Find help to adjust – Refugees

As a newcomer to Canada, you may be eligible for assistance under the Resettlement Assistance Program. Various programs and services are available to help you become a participating member of Canadian society as quickly as possible. These include:

loans to help you travel to Canada
assistance upon entering Canada
counselling and cultural orientation
information and orientation
referral to community resources
translation and interpretation
language training
job-related services

Each program and service has its own eligibility requirements. If you were sponsored as a refugee, contact your sponsoring organization to find out about settlement assistance. You can also get information on settlement assistance by contacting a service organization directly.

Resettlement Assistance Program service provider organizations

Newfoundland and Labrador

Association for New Canadians
P.O. Box 2031, Station C
144 Military Road
St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
A1C 5R6
709-722-9680

New Brunswick

Multicultural Association of Fredericton
123 York Street, Suite 201
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 3N6
506-454-8292

YM/YWCA
130 Broadview Avenue
Saint John, New Brunswick
E2L 5C5
506-634-4937

Multicultural Association of the Greater Moncton Area (MAGMA)
1299A Mountain Road, Suite 2
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1C 2T9
506-858-9659

Prince Edward Island

PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada
25 University Avenue
Suite 400, Holman Building
P.O. Box 2846
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
C1A 8C4
902-628-6009

Nova Scotia

Immigrant Settlement & Integration Services
6960 Mumford Road, Suite 2120
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3L 4P1
902-423-3607

Ontario

Catholic Immigration Centre
219 Argyle Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 2H4
613-232-9634

Reception House
204 Boteler Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 5A7
613-789-4338

Immigrant Reception and Information Services (IRIS) – POE
Malton Neighbourhood Services
3450 Morning Star Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
L4T 1Y2
905-677-6270

MNS Immigrant Reception & Information Services at Lester B. Pearson International Airport
905 672-3660

COSTI Immigrant Services
1710 Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario
M6E 3P2
416-658-1600

COSTI Reception Centre
100 Lippincott Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2P1
416-922-6688

London Cross Cultural Learner Centre
505 Dundas Street
London, Ontario
N6B 1W4
519-432-1133

Reception House Waterloo Region
101 David Street
Kitchener, Ontario
N2G 1Y1
519-743-2113

Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County
245 Janette Avenue
Windsor, Ontario
N9A 4Z2
519-255-1127

Wesley Urban Ministries
195 Ferguson Avenue North
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 8J1
905-528-5629

Saskatchewan

Regina Open Door Society
2550 Broad Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 3Z4
306-352-3500

Newcomer Welcome Centre
2332 11th Avenue, 1st floor
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 0K1
306-352-5775

Saskatoon Open Door Society
247 1st Avenue North
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 1X2
306-653-4464

Global Gathering Place
100 5th Avenue North
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 2N7
306-665-0268

YWCA Prince Albert
1895 Central Avenue
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
S6V 4W8
306-763-8571

Moose Jaw Multicultural Council
60 Athabasca Street, East
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
S6H 0L2
306-693-4677

Manitoba

Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council Inc. (Welcome Place)
521 Bannatyne Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3A 0E4
204-977-1000

La Société franco-manitobaine / Accueil francophone
147 Provencher Boulevard, Suite 106
Saint Boniface, Manitoba
R2H 0G2
204-233-4915

Alberta

Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
3rd floor, 120 – 17 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2S 2T2
403-262-2006

Catholic Social Services
10709-105 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
T5H 2X3
780-424-3545

Saamis Immigration Services Association Regional Resource Centre
177, 12th Street, N.E.
Medicine Hat, Alberta
T1A 5T6
403-504-1188

Lethbridge Family Services
701-2nd Street South
Lethbridge, Alberta
T1J 0C4
403-320-1589

British Columbia

Immigrant Services Society (ISS) of BC
530 Drake Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 2H3
604-684-7498

Community Airport Newcomer’s Network (C.A.N.N.)
Vancouver International Airport
P.O. Box 32373
Domestic Terminal
3880 Grant McConachie Way
Richmond, British Columbia
V7B 1W2
604-270-0077

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