by Media Outlet | Dec 21, 2015 | Media
Jacquie Miller, Ottawa Citizen December 21, 2015 The Ontario government will contribute $1.3 million to three Ottawa groups that are helping the Syrian refugees who have begun to arrive in town. Ontario wants to make sure that supports are in place to help refugees to...
by Media Outlet | Jan 21, 2016 | Media
CBC News (Jan 22, 2016) Roofs 4 Refugees launched Friday and is a partnership between the group, Refugee 613 and the Catholic Centre for Immigrants. The priority is to find housing to accommodate families of five, ideally for no less than a year, the team behind the...
by Media Outlet | Jan 21, 2016 | Media
Jacquie Miller, Ottawa Citizen (January 21, 2016) About 200 government-sponsored refugees are staying at the Radisson because the 100-bed refugee reception centre is full. Kids play video games on the computers and race down the hallways, while meeting rooms have been...
by Emilia de Somma | Mar 31, 2016 | News
On March 19th, 2016, CCI welcomed UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi, Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Anita Bigusz, and several Syrian refugee families who have recently resettled in Ottawa. The families shared stories about their...
by CCI Ottawa | Mar 31, 2016 | News
The Catholic Centre for Immigrants, (CCI) as the receiving agency in Ottawa for all Government Assisted Refugees (GARs), has received, welcomed, and housed 1109 Syrian GARs since December 29, 2015. I am so proud of our staff who have lived through the excitement, the...
by CCI Ottawa | Mar 31, 2016 | News
“A once in a lifetime opportunity.” That’s how CCI Executive Director Carl Nicholson characterized the informal visit of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to the Catholic Centre for Immigrants on Thursday, February 11. Seven Syrian refugee families who had...
by CCI Ottawa | Apr 1, 2016 | Featured
The CCI has a new set of wheels to help transport Syrian refugees around Ottawa. Dow Honda owner Jeff Mierins presented the keys to the donated Honda Odyssey van to CCI Executive Director Carl Nicholson at a Family Day breakfast. The van was put to use immediately...
by Media Outlet | Apr 13, 2016 | Media
CBC (March 10, 2016) Four times a week, some of Ottawa’s youngest Syrian refugees gather at a downtown hotel for songs, snacks, painting and playtime. The playgroup at the Radisson Hotel is organised by local community health centres and supervised by early childhood...
by Media Outlet | Apr 13, 2016 | Media
Ottawa Citizen (February 17, 2016) Ottawa refugee experts predicted that finding housing for the Syrians now flooding into the city would be a major problem. They are arriving in a bunch, families are large, and there’s already a shortage of affordable housing. But...
by Media Outlet | Apr 14, 2016 | Media
Global News, Wed, Jan 27: Starting a new life in Canada involves a whole lot of firsts, especially if you’re from Syria. In Ottawa, that includes strapping on a pair of skates and taking a spin on the ice outside city hall. Videojournalist Kurt Brownridge caught up...
