Community Planning and Coordination

COSTI is represented on many community planning networks, umbrella organizations and advisory committees:

• Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR)
• Job Opportunity Information Network (JOIN)
• National Settlement Council
• Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
• Resettlement Adaptation Program Working Group
• Service Delivery Advisory Group to the Ministry of Training, College and Universities

COSTI staff participate in various local inter-agency planning groups and advisory committees:

• CASSA Newcomer Access to Trades Taskforce
• City-wide Agencies Network
• Coalition of Adult Employment Centres of Ontario (CAECO)
• Community Services Delivery Network (CSDN) of York Region
• Consortium of Agencies Serving Internationally Trained Persons (CASIP)
• Crescent Town Service Council
• Housing Help Network
• Iranian Social Service Workers' Network
• Lakeside Partners Group
• Lawrence Square Partners Group
• Local Immigration Partnership Councils including: Black Creek, City of Toronto-wide, Toronto East, Toronto West, York/South Weston, York Region
• Local Toronto Employment Service Provider Networks
• Network of Agencies Serving Seniors
• North York Association of Volunteer Administrators
• Ontario Housing Association
• Ontario Resource Group on Gambling, Ethnicity and Culture
• Peel Halton Workforce Development Group (PHWDG)
• Peel Newcomer Strategy Group
• Prevention of Elder Abuse Coalition Etobicoke-York (PEACE)
• Resources Exist for Networking and Training (RENT)
• Service Providers Monthly Networking Meeting (Mississauga)
• South Asian Legal Aid Clinic of Ontario (SALCO)
• Teachers Leadership Council “(Teach Ontario)” for Internationally Trained Teachers
• The Neighbourhood Youth Alliance
• Toronto Assessment Centres Network
• Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) – COSTI's Executive Director currently holds the position of Chair for its Board Development and Governance Committee
• Toronto Social Housing Connections
• Toronto West Partners Network
• Trades National Sector Council
• West End Coalition Against Poverty
• Wife Abuse Council
• York Region Human Services Planning Group
• York Region Newcomers Strategic Planning Working Group