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Richmond Local Immigration Partnership
Richmond Local Immigration Partnership (RLIP) brings together local community leaders and organizations to build an inclusive and welcoming community, where established residents and newcomers feel a sense of belonging and connection.
Our Role in
the Community
Engage community leaders, groups, agencies, and institutions to identify community priorities that impact immigrant inclusion.
Collaborate on initiatives that address community priorities.
Strengthen community capacity to develop coordinated approaches to immigrant inclusion.
Our Partners
RLIP engages with local community stakeholders from across different sectors. Our team believes that immigrants and newcomer voices are critical in this work. Using a collective impact framework, we bring local community stakeholders and the Immigrant Advisory Table to plan, co-design, and guide initiatives that supports our strategic immigration priorities.
Read more about our immigration service partners.
Meet the Team
The RLIP team is considered the “backbone” of the local immigration partnership. Our role is to convene and coordinate with partners on strategies and activities. The team is comprised of our CoChairs and staff.
Co-Chairs
S.U.C.C.E.S.S., a multicultural and multi-service agency, is the signatory of the LIP Agreement with Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC). It is responsible for the activities and deliverables outlined in the agreement.
Chimo Community Services is the co-chair for the RLIP and provides guidance on the best ways to address community priorities.
Staff
The project team provides support to the RLIP Council, Immigrant Advisory Table and Working Groups, and ensures that projects activities meet the set deliverables and outcomes.
To contact RLIP, please email RichmondLIP@success.bc.ca
Region
According to the City of Richmond, the city was home to approximately 218,048 residents in 2021, 60.3% of whom were immigrants. Richmond’s immigrant population increased by about 6.2% (around 13,705 people) since 2016. The top three countries of birth for recent immigrants are China, the Philippines, and India [1].
We acknowledge that the work of Richmond Local Immigration Partnership take place on the ancestral and traditional territories the Sc̓əwaθn Məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen People), q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Stó:lō, and Stz'uminus Peoples.
Source: City of Richmond. (2025, June). Fast Facts About Richmond.
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