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- Cultural Diversity Program
- Language Interpretation
- English Language Assessment and Referral Services
- Settlement Services
- Employment Resource Centre
- Language Interpretation
- English Language Assessment and Referral Centre
Coordinated Language Assessment and Referral Centre
- Eligibility screening, language skills assessment and referral to government-funded English language programs including Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC), LINC Home Study, English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, Enhanced Language Training (ELT), Occupation-Specific Language Training (OSLT), and Specialized Language Training (SLT)
- Completing forms and documents
- Personal and family settlement process
- Immigration and legal issues
- Employment and education
- Interpretation and translation
- Canadian life and culture
- Information, advisement and support
- Access to programs and services
Successful integration is a two way process that requires adjustments for both newcomers and the community; settlement workers work closely with other agencies, businesses and all levels of government to ensure this happens.
Assists clients with issues they are encountering in adapting to their new home and ensuring that agency services are accessible to them regardless of how long they have been in Canada. Offers settlement services in-house and throughout the community.
Many of the Settlement Counsellors work out of branches of both the Waterloo and Kitchener Public Libraries to better reach the community.
- Career Exploration and Counselling
- Skills Training
- Training Incentives
- Job Search Assistance
- Interview Preparation
- Resume & Cover Letters
- Computer Training
- Industrial Sewing Training
- Soft Skills Training
- Healthy lifestyles drop-in groups
- Life Skills Coaching
- Customer Service Training
- Self-Employment Start-Up
- Completing forms and documents
- Personal and family settlement process
- Immigration and legal issues
- Employment and education
- Interpretation and translation
- Canadian life and culture
- Information, advisement and support
- Access to programs and services
- Cultural Diversity Program
- Language Interpretation
- English Language Assessment and Referral Services
- Settlement Services
- Employment Resource Centre
- Language Interpretation
- English Language Assessment and Referral Centre
Coordinated Language Assessment and Referral Centre
- Eligibility screening, language skills assessment and referral to government-funded English language programs including Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC), LINC Home Study, English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, Enhanced Language Training (ELT), Occupation-Specific Language Training (OSLT), and Specialized Language Training (SLT)
- assessment of skills, interests and experience
- job search strategies, including resume preparation
- information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
- on-the-job training, work experience, help in maintaining employment as well as information and referral to other employment and community services
Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
- training program must demonstrate good job prospects
- financial support based on need, may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance
Services for employers
- help in identifying human resource skills requirements, matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention
Canada-Ontario Job Grant
- financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
- available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees
- assessment of skills, interests and experience
- job search strategies, including resume preparation
- information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
- on-the-job training, work experience, help in maintaining employment as well as information and referral to other employment and community services
Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
- training program must demonstrate good job prospects
- financial support based on need, may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance
Services for employers
- help in identifying human resource skills requirements, matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention
Canada-Ontario Job Grant
- financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
- available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees
Employment Supports assists Newcomers to Canada to find employment commensurate with their skills and education
- a range of activities are available to provide information, and help Newcomers develop skills, make informed decisions and foster connections that they need to seek employment or pursue career pathways
These activities include:
- Assessment, Information and Referral Services
- Job Search Workshops
- Mock Interviews
- Resume Critique
- Job Fairs
- Networking Events
- Information Sessions on Employment Topics
If you are a Health Care professional, please visit the HMC Healthcare Connect for Specialized services
Overview of programs ranging from basic education and literacy to workforce preparation, career training and job search assistance programs, and directs to other related listings in this directory
ADULT LITERACY & BASIC EDUCATION
Reading, writing, speaking, communication, computation and/or problem solving skills:
- for adults who cannot read or write at a functional level) see Adult Literacy Programs here
- to strengthen functional skills in these areas see Adult Basic Education programs here
SECONDARY EDUCATION
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
- to complete at locations in Halton, see here
PREPARING & TRAINING FOR THE WORKFORCE
Prevocational Training (for people with disabilities, including mental health issues)
Instruction and/or counselling to develop:
- physical and emotional tolerance for work demands and pressures
- personal-social behaviours
- basic manual, academic and communications skills needed to acquire basic job skills
- see Prevocational Training programs here
Career Awareness and Counselling
- Career Awareness (provides information and data about various industries and professions): see here
- Career Counselling (provides information and guidance in evaluating aptitude, abilities and interests, to choose a vocation or career and select the type of training): see here
Vocational Assessment
Tests skills, abilities, interests, personality traits and other attributes for success in different occupational areas or specific positions
- may include programs that allow people to try out jobs for short periods of time to see if there's a 'fit' and, for people with disabilities, determine what supports might be needed to succeed if hired
- for programs see here
Job Training
- Vocational Education, see here
- On the Job Training, see here
- Computer and Related Technology Classes, see here
Work Experience/Internship Programs
Apprenticeship
Job training expense assistance
Financial assistance or loans to help people pay for tuition, books, living expenses, transportation, disability supports, assistance in caring for dependents etc.
