Organizations

There are several organizations in Calgary that exist to support new immigrants to the city. The following agencies provide settlement services, education and employment support, and help with integration into society.

Alberta Government

Alberta government provides a handy directory of provincial settlement services, employment support and language training.

Website www.employment.alberta.ca/Immigration

Directions for Immigrants

Bow Valley College’s Directions for Immigrants is an information resource for new Canadians looking to work in the professional industries or the trades.

Website www.directionsforimmigrants.ca

Calgary Catholic Immigration Society

The Calgary Catholic Immigration Society is a non-profit volunteer organization that provides settlement and integration services to all immigrants and refugees in southern Alberta.

Website www.ccis-calgary.ab.ca

Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association

The Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) supports the integration of immigrant and refugee women, girls and their families into the Calgary community.

Website www.ciwa-online.com

Calgary Centre for Newcomers

The Calgary Centre for Newcomers is a non-profit organization devoted to assisting refugees and immigrants arriving in Calgary.

Website www.centrefornewcomers.ca

Immigrant Services Calgary

Over the past 30 years, this organization has helped over 250,000 immigrants settle into their new lives and homes in Calgary.

Website www.immigrantservicescalgary.ca

Calgary Immigrant Educational Society

The mission of the Calgary Immigrant Educational Society (CIES) is to provide education, multimedia information, job bank, and referral services to newcomers and economically disadvantaged Calgarians in an effort to help them find their rightful places in Canadian society.

Website www.immigrant-education.ca