CCIS stands as a beacon of support for all newcomers to Calgary and Southern Alberta, providing a welcoming and empowering environment where every individual, regardless of their background, is given the opportunity to navigate the complexities of settling in a new country with confidence and resilience.
Newcomers encompass a diverse range of people, including recent immigrants, refugees, and community members facing unique challenges in adapting to their new environment. Many of our team members at CCIS share a similar journey, having been newcomers to Canada themselves, which enables them to empathize with and comprehend your aspirations and challenges as you seek a better future in your new home. We are here to help you achieve your dreams!
At CCIS, our services extend a helping hand to a diverse spectrum of individuals, encompassing newcomers, refugees, and community members navigating unique challenges. Whether through settlement assistance, educational support, or employment training, our goal is to empower and integrate individuals and families, fostering a sense of belonging and resilience in their transformative journey.
CCIS (Calgary Catholic Immigration Society) is a non-profit organization which provides settlement and integration services to all immigrants and refugees in Southern Alberta.
Since our inception in 1981, we have been a community leader with solid experience in the design and delivery of comprehensive services for our newest neighbours. We deliver these services through a dynamic multi-cultural, multi-denominational and multi-disciplinary team of professionals, who collectively speak over 70 languages.
In partnership, we empower immigrants and refugees to successfully settle and integrate in our communities.
An inclusive society where immigrants and refugees can reach their full potential.
CCIS believes:
In an environment which enhances self-esteem and respect for all.
That each individual is unique and of value.
That we all have a responsibility to build a healthy community.
In a holistic approach in working with individuals and community.
In constant attention, sensitivity and flexibility throughout the ongoing process of relationship building.
In ethical practices.
In volunteerism.
In innovation and creativity.
People in cities around the world have taken a united stand against police brutality and systemic racism. It is heartening to hear this collective call to end the policies and practices, entrenched in our institutions, that result in the exclusion and oppression of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, as well as members of the LGBTQ+ community.
It is important for each of us to remember that the racism and oppression we see in our justice systems and police forces are symbolic of the prejudices that exist in our society as a whole. We must therefore work together to eradicate racism, not only from our institutions, but from every aspect of our communities.
The responsibility lies with each of us to identify, address and prevent instances of racial discrimination, and prejudiced attitudes and behaviours. By addressing both individual and systemic racism, we can set an example for our children, and move closer to a society that upholds justice, equality, and respect for all.
CCIS believes that every person is unique, of value, and deserving of equality and respect. We also believe in working together to build healthy communities. Our organization’s vision is a society wherein immigrants and refugees, and all people, can reach their full potential. This vision can only be achieved if we collectively combat racism in all its forms and shapes.
CCIS continues to take an active role in standing against individual and systemic racism and oppression, and we wish to express our solidarity with those in our city, and around the world, who are working together for a better tomorrow.
We acknowledge Calgary and area as Treaty 7 territory. We acknowledge the Treaty 7 nations; the Piikani, Siksika, Kainai, Iyarhe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina First Nations. We acknowledge the ancestral territory of Siksikaitsitapi, the Blackfoot Confederacy, and the home of the Métis Nation of Alberta—Region 3. We are all treaty people.
In partnership, we empower immigrants and refugees to successfully settle and integrate in our communities.
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