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About Us

What We Do

Established in December of 2011, the Irish Canadian Immigration Centre offers outreach and information in areas such as employment, social services, and immigration.

We are a not-for-profit organization. There are no fees for our services.

Who We Are

Cathy Murphy, Executive Director

Aisling D’Arcy, Administrative Assistant

OFFICERS
Dermot Muir, Chair
Kevin Kelly, Treasurer
Jane Noonan, Secretary

DIRECTORS
Lorraine Morley
Doodie CahillGeraldine O’Dowd

Shane McInerney

Eithne Heffernan
Micheal O’Rourke New Arrivals’ Rep

What We Offer

I/CAN gives information—not advice. Citizenship and Immigration Canada is your main resource. I/CAN has no immigration lawyers or consultants on staff.

We provide:

information on work permits and permanent residency
seminars facilitated by volunteer specialists
essential guides and up-to-date news
helpful settlement links
direction to services in your community if you are in crisis
a witness for your passport application (in Toronto only)

Need a Job?

We:

host a community jobs website www.irishjobs.ca
offer employment seminars with tips on resumes, applications, and networking
post helpful leads on our news and FB pages

Need assistance completing applications?

Ask us basic questions! For in-depth assistance, if you choose to use a representative CIC advises you to

use an authorized representative:

lawyers and paralegals who are members in good standing of a Canadian provincial or territorial law society
notaries who are members in good standing of the Chambre des notaires du Québec
immigration consultants who are members in good standing of the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council

Eamonn O’Loghlin

Inaugural Chair

Eamonn O’Loghlin was chair of I/CAN from December 2011 to December 2012. He led the committee that founded the centre and lobbied the Irish government and Irish community organizations across Canada for start-up funding. I/CAN was the final block in Eamonn’s far-reaching legacy—a legacy that will have a lasting and generative impact on this new wave of Irish immigrants to Canada.