Catholic Centre for Immigrants – Ottawa
CCI Ottawa welcomes Afghan citizens
Since late August, CCI Ottawa has been welcoming Afghan citizens to the nation’s capital. Currently, they are being cared for by our Reception House staff and located at a nearby hotel. Our first priority is to find them housing. If you have, or know of, a home for rent, please contact us at 613-232-9634, ext. 312.
Many members of the community have reached out with a variety of questions. Please refer to this FAQ for details about volunteering or donating. You can also watch this information session on what we are doing and how to volunteer.
How You Can Help
When you help a newcomer family in Ottawa, you are making an investment in Canada’s future. You are helping some of our most vulnerable residents thrive. Here’s how you can help today!
How We Help
We have been helping newcomers to Ottawa settle and integrate into their new community for more than 65 years. We help them feel at home and safe. You can help.
Settlement Services
Connecting to Community
Employment
Language
Youth
Workshops/Activities
Canada announces 3 new initiatives to welcome and support more refugees
In advance of World Refugee Day, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, met with UNHCR’s representative in Canada, Rema Jamous Imseis, to announce 3 new initiatives to assist even more refugees.
Minister Mendicino marks Citizenship Week
Ottawa, May 17, 2021 — The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today issued the following statement to mark Citizenship Week: “Today, Canadians celebrate the start of Citizenship Week, a time to express...
Caregivers to get IRCC priority
Caregivers who are needed to help provide care for a Canadian family will be given priority under a new immigration program
Explore
Do you want to learn more about what we do at CCI Ottawa? Check our videos and photo galleries to get a glimpse of what we do every day to help newcomers feel at home in Ottawa.
A Community Approach
The Catholic Centre for Immigrants is located in the Centre Bruyere for Immigrants building. This building is also home to several other agencies that help newcomers.
World Skills
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa
Ottawa Newcomer Health Centre
OLIP
Contact Us
CCI Ottawa has been helping newcomers settle and adapt to life in Ottawa for more than 65 years. During this time, many residents of Ottawa have reached out to us to offer their support. We have also collaborated with a multitude of organizations that support our mission. If you are looking to reach someone at CCI, you can call 613-232-9634 or click on the appropriate link below.
I am a newcomer and need services
I want to donate to CCI Ottawa
I want to volunteer with CCI
I want to book a guest speaker
We are an Ottawa organization that wants to know more
