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CCIS (Calgary Catholic Immigration Society) together with Centre for Newcomers

by C. KRIASKI

Immigrant Services Calgary and BABAE and their volunteers organized a very successful picinic for all the foreign temporary workers in Calgary at the Marlborough Park Community Centre last Sunday, September 6, 2009. There were over 200 workers that registered to attend the event.

The organizers have lunches and snacks for everyone. There were games played for the day and kids enjoyed painting and other games as well. There were blow-up trampoulines where adults and kids had a fun time. Door prizes and raffle draws were also a part of the day’s activity.

Another important thing that the organizers did for the event is to provide shuttle service to those who do not have any way to getting to the venue. Shuttle buses were available from 10 am to 10:45 am at the parking lot of the Centre for Newcomers and took them to the venue for the picnic.

We would to thank the organizers, especially the people behind success of the event, Mr. Renato Abanto, TFW Settlement Coordinator for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, Avnish Mehta - Program Coordinator, Temporary Foreign Worker Intergration Business, Employment and Training Services, Cesar Agudelo and Zita Flores of the Immigrant Services Calgary and Maribel Javier of BABAE and not to forget all the volunteers who gave in their time to help in anyway they could.

Immigrant Serivce Canada provides services on Settlement - giving your information on labour law, your rights and responsibilities, housing, English as a second language, Alberta health services, employment and immigration. They also provide Interpretation/Translation services in 70 languages to name a few—Spanish, French, Russian, Tagalog, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi, English, German, Polish, Vietnamese and more. Their office is located at 1200, 910-7th Avenue SW.

The Centre for Newcomers welcomes people from around the world and provide a variety of services to all temporary foreign workers holding work permits issued by the Citizenship and Immigration Canada. They provide assistance in identifying their needs and referral to community services and opportunities. The temporary foreign workers also learn about their rights and responsibilities a TFW. They are also given information on housing, finances and community resources and are able to extend their network of connections in Alberta. For further information, you can visit www.centrefornewcomers.ca or all (403) 569-3325.

CCIS (Calgary Catholic Immigration Society) is here to help Temporary Foreign Workers. Recently, the organization received funding to create programs to help Temporary Foreign Workers integrate into the community. CCIS is here to help with the following areas: Employee Rights and Labour Standards, Pay and Benefits, Housing (rent, utilities),

Taxes and Budgeting, Health Care, Recreation/Sports, Transportation (drivers license, using public transit), Communication (ESL classes), Climate, Shopping (clothing, food, medicine), Law and documentation, Understanding the Canadian Business Culture.

For more information, please contact: Jessica Tel: (403) 290-5113 or Avnish Tel: (403) 290-5112 or visit CCIS Business Centre at 200,1509 Centre Street SW Calgary.

Babae Council of Filipina-Canadian Women is a member of the The Ethno-Cultural Council of Calgary (ECCC) is a community-based organization that facilitates the collective voice of Calgary’s visible minority communities, in order to influence social, economic, and political change through collaborative action. Maribel Javier is now the president of BABAE.

With all the collaborative efforts of these organizations, the summer event of the Temporary Foreign Workers was a successful one and we are sure that by now the TFWs know that they have a place here in Calgary, their new home.

CCIS (Calgary Catholic Immigration Society) together with Centre for Newcomers

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