limitations
• 3.0 Program relevance and design
  • 3.1 Program relevance
  • 3.2 Program design
    • 3.2.1. Quality of the teaching
    • 3.2.2. Quality of administration
    • 3.2.3. Quality of assessments
    • 3.2.4. Other aspects of quality
• 4.0 Program management and delivery
  • 4.1 Communication and coordination
  • 4.2 Modes of delivery
  • 4.3 Outreach
  • 4.4 Program Take-up
• 5.0 Program impact and cost-effectiveness
  • 5.1 Language proficiency
  • 5.2 Course content
  • 5.3 Cost-effectiveness
    • 5.3.1 LINC funding
    • 5.3.2 LINC expenditures
    • 5.3.3 Cost-effectiveness and alternatives
• 6.0 Summary of findings
  • 6.1 Program relevance and design
  • 6.2 Program management and delivery
  • 6.3 Program impact
  • 6.4 Cost-effectiveness/alternatives
• Appendix A: LINC - A statistical portrait
• Appendix B: Other methodological considerations

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