Calgary Catholic Immigration Society

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Calgary Catholic Immigration Society

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

      Other form(s) of name

      • CCIS

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1981-

      History

      Formed from the amalgamation of Calgary Immigrant Services and the Diocesan Immigration Services in 1981. It hired counselors and settlement workers and a team of volunteers to assist immigrants and refugees. It was committed to family reunification, advocacy and the creation of a climate of acceptance within the general public. Opened Cabrini House in 1980 as transition housing.

      Places

      Calgary, AB

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      Provides services for immigrants and refugees to southern Alberta.

      Mandates/sources of authority

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Occupations

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA RCDCA 018

      Institution identifier

      RCDCA

      Rules and/or conventions used

      Status

      Draft

      Level of detail

      Partial

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Created 2018-06-05; Revised 2021-04-01

      Language(s)

      • English

      Script(s)

        Sources

        From the Buffalo to the Cross

        Maintenance notes