The basics of these workshops could be covered in an hour and a half. However, for greater interest and understanding of information and impact, using more discussion and simulations, two to three hours are more beneficial.

What’s the Difference?

Explore our own and other cultures. Examine how we think. Evaluate our assumptions and perceptions.

What Difference Does it Make?

Determine the impact of cultural differences as we work, worship, live together.

It is one thing to know that there are cultural differences. It is quite another to consider how they impact our interactions in order to diminish potential cultural collisions.

How Then Shall We Serve?

Considerations as we strive to serve those from diverse cultures in culturally appropriate ways.

What’s The Story?

Using community demographics and NCD Components, to identify potential opportunities to break down barriers and build bridges to newcomers to Canada .

Refugee Sponsorship

The Salvation Army is a Sponsorship Agreement Holder, in partnership with Citizenship and Immigration Canada to resettle overseas refugees through the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program. In this program, local congregations (Constituent Groups) can sponsor specific refugees, who can be named by the sponsor, but must still be determined, by CIC criteria to actually be a refugee.