Purpose
SISDC consists of direct service agencies leadership who meet quarterly with IRCC to address operational and administrative issues in federal settlement and integration programs, focusing on service delivery challenges and best practices.
Mandate
To examine administrative processes, funding procedures, and delivery issues within IRCC-funded programs, and to strengthen service quality and operational efficiency.
Key Areas of Focus
Relationship to Governance Structure
SISDC works closely with SIPPC and NSIC, providing operational insight that informs discussions. SISDC has two active working groups, the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Working Group and a Joint SIPPC-SISDC Health of the Sector Working Group.
Sector Membership
If you would like to connect with sector representatives or suggest a topic for national consideration, please contact: nse@amssa.org.
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Member
|
Title |
organization |
Province
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Olga Stachova |
Chief Executive Officer |
MOSAIC – Multi-lingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities |
BC, Sector Co-Chair |
|
Amanda Goodnough |
Executive Director |
The SPEC Association for Children and Families |
AB |
|
Ewa Esquivel |
Program Manager, Language Instruction |
NorQuest College |
AB |
|
Carolyn Neilson |
VP Employment, Community Programs and Partnerships |
YWCA Vancouver |
BC |
|
Saejin Sage Chang |
Settlement Team Lead |
KIS – Kamloops Immigrant Services |
BC |
|
Nina Condo |
Executive Director |
Elmwood Community Resource Centre |
MB |
|
Steve Reynolds |
Executive Director |
Regional Connections Immigrant Services |
MB |
|
Amira Khedri |
Director of Strategic Development |
District Scolaire Francophone Sud |
NB |
|
Olive Ozoemena |
Director of Programs, Language and Labour Market |
ISANS – Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia |
NS |
|
Francois Afane |
Executive Director |
CDÉTNO – Conseil de développement économique des Territoires du Nord-Ouest |
NWT |
|
Ahmed Hussein |
Chief Executive Officer |
TNO – The Neighbourhood Office in Toronto |
ON |
|
Cathy Woodbeck |
Executive Director |
TBMA – Thunder Bay Multicultural Association |
ON |
|
Madeleine Nerenberg |
Executive Director |
KEYS Employment and Newcomer Services |
ON |
|
Priyanka Sheth |
Executive Director |
DBNC – Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre |
ON |
|
Ali Abukar |
Chief Executive Director |
SODS – Saskatoon Open Door Society |
SK |