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Are you a recently arrived immigrant or refugee to Ottawa looking for services to help you get settled?

Local Agencies Serving Immigrants (LASI) is pleased to offer a one-stop portal for immigrants and refugees new to Ottawa to access the vital information and services they require.

Find important settlement, language, health, employment, education, counselling and specialized services offered from all 11 agencies right here.

To get started, use the filters below to find an agency that best fits your needs:

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Catholic Centre for Immigrants (CCI)

Catholic Centre for Immigrants (CCI)

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Information and plans for getting settled
  • Refugee services
  • Children and Youth Services
  • 5 More
Economic and Social Council of Ottawa-Carleton (CÉSOC)

Economic and Social Council of Ottawa-Carleton (CÉSOC)

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Information and plans for getting settled
  • Refugee services
  • Children and Youth Services
  • 6 More
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO)

Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO)

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Information and plans for getting settled
  • Children and Youth Services
  • Senior Services
  • 5 More
Jewish Family Services of Ottawa (JFS)

Jewish Family Services of Ottawa (JFS)

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Information and plans for getting settled
  • Refugee services
  • Children and Youth Services
  • 7 More
Collège La Cité

Collège La Cité

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Information and plans for getting settled
  • Women Services
  • English/French training and other language services
  • 4 More
Lebanese and Arab Social Services Agency (LASSA)

Lebanese and Arab Social Services Agency (LASSA)

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Information and plans for getting settled
  • Refugee services
  • Children and Youth Services
  • 5 More
Ottawa Chinese Community Services Centre (OCCSC)

Ottawa Chinese Community Services Centre (OCCSC)

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Information and plans for getting settled
  • Senior Services
  • Counseling for health, family and difficult situations
  • 3 More
Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO)

Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO)

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Information and plans for getting settled
  • Refugee services
  • Children and Youth Services
  • 9 More
World Skills

World Skills

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Information and plans for getting settled
  • Refugee services
  • Women Services
  • 5 More
Somali Centre for Family Services (SCFS)

Somali Centre for Family Services (SCFS)

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Information and plans for getting settled
  • Refugee services
  • Children and Youth Services
  • 5 More
YMCA/YWCA of the National Capital Region

YMCA/YWCA of the National Capital Region

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Information and plans for getting settled
  • Refugee services
  • Children and Youth Services
  • 5 More

What is LASI?

Local Agencies Serving Immigrants (LASI) is a coalition of 11 agencies delivering settlement services to immigrants and refugees in the Ottawa area. LASI members work together to advance the social and economic integration of newcomers through continuous service improvement, implementation of collaborative initiatives and engagement with the broader community.

Over the years, the LASI Coalition has worked together on joint initiatives to support newcomers. The LASI settlement services delivery portal is one such initiative.

Collectively, LASI agencies deliver services to more than 20,000 immigrants and refugees per year. The service providers who make up LASI are:

  • Catholic Centre for Immigrants (CCI)
  • Economic and Social Council of Ottawa-Carleton (CÉSOC)
  • Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO)
  • Jewish Family Services of Ottawa (JFS)
  • Collège La Cité
  • Lebanese and Arab Social Services Agency (LASSA)
  • Ottawa Chinese Community Services Centre (OCCSC)
  • Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO)
  • World Skills
  • Somali Centre for Family Services (SCFS)
  • YMCA/YWCA of the National Capital Region