Eligibility
NOTE: You must be a registered ISANS client to be able to access our programs and services
Immigration Status:
- Canadian Citizen Born outside Canada, International Graduate, Permanent Resident, Refugee Claimant, Temporary Foreign Worker
- Canadian citizens born in Canada are also eligible.
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About the Program
The Welcoming Communities program provides training sessions to help organizations foster inclusive and welcoming environments for newcomers. The Building Intercultural Competence workshop raises awareness of the barriers immigrants face while equipping participants with strategies to support them. ISANS also offers customized workshops on valuable topics such as equity, diversity and inclusion basics, unconscious and implicit bias and microaggressions, among others.
This program helps community participants by:
- Raising awareness about settlement and integration challenges
- Sharing practical strategies for building relationships with newcomers
- Teaching intercultural competence skills for engaging with immigrants
- Empowering communities to foster inclusive and welcoming environments
- Creating networking opportunities to strengthen community connections
- Organizing events that bring together newcomers, communities and service providers
52
workshops delivered
1,270
participants
30+
organizations served