For Newcomers to Canada


Community Organizations	Student Associations	Job Hunting	Professional Associations


Settlement Services	Iranian Media

For resources for newcomers to Canada in Farsi, click here.

Community Organizations

Greater Toronto Area

Parya Trillium Foundation: Working towards creating a community centre that will meet the needs of Iranian-Canadians with a special focus placed on youth and senior groups.

Iranian Women's Association of Ontario: Provides high-quality social support to Iranian women, Iranian families, and all members of the Iranian-Canadian community residing in Ontario.

Iranian Community Association of Ontario: Organization that supports Iranians with better access to the job market, helps newcomers with resettlement, and offers access to facilities that promote well-being in Canada.

Nawranj Iranian Association: Nawranj Iranian Association (NIA) is a non-profit, non-partisan, social, and cultural organization based in the University of Toronto. Nawranj promotes Iranian art, history, and music and seeks a common vision among multicultural communities.

Student Associations

McGill Iranian Students' Association

Iranian Students Association of Concordia University

Iranian Association at the University of Toronto

Iranian Students' Association of Ryerson University

Iranian Students' Association at York University

University of Ottawa Iranian Students' Association

Iranian Student Association University of Alberta

Iranian Students' Association of Saskatchewan University

Iranian Students' Association of University of Victoria

University of British Columbia Persian Club

University of Guelph Iranian Students' Association

Job Hunting

Iranian-Canadian Network for Employment and Entrepreneurship Mentoring: Aims to help Iranian-Canadians succeed at work and in business.

Agah Jobs: A valuable resource for job vacancies.

Professional Associations

Canadian Society of Iranian Engineers and Architects

Canadian Society of Iranian Food and Nutritional Scientists

Iranian Canadian Association of Immigration Consultants

Canadian Iranian Medical Association

Iranian Canadian Legal Professionals

Professional Iranian Canadian Real Estate Association

Settlement Services

Immigrant Information Services: This organization provides information sessions for immigrants living in York region. Please visit their website for a schedule of events.

Iranian Media

Salam Toronto: A weekly bilingual (Persian-English) Toronto-based newspaper, established in 2000, for Iranian and Persian speaking communities in Canada.