About

About Us

The Canadian Centre for Victims of Armed Conflicts (CCVAC) is a Canadian nonprofit organization founded in 2020, by a group of human rights advocates, community workers, relief intervenors and former refugees, to improve the social conditions of the communities and families affected by armed conflicts.

The organization offers a wide variety of services to the refugee and newcomer community, such as:

  • Resettlement and orientation services.
  • Counselling & referrals.
  • Research & consultations.
  • Employment services (resume & interview preparation, employment workshops, effective job search).
  • Assistance with creating small businesses and social enterprises.
  • Children and youth programming.
  • Matching programs and social integration.
  • Women support groups.

Our Goals

The Canadian Centre for Victims of Armed Conflicts’ main goals are:

Promoting

Promoting the culture of peace within the refugee communities and hosting communities.

Empowering

Empowering refugee women and engage in activities that improve their social, economic, and educational status.

Developing

Developing capacities for refugee youth to help them advance in educational and professional levels.

Reducing

Reducing barriers to social and economical integration in hosting communities and promoting civic engagement.

Our Vision

The Canadian Centre for Victims of Armed Conflicts has a multi-disciplinary approach, that takes into consideration the different social, economic, cultural needs of refugees and works towards identifying and removing barriers to access services.      

The work of our organization focuses on building resilience, developing capacities and empowering refugees, to help them integrate in Canada and assist them with achieving their educational, economic, and professional goals in their new country.

Our Mission

The mission of the Canadian Centre for Victims of Armed Conflicts is to provide supporting services, programs and initiatives that help the victims of armed conflicts, who arrived to Canada from different war zones in the world, and engage in activities that improve their social, economic, and educational status.

Our Partners & Supporters