Organizations and Resources Related to Immigrants and Refugees

Disclaimer: The resources listed in this website are for reference purpose only. Readers are encouraged to search local organizations and programs that are useful for immigrants and refugees. 

 

Canadian organizations serving immigrants and refugees

• Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada http://www.cic.gc.ca
• IRCC has a web site to help search settlement services in Canada http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/map/services.asp  

 Alberta

• The ASSIST Community Services Centre Helps with Newcomers Integration in Canada http://assistcsc.org/en/
• Action for Healthy Communities Society of Edmonton http://a4hc.ca/

 British Columbia

• The Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies http://www.amssa.org/
• Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISS) https://issbc.org/
• MOSAIC https://www.mosaicbc.org/
• SUCCESS https://www.successbc.ca/

 Manitoba

• Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba http://www.ircom.ca/
• Manitoba Immigrant and Refugee Settlement Sector Association Inc. (MIRSSA)  http://mansomanitoba.ca/

 New Brunswick

• Saint John Multicultural and Newcomer Resource Centre Inc. (SJMNRC)  http://www.sjmnrc.ca/main.html
• Centre de ressources pour nouveaux arrivants au Nord-Ouest Inc. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/map/nb.asp

 Newfoundland and Labrador

• The Association For New Canadians http://www.ancnl.ca/
• Fédération des francophones de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (FFTNL) http://www.francotnl.ca/

 Northwest Territories

• Conseil de developpement economique des Territoires du Nord-Ouest http://cdetno.com/en/
• Aurora College http://www.auroracollege.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/home.aspx

 Nova Scotia

• Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) http://www.isans.ca/
• Halifax Regional School Board - Metro-Region Immigrant Language Services (MILS) http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/map/ns.asp

 Ontario

• Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants http://www.ocasi.org/
• Thunder Bay Multicultural Association http://www.thunderbay.org/

 Prince Edward Island

• PEI Association for Newcomers To Canada http://www.peianc.com/
• La Coopérative d'intégration francophone de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard Limitée http://www.cifipe.ca/en/

 Quebec

• Accueil liaison pour arrivants (ALPA) - http://www.alpaong.com/

 Saskatchewan

• Humboldt Regional Newcomer Centre http://www.thehrnc.com/
• YWCA Prince Albert - Newcomers to Canada Program http://www.ywcaprincealbert.ca/regional-newcomer-centre.html

 Yukon Territory

• Association franco-yukonnaise - http://www.afy.yk.ca/secteurs/main/fr/index.php
• Yukon College https://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/  

Chapter Specific Resources

Chapter 1: Immigration Theories 

• Migration Free Access Information http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/bes/migration-collection
• Migration Policy Institute http://www.migrationpolicy.org/.
• Immigration Research West http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/research/immigration/about_IRW.html  
• Metropolis Project: The Metropolis Project was closed in 2013. However, it had accumulated a large volume of working papers on Canadian immigrant studies which can be found on the following sites:
• Canada Metropolis http://canada.metropolis.net/index_e.html  
• BC Metropolis http://mbc.metropolis.net/   
• CERIS http://ceris.ca/  
• Atlantic Metropolis Centre http://community.smu.ca/atlantic/index_e.html

Chapter 2: Immigration Policy in Canada

• Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/  – the federal government department in charge of immigration policies and programs.
• For statistical information related to immigrants and refugees, please refer to IRCC’s Facts and Figures http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/statistics/menu-fact.asp
• To get a sense of the citizenship test for immigrants read Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship the document recommended by the Government to help newcomers to prepare for the Citizenship test. To get a sense of the types of questions immigrants have to answer on the test, please see http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/questions.asp
• Immigration and Refugee Protection Act http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-2.5/
• Canadian Multiculturalism, please refer to http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-18.7/page-1.html  and http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/multiculturalism/citizenship.asp
• Canadian Human Rights Act http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/h-6/  
• Employment Equity Act http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/E-5.401/index.html
• For more information of the Komagata Maru incident, please refer to http://komagatamarujourney.ca/incident
• Chinese Head Taxes and Exclusionary Acts, please refer to http://www.library.ubc.ca/chineseinbc/index.html

Chapter 3: Building a Practice System for Working with Immigrants and Refugees

• The SSLD Website http://ssld.kttsang.com/

Chapter 4: Building Inclusive and Welcoming Community for Immigrants

• Pathways to Prosperity (P2-P) is an alliance dedicated to fostering inclusive communities that promote the economic, social and civic integration of migrants and minorities in Canada http://p2pcanada.ca/
• Welcoming & Inclusive Communities Toolkit http://p2pcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Welcoming-Inclusive-Communities-Toolkit2.pdf
• US Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (2006). Immigration Integration Toolkit https://www.gcir.org/sites/default/files/resources/GCIR%20Toolkit.pdf.

Chapter 5: The Labour Market and Immigrants

Most settlement service organizations will have some employment service.

