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• Ajax Welcome Centre Activities

  Contact Information for Ajax Welcome Centre

  Core Services

  • Settlement Services
  • English Language Assessment
  • Job Search Workshops Program
  • Resource Centre Services
  • TRIEC Mentoring Partnership
  • Occasional Childcare
  • Citizenship Preparation

  Other Services

  Income Tax

  • Income Tax Clinic
  • Volunteer Training

  Social Activities/Clubs

  • Ajax Community News
  • Toastmasters Club

  Training/Workshops

  Children/Youth Activities

  • Youth Leadership Program

  Health & Wellness

  • HIV/AIDS Support Services
  • Durham Mental Health Services

  Misc.

  • Citizenship Counts
  • Welcome Refugees:
    Durham Welcome Centres Orientation and Tour
  • Newcomer Connections
• Markham North Welcome Centre Activities

  Contact Information for Markham North Welcome Centre

  Core Services

  • Settlement Services
  • Adult English Language Classes (Full-time and Part time)
  • English Language Assessment
  • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada - Class Schedule
  • Literacy for Adults: English | Chinese
  • Job Search Workshops Program
  • Employment Support Services
  • Enhanced Language Training (ELT): for Professionals in Accounting and Finance
  • Enhanced Lanuage Training - Class Schedule
  • Accreditation and Qualifications Information Services (AQIS)
  • Accreditation Portfolio Workshop

  Other Services

  • Appointments with York Regional Police
  • Housing Help Centre
  • Youth Literature Club
  • Social Capital Workshop
  • OSAP and Post-secondary Education Pathways
    
• Markham South Welcome Centre Activities

  Contact Information for Markham South Welcome Centre

  Core Services

  • Settlement Services
  • York Catholic District School Board - Part-time English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes
  • York Region District School Board – Full and Part time English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes
  • English Language Assessment
  • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada - Class Schedule
  • Adult English Classes
  • Enhanced Language Training (ELT): for Health Care Professionals
  • Enhanced Language Training - Class Schedule
  • Job Search Workshops Program
  • Employment Support Services
  • Accreditation and Qualifications Information Services (AQIS)
  • Accreditation Portfolio Workshop

  Other Services

  • Taxation Clinic for Low Income Families
  • Personal Income Tax Info Session
  • Library Resources Workshop
  • Homework Club
  • OSAP and Post-secondary Education Pathways
  • Oral Health
• Mobile Outreach Unit Activities

  Contact Information for Mobile Outreach Unit

  Core Services

  Regular service delivery is offered in the following communities(drop-in appointments are available):
  

  • York Region:
  • Keswick
  • Stouffville
  • Sutton
  • Simcoe County:
  • Alliston
  • Collingwood
  • Orillia
  • Wasaga Beach

  Meetings are also available by appointment in the following communities (call 1-877-761-1155 or email to schedule an appointment):

  Simcoe County:

  • Adjala-Tosorontio
  • Clearview
  • Essa
  • New Tecumseth
  • Oro-Medonte
  • Ramara
  • Severn
  • Springwater
  • Tay

  York Region

  • East Gwillimbury
  • Georgina

  Other Services

  • English Conversation Circles
    • The Mobile Outreach Unit supports volunteer-led English Conversations Circles. Participants will practice their English and meet other newcomers in their community: Alliston | Collingwood | Keswick | Orillia | Stouffville

    The Mobile Outreach Unit services are made available through the support of community partners. Community partners provide space for meeting clients, as well as a variety of complimentary services. Complementary Services are sought to ride along and broaden the ability to offer the most clients the most service. The Unit operates an eight-passenger van, available seven days/week to achieve this goal.

• Newmarket Welcome Centre Activities

  Contact Information for Newmarket Welcome Centre

  Core Services

  • Settlement Services
  • English Language Assessment
  • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada - Class Schedule
  • Adult English Classes (Full-time and Part-time)
  • English as a Second Language Classes
  • Enhanced Language Training (ELT): for Internationally Trained Professionals
  • Enhanced Lanuage Training - Class Schedule
  • Job Search Workshops Program
  • Employment Support Services
  • Accreditation and Qualifications Information Services (AQIS)
  • Accreditation Portfolio Workshop

  Other Services

  • Seniors' Exercise Program
  • Mother Goose on the Loose
  • Trades Forum
• Pickering Welcome Centre Activities

  Contact Information for Pickering Welcome Centre

  Core Services

  • Settlement Services
  • English Language Assessment
  • Job Search Workshops Program
  • The Mentorship Program
  • Durham Welcome Centres'
  • 5th Anniversary Booklet

     

  Other Services

  • Community News
  • Citizenship Counts
  • Welcome Refugees:
    Durham Welcome Centres Orientation and Tour
  • Service Canada on-site
  • Volunteer Income Tax Program
  • Durham Mental Health Services
  • Lunch and Learn at the LINC - Child Care
  • English Conversation Circle
  • Newcomer Professional Connections
  • Free Income Tax Clinic
  • Ontario Works
  • Enhanced Language Training
  • March Break Family Fun
  • Giving Birth in Canada
  • Focus Group Invitation
  • Lunch and Learn - Healthy Eating
• Richmond Hill Welcome Centre Activities

  Contact Information for Richmond Hill Welcome Centre

  Core Services

  • Settlement Services
  • English Language Assessment
  • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada - Class Schedule
  • English Language Classes: Afternoon | Evening
  • Adult English Classes (Full-time and Part-time)
  • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada - Class Schedule
  • Enhanced Language Training (ELT): For Workplace Communication and Customer Service
  • Enhanced Lanuage Training - Class Schedule
  • Job Search Workshops Program
  • Employment Support Services
  • Accreditation and Qualifications Information Services (AQIS)
  • Accreditation Portfolio Workshop

  Other Services

  • York Catholic District School Board: Elementary Registration (JK-Grade 8) and Secondary Assessment Information (Grades 9-12)
  • Medical Study Group
  • Professional Networking Café
  • Support Group for Filipino Caregivers/sponsor families
  • Want to start a business?
    Want to be your own boss?
  • Integration Network Program
  • OSAP and Post-Secondary Education Pathways
  • March Job Fair
• Vaughan Welcome Centre Activities

  Contact Information for Vaughan Welcome Centre

  Core Services

  • Settlement Services
  • English Language Assessment
  • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada - Class Schedule
  • Adult English Classes (Full-time and Part-time)
  • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada - Class Schedule
  • Part-time English as a Second Language
  • Enhanced Language Training (ELT): For Teaching and Education
  • Enhanced Lanuage Training - Class Schedule
  • Job Search Workshops Program
  • Employment Support Services
  • Accreditation and Qualifications Information Services (AQIS)
  • Accreditation Portfolio Workshop

  Other Services

  • Spanish Speakers Support Group: English | Español
  • Income Tax Clinic
  • Newcomer Bus Tour
  • Engineers Workshop
  • Maple Syrup Festival Trip
  • Jump into Volunteering
  • Employment Rights Workshop