By Elizabeth McMillan, CBC News, 7 October 2015. One of the doctors working at Halifax’s Refugee Health Clinic says it’s a credit to volunteer physicians and the provincial government that refugee claimants continue to have health care despite federal cuts. On Wednesday, the provincial ministers of health and immigration attended the … Read more
By Ray Bradshaw – Global News Halifax The migrant crisis in Europe has focused on the need and efforts to bring more newcomers to Canada, but for those arriving on our shores, it can be a challenge dealing with not only the language and culture, but the systems designed to … Read more
Media Release – Canadian Council for Refugees – 3 September 2015. In the wake of the tragic deaths of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi and his five-year-old brother Galip, the Canadian Council for Refugees reiterates its call for Canada to open its doors to Syrian refugees. The boys died with their mother … Read more
By Yvonne Colbert, CBC News, July 28, 2015. A Nova Scotia immigrant from Mozambique could be a poster child for the province’s plan to attract newcomers. Flavia Mabota came to Canada five years ago from Mozambique, looking for more opportunity and a better life. She could barely speak English and had only $40. Today, … Read more
Business Voice Magazine’s April 2015 edition is out and it features an article about Cafe Aroma Latino and owner Claudia Pinto, ISANS business client. The article also features an interview with Sherry Redden, our Manager of Business & Workforce Integration, who talks about meeting the needs of immigrants who want … Read more
From Capital Health – Monday, March 16 2015 – By Brooke Stephen. Securing employment in the health care industry in Canada as an immigrant is a daunting task. When Ahmed Almashharawi arrived in Halifax from Palestine in 2010 with the goal of working as an x-ray technologist, he didn’t know … Read more
From the Chronicle Herald – Opinions – Saturday March 14 2015. For the past 30 years, our company, Corporate Research Associates Inc., has been tracking the attitudes and habits of Atlantic Canadians — last year we interviewed more than 18,000 — and it is evident to us the majority point … Read more
From the Halifax Chamber of Commerce Outlook 2015. The biggest challenge we face as a community is hanging on to our new graduates and attracting immigrants. The above is an excerpt from the introduction to the Halifax Index 2014, an in-depth report from the Greater Halifax Partnership. The challenge is … Read more
Originally published in the Sept. 2013 issue of the Nova Scotia Business Journal, by Fred Morley Economic development professionals are always looking for an edge for their community –– something that will help them out-compete their neighbours. Smart communities have figured out that immigrants can give them that edge over … Read more
HALIFAX CBC News, August 25 2014 Refugees accustomed to growing their own food in their home countries are finding garden space in their newly adopted Halifax neighbourhood. This summer the Immigrant Settlement & Integration Services is helping seed the fourth garden in four years. The Mosaic Ministries, an independent church … Read more
The CCR has published a statement commenting on the issues affecting the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Canadians have recently had their attention drawn to serious problems with the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. It is useful to look at these issues in the broader context.
Over the past decade, Canada’s immigration program has shifted significantly from permanent to temporary immigration. In 2008, for the first time…
This article is found on the Dal News website – story by Katie Ciavaglia, photo by Chris Parent
A new program for Dental Hygiene students at Dalhousie is helping provide them with access to more complex cases while teaching them about giving back to the community. In 2012, Heather Doucette, assistant professor in the School of Dental Hygiene, worked with her colleagues to develop a partnership with ISANS…