A Year to Be Remembered – MCIS AGM 2020 Recap

By: Cheryl Lu, Social Media Coordinator On October 29, MCIS held its social distancing-friendly Annual General Meeting virtually for the first time in 30 years. The AGM was a great success with over 125 attendees, and featured performances by our extremely creative language professionals, a very touching keynote speech, awards to top language professionals and partners, staff recognition awards, a presentation regarding Language Advocacy Day 2021, and an exciting online prize draw. The full stream…

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Nov 2020

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COVID-19 Stories: Hanen Nanaa, Campaigning for An Inclusive Canada

MCIS recently had the pleasure of interviewing Hanen Nanaa, a young, passionate individual dedicated to supporting newcomers in feeling welcomed and connected to their communities. Hanen is very special to MCIS as she was the youngest recipient to receive the Interpreter Training Scholarship in 2016. She has only been in Canada for four years and has already been accepted to Ryerson University, volunteered with many newcomers’ organizations, and began leading Books, Arts, and Music Collective…

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May 2020

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MCIS connects at Homeless Connect Toronto

by: Alanna Quinn, Business Development Coordinator On Oct. 27, volunteers and interpreters from MCIS returned to Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre for the 7th annual Homeless Connect Toronto event. The event was held to provide typically costly human services, such as dental care, eye care, foot care and haircuts, amongst over 30 other types of services, free of charge to those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. MCIS’ role at the event was to connect native…

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Oct 2019

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Keynote Speaker for the Language Policy Hackathon – Director Min Sook Lee

MCIS is honoured to be hosting Min Sook Lee as our keynote speaker for the Language Policy Hackathon, held in collaboration with the Policy Innovation Initiative (Pii), of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto. Min Sook Lee and MCIS first formed a relationship in 2015, when Ms. Lee was invited as the keynote speaker for the Docs for Change Conference. Min Sook also donated her time as an instructor…

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Jan 2019

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‘Tis the season to give back: MCIS participates in #GivingTuesday

The viral and crazy Black Friday videos and Cyber Monday sales make these two days ubiquitously known. But, just one day later is a lesser known, yet arguably more impactful date. This day is Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday began as a collaborative project headed by Mashable, the digital media site. Mashable partnered with large companies like Skype and Cisco, as well as well-known charity organizations such as Justin Bieber’s Pencils of Promise and Charity Miles…

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Dec 2018

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