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5 events,
Immigrants of Ottawa – Photography Project
A photography project showcasing the different faces of immigrants who call Ottawa home. Ottawa photographer Nyamulola Kambanji will profile photos and the amazing integration stories of support, hospitality, genuine respect and friendship expressed by [...]
“Welcome” Mural Project
CEPEO (Les écoles du Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario) invites students to participate in the creation of a mural that demonstrates the openness, inclusion and diversity in our board. During the [...]
Videos on Newcomer Inclusion
Video testimonials about the reception and inclusion of newcomers will be posted on CEPEO (Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario) social media.
Mayor’s Breakfast to Launch the 2019 Welcoming Ottawa Week
Mayor’s Breakfast to Launch the 2019 Welcoming Ottawa Week
A breakfast event hosted by the Mayor of Ottawa in collaboration with the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) to kick-start the 2019 Welcoming Ottawa Week activities. Highlights of the event include Mayor Watson’s presentation [...]
Let’s celebrate our newcomer dads and match them
Let’s celebrate our newcomer dads and match them
This is an event to honour immigrant fathers during Father’s Day. It will also be an opportunity to launch two sponsorships between the host community and newcomer families. This is an activity organized by [...]
6 events,
Lunch Hour: Tastes and Sounds of the Middle East
Lunch Hour: Tastes and Sounds of the Middle East
Join us over the lunch hour for a taste of Middle Eastern food and music. Enjoy food samples from the new Big Bites Kitchen, a recently opened Mediterranean kitchen in Byward Market run by [...]
Newcomer Job Interview Coaching Event
Newcomer Job Interview Coaching Event
Hire Immigrants Ottawa will provide an opportunity for newcomers to do practice interviews hosted by the Ottawa Catholic School Board. Coaching events like this one bring employers and skilled immigrants together in a relaxed [...]
10 events,
Ottawa-Gatineau Bus Tour
Ottawa-Gatineau Bus Tour
Join us for our Ottawa-Gatineau bus tour, offered in partnership with the City of Gatineau. The tour will contribute to the successful integration of newcomers into the Region by promoting and increasing awareness of: [...]
Crossroads Children’s Mental Health Centre Welcomes Newcomers
Crossroads Children’s Mental Health Centre Welcomes Newcomers
Crossroads opens its doors and dedicates our walk-in services to newcomers on Wednesday, June 19. We will provide information about our activities, programs and coping tools for newcomer stress in children under 12. Parent's [...]
Workshop on Credit in Canada
Workshop on Credit in Canada
What is credit history? Why is it important? Do I have one? These are all great questions! Come learn about how credit works in Canada from specialists at Desjardins Bank so that you can [...]
8 events,
Racialized Leadership in Ottawa – Roundtable
Racialized Leadership in Ottawa – Roundtable
As part of WOW activities, Somerset West Community Health Centre and the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership are hosting a discussion for racialized leaders of organizations in Ottawa. This is an important discussion as part [...]
The 2019 Trebek Forum: «Humaniser la migration» | Humanizing Migration
The 2019 Trebek Forum: «Humaniser la migration» | Humanizing Migration
«Humaniser la migration: droits, refuge et responsabilités» Le forum bilingue « Humaniser la migration », qui aura lieu à l’Université d’Ottawa le 20 juin 2019 (Journée mondiale des réfugiés), rassemblera des leaders canadiens et [...]
Mental Health and Diverse Populations
Mental Health and Diverse Populations
Certain cultural influences and beliefs can affect how people view mental health and mental illness. Learn and contribute to evidence-based practices in fostering the mental health of diverse populations using two new videos and [...]
9 events,
Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival
The Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival (SSIF) helps Canadians of all walks of life to recognize the enormous contributions that Inuit, First Nations and Métis peoples have made to Canada. With input from Indigenous Peoples’ [...]
Community Picnic
Community Picnic
Celebrate the end of the school year with OCISO at Mooney's Bay. We will have games for children, including face painting, parachute and tug-of-war, plus soccer for the adults. Bring your picnic lunch. We [...]
Creating an Equitable City
Creating an Equitable City
There is strong and growing evidence that structural, systemic racism produces inequities in the life outcomes of Ottawa residents, disadvantaging those who are immigrants or racialized. The Equity Ottawa partnership is hosting a reflection [...]
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Funk-A-Tron 5000
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Funk-A-Tron 5000
Funk-A-Tron 5000 is best described as an eclectic funk/jazz/hip-hop band with catchy rhythms that will get you off your feet and groovin' to the beat. With their magnetic stage presence, and passion for engaging [...]
12 events,
CEPEO Community Café
CEPEO Community Café
CEPEO (Le Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario) offers its Community Café program every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. It is a free, one-of-a-kind program designed to respond to the particular [...]
8 events,
OCCSC “Transformation” Youth Colouring Event
OCCSC “Transformation” Youth Colouring Event
Come join us as we celebrate the "Transformation" Mural. Lead artist Claudia Salguero will be on hand to give a speech as children recreate the mural on handouts, as well as display their artistic [...]
Immigrant Heritage Walking Tour: Little Italy (in English)
Immigrant Heritage Walking Tour: Little Italy (in English)
Join us for a guided walk through Little Italy and learn about the contribution of immigrant communities to the neighbourhood. Participants will take a leisurely stroll down Preston Street and hear about the Italian [...]
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Kimberly Sunstrum and the Wilds
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Kimberly Sunstrum and the Wilds
Kimberly Sunstrum is a heart-stopping performer. Her song writing is deep, evocative, and powerful and her music delightfully impossible to pin down. It’s an inspired blend of the grooves she listened to growing up [...]
