Richmond English Classes CUT by Federal Government

ISSBC, which runs LINC classes in Richmond, explained that the program is facing a nine per cent funding cut and will have to slice at least two of its current 21 LINC classes. The forced closure is expected to expand the waiting list for basic English classes which already has 335 people.

Both the Immigration Services Society of BC (ISSBC) and SUCCESS which run the non-profit Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) programs are in the process of figuring out how to deal with the reduction.

In Surrey, the wait list at SUCCESS English classes currently totals 1,300 people. According to CBC News, service providers have been told the federal government is reducing funding, based on landing numbers of immigrants and refugees in B.C.

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