YMCA of Greater Toronto - Newcomers
Language Assessment and Referral Centre, Etobicoke Albion Road Centre
- Description
- COVID19 -- service continues online or in person, by appointment
Eligibility screening, language skills assessment and referral to English or French language government-funded programs- programs 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)
- 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, Convention Refugee/Protected Person/Refugee Claimant, holding a letter of initial approval of permanent residence from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, worker admitted under the Live-In Caregiver Program, and applicants under other programs who have been approved but not yet had permanent residence status processed; Ukrainian citizens admitted
under the CUAET program. - Application Process
- Call Assessment hotline or email language.test@ymcagta.org, to book an appointment
- Office
- 416-630-0330
- Assessment Hotline
- 416-925-5462
- Fax
- 416-630-0517
- Web Site
- Visit Website
- ImmigrantServices@ymcagta.org
- Mailing Address
- Albion Centre, 1530 Albion Rd
Unit 83
Toronto, ON, M9V 1B4
Canada - Languages
- Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Pashto, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Spanish, Urdu
- Contact
- Aya EL Messady, Site Team Leader
Email: Aya.El-Messady@ymcagta.org
Phone: 416-587-4586 - Outreach and Community Relations Coordinator
- Roberto Echeverria
Email: Roberto.Echeverria@ymcagta.org
Phone: 437-223-1625 - Fees
- Membership ; None
- Documents Required
- May vary; contact for information
- Accessibility
- Fully accessible - Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms; Designated parking
- Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Last Updated On
- January 17, 2023
- Address
- Albion Centre, 1530 Albion Rd, Unit 83
Toronto, ON, M9V 1B4
Cross street: Albion Rd and Finch Ave W
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon8:30 am to 4:30 pmTue8:30 am to 8:00 pmWed8:30 am to 4:30 pmThu8:30 am to 4:30 pmFri8:30 am to 4:30 pmSat10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm, also Tue 4:30 pm-8 pm, Sat 10 am-2 pm; Assessment Hotline -- Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm - Service Area(s)
- Greater Toronto Area
