Welcome!
Journeys to Active Citizenship is a five-year collaborative project to build a more inclusive Canada where immigrants and refugees are empowered to play a greater role in shaping their communities.
Featured Activities
Build Skills
It’s easy to be swayed by misinformation and disinformation. Learn how to spot it and, more importantly, how to fight it.
Discover Self & Community
What makes you feel like you belong in your community? Through art and performance, explore what helps you feel safe & attached to your neighborhood.
Learn the Fundamentals
Empower your community with a deeper understanding of our society, gain ideas for engagement, & enhance confidence in seeking information from public institutions.
Take Action
Engage in advocacy, discovering societal concerns, and honing persuasive English letter-writing skills to communicate with elected representatives on important issues.
Program Models
Adult Refugee Toolkit
A program which empowers adult refugees to understand and engage with local government for community impact.
Youth Active Citizenship Program
A photo essay project which supports youth in developing a sense of belonging and attachment to their communities. Working in groups, youth explore their communities, take photos, and create a themed photo essay.
What’s Happening
Journey Maps Podcast
Listen to the Journeys to Active Citizenship Podcast, Journey Maps! This podcast amplifies newcomer voices, sharing stories of resilience, advocacy, and belonging. Through lived experiences, we explore how they build connections, strengthen democracy, and drive change.
We presented at the 2025 Metropolis Canada Conference in Toronto!
The team attended the 2025 Metropolis Canada Conference in Toronto, where we presented on our Journeys to Active Citizenship curriculum and how it can build resilient communities through active citizenship.
Active Citizenship at the Margins: Civic Engagement in Precarious Times
Did you miss our virtual conference on February 13, 2025? No worries! You can now watch all the sessions on YouTube. Click the playlist below to catch up!
Links for Greener Learning Runs JAC Activity
Links for Greener Learning, a non-profit organization based in St. Catharines, Ontario, has integrated our “Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation” activity into their program! This activity highlights the importance of equipping communities with the tools to navigate today’s complex media landscape.
JAC Training and Information Sessions in Alberta
Our team hosted information and training sessions in Red Deer and Edmonton, Alberta with local settlement and community serving organizations. The sessions provided insight about the JAC project and training on how they could implement and adopt JAC curriculum, program models, and activities within their own organizations!
National Pathways to Prosperity Conference
Our staff had a great couple of days at the 2024 Pathways to Prosperity National Conference in Vancouver! A great chance to learn about some of the emerging and exciting work happening in the settlement sector across Canada.