ANIW promotes equity, justice and learning for immigrant women.

ANIW develops evidence-based, cost-efficient delivery of supportive training programs designed to bridge systemic and cultural barriers foreign-trained professionals (FTP) experience in their inspiration to practice their chosen profession in the Canadian workplace.

Mission:

Alberta Network of Immigrant Women fosters equality, justice and learning for immigrant women 

 Vision:

Immigrant women across Alberta are empowered to take an active role in our communities 

ANIW, a Canadian registered charitable organisation, fosters equality, justice, and learning for immigrant women to achieve economic security for themselves and their families. Formed in 1986 by a passionate group of immigrant women who recognized the need for a collaborative, unified voice to help immigrant women in Alberta achieve their potential. ANIW believes all immigrant women should have equal and open access to learning and employment opportunities that coincide with their capabilities.

There is a lack of employment, advancement and training opportunities, inadequate access to existing leadership skills and/or a scarcity of programs and resources to develop new leadership and managerial skills that are acceptable for the Canadian environment. As a result, immigrant women,, in particular,, are vulnerable to economic insecurity, and lack of recognition of foreign credentials and face severe difficulties finding suitable jobs for which they had been educated, trained, and practised in their home countries.

ANIW successfully champions:

- economic security for immigrant women through developing critical channels for professional success such as those for foreign-trained doctors and, currently, dentists.

- leadership program aimed at harnessing existing skills & talent while developing critical analytical & life skills needed to be successful in the workplace in Canada.

- health and wellness programs for gender-based violence prevention, mental health, and internalized racism