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Employment and education services provider linking Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs) with Canadian businesses
Employment and education services for IEPs, including:
Employment and education services for IEPs, including:
- Job referrals
- Career counselling
- Workplace communication & industry specific English training
- Work placements
- Mentorship matches
- Networking opportunities
- Staffing solutions
- Work placements
- Cultural competency training for employers
- Workplace mentorship initiatives
- Bookkeeping, taxation and IT support for start-ups and SMEs
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COVID-19 (26 Mar 2020): Due to COVID19, the centre is physically closed and regular programming is on hold until further notice * staff is still available via email and phone to support clients * free online computer classes available for women: permanent residents, convention refugees, caregivers * to register, contact iskrena@immigrantwomenservices.com or call 613-729-3145
Crisis Intervention and Counselling Service:
Job search preparation and training:
Support Groups:
Other Settlement Services:
Language Interpreter Training:
Training and Outreach:
Public education sessions on domestic violence for newcomers
Workshops for newcomer immigrant women on parenting in a new culture, legal information, social assistance etc.
Works with service providers and community partners to reach isolated newcomer immigrants and refugee women
Crisis Intervention and Counselling Service:
- crisis intervention
- short-and long-term counselling
- information, referral and support services
- support to victims of war and trauma
- support and information on various options for pregnant women
- needs assessment and information and referral to community and social services
- support with finding housing, child care, registering children in school and health care
- support with finding housing, child care, registering children in school and health care 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
- professionally trained interpreters with expertise in health, community and social services: in person, by phone and Video Remote Interpreting (VRI)
- short-term counselling to clients who encounter difficulties in adjusting to life in Canada and assistance in overcoming these challenges
- courses, tests and activities to help newcomers prepare for the citizenship test: in class or online.
Job search preparation and training:
- developing strong job search strategies and workplace communication skills
- resume help, job readiness clinic, employment counselling, skills and career development and help in establishing social and professional networks
- free childcare
- referrals
- computer training
Support Groups:
- 10-week support group for women survivors of violence
- transportation
- child care
- language interpretation
- support and information to children who witness violence in the home
- individual counselling for childre
- family counselling
- art club for children and mother
Other Settlement Services:
Language Interpreter Training:
- for culturally diverse women and men who fulfill the requirements for training
- for more information on this program, call the Language Interpretation service
Training and Outreach:
- Information sessions on Ottawa's diverse community
Public education sessions on domestic violence for newcomers
Workshops for newcomer immigrant women on parenting in a new culture, legal information, social assistance etc.
Works with service providers and community partners to reach isolated newcomer immigrants and refugee women
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Assists highly skilled internationally trained immigrants (ITIs) gain equivalent work experience in Ontario
Assists internationally trained health professionals with their job searches or licensing efforts
- regulated occupation (for example, nursing, engineering, etc.)
- non-regulated occupation currently in demand, such as information technology, financial services
Assists internationally trained health professionals with their job searches or licensing efforts
- through a series of workshops and ongoing support, the program helps transition into the Canadian health care workforce
- includes networking events and other targeted activities to help professionals find a job, residency or further education in the health care field
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Multi-sectoral partnership involving 60 local organizations working on a shared vision and common priorities designed to build local capacity to attract, settle, and integrate immigrants in five sectors:
- Education
- Economic Integration
- Health and Wellbeing
- Language
- Socio-Civic Integration
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Community-based social service organization
- settlement programs and services to Rwandan refugees and immigrants of neighboring countries during the difficult, complex and stressful process of acculturation
- Christmas basket
- mattresses donation
- PTSD program
- end violence for women
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COVID-19 (22 Aug 2022): Services offered remotely by phone and email and in person by appointment only.
Employment services that are designed specifically for newcomers, immigrants and refugees
Employment services that are designed specifically for newcomers, immigrants and refugees
- Information and orientation sessions, language and skills training to help facilitate access to employment.
- Employment needs assessments and referrals.
- Pre- and post-arrival information and referrals.
- Job search workshops and training, resume and interview coaching, employment counselling, assistance to establish social and professional networks to access employment opportunities.
- Enhanced language training courses and workplace language courses for eligible clients.
- Targeted recruitment and coaching and networking events with employers.
- Sector specific support for internationally trained professionals (ITPs).
