Newcomer Settlement Services

What We Offer

• Skill-building workshops information sessions that provide practical guidance to every-day living in Canada to help individuals gain the confidence to seek services on their own
• Access to interpretation and translation services to assist in the settlement process
• Education on Canadian laws and justice system, becoming Canadian citizen, Canadian taxation system, money and finances.
• Help connecting with community resources, transportation, cultural and religious institutions
• Assistance for parents accessing childcare and out of school programs
• Referrals to services such as banking, health care, locating a home, government services and family benefits.
• Help accessing English language assessment, instruction, and community employment programming.
• Solution focused counseling services help individuals and families adjust to life in Canada
• Ongoing support through the settlement journey from Settlement Practitioners as needed

Eligibility:

• A foreign live-in caregiver
• A family class immigrant
• An economic class immigrant
• A Government assisted refugee (GAR)
• An individual or family who has applied for permanent resident status and has received an Approval in Principle letter from Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Canadian citizens and/or newcomers who continue to experience significance linguistic and cultural barriers and who have lived in Canada for more than three years are also encouraged to apply.

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