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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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…

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Dr. Margaret Casey wins ISANS Award for work with International Medical Graduates

Congratulations to Dr. Margaret Casey, winner of this year’s ISANS Award for her exceptional efforts in welcoming immigrants to Nova Scotia and in assisting them to successfully integrate into the…

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On World Refugee Day, we celebrate Canada’s leadership for refugees and look for more

From the Canadian Council for Refugees The Canadian Council for Refugees marks this World Refugee Day by celebrating the lives saved when we open our doors and our hearts to…

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Video: I Am Today

 Marwa Harb’s face lights up when she talks about the people she has met since arriving in Canada as a refugee from Syria. Topping her list – Prime Minister…

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For World Refugee Day, a crowd of 500+ walked through downtown Halifax

The streets of downtown Halifax were yellow Saturday afternoon as over 500 participants marched from the Garrison Grounds to the Halifax Central Library for the fifth annual Walk with Refugees…

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Halifax rally celebrates and supports refugees

By Taryn Grant, For StarMetro Halifax. Sat., June 16, 2018 HALIFAX—In a show of solidarity, about 500 people marched along busy Halifax streets Saturday afternoon, chanting “Say it loud, say it clear, refugees…

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Growing Canada’s future economy an ‘impossibility’ without immigration

From Canadian Immigration Newsletter, by Stephen Smith, May 30, 2018 When it comes to the future of immigration to Canada, it’s no longer a question of “why immigration” but “how…