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
