COSTI Immigrant Services coordinates and administers the bilingual International Student Connect project across Ontario. Its purpose is to provide relevant resources and an appropriate service response to the settlement needs of international students and their families. The project is funded by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration.
Pilot Program Partners
The International Student Connect Project serves international students together with partners from the following educational institutions and settlement agencies:
Settlement Agencies
- Catholic Centre for Immigrants (CCI)
- Catholic Crosscultural Services (CCS)
- Centre for Immigrant and Community Services(CICS)
- Conseil Économique et Social d’Ottawa-Carleton (CESOC)
- Centre francophone de Toronto
- HMC Connections
- New Canadian Center of Excellence Inc. (NCCE)
- Niagara Folk-Arts Multicultural Council
- North York Community House
- Peel Multicultural Council
- Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office (TNO)
- Thunder Bay Multicultural Association (TBMA)
- University Settlement
- YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford
- YMCA of Sarnia
- YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka
Educational Institutions
- Algoma University
- Centennial College
- Confederation College
- Durham College
- George Brown College
- Georgian College
- Glendon College
- Humber College
- Lambton College
- Lakehead University
- Mohawk College
- Niagara College
- Sault College
- St. Claire College
- Seneca College
- Sheridan College
- University of Ottawa – English & French
- University of Toronto
- University of Windsor
- Wilfrid Laurier
- York University