Record #: MET5092
Last Modified: 31 Jan 2025
Last Full Update: 28 Aug 2024

Contact Information

Office Phone 416-322-4950
Fax 416-322-8084
E-Mail generalmail@ocasi.org
Website www.ocasi.org
Social Media Facebook Facebook, Instagram Instagram, LinkedIn LinkedIn, YouTube YouTube
Primary Contact Peggy Ho, Senior Coordinator, Finance and Administration; Phone: 416-322-4950 ext 223; Email: pho@ocasi.org
Alternate Contact Eta Woldeab, Associate Executive Director; Phone: 416-322-4950 ext 224; Email: ewoldeab@ocasi.org

Site Information

Located In Community Toronto
Address & Map
110 Eglinton Ave W
Suite 200
Toronto, ON
Canada M4R 1A3
Mailing Address 110 Eglinton Ave W, Suite 200 
Toronto, ON 
Canada M4R 1A3
Physical Access Fully accessible - Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free second floor washroom; Street parking close to entrance

Description and Service Details

Description (Service)

A collective voice for immigrant serving agencies and to coordinate responses to shared needs and concerns

  • advisory and resource body for community service agencies, government and other stakeholders in regard to matters of immigrant services
  • stimulates and conducts research for the sector
  • information exchange among member agencies

Accessibility Initiative (AI), ocasi.org/accessibility - Training for settlement sector employees to better serve immigrants with disabilities

Allies in Refugee Integration (ARI), ocasi.org/allies-refugee-integration - Aims to increase and strengthen collaboration between settlement service providers and refugee sponsorship groups in Ontario

Canadian Network for Equity and Racial Justice (CNERJ), ocasi.org/canadian-network-equity-racial-justice-cnerj - Ongoing working group of civil society leaders, including representatives of the community, business, media, academia, education, philanthropic, labour, arts, sport, and health sectors

Capacity Building and Training for Small Black-led and Racialized Organizations (SBLROs), ocasi.org/capacity-building-training-small-black-led-racialized-organizations-sblros - Project enables OCASI to promote equity for small Black-led and Racialized organizations

Enhancing National Sector Gender Based Analysis (GBA) Plus Capacity, ocasi.org/enhancing-national-sector-gender-based-analysis-gba-plus-capacity - Project supports equity-building initiatives across the immigrant and refugee serving sector in partnership with settlement umbrella agencies

Immigrant and Refugee Communities, Neighbours, Friends & Families, immigrantandrefugeenff.ca -- Ontario-wide campaign to raise awareness about the signs of woman abuse and to promote bystander intervention

Journeys to Active Citizenship, ocasi.org/journeys-active-citizenship - Develops civic engagement program models and curriculum tools that will ultimately be adopted by settlement agencies to continue fostering active citizenship amongst newcomers across Canada.

Maximizing Governance, ocasi.org/maximizing-governance - Provides governance training to board members and senior leaders of incorporated, community-based not-for-profit organizations based in Ontario, including roles/responsibilities of board members regarding money and law, and how boards can best represent those they serve

Mental Health Promotion, ocasi.org/mental-health-promotion - Builds capacity of immigrant and refugee services to promote newcomer mental health and wellbeing, and respond to mental health issues; project works with immigrant and refugee serving organizations, primary health, and the mental health sector to support the implementation of a service delivery model for mental health promotion

Newcomer Donation Network (NDN), NewcomerDonations.ca - Centralized tool designed to connect public donation offers with community agencies and newcomers in need

Positive Spaces Initiative, positivespaces.ca - Website with information and resources to help agencies better serve LGBTQIA+ newcomers (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, two-spirit, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, pansexual, genderqueer)

SettleNet.org, settlenet.org - Bilingual National Settlement Sector Community of Practice (CoP) where settlement sector staff, leaders and those in related fields can learn, share, connect and collaborate

Hours Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm; organization has hybrid work model, so call ahead of visiting office
Areas Served Ontario
Eligibility Immigrant and refugee service providers, community agencies
Application Application package available on website
Languages English, French
Fees Annual membership fee based on organization's budget -- $100 to $2300

Agency Overview


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