Nonprofits, places of worship and cultural associations serving newcomer communities. Each entry links to the organization’s own website.
Working with refugees and immigrants who have come through war and persecution, with a particular focus on women and their families. Five offices across the Greater Toronto Area —
Nonprofit · North York, ON
Welcoming newcomers to Ottawa for more than seventy years — settlement support for permanent residents, refugees and refugee claimants, housing, employment and practical workshops.
Nonprofit · Ottawa, ON
Working with immigrant and racialized women in Ottawa since 1988 — crisis support and counselling for women and children leaving violence, settlement and employment help, childcare
Nonprofit · Ottawa, ON
Settlement and integration services in Ottawa since 1978, in more than fifty languages — English classes, childcare, school and employment support, counselling, and arts-based prog
Nonprofit · Ottawa, ON
A grass-roots charitable organization founded in 1965, and the Ottawa Mosque on Northwestern Avenue — the first in Ottawa and one of the first in Canada.
Religious organization · Ottawa, ON
Persian as a heritage language, and the cultural programme around it — lectures in Iranian studies, film screenings, literary evenings, and four podcast series on the long history.
Cultural organization · Ottawa, ON
The Somali community's own agency in Ottawa since 1991: settlement support, a seniors programme, and youth programmes, from 1719 Bank Street.
Diaspora community · Ottawa, ON
An Antiochian Orthodox cathedral on Ridgewood Avenue, and one of the homes of Ottawa's Lebanese Christian community.
Religious organization · Ottawa, ON
A Coptic Orthodox church on Parkdale Avenue, and the Ottawa home of Egypt's Coptic Christian community. It also takes requests for help with groceries and medicine.
Religious organization · Ottawa, ON
A Melkite Greek Catholic parish on North River Road in Overbrook, and one of the homes of Ottawa's Lebanese Christian community.
Religious organization · Ottawa, ON
Ottawa's Turkish cultural society, founded 1971: festivals and concerts, a folk dance course, language and culture classes, and practical seminars for people who have recently arri
Cultural organization · Ottawa, ON
Ottawa's Newcomer Information Centres: free information and referral on immigration and citizenship, work, school, health and housing, for more than 11,000 newcomers a year.
Nonprofit · Ottawa, ON