- for programs see here
JOB SEARCH
Pre-job Guidance
Provides skills in preparing a resume, job application letters/questionnaires, answering job ads and taking employment tests, tips on appropriate dress, personal appearance and interview techniques, etc.)
- for programs see here
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centres
One-stop centres that may include job counselling, testing and assessment, pre-job guidance, job matching and referral, labour market and career information, information on financial aid for education and training, and referral for job training, transportation, child care, personal and financial counselling, etc.
- for programs see here
Specialized Job Assistance Centres:
Disability-related programs:
- Comprehensive Disability-related Programs, see here
- Supported Employment (job coach works side-by-side with client in workplace), see here
- Centre-based Employment (separate and supported work centres for those with disabilities), see here
Ex-offender Employment Programs, see here
Immigrant/refugee Employment Programs, see here
Indigenous Employment Programs, see here
Summer Employment Programs, see here
Vocational Rehabilitation (for people with disabilities, emotional problems or history of substance abuse), see here
Youth Employment Programs, see here
This listing gives an overview of services to assist newcomers to Canada, and is an index to related listings in this directory
- for comprehensive information, please see the Halton Newcomer InfoPod here
DRIVER'S LICENCE:
A newcomer to Ontario can use a valid licence from another province, state or country for 60 days
- after 60 days, a newcomer must switch to an Ontario driver's licence
- for more information on driver's licences for newcomers, see Ministry of Transportation website here
- to apply for an Ontario driver's licence, go to a Drivetest Centre (for locations, see full listings here)
HEALTH INSURANCE:
Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) provides publicly-funded health care for residents of Ontario
- for more information, see separate listing here
- to apply for OHIP, go to a ServiceOntario Service Counter (for locations, see full listings here)
Interim Federal Health Program provides limited, temporary coverage of health-care benefits for specific groups of people in Canada who do not have provincial, territorial, or private health-care coverage
- for more information, see Government of Canada website here
IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP:
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada facilitates the arrival of immigrants, provides protection to refugees, and offers programming to help newcomers settle in Canada
- also grants citizenship and issues travel documents (such as passports) to Canadians
- for more information, see Government of Canada website here
Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship test is used by newcomers to study for the citizenship test
- the publication is available here to read online, listen to, or download
- a free print copy can be ordered online or by calling 1-888-567-7183
- also available to borrow at some library locations
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL FOR NEWCOMERS
For Community Information Centres throughout Halton that maintain information about the full range of human services and which function as the primary source of information about and linkage to human service providers in the community, see here
- for help in languages other than English, dial 2-1-1 to reach 211 Ontario, which uses data from the Halton Community Services Directory and has live translation services in more than 150 languages
Settlement.org website
INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION:
For a list of organizations that may provide this service, see here
- may be a fee for document translation
LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION - ESL, FSL AND LINC:
Programs that offer opportunities to learn listening, speaking, reading and writing skills with an emphasis on developing the level of communication competence that is essential for adults who are living in a setting in which English or French is the primary language
- for more information, see separate listing here
NEWCOMER SETTLEMENT SERVICES:
Free services for newcomers to Canada are funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to provide advice and help on:
- looking for a job
- getting a language assessment
- registering for language classes
- finding a place to live
- signing children up for school
- learning about community services
Available in Burlington, Halton Hills, Oakville, Milton and surrounding areas
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905-333-3499 ext 459
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Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario
- assessment of skills, interests and experience
- job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
- information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
- help in maintaining employment
- information and referral to other employment and community services
Better Jobs Ontario -- Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
- training program must demonstrate good job prospects
- financial support based on need, may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance
Services for employers -- help in identifying human resource skills requirements, matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention
Canada-Ontario Job Grant -- financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
- available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees
Employment Services are available in Burlington and Oakville
905-333-3499 ext 201
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Provides services to enable immigrants and refugees to integrate into Canadian society, including orientation programs, language and skills training to help facilitate employment and programs to welcome newcomers to the community
- English Classes - language instruction for newcomers to Canada
- Enhanced Language Training - language training for newcomers preparing to enter the Canadian workplace
- Settlement Assistance - information about settling into Halton
- Community Connections Programs - free programs and events to learn about life in Canada, meet new friends, learn about other programs in your community, improve your English conversation skills in a relaxed atmosphere and more
- free Commissioner of Oaths services available - call for an appointment
Office: 905-521-2100 x77512
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- regulated occupation (for example, nursing, engineering, etc.)
