Immigrant Services Calgary

For more than 40 years, Immigrant Services Calgary has been supporting newcomers to help them settle, find jobs, access resources and build a sense of belonging in the community. Since 2021 the organization has been piloting Gateway, a community collaborative that brings together a network of partners to streamline the onboarding process for new immigrants.

There is a strong belief in the importance of investing in technology to enhance operations and leverage data in a more powerful way. The de-identified and anonymized data collected through everyday interactions with newcomers help to identify trends and uncover incredible stories — stories that can amplify the impact of programs and inform policy decisions.

Immigrant Services Calgary is the only agency in Southern Alberta that does language assessments for newcomers. UCeed investment will support interpretation and translation services — a resource that has been particularly valuable in supporting Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.

Visit Immigrant Services Calgary’s website for more information.

Immigrant Services Calgary has received investment from UCeed, a venture philanthropy fund accelerating UCalgary and community-based startup companies to advance problem-solving research, create jobs and fuel the economy. A key program in the UCalgary innovation ecosystem, UCeed bridges the gap between innovation, demonstration and commercialization, and is managed by UCalgary’s knowledge-transfer and business incubator, Innovate Calgary.

The UCeed Social Impact Fund is powered by the generosity of the United Way of Calgary and Area and its mission to mobilize communities for lasting social change and the Government of Alberta’s Creative Partnerships initiative to support arts and non-profit sectors.