- Specific programming for clients with lower language skills in English (CLB 3-5) and to clients with intermediate and advanced language skills in English (CLB 5 and above)
- Pre-screening and preparation of candidates for the Federal Internship for Newcomers (FIN) Program
- Job search workshops and some employment services in French
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The Sector Specific Employment Initiative (SSEI) is a three-year research program that is funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
The program focuses on employer engagement strategies in 15 select sectors and evaluates the impact of such focused strategies on the degree of employer engagement and, subsequently, the success in the employment of internationally trained newcomers within those sectors. Some of the highlights of the program are:
The program focuses on employer engagement strategies in 15 select sectors and evaluates the impact of such focused strategies on the degree of employer engagement and, subsequently, the success in the employment of internationally trained newcomers within those sectors. Some of the highlights of the program are:
- 5-day sector specific training
- Job fairs, job postings and one-on-one support
- Targeted recruitment events
- Employer information and coaching sessions
- Employer mentorship
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Pre-arrival service providing specialized information and orientation about skilled trades
- employment consultations personalized to clients' needs and goals
- service offered through Skype, WhatsApp, Viber, telephone, email, etc
- workshops cover topics such as Canadian workplace culture, popular skilled trades, job search techniques and more
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Community services centre for immigrants and refugees
- assists newcomers, refugees and ethno-cultural groups to become equal participants in social, economic and political life
- creating community and safe spaces
- visiting programs include Legal Aid, Housing Help
- free citizenship test classes for eight weeks, three hours per week
- requirements Canadian Language Benchmark 4
- delivers career mentoring and networking programs to support newcomers to:
- obtain employment in their field
- develop an understanding of the workplace culture
- build networks
- develop strategies for employment maintenance and advancement
- Core Career Mentorship
- Federal Internship for Newcomers (FIN)
- Refugee and Immigrant Supports to Employment (RAISE)
- Pre-Arrival Supports
- Ottawa Mentoring Collaborative
- Job Search Workshops
- settlement services to newcomer families in schools and summer programs
- leadership development
- civic engagement opportunities
- helps create a welcoming school environment for newcomer students
- helps youth gain the necessary skills to achieve their goals and develop a positive mindset to overcome the challenges they may be facing so that they can contribute to Canadian society
- offered both at the elementary and high schools levels for immigrant and refugee youth, ages 13-24
- multilingual and multicultural services to facilitate successful adaptation and integration processes
- information and orientation sessions for individuals, families and groups
- supportive counselling
- settlement consultation
- client advocacy
- community referrals
- see separate record for more information
- offers academic, life skills, counselling, and arts-based support in a fun and interactive way
- full-time and part-time English language training for newcomers for settlement and community
- open to all landed immigrants and convention refugees over the age of 17
- classes are offered in the South region of Ottawa
- daytime and evening classes available
- child care is also available
- group must collectively commit to provide the necessary support for their sponsored refugee for the full duration of the sponsorship
- refugee must qualify as refugee according to Canada's refugee and humanitarian resettlement program.
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Promotes awareness and economic integration of francophone immigrants in Ontario
Employability:
- offers professional support to all clients over a period of three to six months
Employability:
- educates Ontario employers on the benefits of hiring a newcomer
- prepares newcomers to Ontario's labour market realities
- supports small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in their recruitment of newcomers
- supports newcomers and members of francophone communities with the development of their business plan
- provides support in leadership development and the creation of a network of professional contacts
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Settlement Program (formerly Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program)
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
Citizenship Preparation
- courses, tests and activities to help newcomers prepare for the citizenship test
- offered in French only
- citizenship preparation courses on-site
- bridging services connecting skilled or internationally trained professional newcomers to employment with job placements, mentorship, volunteering and networking connections in their preferred fields
- walk-in job search centre
- access to computers, Internet, fax, photocopier, telephone
- staff assistance available
- resource materials
- job boards
- labour market information
- develop strong job search strategies and workplace communication skills
- resume help
- job readiness clinic
- employment counselling
- skills and career development and help in establishing social and professional networks
- French-speaking newcomers only Facebook group intended to be a place for friendly discussion on various settlement and integration issues.
