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Refugee and Immigrant Advisory Council (RIAC)

Description

About Us

RIAC is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, charitable organization established to answer an ongoing need to support refugees, immigrants, and other Canadians of diverse origins in making Newfoundland and Labrador their home, and to raise awareness of refugee and immigrant issues.

Our Primary objective is to help refugees and immigrants become productive members of our society. We encourage:

RESPONSIBILITY: We encourage our members to be responsible and take the initiative to become self- reliant.
INDEPENDENCE: With the help of RIAC, community organizations, ethnic associations, and other service providers, Refugees and Immigrants can become fully independent members of society.
ACCEPTANCE: We encourage acceptance to our newcomers in the hope that they will incorporate both the Canadian culture as well as their own culture into their lives - this is what makes Canada such a diverse culture.
CHOICE: Refugees and Immigrants are free to make the choices they feel will enrich and better their lives. RIAC provides the information but they decide what services they will take advantage of.

Status

Active

Address

204 Water Street Suite 3000

City

St. John's

Province

NL

Country

Canada

Postal code

A1C 1A9

Phone number

709-754-4122

Fax number

709-754-4102

Email

Links

Economic sectors

General relevance - all sectors

Target groups

(Im)migrants workers

Geographical focuses

Other provinces

Spheres of activity

Social work

Languages

English