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.)
Thunder Bay Multicultural Association
Newcomer Settlement Program
- Description
- Offers settlement and community orientation services for immigrants and refugees, including:
Orientation and Adaptation Services- Offers needs assessment and information and referral to community and social services, support with finding housing, child care, registering children in school and health care
- Provides help filling out government forms including housing and immigration sponsorship forms
- Offers workshops to reduce stress of adjusting to Canadian culture
- Serves as a Commissioner of Oaths for verifying original documents
Translation and Interpretation Services- Offers professionally trained interpreters with expertise in health, community and social services
Supportive counselling- Provides short-term counselling to clients who encounter difficulties in adjusting to life in Canada and assistance in overcoming these challenges
Job search preparation and training- Provides assistance in developing strong job search strategies and workplace communication skills
Employment counselling- Offers resume help, employment counselling, skills and career development and help in establishing social and professional networks
- Eligibility
- Open to:
- Permanent residents
- Canadian citizens
- Convention refugees and refugee claimants
- Newcomers admitted under Opportunities Ontario: Provincial Nominee Program
- Foreign domestic workers admitted under the Live-In Caregiver Program
- Minister's permit holders who have special permission to remain in Canada
- Permanent residents
- Application Process
- Call to book an appointment
- Toll Free
- 1-866-831-1144
- Office
- 807-345-0551
- Fax
- 807-345-0173
- Web Site
- http://www.thunderbay.org/programs-services/newcomer-settlement-program/
- info@tbma.ca
- Languages
- English, French, Interpretive Services - available in 58 languages
- Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- Call for information
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Legal Status
- Nonprofit - Incorporated
- Topic(s)
- Social Media
- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- July 13, 2021
- Address
- 17 Court St N
Thunder Bay, ON, P7A 4T4
Located at Court St N near Red River Rd
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon0900 - 1630Tue0900 - 1630Wed0900 - 1630Thu0900 - 1630Fri0900 - 1630
Mon-Fri 9 am-4:30 pm
Translation and Interpreter Services Mon-Sun 24 hours - Service Area(s)
- Thunder Bay District
