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Nova Scotia and the Immigrant Settlement Integration Services Agency

The Immigrant Settlement Integration Services agency: The Immigrant Settlement Integration Services agency in Halifax is now known as the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia, or , according to CBC. Last month, the organization said the old name became a problem because it was a shared acronym with the jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. On their website, says the name is the only change, with the essence of the organization remaining the same. www.isans.ca An organization that helps new immigrants settle in Nova Scotia unveiled its new name on Wednesday in an effort to avoid being associated with a terrorist group. On their website, said the name of their organization is the only thing that changed the essence of the group will remain the same. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.