Our Community Affiliates

Housing Help is a one-stop housing information and assistance agency.   From simple tenancy questions to the crisis of homelessness, Housing Help works to solve a wide range of tenant and landlord issues.

LASI-World Skills is a recognized leader in responding to the needs of the local labour market while promoting the skills and talents of New Canadians. See our Help Finding Work page.

Legal Aid Ontario is available to low income individuals and disadvantaged communities for a variety of legal problems, including criminal matters, family disputes, immigration and refugee hearings and poverty law issues such as landlord/tenant disputes, disability support and family benefits payments.

Canadian Mental Health Association offers a variety of services and programs that are accessible to both the public and other support organizations. The Canadian Mental Health Association constantly works with a variety of organizations including OCISO to provide services.
 
The Canadian Council for Refugees is a non-profit umbrella organization committed to the rights and protection of refugees in Canada and around the world and to the settlement of refugees and immigrants in Canada.

CompuCorps / Techreuse Ottawa works together with OCISO to make low cost refurbished computer systems available to the community. CompuCorps/Techreuse accepts donations of computer equipment from private and industry donors. The equipment is refurbished and loaded with operating software through a special agreement with Microsoft, and redistributed for a low, cost-recovery fee.

Passages to Canada is the Dominion Institute's national storytelling programme, which explores the complexities of immigrant and refugee experiences.  

Government

Government of Canada
City of Ottawa

Permanent Resident Card 

Settlement.org