by CCI Ottawa | Dec 21, 2017 | News
The Al Ahmad family can’t wait until they are eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship. That’s how much their new country means to them. Mahmoud and his wife Mona had a typical life in Syria. Mahmoud went to work each day as a long-haul truck driver, a...
by CCI Ottawa | Feb 28, 2017 | News
When the Alsaghir family arrived in Ottawa a little more than a year ago, they were faced with many challenges. They came with one bag each of belongings, they didn’t speak English or French, the weather was brutally cold and they were living in a hotel room. But they...
by Media Outlet | Aug 29, 2016 | Media
Jennifer Chevalier · CBC News Ottawa is offering certain private sponsors of Syrian refugees whose entry to Canada has been delayed to get replacement families. “It’s a difficult choice,” said Don Smith, chair of the refugee working group for the...
by Media Outlet | Jun 17, 2016 | Featured
(The Ottawa Citizen) Safely housed and clothed, with their children now attending school, many of the 1,600 Syrian refugees who have arrived in Ottawa in the past six months are turning their attention to a new goal: finding work. To help them along the way, Refugee...
by CCI Ottawa | Jun 13, 2016 | News
Imagine answering a knock on the door of your new apartment, and finding two people in uniform waiting to speak to you. You might think you’re in trouble… unless you recognize that the uniformed officers are Ottawa firefighters, going door to door with their “Wake Up...