• Beyond “Canadian Experience” Project www.beyondcanadianexperience.com  
• Hire Immigrants   www.hireimmigrants.ca  
• Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council www.triec.ca
• Immigrant Employment Council of BC http://iecbc.ca/
• Winnipeg Immigrant Centre http://icmanitoba.com/services/employment-services/

Chapter 6: Immigrants and Health and Mental Health

• Health Quality Ontario. (2014). Adopting a common approach to transitional care planning: Helping Health Links improve transitions and coordination of care. Toronto: Author. http://www.hqontario.ca/quality-improvement/health-links/services-and-tools/transitional-care-planning
• Canadian Paediatric Society, Caring for Kids New to Canada http://www.kidsnewtocanada.ca/beyond/resources
• Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre http://www.multiculturalmentalhealth.ca/

Chapter 7: Housing and Homelessness Issues of Immigrants and Refugees

• The Homeless Hub http://homelesshub.ca/  
• Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Provincial and Territorial Fact Sheets (Housing Rights) http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/reho/yogureho/fash/  
• Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Programs and Financial Assistance http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/prfinas/index.cfm  
• Housing First Model http://homelesshub.ca/solutions/housing-accommodation-and-supports/housing-first  @home documentary http://athomedocumentary.org/

Chapter 8: Working with Immigrant Women and Families

• Newcomer Settlement and Inclusion in Peel: Building on Existing Assets: The Full Report on the Vision of a New Model for Enhancing Newcomer Settlement Services in Peel by Peel new comer Strategy, 2010. http://www.peelnewcomer.org/site/peel_newcomer_strategy_group/assets/pdf/d-1-a-special-report-on-the-vision-of-a-new-model-report-final-june-14-2010.pdf
• Aurora Therapy Program for Immigrant and Refugee Families (Winnipeg)
• http://www.aurorafamilytherapy.com/newcomer.html
• Alberta Network of Immigrant Women www.aniw.org
• Battered Women Support Services (BWSS) British Columbia, November, 2010
• http://www.bwss.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Toolkit-for-Lawyers_EIWITLS.pdf

Chapter 9: Social Work Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Men

• Centre for Refugee Studies at York University in Toronto, Canada is engaged in research on refugee issues. It informs public discussion as well as policy development. http://crs.yorku.ca  

Chapter 10: The Well-being of Children from Immigrant Families

• The Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) is an umbrella organization of agencies, groups, and individuals that provide services to the South Asian Community http://www.cassa.on.ca/
• Welcome Centers Immigrant Services http://www.welcomecentre.ca/

Chapter 11: The Well-Being of Youth from Immigrant and Refugee Families  

• Online Youth Development Hub: The eXchange for Youth Work http://exchange.youthrex.com/
• Online Community for Newcomer Youth http://www.newyouth.ca/
• Video: Youth Voices from the Canadian Council for Refugees Youth Network  https://vimeo.com/71999473
• Video: A New Life in Canada for Syrian Family Haunted by War http://youtu.be/ZBOeoA5onJY   
• Video: Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity http://www12.statcan.ca/nhs-enm/video/video-eto-eng.cfm

Chapter 12: Social Work Practice with Older Immigrants

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada. (2009). Elderly immigrants in Canada: Income sources and self-sufficiency http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/research/elderly/summary.asp
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada. (2013). Support for senior citizens http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/before-rights-seniors.asp
• HeretoHelp (2010). Older immigrants and refugees resources
• http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/visions/older-adult-immigrants-and-refugees-vol6/older-adult-immigrants-and-refugees-resources
• Mosaic Seniors Club (Vancouver, British Columbia) http://www.mosaicbc.com/seniors-club

Chapter 13: The Well-Being of Immigrants with Disabilities

• Disability as understood within the Ontario Human Rights Code (check similar Human Rights Codes in your own province) http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-and-guidelines-disability-and-duty-accommodate/2-what-disability
• Canadian Disability Studies Association http://www.cdsa-acei.ca/  and check out the resources page http://www.cdsa-acei.ca/resources.html
• Across Boundaries http://www.acrossboundaries.ca/
• Settlement at Work http://wiki.settlementatwork.org/w/index.php/Accessibility
• Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) http://www.ccdonline.ca/en/
• Canadian Disability Policy Alliance http://www.disabilitypolicyalliance.ca/
• Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (Check out the Accessibility Program Page) http://www.ocasi.org/

Chapter 14: Social Work with LGBTQ Newcomers

• Egale: Canada Human Rights Trust www.egale.ca
• International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association www.ilga.org   
• Advancing Trans Movements Worldwide http://globaltransaction.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/advancing-trans-movements-worldwide-2014.pdf  

Chapter 15: Working with Asylum Seekers

• Canadian Council for Refugees website  http://ccrweb.ca/
• United Nations High Commission of Refugees http://www.unhcr.ca/  
• Social workers for refugees and asylum seekers Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SocialWorkersForRefugeesAndAsylumSeekers