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Initiative that brings together employers, immigrant agencies, and stakeholders to enhance employers' ability to access the talents of skilled immigrants
- convenes and collaborates with employers and stakeholders
- raises public awareness
- Cross Cultural Competency Workshops
- Coaching and Networking Events
- Employer Tools and Resources
- Labour Market Information
- Annual Employer Summit
- Employer Excellence Awards
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Organization working towards economic and socio-cultural integration of the racial and ethnocultural francophone minorities of the Ottawa region
- provides services primarily in French to Francophone immigrants and newcomers to the region
- "La Boussole francophone": settlement services and employment services
- "Collectivités accueillantes": community connections host program
- "Vieillir en Santé": health education program for seniors
- "Emploi-CESOC": help with employment research
- "Vers la voie du Renouveau": services for francophone youth (12-18 years old) who are in trouble with the law
- income tax preparation assistance for low income individuals; prior and current year returns
- conversation groups in English and French
- technical and cultural support for economic integration of refugees and vulnerable newcomers: job search support, employment services, integrated support, financial literacy, entrepreneurship training, social enterprise training (pilot program until March 2019)
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Series of workshops on employability and self marketing
- essential support to help set goals, create a network, target and contact professionals in a specific field
- advice throughout the training period and in the first years of employment
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Assists highly skilled internationally trained immigrants (ITIs) gain equivalent work experience in Ontario
- regulated occupation (for example, nursing, engineering, etc.)
- non-regulated occupation currently in demand, such as information technology, financial services
- update skills via theoretical and technical training
- opportunity to observe different work environments
- co-op term
- non technical courses, technical courses and some practical workshops (approximately 200 hours of training)
- prepares immigrants for their eligibility to write the Certificate of Qualification exam
- gains the work-related health and safety cards
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Employment services
Employment Assistance:
- individual strength-based counselling
- focus includes identifying and challenging barriers to employment, experience of loss, and adaptation to new work and cultural environment
Employment Assistance:
- member of the LASI World Skills employment program for new Canadians
- job search workshops
- workplace language training programs
- access to Federal Internship Program for Newcomers
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COVID-19 (20 May 2022) Suspended all one-on-one services and group info sessions until further notice *call the Hotline at 613-286-7357 from 8:30 till 4:30 pm for questions and your phone request will be directed to the appropriate counsellor
Settlement and social services agency
Settlement Program (formerly Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program):
Settlement and social services agency
- developing and improving integration tools and resources to support clients in receiving services that meet their needs
- facilitates the access of available services
Settlement Program (formerly Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program):
- orientation programs, language and skills training to help facilitate employment
- programs to welcome newcomers to the community
- may provide 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, and assistance to access a range of settlement services
- also offers crisis counselling
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Social Services
1-866-432-7447 Office: 613-820-4922
Office: 613-820-2001
Fax: 613-820-2006
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COVID-19 (August 15, 2022): The three food banks supported by PQCHC continue to run on modified schedule and program. Services are accessed by appointment only and available to those people living in the catchments assigned to each location: Pinecrest Terrace Community House 613-596-6703, Morrison Gardens Community 613-596-6229 and Foster Farms Community House 613-596-4866. The Health Clinic operates on appointments only. For more details and up-to-date information, see website.
Health centre focused on family and community health
Primary Health Care:
Health centre focused on family and community health
Primary Health Care:
- medical clinic staffed by family physicians, nurse practitioners and nurses / community clinics
- nutrition: individual and group support provided by registered dietitians
- clean needle exchange / safe inhalation
- diabetes education
- falls prevention program
- primary care outreach for seniors
- dental screening
- nursing foot care
- lung health program
- community development: advocacy, education and supports to community residents to increase involvement in the community
- multicultural outreach: assistance to newcomers to facilitate integration into existing services
- health promotion: focusing on enabling people to increase control of their health and address determinants of health
- community house coordination: develop and facilitate programs and outreach to five low-income housing communities, support to planning and community initiatives
- safety and trust: support to community leaders and training to support the development of healthy communities and address issues of concern
- youth programming: homework clubs, United Sisters program for girls 10-14, training, workshops and events for youth, Somali Youth leadership and skills development
- pathways to education: support to high school students from low-income communities to help complete high school and move on to post-secondary education: tutoring, mentoring, financial and advocacy support
- PQ Employment Services: bring the right people together with the resources they need to find success
- Canada Ontario Job Grant program: provides financial support to individual employers who want to purchase training for their employees
- Youth LEAD Employment Program: assists permanent resident and refugee youth between the ages of 15-29 to develop skills and experience working in Canada
