Canadian Ukrainian Immigrant Aid Society
- Canadian Ukrainian Immigrant Aid Society
The Canadian Ukrainian Immigrant Aid Society ( also know as CUIAS, and CUIAS Immigrant Services) is a non profit social and human service agency in Toronto, Canada. Its current activities include immigration consultation, settlement services and English language classes. In 1977 a group of activist in the Ukrainian Canadian community in Toronto started several initiatives to promote Canada as a destination for Ukrainian immigrants.
Currently the organization serves over 2,300 new immigrants per year and provides services in three locations in Toronto.
See also
Ukrainian Canadian
Links
[http://www.cuias.org Cuias.org Official website]
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