by CCI Ottawa | Dec 11, 2017 | News
The following is a message by Executive Director Carl Nicholson published in our 2016-2017 annual report. This fall, the federal government announced its immigration targets for the next three years. During this time, Canada will welcome almost 1 million people. It’s...
by CCI Ottawa | Dec 8, 2017 | News
This message by former Board President Larry Hill was published in our 2016-2017 annual report. The Catholic Centre for Immigrants deals in human capital: the knowledge, social, personality and creative attributes that produce value. That value is manifested in the...
by CCI Ottawa | Dec 7, 2017 | News
For more than 60 years, the Catholic Centre for Ottawa (CCI) has been helping refugees and immigrants settle, integrate and thrive in Canada. One of our programs is Career Transitions, a joint adventure with World Skills. This program provides focused training for...
by CCI Ottawa | Oct 27, 2017 | News
Eleanor and Amira are sisters. But they only met 10 months ago. Eleanor, a volunteer with the Catholic Centre for Immigrants, met Amira through the Matching Program shortly after Amira moved to Ottawa from Damascus, Syria. In Damascus, she had been a director of...
by CCI Ottawa | Oct 10, 2017 | News
The determination Marwan shows in his efforts to adapt to Canadian life is something to behold. The 39-year-old Iraqi man has reason. His past suffering has led him to a deep sense of gratitude to Canada, and he wants to integrate into the culture of his adopted...