- Job Track: 15 week program that provides pre-apprenticeship training in the Child Development Practitioner trade through paid placements in child care settings
- Future Builders: 15 week program that provides pre-apprenticeship training and work experience to youth with barriers to employment (aged 16-29 years) in residential construction trades (i.e. general carpentry)
- Headstart Nursery School: subsidized preschool program
- Early ON Child and Family Centre: universal access, information and referrals, bilingual designation
- Leaping Lizards: after-school programming
- Toy Lending Libraries: educational and recreational toys
- Circle of Support: parenting support for vulnerable families - home visiting
- Pre-Post Natal Programs: focus on infant care, parent education, nutrition program for high risk pregnant women
- School's Cool: school readiness program
- First Words: screening clinics and treatment for children with speech language developmental delays
- Infant Hearing: screening of all newborns born deaf or at risk of deafness
- Blind/Low Vision: intervention and consultation services for families with infants diagnosed as blind or low-vision
- Assertive Community Treatment Team: support and treatment to those with severe persistent illness
- Families First: housing assistance
- System Navigation: increase client self-efficacy and autonomy
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COVID-19 (5 Jan 2022):Services are open to clients all over Ottawa, not just in the west end. Leave a voicemail at 613-288-3880 to book an appointment, email employment.info@pqchc.com or visit booknow.appointment-plus.com/b09xrklg/
Employment Ontario Employment Services
Comprehensive employment and job search services
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
Youth Lead - pre-employment program which supports immigrant and refugee youth between the ages of 15-29
Community Connections for Newcomer Employment: pre-employment program for isolated newcomers who need support in accessing employment programming
In Motion and Momentum : pre-employment program which helps those who are stuck, begin to move in a direction that feels good, taps into their full potential and creates the life they want to live
Employment Ontario Employment Services
Comprehensive employment and job search services
- 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
- 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
- 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
- available to youth between the ages of 15-29
Youth Lead - pre-employment program which supports immigrant and refugee youth between the ages of 15-29
- to participate in the workforce
- to develop Canadian workplace skills
Community Connections for Newcomer Employment: pre-employment program for isolated newcomers who need support in accessing employment programming
In Motion and Momentum : pre-employment program which helps those who are stuck, begin to move in a direction that feels good, taps into their full potential and creates the life they want to live
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Comprehensive employment and job search services
- 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
- services for immigrants and newcomers, including settlement support, referrals, and assistance in job search
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Council acting as a strategic planning body to coordinate and enhance the newcomers' integration in the community.
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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
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Settlement Program (formerly Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program)
Orientation and Adaptation Services
Citizenship Preparation
Employment Counselling and Preparation
Job Search Centre
Job Search Preparation and Training
Employment Counselling
Other settlement services
Settlement Workers in Schools
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
- community support through volunteer befriending, conversation circles to practice English or French
- help with connecting to language classes
Citizenship Preparation
- courses
- tests and activities to help newcomers prepare for the citizenship test
Employment Counselling and Preparation
- Bridging Services-- connects skilled or internationally trained professional newcomers to employment with job placements, mentorship, volunteering and networking connections in their preferred fields
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
Job Search Preparation and Training
- developing strong job search strategies and workplace communication skills
Employment Counselling
- resume help
- job readiness clinic
- employment counselling
- skills and career development and help in establishing social and professional networks
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
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Advisor available to discuss and explore options
- career and educational goals
- post-secondary programs and courses
- language programs
- bridging programs
- credential assessment
- available funding for education and retraining
- referrals to community resources and services
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Central Eastern Ontario Translation and Interpretation Services (CEOTIS)
CEOTIS only: 1-888-968-1065 Office: 613-968-7723
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- CV19 Offices closed to the public until further notice
- Staff working remotely to provide continued support or services
- Please call the office at 613-968-7723 for assitances
- Updates will be posted to our website and Facebook page (March 28, 2020)
- Immigration support agency
- Referral to economic, social, health, cultural, education and recreational services
- Assistance in obtaining Social & Health Insurance, Child Tax Benefits, driver's license, housing and schooling
- Immigration process assistance
- Referrals to English Language classes and other services
- Promote anti-racism and cultural awareness
- Translation and interpretation services.
- Community Connections Program -- group activities and information sessions for newly arrived immigrants and refugees of all ages to help orient them to their new community and establish social and professional networks
- Economic Development Through Immigration (EDTI) -- program designed to match skilled newcomers with employers experiencing labour shortages in the Quinte area
- Central Eastern Ontario Translation & Interpretation Services -- Fee-for-service language interpretation services and translation services. Call 1-888-968-1065 for more information.
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