Check out the job fair

The Seven Oaks Adult Learning and Settlement Services Centre will be holding a Job Fair on October 18th .

Please see the attached poster.

For more information,  please call us at 204-632-1716

7 Oaks Settlement Team
Seven Oaks School Divison

email:  settlement@7oaks.org

ph: 204- 632-1716

fax:204-632-1889

Seven Oaks Adult Learning

and Settlement Services Centre

950 Jefferson Ave., Winnipeg MB R2P 1W1

Rita Chahal new Executive Director of Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council

June 3, 2013

Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council (MIIC) board chair Rev Peter Flynn is pleased to announce that Rita Chahal has been appointed Executive Director of MIIC / Welcome Place.

With recent policy and funding changes to Canada's commitment to immigrants and refugees at the Provincial and Federal levels, Flynn said that “MIIC is delighted to take advantage of Rita’s combined not-for-profit and business leadership experience to help us reach the next level of MIIC’s growth and sustainability”.

Prior to her current appointment and for the past four and a half years, Rita has served in the elite position as General Manager of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce where she worked closely with the business community across Manitoba. Earlier in her career, Rita was the Executive Director of the Women in Media Foundation and Executive Director of Employment Projects of Winnipeg, where she got first hand understanding and insight into the issues, opportunities and challenges that refugees and new immigrants face when they arrive in Manitoba. Her community service includes taking a leadership position on a number of boards and advisory committees over her career. She currently serves on the board of a crown corporation, Manitoba Centennial Centre Corporation.

Very excited about her new role, Rita said that "I am humbled and privileged to be part of one of the most effective and influential Canadian agencies that help refugees arriving in Manitoba. And, I am honored to be a part of the Canadian and global commitment to serve those who have been oppressed and lost all hope in the face of war and political unrest"

MIIC/Welcome Place is a federally funded not for profit organization based in Winnipeg. MIIC promotes and supports the protection and resettlement of refugees from many countries and offers a range of services that welcome and assist refugee newcomers in their settlement and integration into Canadian society. MIIC strives to enable independence and full participation of these newcomers in our community. Refugee newcomers contribute to the strength of our community, our economy, and our diversity. MIIC has a well established history and success in serving refugees in Manitoba.

For more information about MIIC's programs and services please contact Rita or Ms Emily Shane at 204 977 1000. Rita can be reached directly by email at ritac@miic.ca or by phone at 204 285 3384.

Refugees inject new life into empty places of worship

Canada has to thank newcomers for all the ways in which they energise the Canadian population and economic landscapes with their colours, foods, business-know-how and also for their spiritual enthusiasm.Many newcomers find solace in churches, mosques and temples which hitherto were threatened with closure to make way for more purposeful use.
    Newcomers not only find community in Churches but the Church appears to be a place where many needs and wants are fulfilled and appears to  make it a big part of their lives. Belief in God is stronger among newcomers than Canadian born or people who have lived here a long time.
  According to recent research the Presbyterian Church is a champion of sponsoring refugees and it has sponsored a significant number of the more than 200,000 refugees who came to this country over the past 25 years.  These refugees later become members of the Church and  help to keep many church doors open.  Church sponsorship has been eclipsed for the time being as the federal government attempts to deal with the backlog of applications.  However for now newcomers interest in matters of the spirit will keep their doors open for some time to come.
  

Immigrants fare better in rural areas

Although many immigrants like to settle in urban areas where they have more access to all kinds of services, community support and jobs opportunities, research shows that immigrants who live in small urban centres and rural areas tend to achieve economic integration much faster than immigrants living in large cities. The study by Stats Canada, also indicated that the income gap between immigrants and Canadians living in similar areas closed faster over time in smaller communities.
Think about that people.

Canada's first advanced degree in settlement and immigration

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