Build your future here with ISANS

Last year, ISANS worked with over 10,000 clients to build a future in Nova Scotia. At ISANS, we help you find your pathway to possibility.

Youth Explore!

ISANS Launches Youth Explore! Program with Support from Emera and Nova Scotia Power

We are proud to announce our latest program to support newcomer youth, called Youth Explore! This program aims to help immigrant and refugee youth ages 16-25 deal with issues they…

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Research Study of Family/Household Bubbles During COVID-19

Researchers at Mount Saint Vincent University are looking for immigrant participants for a study about social supports and family/household bubbles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please see the message below from…

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Research Study Recruiting Immigrant Participants

There is a research project by a graduate student at Dalhousie University that is looking for immigrant participants. Please see the message below from the researcher and flyer for more…

COVID-19-Website-Update

ISANS to offer increased in-person services starting January 18th!

As a community, we have done great work at keeping the COVID numbers down and all of us need to continue to follow public health protocols to maintain these positive…

Join Our Board

Call for Applications – ISANS Board of Directors

Do you want to help shape the future of Nova Scotia? Join ISANS Board of Directors today! Apply now. Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) is a leading not-for-profit…

Change is inevitable, change will always happen, but you have to apply direction to change, and that's when it's progress. - Doug Baldwin

New “Compass Dialogues” offer online space to discuss social movements

Launching on January 20, ISANS is starting a new discussion series called “Compass Dialogues.” Open to alumni of the Welcome Ambassador program, these free sessions will dive deeper into dialogue…

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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…

IWEP Class Jan 2019

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…