Pathways to Prosperity

What Pathways to Prosperity does

Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) is a Canadian non-profit research partnership and national alliance dedicated to building an evidence base for newcomer settlement and integration policies and programs. Founded in 2012 with an initial $2.5 million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, P2P is headquartered at Western University in London, Ontario, under the leadership of Principal Investigator and Co-Chair Victoria M. Esses and Sector Co-Chair Carolyn Whiteway of the Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies. The organization connects federal and provincial immigration ministries, 70+ Local Immigration Partnerships, Réseaux en immigration francophone (RIF), 107+ service provider organizations, and 84+ registered experts across all Canadian provinces and territories.

P2P's core platform comprises several integrated digital resources: a searchable P2P Library of research reports and publications; the Promising Practices Corner funded by IRCC featuring 57+ documented practices; the LIPs and RIF Directory providing pan-Canadian coordination; the Find an Expert Database; the Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Racism Observatory; and toolkits including the Measuring Welcoming Communities Toolkit, Promoting Welcoming Communities Toolkit, and the March 2026 P2P Strategic Foresight Toolkit. The organization also convenes an annual National Conference (1,150+ participants in 2025) and runs the Jean McRae Legacy Award for newcomer youth.

P2P operates as a government-funded research alliance with no commercial pricing; all resources, publications, toolkits, and database access are provided free of charge. Revenue derives primarily from IRCC research contracts and grants, supplemented by conference and event programming. The partnership structure involves direct institutional engagement with government ministries, municipalities, academic institutions, and settlement service providers rather than commercial distribution channels.

Name

Pathways to Prosperity

Legal name

Pathways to Prosperity Partnership

Website

https://p2pcanada.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pathways to Prosperity is a Canadian non-profit research partnership that builds evidence-based resources and convenes stakeholders across government, academia, and 100+ settlement organizations to support immigrant settlement and integration policies nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Research Grants: P2P operates as a research partnership funded primarily by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to develop evidence bases and share promising practices in immigrant settlement and integration.
2. Conference and Event Revenue: Annual conferences, workshops, and events bring together immigration stakeholders for knowledge sharing and capacity building.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) is a national research alliance that develops and mobilizes an evidence base on immigrant settlement and integration in Canada. It produces research reports, toolkits, and multimedia resources, maintains directories of local immigration partnerships (LIPs) and Francophone immigration networks (RIF), and convenes annual conferences and workshops for government ministries, settlement service providers, academic researchers, and community stakeholders.

Product overview

Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) is a national research alliance focused on providing an evidence base for newcomer settlement and integration in Canada. The organization operates as a knowledge mobilization platform rather than a traditional software product. Its core offerings include the P2P Library containing reports, publications, and toolkits; the Promising Practices Corner featuring the IRCC-funded 'Developing an Evidence Base and Sharing Settlement and Integration Practices that Work' project with video interviews and briefs; the Measuring Welcoming Communities Toolkit and Promoting Welcoming Communities Toolkit for community assessment; the P2P Strategic Foresight Toolkit for scenario planning; the Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Racism Observatory; an LIPs and RIF Directory covering Local Immigration Partnerships and Francophone immigration networks nationwide; and a Find an Expert database. P2P also organizes annual national conferences and awards the Jean McRae Legacy Award for newcomer youth. The organization integrates academic scholarship with government program knowledge to mobilize knowledge and supports for the settlement sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• P2P Library

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 Local Immigration Partnerships and Réseaux en immigration francophone coordinated through the P2P network
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2012IRCC is the primary funder and key government partner for P2P. The partnership was initially awarded a $2.5 million grant to support settlement and integration of immigrants across Canada. IRCC contracts P2P for projects including Developing an Evidence Base and Sharing Settlement and Integration Practices that Work (DEB).
• Western UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWestern University serves as the host institution for P2P's coordination office. Principal Investigator Victoria M. Esses is based at Western. The university is a key academic partner contributing research expertise.
• Concordia UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner contributing research expertise to the P2P network on immigration and settlement topics.
• Memorial UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner in the P2P research network, contributing expertise on immigration in Atlantic Canada.
• Université de SherbrookesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench-language university partner contributing research on Francophone immigration and settlement in minority communities.
• University of OttawasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner with expertise in immigration policy and settlement research, contributing to P2P's academic network.
• Université de MonctonsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner specializing in Francophone immigration research, particularly in Atlantic Canada.
• Association for New Canadians (Newfoundland)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerService provider partner contributing to P2P's evidence base, notably with the 2Gether Youth Mental Health & Wellness Project featured as a promising practice.
• Calgary Catholic Immigration SocietysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor service provider partner with multiple promising practices featured through P2P, including Cultural Brokerage Program, Culturally Responsive Accommodations for Family Violence, Employment First, and The Land of Dreams Farm.
• Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (ARAISA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional umbrella organization for immigrant-serving agencies in Atlantic Canada. ARAISA's Sector Co-Chair Carolyn Whiteway co-leads the P2P Partnership.
• Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 70 Local Immigration Partnerships across Canada form a core part of P2P's network. These municipal/regional coalitions receive coordination, resources, and knowledge mobilization support through the partnership.
• Réseaux en immigration francophone (RIF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial/territorial and regional Francophone immigration networks that are cornerstone partners in P2P for implementing the Strategic Plan to Foster Immigration to Francophone Minority Communities.
• Service Providers Network (107+ organizations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 107 service provider organizations participate in the P2P network, including immigrant settlement agencies, multicultural organizations, and employment councils from across Canada.
• Federal and Provincial Immigration MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey federal and provincial/territorial migration ministries participate as partners in the P2P alliance, contributing government program knowledge and policy expertise.
• MunicipalitiessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal governments across Canada participate in P2P through Local Immigration Partnerships, contributing local knowledge and supporting welcoming community initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS): Major immigrant-serving agency and P2P partner contributing multiple promising practices; overlaps with P2P's role in producing and documenting settlement evidence.

Direct peers

• Welcoming America: US-based non-profit that builds and certifies "Welcoming Communities" through a national network; directly comparable to P2P's Welcoming Communities toolkits and partnership-driven model for immigrant integration.
• Maytree Foundation: Canadian foundation focused on immigrant settlement and integration policy research; operates a similar evidence-based, grant-funded model aimed at influencing Canadian immigration and settlement policy.
• Canadian Council for Refugees: National umbrella advocacy organization for refugee and immigrant-serving organizations; comparable to P2P in mobilizing a national network of settlement stakeholders across Canada.
• Toronto Metropolitan University - Centre for Immigration and Settlement (TMU): Long-standing Canadian academic research centre that produces scholarship and policy analysis on immigration and settlement, comparable to P2P's research and knowledge mobilization mandate.
• ARAISA (Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies): Regional umbrella for immigrant-serving agencies in Atlantic Canada; P2P's Sector Co-Chair Carolyn Whiteway represents ARAISA, making it a close operational peer and direct partner in the settlement sector network.
• York University - Centre for Refugee Studies: Academic research centre focused on refugee and forced migration issues in Canada; comparable to P2P's research and applied policy focus on immigrant integration.
• Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX): International research project comparing integration policies across countries; comparable to P2P's evidence-based approach to benchmarking immigrant settlement practices and outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada / IRCC Settlement Program (internal division): The primary federal funder and policy actor in P2P's domain; comparable as the broader incumbent governing immigration settlement policy and programs in Canada.

Others

• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC): Federal research funding agency that co-funded P2P's initial $2.5M grant; comparable as a major Canadian funder for social science and humanities research.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/P2PConnects
• YouTubep2pcanada.ca/library/category/video
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pathways-to-prosperity-canada

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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