by CCI Ottawa | Feb 9, 2017 | News
Several Syrian children took part in a concert featuring Thirteen Strings and soprano Miriam Khalil. It was billed as a concert for peace. The concert, held at Dominion-Chalmers United Church, was an opportunity to recognize and include Syrian refugee families who...
by CCI Ottawa | Feb 7, 2017 | News
When Mehul Patel decided he wanted to come to Canada to find work, he knew he needed to learn about the Canadian business environment. That’s where the Settlement Online Pre-Arrival program helped. It’s a program provided in cooperation by the Catholic Centre for...
by CCI Ottawa | Sep 24, 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 | 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 | Jun 13, 2016 | News
In a big bright room on a Saturday morning, a group of adults and children are standing in a circle, breathing to a count of five… “Inhale….hold… exhale….” Some are recent immigrants and refugees, some are volunteers, and all of them are warming up, getting ready to...
