Moving to Calgary
Calgary Immigrant Support 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
The Alberta government provides a handy directory of provincial settlement services, employment support and language training.
Directions for Immigrants - Bow Valley College
Directions for Immigrants is an information resource for new Canadians looking to work in the professional industries or the trades.
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.
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.
Calgary Centre for Newcomers
The Calgary Centre for Newcomers is a non-profit organization devoted to assisting refugees and immigrants arriving in Calgary.
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.
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.
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