Community Resources
National Resources
Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) Member Organizations
Find the list of organizations supporting immigrants and refugees across Canada on the link below.
The Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project (IRMHP)
The project offers online training, tools and resources to settlement, social and health service professionals working with immigrants and refugees.
Gender-Based Violence Settlement Sector Strategy
The report below highlights findings from the three components of the project’s research: a National Survey, Environmental Scan, and Key Informant Interviews.
Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability (CFOJA)
The Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability (CFOJA) is a civil society, grassroots, feminist-led initiative that seeks social change to empower girls and women and to promote sex and gender equality. Preventing male violence against women and girls needs to occur if social change is to be achieved and the well-being of all Canadians ensured.
Nova Scotia Resources
Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)
Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) is the leading immigrant settlement service agency in Atlantic Canada, serving 15,000+ clients annually in 100+ communities across Nova Scotia, through many kinds of services—language, settlement, community integration and employment—both in person and online.
Immigrant Migrant Women's Association (IMWAH)
Immigrant Migrant Women’s Association of Halifax (IMWAH) is a culturally diverse and feminist non-profit organization in Nova Scotia committed to the holistic integration of immigrant, migrant women and girls in the province.
YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth: Gender Based Violence Prevention for Service Providers
The Gender-Based Violence Prevention Project at the YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs is funded by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The project began in September 2017 with a focus on working with newcomer children, youth, and families to raise awareness about gender-based violence, prevention programming and how to access available resources within their community.