Immigrants Working Centre (IWC)

📆 Date: Tuesday, July 15th ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM 📍 Location: 8 Main St. E, Suite #308 ✨ Don’t miss this opportunity — register by emailing tphy@iwchamilton.ca! #employment #newcomers #workplaceculture

Next Tuesday! Ready to level up your career? 🚀 Join us for a practical session on navigating Canadian workplace culture! Learn how to communicate effectively, understand employer expectations, and build key soft skills.

Looking to start a business in Canada? Join us for an info session with the Hamilton Business Centre! DETAILS: 📅: Friday, July 18th 🕛: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 📍: 100 Main St. E Ste #210 Contact rsaeed@iwchamilton.ca to save your spot! #employment #entrepreneurship #HamOnt

At IWC, we honour both the hope this country offers, while continuing to stand in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples. Wishing you a happy Canada Day from your friends at IWC.

While we reflect on the past, we also recognize that Canada is home to many diverse cultures and symbolizes opportunity to build a new life.

On July 1st, many folks across the country will observe Canada Day. This is an opportunity to reflect on our colonial history and its ongoing impacts on Indigenous Peoples - the original inhabitants of the land we live and work on.

📣 Closure Notice! 📣 Please be advised that all IWC offices will be closed tomorrow, July 1st. Our offices will re-open and all services will resume on Wednesday, July 2nd. Stay cool!☀️

Join in on the celebration: 👇 ☀️ Attend the National Indigenous Peoples Day Event at West Harbour – 3 Guise Street, Hamilton) for Indigenous performances, artisan vendors and local food. Click the link here for more information: hamilton.ca/people-program… #NIHM2025 #NIPD2025

On June 21st, we recognize National Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a day to honour the traditions, cultures, history and achievements of Métis, First Nations and Inuit peoples.

We honour the resilience of those individuals and families forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution or natural disasters and we recognize their courage as they rebuild their lives.

Today, June 20th, is #WorldRefugeeDay. IWC stands in solidarity with all refugees and their right to protection, safety and dignity. A record 123.2 million people have been forcibly displaced globally, according to the UNHCR.

Closure Notice‼️Please be aware that all IWC offices and online services will be closed on Friday, June 20th for a staff event. All offices will re-open on Monday, June 23rd at 9:00 AM.

Preparing for an interview? Our upcoming session hosted by our Employment team will teach you strategies to win your next telephone, virtual or in-person interview. 🗓️: Wednesday, June 25th 🕐: 10:00AM - 12:00PM 📍: 8 Main St. E Ste #308 Contact tphy@iwchamilton.ca to register!

🩺 Curious about the Canadian Healthcare system? Our Settlement team will guide you through: ✅ Healthcare in Ontario ✅ Free health services in Hamilton ✅ Public health resources you can access 📅: Wed, Jun 11 🕛: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 📍 Hybrid session Register to join us!

🩺 New to Canada? Join our Healthcare Info Session and learn how to navigate the Canadian healthcare system with confidence. DETAILS: 📅: Wednesday, May 21st 🕛: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM 📍 Hybrid session – join us in person or online! #HamOnt

CLOSURE NOTICE: Please be advised that all IWC offices will be closed on Monday, May 19th. 🌻 Our offices will re-open and all regularly scheduled services will resume on Tuesday, May 20th at 9:00 AM. Have a wonderful weekend! ☀️ #HamOnt

📣 You're invited!! 📣 Join us for our 2025 Annual General Meeting on May 21st, 2025 as we reflect on the past year and look ahead with the unveiling of our new Strategic Plan. Scan the QR code or visit forms.gle/aoF4H8WEGyLDvs… to RSVP! #HamOnt

This is a time to address the truth of this ongoing human rights crisis and stand with MMIWG2S+ Peoples and their loved ones in their journey toward justice. (3/3) #MMIWGG2S+ #MMIW #RedDressDay #NoMoreStolenSistersIndigenous

We honour the lives of thousands Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people whose lives have been lost at the hands of systemic and colonial violence. Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people face increased rates of violence yet make up only 5% of the population. (2/3)

Today is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+), also known as Red Dress Day. (1/3)