Searching for Refugees

• A comprehensive library of multilingual printed resources
• Information on housing, education, health care, employment and employment preparation skills
• Assistance in filling out government forms
• Referrals to community services
• A calendar of settlement events and workshop series
• Coffee Talk, an informal English conversation group

• Provides eligibility screening, language skills assessment and referral to government-funded English and French language programs including Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC), LINC Home Study, English as a Second Language (ESL) and French as a Second Language (FSL) programs, Enhanced Language Training (ELT), Occupation-Specific Language Training (OSLT), and Specialized Language Training (SLT)

• Offers 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
• Provides community support through volunteer befriending and conversation circles to practice French

• Offers needs assessment and information and referral to community and social services
• Offers support with finding housing and help with connecting to language classes (French as a Second Language or English as a Second Language)
• Provides help filling out government forms including housing and immigration sponsorship forms

• Offers professionally trained interpreters with expertise in health, community and social services
• Provides translation and revision

• Provides short-term counselling to clients who encounter difficulties in adjusting to life in Canada and assistance in overcoming these challenges

• Offers resource materials, job boards and labour market information

• Provides assistance in developing strong job search strategies and workplace communication skills

• Offers resume help, employment counselling, skills and career development and help in establishing social and professional networks

• Settlement Services
• Support and Guidance Services
• Employment Preparation Services
• Social and Cultural Services
• Referral Services
• Community Development Services
• Free use of telephone
• Cross cultural education
• Advocacy services
• Leadership development services
• Job listings
• Labour market information
• Free use of telephone
• Translation / Interpretation
• Needs Assessments
• General information / Orientation
• Filling out government forms and applications

• 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

• Offers professionally trained interpreters with expertise in health, community and social services

• Provides short-term counselling to clients who encounter difficulties in adjusting to life in Canada and assistance in overcoming these challenges

• Provides assistance in developing strong job search strategies and workplace communication skills

• Offers resume help, employment counselling, skills and career development and help in establishing social and professional networks

• Orientation programs
• Language and skills training to help facilitate employment
• Programs to welcome newcomers to the community
• Provides needs and eligibility assessments
• Pre- and post-arrival information and referral
• Job search and employment counselling
• Assistance to establish social and professional networks to promote community engagement
• Assistance to access a range of settlement 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

• Provides translation services (includes documents)

• Provides short-term counselling to clients who encounter difficulties in adjusting to life in Canada and assistance in overcoming these challenges

• Provides assistance in developing strong job search strategies and workplace communication skills

• Offers resume help, employment counselling, skills and career development and help in establishing social and professional networks

• online job board
• training events and conferences for camping professionals

• consultation for human service providers
• satellite offices (limited hours, by appointment only) in Toronto (602 Queen St W), Markham (5665 14th Ave), Mississauga (720 Burnhamthorpe Rd W, Unit 2), and Unionville (600 Village Pkwy)

• victims/partners of the offender provided with support including safety planning, referrals to community resources, and information on offender's progress
• group counselling in Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese

• computer access
• job search and employment counselling
• assistance in accessing services

• community services information on issues such as housing, legal, financial, health care, immigration, children's services
• settlement support including assistance setting up safety plan, ongoing counselling and support

• one-on-one and group settlement services available to new permanent residents, convention refugees and refugee claimants
• information and referral
• orientation
• formerly Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program

• training in leadership, group facilitation skills, peer leadership, and practicums in these areas, for adults
• Newcomer Youth Leadership Training
• employment readiness -- orientation to Canadian workplace culture, employment counselling and assessment, small business development support
• financial literacy workshops

• information and referral, support groups, mental health counselling
• English conversation class
• seniors program
• parenting classes
• quarterly women's mobile health clinic, by appointment only
• workshops and classes on mental health, wellness or health, employment and entrepreneurship, recreation or personal development
• legal aids and education
• fitness programs (yoga, zumba), book club
• mentoring program

• information, counselling and referral
• assistance with completing government and social services application forms
• ESL classes
• commissioner of oaths
• interpretation and translation services
• monthly settlement workshops

• individual crisis counselling and group counselling by telephone or in person
• support groups for isolated women and their children
• information and orientation about legal rights
• assistance leaving the abusive home, finding transitional housing and applying for social assistance

• art-based workshops
• informational workshops

• information and referral including employment
• settlement and counselling
• translation and interpretation
• documentation and form filling
• social and cultural events
• community radio program, sports activities
• advocacy, community development and volunteer recruitment
• annual music and cultural festival

• immigration counselling
• assistance with sponsorship applications
• escort, translation and interpretation, legal referral

• employment mentoring, training in leadership and civic engagement

• individual counselling, parenting support group, group workshops

• mental health counselling or group workshops
• individual counselling on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grieving and the refugee process, stress management, anxiety or depression, family intervention
• peer support and social engagement through workshops on life skills, emotional intelligence or parenting skills
• sponsorships -- counsellors support people sponsoring refugees under the Group of 5 category and, post-arrival assist with settlement counselling, action plans and form-filling
• volunteer interpreters available

Refugees can connect with health care providers who deliver transitional health care and services, including primary care, specialist care, and mental health supports * transitional care includes initial assessments, care, and referrals to other health services

• information about emergency shelter social legal and health services
• information and referral on refugee claim process and settlement services
• work permits

• online applications and forms, serves Canada (except Quebec)

• refugee sponsorship training, toolkit and online resource centre
• public awareness of refugee needs

• settlement and integration services
• information, orientation and reference
• information and orientation workshops
• help with refugee application process and follow up
• discussion groups and peer support, including matching with someone already settled
• social integration activities to adapt to Canadian life
• psychosocial support and crisis counselling

• provides newcomers with free online and in-person information/orientation about settling in Ontario, and connects them to community services
• informational workshops take place in-person at settlement agencies across the province and/or online via webinars.
• online resources also available for free 24/7 at the O2O website.

• organization reviews the application and then pass it on to a local settlement organization, who will find a match
• volunteers welcome

• if determined eligible by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada or Canada Border Services Agency, the claim is referred to a Refugee Determination hearing
• claimants may be represented by legal counsel
• upon positive evaluation of claim, refugee status will be confirmed and application for landed immigrant status may proceed
• appeals of negative decisions may be heard at Refugee Appeal Board or other bodies, for more information, Refugee Claim Information Sheet

• Levant Soccer Club
• Steps Dance Club
• Community Dabke Group
• Refugee Sponsorship
• Levant's Annual Cultural Event
• And more

• provides shelter, food, water, medical care, and other life-saving assistance to refugees around the world

• observes Canadian asylum practices and policies in order to promote the highest standards of protection for refugees and asylum-seekers

• works with the Canadian government and private sponsorship groups to help coordinate resettlement opportunities in Canada

• informs and educates Canadians about the situation of refugees and other displaced persons around the world

• encourages the Canadian public and the Government of Canada to provide financial assistance to UNHCR programs worldwide

• targeted donations toward essential resources for refugees such as shelter, medical care, education, nutrition,and clean water