Imagine not being able to write an email or access online banking. Many newcomers don’t have to imagine it — it’s their reality. That’s why TIES (The Immigrant Education Society) is rolling out a suite of simulators to help newcomers learn essential digital skills.
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TIES (The Immigrant Education Society), in partnership with the Calgary Justice Film Festival, recently hosted a cross-cultural event connecting newcomers with Indigenous peoples. The event at The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland on Oct. 8th featured the screening of the powerful Indigenous-themed documentary We Were Taken, followed by a discussion with some survivors of the Sixties Scoop.
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TIES (The Immigrant Education Society) is offering new, higher-level English language classes to better help clients find employment. The LEAP (Language Excellence for Advancement and Progress) classes come with a minimal fee of $400 per semester for permanent residents.
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We acknowledge that we are gathered on the ancestral and traditional territory of the Blackfoot Nations of the Siksika, Piikani and Kainai First Nations; the Îethka Nakoda Wîcastabi First Nations, comprised of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations; and the Tsuut’ina First Nation. The City of Calgary is also homeland to the historic Northwest Métis and to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government, Métis Nation Battle River Territory (Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6).