Services to assist and guide newcomers to Canada in accessing employment, education, training, housing, health, documentation and financial services

Newcomer Services

• needs assessment and information and referral to community and social services
• support with finding housing, child care, registering children in school and health care
• help filling out government forms including housing and immigration sponsorship forms
• help connecting to language classes
• workshops to reduce stress of adjusting to Canadian culture
• supportive counselling -- short-term counselling to clients who encounter difficulties adjusting to life in Canada and assistance in overcoming these challenges
• Commissioner of Oaths for verifying documents
• online citizenship test preparation classes

English Language Training

• participates in LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) upon assessment by Achēv, see separate entry
• part-time classes, mornings or afternoons
• bus fare for eligible participants

Care for Newcomer Children (CNC)

• child care for children ages 19 months-6 years while parents are attending LINC classes

Intersections (Support for 2SLGBTQ+ Newcomers)

• private and confidential one-on-one settlement support
• inclusive, safe and positive space
• workshops, presentations and information sessions
• resource library, movie nights, arts and crafts and fun activities
• linkages to external services such as income tax clinics, Legal Aid, and other relevant community services
• capacity building through community presentations and information sessions to help create welcoming communities that understand and respect the unique challenges faced by 2SLGBTQ+ newcomers

Entrepreneurship Program for Newcomers

• learn sewing and clothing alterations, with skills, knowledge and language to manage a small business; work experience
• goal to become financially independent and self-employed

Community Connections Program

• for those in Canada less than 3 years; free of charge and available in Mississauga, Brampton and Oakville
• community support through volunteer befriending
• orientation to the community and services such as banking, transit, education

Services for International Students

• settlement counselling and orientation
• employment information
• information on housing, health care, financial supports, assistance filling documents and forms, referrals to community resources

Job Search Workshops

• support newcomers with one-on-one employment counselling sessions
• employment-related workshops and job fairs
• facilitate the connection between employers and newcomers
• bi-monthly

Mon-Fri 9 am-4:30 pm

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