Opening our doors and hearts to newcomers; Halifax Stanfield announces multi-year support for ISANS
The excitement and emotions that build upon arrival at a new destination reaches even greater heights for a newcomer arriving in a new country for the first time. Halifax Stanfield…
Private Sponsorship Applications Update
ISANS will soon open our online Private Refugee Sponsorship selection process for our 2019 allocation from Immigration, Citizenship & Refugees Canada (IRCC). Individuals or groups interested in sponsorship should continue…
New Canadians Spread a Love for Reading through National Adopt-a-Reader Campaign
From February 18 – March 1 this year, more than 65 newcomer families from across Halifax Regional Municipality participated in the national Adopt-a-Reader campaign presented by Mothers Matter in partnership…
#BalanceForBetter: ISANS celebrates International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day, March 8, is recognized globally as a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Celebrated for over a century, International Women’s Day…
New resource for internationally educated teachers provides orientation to teaching in Nova Scotia
A new website, created to provide internationally educated teachers with comprehensive information and orientation to the education system in Nova Scotia, launched Thursday, February 28, 2019. Teach-in-NovaScotia.ca offers contextual awareness…
Crisis Supports & Resources
We encourage all Nova Scotians to connect with newcomers in their community and offer support in this difficult time and beyond. We also want to provide a list of resources…
Spryfield Tragedy
With great sadness, we inform the greater ISANS community that a tragic house fire took the lives of seven children in a newcomer family in Spryfield on Tuesday. Our deepest…
CBC News: Now recruiting – Nova Scotia starts testing foreign-trained family doctors
By Carolyn Ray, CBC News, 8 February 2019.
Nova Scotia has reopened its doors to family physicians trained in other countries in a move that could help cut down on the province’s lengthy wait list for a doctor. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia has begun to screen applications for a long-awaited program that will allow foreign-trained doctors to prove they possess the clinical skills and knowledge to work in the province.
“I’m excited,” said Dr. Fiona Bergin, clinical director of the Nova Scotia Practice Ready Assessment Program, which is being run by Dalhousie University in Halifax.
“I’m very hopeful that we’ll be able to contribute to the need for family physicians in the province.”
Launch of Nova Scotia Practice Ready Assessment Program Resource
The Nova Scotia Practice Ready Assessment Program (NSPRAP) has launched a new resource website to help ensure international medical graduate (IMG) physicians who wish to practice family medicine in Nova Scotia possess…
ISANS announces the continuation of Settlement Online Pre-Arrival program through $13.1 million in funding from IRCC
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced $13.1 million dollars in funding for ISANS to continue its Settlement Online Pre-Arrival (SOPA) program. This groundbreaking program developed and overseen by ISANS ensures that immigrants arrive prepared for their new life in Canada.
“Our mission is to help immigrants build a future in Nova Scotia. This funding will allow us to better prepare newcomers for their arrival in Canada through SOPA’s expanded pre-arrival services, alleviating some of the stresses associated with the settlement process,” says Jennifer Watts, CEO of ISANS…
