Nisa Foundation in Canada: Where women can find shelter and support
Latest news on WhatsApp أجدد الأخبار على واتسابNisa Foundation in Canada presents a service-based model for women facing domestic violence, housing instability, poverty, or other vulnerable circumstances through a network that includes transitional shelter, a helpline, therapy, referrals, and empowerment services. The organization says it focuses on culturally responsive support for women and children, especially immigrants, refugees, Muslim women, and other marginalized groups.
According to figures published on its official website, the foundation operates across 10 locations in Canada, has sheltered 2,470 women and children, received 15,570 inquiries, and reports an 85% success rate in helping women transition toward independence. The organization also says it has received more than 92,000 helpline calls, delivered 1,522 web therapy sessions, and trained more than 4,300 workshop participants.
Its work goes beyond emergency accommodation. Services listed by the foundation include basic-needs support, limited financial assistance, legal and housing referrals, immigration-related support, children’s programming, and multilingual services in Arabic, Urdu, Somali, Farsi, and Gujarati. That makes the organization not just a shelter provider, but a broader support network designed to help women stabilize and rebuild.
It is also important to note that shelter addresses are kept confidential for safety reasons, according to the organization’s own FAQs. For that reason, the most useful public information is the city served, bed capacity where listed, direct extension, email contact, and the organization’s official website and helpline.
Service locations and official contacts
1) Mississauga, Ontario
Capacity: 25 beds
Phone: 1-888-456-8043 ext. 401
Email: [email protected]
2) Scarborough, Ontario
Capacity: 14 beds
Phone: 1-888-456-8043 ext. 406
Email: [email protected]
3) Windsor, Ontario
Capacity: 10 beds
Phone: 1-888-456-8043 ext. 403
Email: [email protected]
4) Hamilton, Ontario
Capacity: 16 beds
Phone: 1-888-456-8043 ext. 410
Email: [email protected]
5) Ottawa, Ontario
Capacity: 10 beds
Phone: 1-888-456-8043 ext. 407
Email: [email protected]
6) Montreal, Quebec
Capacity: the website shows 12 beds on one page and 18 beds on another, so the posted capacity is not fully consistent across pages.
Phone: 1-888-456-8043 ext. 408
Email: [email protected]
7) Vancouver, British Columbia
Capacity: the website shows 9 beds in one section and 14 beds in another.
Phone: 1-888-456-8043 ext. 402
Email: [email protected]
8) Calgary, Alberta
Capacity: 20 beds
Phone: 1-888-456-8043 ext. 404
Email: [email protected]
9) Edmonton, Alberta
Capacity: the website shows 9 beds in one place and 18 beds in another, indicating inconsistent posted figures.
Phone: 1-888-456-8043 ext. 405
Email: [email protected]
10) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Service type: remote services rather than a publicly listed shelter bed capacity
Phone: 1-888-456-8043 ext. 409
Email: [email protected]
Note: one section of the site appears to contain a typo in the email, but the correct form also appears elsewhere as [email protected].
Official general contact information
Main phone: +1 888 711 6472
Helpline: 1-888-315-6472
General email: [email protected]
Official website: nisafoundation.ca
Mailing address: 214 - 115 Matheson Blvd W, Mississauga, ON L5R 3L1