- non-regulated occupation currently in demand, such as information technology, financial services
- Nursing Communication Foundation Course, 35-50 hour online course, provided by CARE Centre
- Physical Assessment and Nursing Skill Sessions at the Learning Resource Centre, Mohawk College
- Career Progression, Job Coaching, Resume Review, Interview Preparation
- HHS Job Shadowing
Employment Supports assists Newcomers to Canada to find employment commensurate with their skills and education
- a range of activities are available to provide information, and help Newcomers develop skills, make informed decisions and foster connections that they need to seek employment or pursue career pathways
These activities include:
- Assessment, Information and Referral Services
- Job Search Workshops
- Mock Interviews
- Resume Critique
- Job Fairs
- Networking Events
- Information Sessions on Employment Topics
If you are a Health Care professional, please visit the HMC Healthcare Connect for Specialized services
- assessment of skills, interests and abilities
- job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
- information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
- help in maintaining employment
- information and referral to other employment and community services
Services for employers -- help in identifying human resource skills requirements
- matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention
A free program designed for Internationally Trained Professionals. Offered to qualified newcomers that have education and work experience from their country but have not yet worked in their field in Canada. Courses are delivered over 12 weeks and help individuals:
- Improve their professional communication skills.
- Learn interview techniques that highlight their transferable skills and qualifications.
- Build a professional network within their field.
- Increase their understanding of Canadian workplace culture.
- Earn up to five micro-credentials issued by Mohawk College.
- Receive one-on-one support from Mohawk College staff.
- assessment of skills, interests and abilities
- match candidates and employers and provide retention supports
- job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
- information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
- help in maintaining employment
- information and referral to other employment and community services
Services for employers -- help in identifying human resource skills requirements
- matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention
- available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees
An employment readiness program for newcomer women and gender-diverse folks. Employment Counsellors and Job Developers identify clients' strengths and address challenges that they may face when seeking to enter or re-enter the workforce. Some of the services offered include:
- One on One Employment Counselling
- Career Assessment
- Weekly Employment Related Workshops
- Information Sessions with Guest Speakers from Various Walks of Life
- Point Of Sale(POS)/Digital Cash Register Training
- Job Fairs with Top Employers in Hamilton and Area
Participants will receive:
- Job development: job leads, connections to employers, and work placement
- Industry-specific training on workplace communication, pre-employment coaching, and technical skills training
- Relevant certifications
- One-on-one job search and job coaching support
Industries include:
- accounting and finance
- health informatics
- data analytics
- electricians
- heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning mechanics
- industrial millwrights
- plumbing
- welding
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- assessment of skills, interests and experience
- job search strategies, including resume preparation
- information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
- on-the-job training, work experience
- help in maintaining employment
- information and referral to other employment and community services
- skills training and financial support for laid-off workers
- help in identifying human resource skills requirements, matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention
- financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
- available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees
- assessment of skills, interests and abilities
- match candidates and employers and provide retention supports
- job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
- information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
- help in maintaining employment
- information and referral to other employment and community services
Services for employers -- help in identifying human resource skills requirements
- matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention
