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This is a page for supporters of Immigrant Women Services Ottawa, and we encourage open discussion and invite you to share your opinion.

Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO) services include:

-Crisis Intervention and Counselling Services
-Language Interpretation and Translation Services
-Settlement and Integration Services Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO) is a community-based social service agency providing the highest quality of culturally appropriate services to immigrant women and their children. We create opportunities for women as they integrate and settle into a new society, rebuild their lives after violence and achieve their personal goals.Every year, over 2,000 women and their children are helped by IWSO’s dedicated and talented staff who are assisted by volunteers. By participating on this page, you are agreeing to our commenting policy, outlined below. We reserve the right to delete posts on our page containing any of the following elements:

- profanity
- misinformation
- spam
- off-topic / irrelevant
- personal attacks
- promoting violence
- promoting illegal or questionable activities

If you repeatedly violate this policy, you will be removed from our page. If you become a bother to our supporters, since this is a supporter page first and foremost, you will be removed. Again, we encourage open discussion, which includes disagreement, but we will not tolerate harassment or taunting of our supporters. We appreciate your cooperation and support, and look forward to connecting with each of you, our loyal supporters! If you have a question regarding this page or anything on it, please contact us here: http://www.immigrantwomenservices.com/contact-us/

Thank you!

10/16/2026

IWSO is pleased to receive $2,500 in support for our Programs from RBC Phillips, Hager & North Investment Counsel Inc. This gift will be used towards funding for our Crisis and Counselling and Settlement and Integration departments.

Read the press release here:

https://immigrantwomenservices.com/rbc-p-h-north-investment-counsel/

10/15/2026

IWSO’s Settlement & Integration Department is pleased to invite you to our upcoming Tea & Topic session:

Building Professional Confidence and Accessing Job Search Support

Monday, October 26, at 1:00 PM.

This online session will be presented by IWSO’s Amy Monteal, Manager, From Survivor to Thriver Project.

The session will provide tips for building confidence, developing an elevator pitch, and accessing the support available through the “From Survivor to Thriver Project”

Please scan the QR Code to complete the registration form or go to the link below:

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=T2s5zp8trEybZFiTQ833ibwbx7T7wnRKnL-intWCZCVUMDVBT0lLWUIyTE1PUzZRVUNMWjRJNk1JNS4u&route=shorturl

Kindly note that the meeting link will be sent to you via your email addresses two hours before the session begins and registration closes at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, October 21, 2026

10/13/2026

IWSO présente « Tea & Topics » !

Rejoignez-nous pour une séance importante et valorisante :

Violence fondée sur le genre, planification de la sécurité et soins liés au VIH

📅 Mercredi 14 octobre
⏰ 13 h 30 – 15 h 30
📍 219, avenue Argyle, bureau 400

Animé par Marieann Thottungal, agente de développement communautaire auprès des femmes au sein du Comité d'aide d'Ottawa (AID Committee of Ottawa)

✨ Services offerts sur place :
🧒 Garde d'enfants
🚌 Titres de transport (autobus)
☕ Rafraîchissements

📲 Scannez le code QR pour vous inscrire !

Les inscriptions ferment à 11 h le jour de la séance.

Pour plus d'informations, contactez : [email protected]

Événement réservé aux femmes.

« Tea & Topics » est financé par Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC).

10/12/2026

🍂 Thanksgiving Holiday Closure 🍂

IWSO offices will be closed on Monday, October 12 for the Thanksgiving Day holiday. We will return to the office on Tuesday, October 13 at 9:00 a.m.

Language Interpretation Services remain available 24/7:

613-729-1393

Toll-free: 1-866-859-812

From all of us at IWSO, we wish you a wonderful, restful, and safe Thanksgiving holiday!

10/11/2026

IWSO presents Tea & Topics!

