As a community, we have done great work at keeping the COVID numbers down and all of us need to continue to follow public health protocols to maintain these positive trends. The importance of social distancing, masks, handwashing, and staying home if not feeling well is critical as we try … Read more
Do you want to help shape the future of Nova Scotia? Join ISANS Board of Directors today! Apply now. Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) is a leading not-for-profit organization in Atlantic Canada. We provide a wide range of services to immigrants, including settlement support, language training, employment readiness, … Read more
Launching on January 20, ISANS is starting a new discussion series called “Compass Dialogues.” Open to alumni of the Welcome Ambassador program, these free sessions will dive deeper into dialogue surrounding the global movements of Anti-Racism, Black Lives Matter, and Indigenous Lives Matter, and talk about how these movements relate … Read more
As 2020 comes to a close, we would like to take a moment to look back and celebrate 40 years of service in welcoming immigrants and refugees to Nova Scotia. We have a special anniversary website with highlights from the last four decades: www.isansatforty.isans.ca/. We are glad to share these … Read more
The following are our office hours for the holidays this year: December 24: 8:30 am – 12 noon December 25-28: closed December 29 & 30: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm December 31: 8:30 am – 12 noon January 1-3: closed Our regular hours resume on January 4, 2021. Wishing everyone … Read more
The United Nations’ theme for Human Rights Day 2020 is Recover Better, emphasizing the need for prioritizing human rights and addressing inequalities in our society as we continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. From the United Nations website: “The COVID-19 crisis has been fuelled by deepening poverty, rising inequalities, structural … Read more
Did you know that ISANS has a free 10-week program to help immigrant women entrepreneurs learn more about business development? Our next Immigrant Women Entrepreneurship Program (IWEP) sessions start on January 12, 2021! NOTE: The 10-week session starting on January 12 is now full and is no longer accepting clients. To … Read more
On World Kindness Day last month, we shared ideas on how to create welcoming communities, including 10 tips for how you can help make newcomers feel at home. But did you know that ISANS has a free program that you can join to become a Welcome Ambassador? Our Welcome Ambassador … Read more
Earlier this year, as we began the celebrations of our 40th anniversary with the theme “Pathways to Resilience,” little did we know how much our resilience as an organization and a community would be tested. We have adapted over the last several months to deliver our programs primarily online as … Read more
As a result of the evolving COVID-19 outbreak, ISANS will be moving back to modified program delivery on November 25th to protect the health and well-being of our clients and staff. This adjustment to our programs and services will continue until January 4th. We will reassess the modification of programs … Read more
November 21 is World Hello Day – a day to consider the importance of simple communications in our lives and our communities. It started in 1973 in response to the Arab-Israeli War, with the intention to remind us that conflict can and should be resolved through communicating with one another, … Read more
Our Language Services team is offering a new 8-week, online course for healthcare professionals to help you improve your communication skills with clients and colleagues! Classes on Zoom will start on December 7 and will be held on Monday and Wednesday nights through the end of January. Topics covered in … Read more