Immigrant Youth Employment Opportunity
Immigrant Youth Employment Opportunity The Skills Elevate Youth Employment Program for immigrant and refugee youth ages 15–30 is accepting registrations for its next class, which begins on July 6. The…
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Immigrant Youth Employment Opportunity The Skills Elevate Youth Employment Program for immigrant and refugee youth ages 15–30 is accepting registrations for its next class, which begins on July 6. The…
Rocky View Immigrant Services (RVIS), in collaboration with the Consulate of Colombia in Calgary, successfully delivered the workshop “When Everything Changes: Mental Health in Times of Migration and Uncertainty.” This…
On May 20, we had the opportunity to host our Entrepreneurship & Networking Workshop, “Building Your Dream of Entrepreneurship in Canada.” “My heart feels incredibly full after witnessing the strong…
Rocky View Immigrant Services (RVIS) had the opportunity to participate in the roundtable “Strengthening Voices, Creating Opportunities: Social Leadership and Latin Organizations in Calgary,” held as part of the Annual…
We had a successful group session on May 27 at the Medicine Hat office focused on Finances for Newcomers. This session was offered in English with Thai interpretation, both in…
Forty-five years ago, a few church volunteers wanted to help Vietnamese “Boat People” fleeing by sea and coming to Calgary. They started with no funding, no grand plan—only open hearts and a belief that everyone…
On May 5th, over 90 people gathered at Kinsmen Park in Strathmore to mark Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Children, and…
The High River Ag Society has expanded its partnership with FCIS to help newcomer and immigrant families experience rural rodeo culture. In addition to providing free tickets to professional rodeo…
A key highlight for the BCIS office in April was a Census Informational Session delivered in collaboration with the City of Brooks. The session was led by Robyn Klassen, Inclusion…
Cochrane ArabFest, held on April 11 at Frank Wills Memorial Hall, brought together residents to celebrate Arab culture through dance, music, food, and storytelling. The event featured performances by Radwa…
In honour of Arabic Heritage Month, the Foothills Local Immigration Partnership (FLIP) partnered with the Calgary Arabic Arts and Culture Society and the Okotoks Film Society to host a Community…
On May 5, CCIS hosted the second annual Youth Employment Summit 2026. This was designed to prepare youth for employment and connect them with employers seeking to fill vacancies. This…
Here are some highlights from our Foothills Local Immigration Partnership (FLIP) office! March FLIP was able to partner with and support the ‘Magic of Friendship and Belonging’ event put on…
It happened again this year. The lights went down. The crowd leaned in. And someone you might have seen in a different role walked onto a stage in Brooks and…
Skills Elevate has two intakes starting on April 27! Bridge to Success, for immigrant professional youth Bridge to Success provided immigrant professional youth ages 20-30 with advanced job search techniques.…
Every day, in 26 locations across Calgary and southern Alberta, a quiet but powerful force for good is at work. It’s the force of our volunteers. This National Volunteer Week…