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Airport Reception

    Community Airport Newcomers Network (C.A.N.N.) 

    Funded by: Citizenship and Immigration Canada
    Services Provided by: S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

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Mission Statement
C.A.N.N. strives to facilitate the pre-settlement of all immigrants arriving in Canada at the Vancouver International Airport by offering individualized reception, orientation, information and referrals.

pdf CANN Program Brochure

pdf CANN Information for Newcomers Booklet – English

pdf CANN Statistical Highlights for 2009 - 3rd Quarter

pdf CANN Statistical Highlights for 2009 - 4rd Quarter

pdf CANN Statistical Highlights 2009 Summary

pdf All Source Countries

pdf All Mother Tongue

pdf Immigrant Categories

pdf Final Destinations

pdf Top 20 Source Countries

pdf Top 20 Mother Tongue 

pdf BC RAP by Cities 

pdf Out-of-Province RAP 

pdf Final Destination by Cities.pdf 

Program and Services
ISAP (Immigrant Settlement Adaptation Program)
RAP (Resettlement Assistance Program)

Background
This program is funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Services are provided by S.U.C.C.E.S.S., a non-profit, social services organization which is dedicated to helping new Canadians through a variety of programs and services.

 

C.A.N.N. started this reception and information service for new immigrants in 1992. In 1997, C.A.N.N. also began offering services to government-assisted and private-sponsored refugees.

 

Airport Program Staff 
A multi-lingual team of professional staff is available to meet the needs of new immigrants and refugees. They are trained to give any necessary information to help alleviate the stress experienced by newcomers in their initial stages of settlement to Canada.

The C.A.N.N. team currently speaks over twenty languages. These languages include: English, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Burmese, Karen, Korean, Vietnamese, Farsi, Arabic, Thai, Shanghainese, Dari,Tajiki, Pashto, Nepali, Japanese and Russian.

Location and Hours 
The C.A.N.N. kiosk is located in the Immigration Landing room of the International Arrivals area in the Vancouver International Airport.  C.A.N.N. is open from 8:00am to 8:00pm seven days a week, except statutory holidays.

Contact Information

Statistics
Every year C.A.N.N. welcomes tens of thousands of newcomers at the Vancouver International Airport.  Click on the following link for statistics on recent arrivals:

Click here for the  pdf CANN Annual Statistics Graphs 2008-2009

BC Newcomer’s Guide: http://www.welcomebc.ca/en/settle/index.html

 

   

Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Services Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Services

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In 1997, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. entered into an agreement with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for C.A.N.N. to provide services under the Refugee Assistance Program (RAP). Through this program, C.A.N.N. s ...

ISAP (Immigrant Settlement Adaptation Program) ISAP (Immigrant Settlement Adaptation Program)

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C.A.N.N. offers a one time service to new immigrants when they arrive at the Vancouver International Airport. Our goal is to have immigrants leave us with a better understanding about the first steps to ta ...

Congratulations to C.A.N.N.! Congratulations to C.A.N.N.!

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At the recent national Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) conference in Vancouver, Citizenship and Immigration Canada presented C.A.N.N. with an award recognizing the outstanding work they have done in ...

C.A.N.N. Information for Newcomers Booklet C.A.N.N. Information for Newcomers Booklet

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Upon arrival at the airport all newcomers destined to the Lower Mainland will receive the publication, C.A.N.N. Information for Newcomers.  This booklet contains information on landing proced ...