Welcome Wagon
 Isle Madame is looking to grow and wants you. A key component to our growth strategy is welcoming those interested in immigrating from other countries to our community.
To find out how you can become a part of this great community, we encourage you to contact the Development Isle Madame Association at info@growislemadame.com or 902-226-1918.
Also, listed below are a variety of resources to assist you along the way.
Immigration Agencies
NS Office of Immigration
www.novascotiaimmigration.com
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
www.cic.gc.ca/english/
Service Canada Foreign Worker Program
www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/program/fw.shtml
Canada Border Services Agency
www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-e.html
Provincial Settlement Services
Immigrant Settlement & Integration Services (ISIS)
www.isisns.ca
Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia
www.mans.ns.ca
Legal Support
Lee Cohen- (Nova Scotia lawyer specializing in immigration to Canada and human rights matters).
www.mleecohen.com
Elizabeth A. Baxter- (barrister & solicitor in Halifax)
www.merciful.ns.ca/baxter/bio.html
MacDonald Boudrot Doucette (Located in Port Hawkesbury, concentrating in accident and personal injury, insurance claims, criminal law, property law, business law, civil litigation, wils and estates and family law)
www.mbdlawyers.ca
Credential Assessments and Training
World Education Services- Credential Assessments
www.wes.org
Nova Scotia Community College- Port Hawkesbury
www.nscc.ca/about_nscc/Locations/Strait.asp
Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials
www.cicic.ca/indexe.stm
Links to Canadian Embassies
Canadian Embassies and immigration information for Americans (Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade-Canada US Relations)
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/can-am/main/menu-en.asp
Canadian Embassies Abroad
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/world/embassies/menu-en.asp
Immigration Research and Reports
Nova Scotia’s Immigration Strategy
www.novascotiaimmigration.com/images/meetings/Immigration_Eng_web.pdf
Populating Cape Breton- The Immigration Factor- A Plan Moving Forward (Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation-2004)
www.ecbc.ca/e/PDFs/R-Immigration Eng.pdf
Rural and Small Town Programme
www.mta.ca/rstp/rstpmain.html
Rural Repopulation Discussion Paper
www.rural.gc.ca/researchreports/popresearch/repop_e.phtml
Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletins
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/21-006-XIE/free.htm
Other Links for Newcomers
Youth Against Racism
www.youthagainstracism.ca/home.html
Canadian CED Network
www.ccednet-rcdec.ca/en/pages/home.asp
Atlantic Metropolis Centre
www.atlantic.metropolis.net
Pier 21 Society
www.pier21.ca
Canadian Labour Congress- Immigrant and Refugee Toolkit
canadianlabour.ca/updir/Immigration-Tool-Kit-Final-ENG.pdf St. Joseph's Credit Union stjoseph@stjosephscreditu.ca
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