About
Who We Are
ISSO – Immigrant Settlement Services Organization is a community-based nonprofit dedicated to helping newcomers to Canada build strong, successful, and fulfilling lives.
Whether you're arriving as an immigrant, refugee, international student, or temporary worker, our mission is simple: to help you feel at home. From your first days in Canada to your first job interview, your first tax return to your child’s first school registration—we walk beside you every step of the way.
Since our founding, we’ve supported thousands of newcomers through free, people-first services like language classes, employment coaching, youth programs, income tax clinics, and settlement assistance. We belie
Empowering Newcomers. Building Community. Creating Belonging.
At ISSO, our mission is to support newcomers by providing accessible, high-quality settlement services that promote:
- Independence and self-reliance
- Access to education, employment, and civic engagement
- Integration into Canadian society
- Respect for diversity, culture, and lived experience
We strive to remove barriers, open doors, and build bridges between newcomers and the communities they now call home.
A Canada Where Every Newcomer Feels at Home
What Guides Us Every Day
- Respect
- Integrity
- Inclusion
- Empowerment
- Compassion
- Collaboration