Happy New Year!

As 2020 comes to a close, we would like to take a moment to look back and celebrate 40 years of service in welcoming immigrants and refugees to Nova Scotia.…

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Holiday Hours

The following are our office hours for the holidays this year: December 24: 8:30 am – 12 noon December 25-28: closed December 29 & 30: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm…

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Recover Better – Human Rights Day 2020

The United Nations’ theme for Human Rights Day 2020 is Recover Better, emphasizing the need for prioritizing human rights and addressing inequalities in our society as we continue to fight…

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Fostering Immigrant Women-Owned Businesses

Did you know that ISANS has a free 10-week program to help immigrant women entrepreneurs learn more about business development? Our next Immigrant Women Entrepreneurship Program (IWEP) sessions start on…

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Become A Welcome Ambassador!

On World Kindness Day last month, we shared ideas on how to create welcoming communities, including 10 tips for how you can help make newcomers feel at home. But did…

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Message from Jennifer Watts, CEO of ISANS

Earlier this year, as we began the celebrations of our 40th anniversary with the theme “Pathways to Resilience,” little did we know how much our resilience as an organization and…

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Working Toward a More Tolerant World

The International Day for Tolerance has been observed on November 16 since it was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996. It is an annual reminder for us…

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