Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed in the Saskatoon's Open Door Society's Matching program. This program is an excellent way to gain cross cultural experience and at the same time, help newcomers settle in their new community. Volunteers are also needed in the Conversation Circles and Youth Study Group programs.

Interested? The first step is to attend a General Information Session. For upcoming dates, please view: General Information Sessions. All sessions begin at 7pm and will be held at the Saskatoon Open Door Society, 247 1st Ave North, Saskatoon, S7K 1X2. Registration is required.

For more information, please contact Jan at jcunningham@sods.sk.ca or 653-4464 ext 115.

Newsletter Online

The Winter 2011 issue of the Saskatoon Open Door Society's newsletter,  Welcome Mat is now online.

Annual Report Now Available

The Saskatoon Open Door Society recently held its 2010-2011 Annual General Meeting. The Annual Report is now available on line. Please download.

Funders and Partners Acknowledged

Saskatoon Open Door Society would like to thank and acknowledge its funders and partners. Without their support, the many programs and services provided by the agency would not be possible. View 2010-2011 funders and partners. 

Support the Open Door Society--Become a Member

The Saskatoon Open Door Society was established in 1981 to welcome and assist immigrants and refugees settling in Saskatoon. The agency has continued to grow and offer quality services and programming. Membership gives you the chance to join the Open Door in its commitment to support New Canadians, and enrich the lives of all in our community! To download a  form, please click membership.

Newcomers Guide Now Available

The Saskatoon Open Door Society has developed a Newcomers Information Package to provide information on a wide range of community resources needed for settlement and integration of newcomers to Saskatoon. This valuable tool is now available on-line. Click here to view the PDF version.

   Canadian Immigration News

  canadavisa.com

• More temporary workers, and a modest proposal
• Focus on Quebec?s female immigrants
• Provincial Nominee Programs working well
• Happy Chinese New Year
• More immigrant support in Southern Ontario
• Websites to help recognize foreign credentials
• Immigration ups Manitoba?s population
• Canada has most multicultural workplaces
• Calgary boomtown for immigration
• Harper on immigration
• Happy Holidays
• Recognizing engineer?s foreign credentials will get easier in Quebec with new online tool
• Newfoundland and Labrador, another province in need of skilled labour
• Live-in caregivers can now get work permits significantly sooner
• BC looking to boost skilled worker immigration
• Destination Saskatchewan
• Montreal the only hip city in North America
• Tests now required for language points under Quebec Skilled Worker program
• Some no longer must submit passports once granted permanent residence
• CIC moves online
• Settlement funding helping new Canadians across the country
• Alberta tops in North America for economic freedom
• Irish influx to Canada, more to come
• Expansion of British Columbia PNP means more say for immigrant selection
• Latin American immigration to Canada on the rise

   Citizenship and Immigration Canada News

  News releases, speeches and other news from CIC

• Minister Kenney issues statement celebrating Black History Month
• Due to Continuing Violence in Syria, Government Closes Visa Office - Services redistributed to Lebanon and Jordan
• Visa Application Centre Network to Reach Global Proportions
• Ministers Kenney and Baird issue statement on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
• Government of Canada supports project aimed at fostering intercultural awareness
• Minister Kenney issues statement recognizing the Republic Day of India
• Provincial Nominee Program Working Well, New Evaluation Shows
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada launches online widget to improve communications with immigrants and service providers
• Government of Canada Congratulates the Employment Halton Office on the Occasion of their Official Opening
• Minister Kenney issues statement recognizing Korean New Year
• Minister Kenney issues statement recognizing Têt
• Minister Kenney issues statement recognizing Chinese New Year
• Minister Kenney congratulates the RCMP for laying charges in fraud case
• New website promotes innovations in the assessment and recognition of international qualifications
• Minister Kenney issues statement marking the celebration of Christmas by Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics
• Minister Kenney issues statement condemning acts of vandalism at mosque in Gatineau
• Minister Kenney issues statement congratulating filmmakers
• Minister Kenney issues statement celebrating Christmas
• Minister Kenney issues statement celebrating Chanukah
• Minister Kenney announces new appointment to the Canadian Race Relations Foundation
• Minister Kenney announces Citizenship Judge appointments
• First Parent and Grandparent Super Visa issued two weeks after launch
• Minister Kenney commends the RCMP for laying charges in citizenship fraud case
• Minister Kenney announces Canada's appointment to chair International Task Force on Holocaust Education
• Minister Kenney announces important change for live-in caregivers
• The International Visa Application Network Reaches West Africa
• Speech the value of Canadian citizenship
• Improving the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program
• Canadian citizenship not for sale: Minister Kenney provides update of investigations into citizenship fraud
• Canada Pledges to Help More Refugees
• Government of Canada announces increased settlement funding for British Columbia
• Up, up and away: Parent and Grandparent Super Visa takes flight today
• Super Visa earning rave reviews
• CIC Goes Paperless
• Minister Kenney issues statement commemorating the Holodomor
• Government of Canada announces increased settlement funding for Saskatchewan
• Government of Canada announces increased settlement funding for Manitoba
• Minister Kenney announces increased settlement funding for Newfoundland and Labrador
• Minister Kenney announces increased settlement funding for Yukon
• Minister Kenney announces increased settlement funding for the Northwest Territories
• Minister Kenney announces increased settlement funding for Nunavut
• Minister Kenney announces Ontario settlement funding
• Government of Canada announces increased settlement funding for Nova Scotia
• Government of Canada announces increased settlement funding for New Brunswick
• Government of Canada announces increased settlement funding for Prince Edward Island
• Minister Kenney announces increased settlement funding for 11 provinces and territories