17 events,
SITO: Service Integration Travail
SITO: Service Integration Travail
International Metropolis Conference Study Tours: Since 1995, the Service Intégration Travail Outaouais (SITO) has been helping immigrants integrate into Quebec society through employment and economic integration. The visit to SITO will consist of two [...]
OCISO + REFUGEE 613
OCISO + REFUGEE 613
International Metropolis Conference Study Tours: Join Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO) and Refugee 613 for a participatory and open dialogue session. Created by a grassroots coalition of service providers and volunteers, Refugee 613 [...]
Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB)
Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB)
International Metropolis Conference Study Tours The Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) is one of four school Boards in the Ottawa area funded by the Ontario provincial government. The Board has a wrap-around approach to [...]
11 events,
Jewish Family Services of Ottawa: Learning through Play
Jewish Family Services of Ottawa: Learning through Play
International Metropolis Conference Study Tours Our Learning Through Play program invites you to join our Settlement Youth and Children’s team as we present the play “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” featuring our refugee children [...]
Constituency Office of MPP Joel Harden: Open House
Constituency Office of MPP Joel Harden: Open House
Come by our office to meet your MPP, Joel Harden. Hear about what goes on in the Ontario Legislature and learn what services our office can provide for you. Light refreshments will be served. [...]
Around the World with Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO)
Around the World with Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO)
This event will celebrate diversity through performances, art, fashion, food and music from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and, of course, Canada. All are welcome!
13 events,
Sts. Peter and Paul Church Annual Family Festival
Join us over four days for our Annual Family Festival, featuring great Lebanese food and dessert, entertainment and kids' games. During the event, visit our beautiful Byzantine church and enjoy its iconic art and [...]
A Taste of Thailand
A Taste of Thailand
The Royal Thai Embassy will host a food tasting, offering a variety of Thai foods for the public to enjoy. Donations will be accepted and donated to a charity.
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Capital Youth Jazz Orchestra 10th Anniversary Alumni Band
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Capital Youth Jazz Orchestra 10th Anniversary Alumni Band
The Capital Youth Jazz Orchestra program was founded by director Nicholas Dyson in Ottawa, Canada in January 2009 to create an opportunity for Ottawa's university music students to study and perform both classic and [...]
Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre (OCCSC) Open House
Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre (OCCSC) Open House
Come join OCCSC as we host an open house in our satellite office at St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral across from Mooney’s Bay. Enjoy food made by graduates of the LINC/Algonquin College Culinary Program, [...]
12 events,
Welcome Ontario
Welcome Ontario
A workshop focusing on: Settlement in Ontario Professional opportunities Employment norms Volunteering Linguistic competencies General overview of regulated professions Professional retraining Canadian-formatted CV Techniques for job search
Latin American Music by Colores Andinos
Latin American Music by Colores Andinos
Local band Colores Andinos gives a lively and authentic performance featuring more than 20 instruments, including bamboo flutes, string and percussion instruments, from modern and traditional Latin American heritage. From Mexico to Argentina, and [...]
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents the Nicole Ratte Jazz Quintet
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents the Nicole Ratte Jazz Quintet
Well-known on the local stages, Nicole Ratté evolved in different styles before developing a true passion for jazz. At home on the stage, she is known for her warm and effervescent presence and her [...]
11 events,
Special Panel Discussion on Housing for LGBTQ Refugees
Special Panel Discussion on Housing for LGBTQ Refugees
As the City’s Liaison for Housing and Homelessness, and in collaboration with Capital Rainbow Refuge, Councillor Catherine McKenney is pleased to invite you to a special panel discussion focused on the unique challenges faced [...]
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Renee Landry
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Renee Landry
Fiery and uninhibited, Renée Landry is a powerhouse of Northern Ontario soul. Hailing from Sault Ste. Marie, this Ottawa artist enthrals audiences with her commanding stage presence and fierce vocal delivery, as she weaves [...]
Make an Inukshuk Wall Hanging
Make an Inukshuk Wall Hanging
Join Janice Oolayou from the Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre to learn how to embroider a wall hanging with an Inukshuk design. For children ages 6-12 and their parents. A large, safe needle will be [...]
13 events,
African Stories, Songs, Drumming and Dance “Under the Palm Tree”
African Stories, Songs, Drumming and Dance “Under the Palm Tree”
Join Kahmaria Pingue and her drummer accompanist "Under the Palm Tree" as they make African and Caribbean stories come alive with songs, dance, and drumming. Drop-in and enjoy!
Yamo! Yamo!
Yamo! Yamo!
Yamo! Yamo! means Hello! How are You? in Baoulé, one of the 63 languages spoken in Côte d’Ivoire. Join Fana Soro, master musician and hereditary dancer of the Senoufo people, as he shares the [...]
7 events,
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Justin Duhaime’s Gypsy Muse
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Justin Duhaime’s Gypsy Muse
Justin Duhaime’s Gypsy Muse is Ottawa’s premier Gypsy Jazz/jazz manouche style band. Inspired by the legacy of legendary Sinti guitarist Django Reinhardt, the music is driven by swinging and grooving rhythm guitar which functions [...]
Immigrant Heritage Walking Tour: Vanier (in English)
Immigrant Heritage Walking Tour: Vanier (in English)
The Vanier area settlement began in the 19th century and grew in 1908, from the small communities of Janeville, Clarkstown and Clandeboye, to become Eastview. It was in 1969 that the area took the [...]
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Patterns of Change
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Patterns of Change
The Patterns of Change Quartet has a classic jazz line-up – saxophone, piano, bass, drums – and musical tastes which run from 60s modal jazz to a more modern groove. These four Ottawa-area musicians’ [...]