by CCI Ottawa | Jul 5, 2022 | News
Ghina is bubbling over the phone line. She’s 18 years old and is wrapping up her first year at the University of Ottawa where she studies biomedical sciences. It was New Year’s Eve 2015 when she and her family arrived in Toronto on their way to Ottawa. It...
by CCI Ottawa | Jun 22, 2022 | News
It was late March when Alex Skrypnyk contacted CCI Ottawa. His wife’s family were trapped in Ukraine as Russia’s Vladimir Putin waged war. Eventually, the family escaped to Poland where they started the process of applying for visas to travel to Canada. In...
by CCI Ottawa | Mar 31, 2022 | News
March 30, 2022 — Ottawa, Ontario – Today, Canada marked an important milestone by welcoming over 10,000 Afghan refugees since August 2021. The latest newcomers arrived in Toronto on a charter flight with nearly 300 Afghan nationals. The Honourable Sean Fraser,...
by CCI Ottawa | Feb 22, 2022 | News
February 18, 2022 — Ottawa – The Government of Canada is working hard to resettle at least 40,000 Afghan nationals as quickly and safely as possible. Over the past week, 335 government-assisted and privately sponsored Afghan refugees arrived in Canada on 10 commercial...
by CCI Ottawa | Feb 15, 2022 | News
February 14, 2022 — Ottawa — Our immigration system has helped shape Canada into the country it is today – one that is prosperous, diverse, and welcoming to those in need. Newcomers enrich and better our communities, and they work every day to create jobs, care for...
