While the socioeconomic integration of immigrants in Canada has received a lot of attention from cities, and other government structures as well as nonprofits like us; the social and cultural integration of immigrants has received less attention. Studies and immigrant-focused research however seems to now inform us that one cannot succeed without the other. Getting a job is important, but it is not enough on its own to raise opinions of the standard of living or keep immigrants and their families in a city or area. Research on the welcome and retention of immigrants in different Canadian regions is increasingly demonstrating that integration factors take a systemic form: jobs, housing, opportunities for youth and adult education, services and resources, places of worship, transportation, and housing are examples of local capital that help immigrants feel integrated and welcome in their new communities.