Please Note: Services may be impacted in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
- Description
- Newcomer Settlement Program
Provides walk-in information and referral services to refugees and newcomers
Services and supports provided may include (with examples):- Initial settlement (housing, schools, orientation to Thunder Bay life)
- Immigration (filling out applications for permanent residence, work permits and citizenship)
- Health issues (referral to programs at Thunder Bay Health Unit, filling out OHIP applications)
- Housing issues (filling out applications for Thunder Bay District Housing, apartment search)
- Family Issues (filling out applications for Pro-Kids, Child Tax benefits, referral to various agencies)
- Citizenship Application support
- Employment Related Matters (job search, resume writing, employee rights, application for Employment Insurance)
- Education issues (information and referral to ESL, LINC programs, tutors)
- Social Services issues (assistance in applying for Ontario Works, assistance in dealing with agencies)
- Sponsorship-related issues (assistance in filling out applications for sponsorship)
- Any parish or group of individuals may sponsor a refugee family
- Refugee Sponsorship Coordinator assists parishes and other refugee sponsorship groups with information, planning, training and the application process
- Comments
- Housed at the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association
- Eligibility
- For newcomer Canadians who have lived the refugee experience (Permanent residents newcomers who are now Canadian Citizens, refugee claimants)
- Individuals or groups interested in sponsorship and other assistance for refugees
- For newcomer Canadians who have lived the refugee experience (Permanent residents newcomers who are now Canadian Citizens, refugee claimants)
- Application Process
- Self-referral or referral from other service-providing agency
- Office
- 807-345-0551
- Fax
- 807-345-0173
- Web Site
- https://www.dotb.ca/roman-catholic-diocese-of-thunder-bay/services-departments/refugees/
- doors@dotb.ca
- Languages
- English
- Contact
- Beverly Knutson, Newcomers' Settlement Program Worker
Email: beverlyk@thunderbay.org - Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- Call for information
- Accessibility
- Partially Accessible - Main floor is accessible -- Ramp at rear of building leads to main floor
- Topic(s)
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- March 6, 2023
- Address
- 17 Court St N
Thunder Bay, ON, P7A 4T4
Located in the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association on Court St N at Red River Rd
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon0900 to 1630Tue0900 to 1630Wed1300 to 1630Fri1300 to 1630
Mon, Tue 9 am-4:30 pm * Wed, Fri 1 pm-4:30 pm - Service Area(s)
- Thunder Bay
