Immigrant Services Society of BC

Read our response to @Canada's latest immigration target plan announced earlier this month: issbc.org/blog/the-2025-… #Immigrants #newcomer #Refugees #refugeewelcome #CommunitySupport #immigrationpolicy #policy

Building lasting change for #OurCommonFuture begins with empowering young people. Juan Enamorado reminds us of the immense potential of forcibly displaced youth - potential that must be nurtured and invested in.

Our offices will be closed on Monday 2nd Sept for Labor Day! Offices will re-open on 3rd September. We hope you have a wonderful long weekend! #LaborDayWeekend #LaborDay2024 #newcomers #Immigrants #Refugees

We have a very busy #canadaday2024 this weekend! If you're in @cityofcoquitlam, @cityofnewwest or @YourMapleRidge come meet our great teams this #CanadaDay! #CommunityBuilding #SupportLocal #Immigration #newcomers #volunteers

On #worldrefugeeday2024 this year, our refugee-services staff attended an amazing event at the @VPL! Through our work we aim to empower #Refugees everyday so they can build their lives here in #BritishColumbia! #RefugeesWelcome

Tomorrow is @Moose_Hide Campaign Day where we will be walking to end gender based violence as part of #TeamTELUS. Join us as we walk to make our #community safer, together. #moosehidecampaignday Meet at TELUS Sky at 1:00 p.m. MST to walk with us.

How can we prevent racism in British Columbia? @TriCities_LIP have created a valuable new tool to help explain the importance of reporting racist attacks and how to do it through @BCRCMP and other local police forces. Read the full toolkit: tricitieslip.ca/priorities-and… #antiracist

Yesterday, Minister Miller welcomed 49 new Canadians at a special ceremony for Citizenship Week in Calgary, Alberta. Congratulations to everyone who became a Canadian citizen! #CitizenshipWeek #MyCitizenship

🙏✨ A heartfelt thank you to the all the ISSofBC staff who have supported refugees from Afghanistan as part of the Afghan Special Initiative (ASI). Through their tireless work, ISSofBC has welcomed over 3,000 Afghans to #britishcolumbia since 2021. #RefugeesWelcome #support

Happy #VolunteerWeek!! 🤗 Our amazing team of volunteers allow us to support #newcomers and make #Refugees and #Immigrants feel welcome in #britishcolumbia. #volunteer #Volunteerism #Vancouver #richmond #support #CommunityEngagement #immigrationmatters #immigration #Canada

There's still time to get tickets to the 'Concert for Peace' on Friday 18th April. Listen to this @CBCVancouver interview with Sasha Luchkov, the #refugee pianist from #Ukraine who will performing at the concert: cbc.ca/player/play/1.… Get your tickets: chancentre.com/events/concert…

We were thrilled to welcome Minister Marc Miller (@CitImmCanada / @CitImmCanFR) and Richmond MP, @WilsonMiaoRC for a tour of our Vancouver Welcome Centre and discussions around refugee services in #BritishColumbia #Immigration #immigrationmatters #engagement

Happy Easter Weekend! 🌸 We hope your long Easter weekend is filled with plenty of fun in the spring time sun! 🐣🌼 Our offices will be closed on Friday 29th March and Monday 1st April 2024. Appointments and events will be rescheduled. #Easter #EasterWeekend #OfficeClosure

🌈 यह होली है 🌈 Happy Holi! 🕯️ Holi is celebrated with the throwing of bright and colourful powder and the lighting of bonfires. We hope all those celebrating the this year has a wonderful #FestivalOfColors! You can learn more about Holi:

فرا رسیدن سال جدید و عید نوروز را خدمت شما تبریک عرض می کنیم، سالی سرشار از شادی و موفقیت و سلامتی برایتان آرزومندیم Happy #Nowruz! We wish you a year full of happiness, success and health! To learn more about #Nowruz2024: canada.ca/en/canadian-he… #NowruzMubarak #NowruzNewYou

Congratulations to Chris Friesen, our COO, for receiving the Metropolise Service Provider Award in recognition of his contributions to the settlement sector over his 30 year career. Learn more about his career here: issbc.org/blog/chris-fri… @metropolisinst #Immigration #AWARD

🌙Ramadan Mubarak 🕌 رمضان مُبارك رَمَضان كَريم We hope this month will be a period of hope, resilience and renewal for all and an opportunity for us all to support those in need with kindness and compassion. #Ramadan #RamadanKareem #ramadanmubarak

🎆Happy International Women's Day!! ♀️ As well as the amazingly talented women among our staff and volunteers, we also have many inspiring newcomer women among our clients! Interested in joining our women programs? Learn more: issbc.org/our-programs-a… #InternationalWomensDay

We've launched our new logo and visual identity that reflects our focus on welcoming newcomers to British Columbia. We speak your language, so if you want to learn more about our language, career and community services, visit: issbc.org #Immigration #LogoDesign

It's #WorldNGODay and the perfect opportunity to celebrate the impact of non-profits around the world and across #Canada! For over 50 years, we've supported immigrants and refugees looking for opportunities and safety in Canada. Learn about our impact: annualreport.issbc.org