Build your future here with ISANS

Last year, ISANS worked with over 17,000 clients to build a future in Nova Scotia. At ISANS, we help you find your pathway to possibility.

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Helping to build a welcoming and inclusive province: Roshanak Sadeghi-Zadeh

Mentors played a huge role in helping Roshanak Sadeghi-Zadeh settle in Canada, and now she is assisting others by being a mentor and practice interviewer at ISANS. “Mentors really impacted…

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Helping to build a welcoming & inclusive province: Margaret Casey

Highly regarded Halifax physician Margaret Casey shares her medical expertise as an ISANS volunteer with International Medical Graduates (IMGs). Retired from active practice for 13 years, Margaret works with newcomers,…

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Growing Stronger Neighbourhoods – Seniors Picnic

The smell of homemade pizza drifted throughout the Dartmouth Commons on Wednesday, August 1, as newcomers gathered at the Park Avenue Community Oven for pizza making and a picnic. Over…

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Save the date! Social Justice in Focus

Join us on Saturday, September 22 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm for the  Social Justice in Focus forum! Hear from participants who will reflect on social justice through their photos and artwork. This research…

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The clock is ticking: International medical graduates struggle to find residency programs to practise in Nova Scotia

By Ryan Van Horne, My East Coast Experience, July 13, 2018.  There is a shortage of family doctors in Nova Scotia, but international medical graduates (IMGs) struggle to find opportunities…

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Newcomers learn to camp

Friday was a beautiful day to learn to camp! More than 60 newcomers in language classes at ISANS took part in the Parks Canada Learn to Camp program at Westmount…

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Examples of what can be – Syrian refugees giving back to the country that ’gave them life’

By: Joseph Mathieu. This article was originally published in Sage magazine, the voice of the National Association of Federal Retirees (Federal Retirees). It’s an old adage, one that volunteers confirm…

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Helping to build a welcoming & inclusive province: Ali Al-Khazaali

From the insecurity of life in Iraq, to becoming a volunteer with Feed Nova Scotia, Ali Al-Khazaali’s journey through life has taken many different turns. Ali arrived in Nova Scotia…

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Annual Report 2017-18: A Welcoming & Inclusive Province

ISANS Annual Report 2017-18, A Welcoming & Inclusive Province, shares stories of volunteers who generously give their time and energy, not only to ISANS programs, but to help create welcoming…

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2018 ISANS’ award recipient Dr. Margaret Casey – helping international medical graduates make the grade

From The Chronicle Herald, June 21, 2018. By: John DeMont.  Margaret Casey laughed in a sheepish “oh-no” fashion when I called her Wednesday to talk about the award she was…