ISLAMIC SOCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION INC, CANADA (ISSA) is a not for profit community based charitable organization that serves as a network for addressing the multifaceted needs and concerns of Canadian Muslims and their families and is guided by the teachings of justice, equality, and respect for human rights as laid out in the Islamic tradition and bound by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. ISSA’s mission is to promote awareness of the mental health, social welfare and general family issues impacting Muslims and the larger society.​

ISSA was established in 1999 at a meeting of 60 Muslim social workers, mental health professionals and counsellors in Washington D.C.

Visionary founders of ISSA are: the late Dr. Maryam Funches, Dr. Aneesah Nadir, Dr. Bilquis Eltarab and Shahina Siddiqui.  In 2003 ISSA split into 2 organizations: one in the USA and one in Canada.