by CCI Ottawa | Sep 12, 2016 | Featured
Each year, the City of Ottawa acknowledges the business success of select individuals who were born outside of Canada and who now make Ottawa their home, for their considerable contribution to the Ottawa economy. Nominate an immigrant entrepreneur for the 2016 awards...
by CCI Ottawa | Aug 15, 2016 | Featured
CCI Ottawa joined health organizations from around the world in a two-day forum called The Ottawa Process. The event focused on ways to improve health systems and health equity policies for disadvantaged persons affected by migration. The event was hosted by Campbell...
by CCI Ottawa | Aug 5, 2016 | Featured
A detailed study which tracks forced displacement worldwide based on data from governments, partner agencies and UNHCR’s reporting, found a total 65.3 million people were displaced at the end of 2015, compared to 59.5 million just 12 months earlier. “More people are...
by CCI Ottawa | Jul 29, 2016 | Featured
A young boy attends a summer camp for refugee youth in Ottawa’s east end. The summer camp is run by the Catholic Centre for Immigrants thanks to funds from Community Foundation of Ottawa (CFO). The goal of the camp is to prepare these young people for school in...
by Media Outlet | Jul 18, 2016 | Featured
The Government of Canada is asking Canadians about what they think immigration means for Canada, and how we can continue to grow our nation through immigration. Starting Tuesday (July 5), until August 5, Canadians can get involved by providing an on-line written...
by Media Outlet | Jul 7, 2016 | Featured
Photo: Catalina Arango None of my Geography teachers taught me that France (Francia in Spanish) was not only a country but a woman. The first time I met her, she was reading a book to a group of five-year-old kids. Astonishingly, those 15 preschoolers were quiet,...
