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TR Leger Immigrant Services
Settlement Program (formerly Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program)
Orientation and Adaptation Services
Translation and Interpretation Services
Citizenship Preparation
Language Training Services
Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada
Employment Counselling and Preparation
Job search centre
Other Settlement Services
Settlement Workers in Schools
Library Settlement Partnership
Community Connections Mentorship Program (formerly HOST Program)
Group Information Sessions and Immigrant Women's Network
Outreach
Satellite location in Brockville
Orientation and Adaptation 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
- community support through volunteer befriending, conversation circles to practice English or French
- help with connecting to language classes
- workshops to reduce stress of adjusting to Canadian culture
Translation and Interpretation Services
- volunteer interpreters when requested by social services/Cornwall Police/Cornwall Hospital
Citizenship Preparation
- courses, tests and activities to help newcomers prepare for the citizenship test
Language Training Services
- English as a Second Language/French as a Second Language
- English or French for Life and Work in Canada
- conversation and pronunciation classes
Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada
- provides basic language skills in English [or French]
- childminding offered
- part-time classes
Employment Counselling and Preparation
Job search centre
- walk-in job search centre
- access to computers, Internet, fax, photocopier, telephone
- staff assistance available
- resource materials
- job boards
- labour market information
Other Settlement Services
Settlement Workers in Schools
- assists newcomer students and their families with settling into schools and the community
- outreach program based in elementary and secondary schools from mid-August to end of June
Library Settlement Partnership
- workshops, one-to-one counselling, settlement referrals
- English Conversation Club
Community Connections Mentorship Program (formerly HOST Program)
- group activities for newly arrived immigrants and refugees of all ages to help orient them to their new community and establish social and professional networks
- trained and experienced volunteer mentors assist, with focus on citizenship and civic engagement or skills and career development
Group Information Sessions and Immigrant Women's Network
- Assists newcomers in understanding Canadian society, transportation, adaptation processes and more, in an informal group environment
Outreach
- Will come to other organizations to provide services and information (cultural groups, English as a Second Language ESL classes and more)
Satellite location in Brockville
Application
Call or drop in * immigration papers or permanent resident card required
Eligibility
Open to newcomers and immigrants to Canada * Community Connections Mentorship Program -- newcomers 19 years and older
Languages
Physical Access
Unknown
Fees
None
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