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YMCA of Greater Toronto - Newcomers - Language Assessment and Referral Centre, Barrett YMCA Centre for Newcomers to Canada

Eligibility screening, language skills assessment and referral to English or French language government-funded programs which include

  • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC)/Cours de Langue pour les Immigrants au Canada (CLIC)
  • LINC Home Study/CLIC en ligne
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) programs/French as a Second Language (FSL)
  • Higher-Level Language Training (HLLT) such as Enhanced Language Training (ELT)/Cours de langue de niveau avancé (CLNA), Occupation-Specific Language Training (OSLT)/ la Formation linguistique axée sur les professions (FLAP), and Specialized Language Training (SLT)

Application

Call Assessment Hotline, email language.test@ymcagta.org or fill out online form on website to book an appointment

Eligibility

Adults 18 years or older or with a high school diploma are eligible if they meet one of these criteria:
  • Canadian citizen born outside of Canada
  • permanent resident
  • Convention refugee/protected person
  • refugee claimant
  • foreign domestic worker admitted under the Live-In Caregiver Program
  • person in Canada whose application for permanent resident status is being processed in Canada and has been informed by a letter from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) of the initial approval of their application
  • temporary worker or student who has obtained initial approval for a concurrent application for permanent residence
  • persons with Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) document

    • Languages

    Physical Access

    Fully accessible

    Fees

    None
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    Address

    365 Bloor St E, 1800A, Toronto
    ON M4W 3L4

    Telephone

    • Assessment Centre Hotline: 416-925-5462

    Website

    https://www.ymcagta.org/immigrant-servic...

    Email Address

    Hours

    Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Sat 9 am-5 pm
    Assessment Hotline: Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm
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