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Thunder Bay Multicultural Association - Newcomer Settlement Program
Offers settlement and community orientation services for immigrants and refugees, including:
Orientation and Adaptation Services
Translation and Interpretation Services
Supportive counselling
Job search preparation and training
Employment counselling
Orientation and Adaptation Services
- Offers needs assessment and information and referral to community and social services, support with finding housing, child care, registering children in school and health care
- Provides help filling out government forms including housing and immigration sponsorship forms
- Offers workshops to reduce stress of adjusting to Canadian culture
- Serves as a Commissioner of Oaths for verifying original documents
Translation and Interpretation Services
- Offers professionally trained interpreters with expertise in health, community and social services
Supportive counselling
- Provides short-term counselling to clients who encounter difficulties in adjusting to life in Canada and assistance in overcoming these challenges
Job search preparation and training
- Provides assistance in developing strong job search strategies and workplace communication skills
Employment counselling
- Offers resume help, employment counselling, skills and career development and help in establishing social and professional networks
Application
Call to book an appointment
Eligibility
Open to:
- Permanent residents
- Canadian citizens
- Convention refugees and refugee claimants
- Newcomers admitted under Opportunities Ontario: Provincial Nominee Program
- Foreign domestic workers admitted under the Live-In Caregiver Program
- Minister's permit holders who have special permission to remain in Canada
Languages
Interpretive Services - available in 58 languages
Physical Access
Fully Accessible
Fees
None
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