Join us for an important and empowering session:

Gender Based Violence, Safety Planning and HIV Care

📅 Wednesday, October 14
⏰ 1:30–3:30 p.m.
📍 219 Argyle Avenue, Suite 400

Presented by Marieann Thottungal, Women’s Community Developer AID Committee of Ottawa

✨ In-person supports available:
🧒 Childminding
🚌 Bus tickets
☕ Refreshments

📲 Scan the QR code to register!

Registration closed at 11:00 AM the day of the session

For more information contact: [email protected]

This is a women only event

Tea & Topics is funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

10/07/2026

Why donate to charity in your Will?

Making a difference matters to you. Giving back is part of who you are. Now, what if there were a way to do more for the causes you care about without taking away from what you or your family need?

Make a big donation, without using money you need now.
You can still provide for family in the future.
A smart way to give – there are tax benefits!
Keep fueling progress for causes that matter.

This handy guide, will help:

https://www.willpower.ca/guide-to-writing-your-will-with-family-and-charity-in-mind/

Consider leaving a Legacy Gift to IWSO without taking anything away from family.

https://www.willpower.ca/charities/immigrant-women-services-ottawa-iwso/

10/02/2026

On Friday, Sept. 18th, IWSO was delighted to participate in Carleton University's School of Social Work Agency Fair.

The Fair provided an opportunity for organizations to showcase their work, educate social work students about the array of services and efforts taking place in the community, and meet with students who are looking for a practicum setting for winter, summer, and fall 2027.

It was inspiring to see the student engagement and excitement for the upcoming year and what it will hold.

IWSO was happy to be included and we are excited to see what the future will hold for all who attended.

09/30/2026

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Today, IWSO offices are closed as we observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour the children who never returned home from residential schools, Survivors, their families, and Indigenous communities across Canada.

This day is an opportunity to listen, learn, remember, and reflect on the devastating and ongoing impacts of the residential school system, colonialism, and systemic discrimination experienced by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. It is also a call to action to deepen our understanding of Indigenous history and to support the ongoing work of truth, healing, justice, and reconciliation.

At IWSO, we recognize that reconciliation requires all of us to learn, acknowledge the past, challenge ongoing inequities, and build a more inclusive and respectful Canada.

Please note: Our Language Interpretation Services remain available today through our 24-hour hotline:

📞 613-729-1393
📞 Toll-free: 1-866-859-8182

Today and every day, we honour the truth and commit to reconciliation.

09/29/2026

There is still time to register for our Annual Meeting of Members this evening at 6:00 p.m.

Refreshments & Networking: 5:30 p.m.

Annual Meeting: 6:00 p.m.

We are pleased to share that this year’s Annual Meeting will once again be held in person at:

Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO)
219 Argyle Avenue, Suite 113/114
Ottawa, ON

To register to attend, please click on the link below. You will also be able to access the 2026 Agenda, last year’s meeting minutes, and the 2025–2026 Annual Report through the registration page.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/immigrant-women-services-ottawa-iwso-annual-meeting-2026-tickets-2000263337488?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thank you, and we look forward to welcoming you and seeing you on September 29, 2026.

09/28/2026

One of the smartest ways to give may already be in your retirement plan.

Did you know you can name a charity as a beneficiary of your RRSP or RRIF?

By naming Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO) as a beneficiary, you can:

✨ Keep what you and your family need for retirement
✨ Make a meaningful difference with what remains
✨ Potentially offset taxes that would otherwise apply to your RRSP/RRIF at death
✨ Set it up quickly, flexibly, and at no cost

It’s a simple way to create a lasting legacy for immigrant and racialized women and their children in our community.

Want to learn more? The Will Power campaign has a helpful tool that walks you through the process in less than five minutes.

👉 Take a few minutes to explore this smart and meaningful way to give.

https://www.willpower.ca/donate-with-rrsp/

Address

219 Argyle Avenue, Suite 400
Ottawa, ON
K2P2H4

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+16137293145

Website

http://www.immigrantwomenservices.com/

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