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AMSSA is a British Columbia-wide association that strengthens its member agencies and partners, who serve immigrants and build culturally inclusive communities, with the knowledge, resources and support they need to fulfill their mandates.
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✨ Resource Sheet & Poster ✨ Balancing Act - Empowering Wellness for International Post-Secondary Students Working and Studying: https://www.amssa.org/resource/balancing-act-empowering-wellness-for-international-post-secondary-students-working-and-studying/
December 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Our CEO Daljit met with Elders from Indigenous Advisory Council to discuss a shared vision for the decolonization journey. AMSSA staff later joined the Elders in circles to explore key themes from "The Great Divide: A Framework for Relational Accountability & Decolonizing in Relationship" booklet.
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Canada needs a unified, long-term vision for immigration that connects economic growth with inclusion, equity, and belonging, ensuring that every newcomer and every community has the opportunity to thrive. Read AMSSA's response to the Budget & Immigration Levels Plan: https://bit.ly/4hWhCtb
November 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Are you working in the settlement and integration sector? Is your day-to-day work shaped by research data and its impacts? CMS-Sector Research Collaborations Day 2025 is packed with key takeaways for you: https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/cms-sector-research-collaborations-day-2025/
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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We’re excited to announce that our member, Sisters In Canada Wellness Society, will be hosting the 2-day Safe Haven 2025 Conference!

🗓️ Nov. 28th, 2025: 4PM – 7PM
🗓️ Nov. 29th, 2025: 10AM – 4PM
📍 14455 104 Ave, Surrey, BC V3R 1M1

More info: https://sistersincanada.org/safe-haven-2025/
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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It’s time to get your 2026 calendar! We’re excited to announce that the 2026 Multifaith Calendar – Growth and Change, from the Multifaith Action Society (MAS), is now available: https://multifaith-action-society.square.site/product/2026-multifaith-calendar/8?cs=true&cst=popular
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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✨ November 12, 2025 ✨ Centre for Migration Studies–Sector Research Collaborations Day is a space to build actionable knowledge and stronger partnerships for equity in migrant, refugee, and newcomer communities in BC: https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/cms-sector-research-collaborations-day-2025/
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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🌟 Leadership Forum 2025: Presentation on Guesthood on Unceded Territories: Rethinking Organizational Practices

#LeadershipForum2025
October 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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As part of the 2025 Diversity Symposium, Elder Norm Leech, a member of AMSSA’s Indigenous Advisory Council, and Winnie Chironga, AMSSA’s Director of Equity, together with cultural facilitator Sussan Yáñez, co-led a workshop titled Engaging Newcomers in Truth and Reconciliation.
October 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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✨ We’re excited to share our 2024–25 Video Annual Report with you!
Annual Report 2024-2025
YouTube video by AMSSA
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September 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Nearly 200 organizations united through The Canada We Believe In coalition call for a renewed vision for Canadian immigration as Canada prepares its 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan: https://nationalnewswatch.com/2025/09/23/its-time-for-a-renewed-immigration-vision
It’s time for a renewed immigration vision
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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September 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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The BC Safe Haven Resource Network Language Curriculum Guidelines Website is the first resource of its kind in Canada, bringing together research and innovation to create language instruction tailored to the unique needs of refugee claimant language learners. https://safehavencurriculum.amssa.org/
September 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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✨ We had a wonderful evening filled with reflections, visions, hopes and also laughter and tears. Thank you to our beloved members, funders, partners, and staff for your contributions, support, compassion, and care!
September 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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🌟 Exciting Leadership Update 🌟

AMSSA is pleased to announce that Dr. Daljit Gill-Badesha has been selected as the next Chief Executive Officer of AMSSA. Daljit will officially begin as AMSSA’s CEO on October 8, 2025.
September 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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A big shoutout to our amazing local partner and AMSSA member Kamloops Immigrant Services (KIS) for their incredible support on the ground in Kamloops! The morning after the forum, we were invited to visit the KIS office. Thank you for all the great memories in Kamloops!

#SmallerCentreForum2025
September 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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✨ As part of the Smaller Centre Forum, we had two activities designed to open space for participants to exchange stories and discover connections. We received very positive feedback about these connecting activities! What do you think? #SmallerCentreForum2025
September 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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📣 Welcome to Interwoven Communities: Sharing the Stories of Smaller & Rural Centres – the 2025 Smaller Centre Forum! This year’s Forum celebrates the interwovenness of smaller and rural centres, connected by shared values, local knowledge, and deep community care.
#SmallerCentreForum2025
September 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Affiliate in Focus: As CEO of @amssa.bsky.social for over a decade, Katie Crocker has been a vital partner to CMS since its early days, helping to shape our community engagement work as a founding Community Representative on the Executive Committee.

🔗 Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/affilia...
August 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Our CEO Katie Crocker in the spotlight at UBC as she describes her professional background, motivations, and meaningful moments at AMSSA migration.ubc.ca/news/affilia... @migration.ubc.ca @ubcpress.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Our CEO Katie Crocker in the spotlight at UBC as she describes her professional background, motivations, and meaningful moments at AMSSA migration.ubc.ca/news/affilia... @migration.ubc.ca @ubcpress.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to honour the rich history and cultural strength of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities in Canada.
To mark this month, watch now the Survivor Spirit videos
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#NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth
Indigenous Truth and Decolonization The Survivor Spirit, Documentary and Illustration – AMSSA
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June 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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🌈 Tomorrow, May 17, is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.
Want to strengthen your support for LGBTQ2I+ newcomers? Explore our free E-Learning courses designed for service providers: 👉https://lnkd.in/gVM3g7mY
#LGBTQ2I #SettlementSector #InclusionMatters
May 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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🔴 Today is Red Dress Day, honouring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls & Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+).

👗 Hang a red dress
🕯 Attend a vigil
❤️ Wear red in solidarity

Find local events: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#MMIWG2S #RedDressDay #Solidarity
Here's how the 15th Red Dress Day is being marked in B.C. | CBC News
Events are taking place across B.C. Monday as Indigenous people and their allies gather, march and hold ceremony for the hundreds of Indigenous women and girls who are missing or have been murdered in...
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May 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM