- Description
- 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
- 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 - Eligibility
- Open to newcomers and immigrants to Canada * Community Connections Mentorship Program -- newcomers 19 years and older
- Application Process
- Call or drop in * immigration papers or permanent resident card required
- Toll Free
- 1-877-875-3437
- Office
- 613-933-9626
- Web Site
- Visit Website
- Languages
- English, French
- Contact
- Rene Bourget, Comptroller of Literacy & Language Services
Email: rene.bourget@ucdsb.on.ca
Phone: 613-933-9626 - Superintendent of Schools
- Susan Rutters
Email: susan.rutters@ucdsb.on.ca
Phone: 613-330-5585 - Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- As per the application process
- Accessibility
- Unknown
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- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’Est ontarien
- Last Updated On
- May 14, 2023
- Address
- 600 McConnell Ave, Rm 205
Cornwall, ON, K6H 4M1
Cross street: McConnell Ave and Second St E
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon9:00 am to 3:30 pmTue9:00 am to 3:30 pmWed9:00 am to 3:30 pmThu9:00 am to 3:30 pmFri9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Mon-Fri 9 am-3:30 pm - Service Area(s)
- Cornwall
- Prescott and Russell United Counties
- Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties
