On International Volunteer Day, we say “thank you”!
Today is International Volunteer Day, a time to recognize the role that volunteers play in helping to build communities. This year’s theme, “Volunteers build Resilient Communities”, recognizes volunteers across the globe…
Back to Basics – Halifax Magazine profiles ISANS CEO Jennifer Watts
By Sandra C. Hannebohm for Halifax Magazine. – After two terms on Halifax Council, introvert Jennifer Watts finds peace and purpose out of the public eye…
ISANS hosts TESL NS Fall Conference
ISANS was host to the Teachers of English as a Second Language (TESL) Nova Scotia (NS) Fall Conference on Saturday, November 17. More than 100 EAL teachers and program administrators…
Newcomers Leadership Training Program enables 24 newcomer youth to be trained as lifeguards
The Newcomers Leadership Training Program is a partnership between ISANS, the Canada Games Centre, Nova Scotia Lifesaving Society, and the YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs. It offers 24 newcomer youth the opportunity to be trained as lifeguards for free.
Doing ‘what Canadians do’ attracts newcomer kids to hockey program
By Frances Willick, CBC News, November 3, 2018 The new skaters, from 5 years old to 14, came to Canada as government-assisted refugees For some, falling on the ice was…
Businesses and communities across Canada to benefit from increased immigration
From Newsroom — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. October 31, 2018 News Release October 31, 2018—Ottawa, ON—Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced the new multi-year…
Marketplace app helps immigrant entrepreneurs
By Brendan Ahern, Chronicle Herald, October 19, 2018. Newcomers starting businesses in Nova Scotia are using an app that makes promotion easy. The Immigrant Business Marketplace App was launched by ISANS during last year’s small business week. On the first day, 38 businesses signed up. Today there are 125…
SupperNova Multicultural Community Potluck
The rain didn’t dampen the fun at SupperNova Multicultural Community Potluck on Saturday, October 20. Community members new and old came together at the Bella Rose Arts Centre to share food,…
