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Please click the link to read the 2017 edition of our CCI Ottawa Newsletter. If you would like to receive a copy of our newsletter by mail, please email our Communications Coordinator. Spring Newsletter 2017 Final
Video showcases refugee lives
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has produced a wonderful and heart-warming video featuring several refugee families. Some of the people you see in the video were clients of the Catholic Centre for Immigrants. The video was produced for World Refugee...
Matching up with mentors
As with many newcomers to Ottawa, Majid Al Yamoory, turned to the Catholic Centre for Immigrants’ Matching Program for help in adapting and integrating into to his new life. Through this program, the 74 year-old civil engineer from Iraq was paired with Bruce Grant and...
Cleo becoming a family doctor
When Cleo was a little girl in Taiwan, she dreamed of being a doctor. She studied hard and one day realized her dream. But when she moved to Canada with her husband, that dream almost died … until she connected with the Catholic Centre for Immigrants. Thanks to our...
Wage increase to help newcomers
It was a packed house at the Catholic Centre for Immigrants when two Liberal MPPs stopped by to talk about the impact a new minimum wage will have on immigrants in Ottawa. Yasir Naqvi and John Fraser, along with CCI Ottawa Executive Director Carl Nicholson, spoke to a...
Newcomers at Race Weekend
Being an avid runner for almost 30 years, how would I remember one of my slowest races? Despite the pain I endured during the 10K at the 2017 Ottawa Race Weekend, it will come down as one of my most memorable ones. And it’s not just for the beautiful medal...
Mentors help newcomers thrive
Everyone can benefit from a helping hand now and again. Sometimes, that helping hand takes the form of a mentor. A mentor is someone who has been there before you and can guide you through that next stage of your life or career. Many businesses uses mentoring as a way...
Welcome Groups to help refugees
Getting settled in a new country is easier when you have friends. The Catholic Centre for Immigrants (CCI) has partnered with Together Project and COSTI Immigrant Services to invite volunteers to form Welcome Groups. These groups will be matched with...
Thank you, Dow Honda
It was a thank you that came with a free breakfast. The Catholic Centre for Immigrants recently thanked their volunteers and sponsors with a free breakfast of pancakes and sausages with the help of Dow Honda. This is the second year Dow Honda has graciously organized...
Finding work in nation’s capital
Settlement Online Pre-Arrival Program is offered jointly by the Catholic Centre for Immigrants and World Skills. The program delivers a series of online courses to new immigrants in Canada or immigrants who are destined for Canada. These online courses help newcomers...