Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services

Information and Orientation Services - settlement services for newcomers who have been in Canada for less than 4 years, including landed immigrants, Convention refugees and foreign-born Canadian citizens orientation, information sessions, supportive counselling information and referral including housing, access to community resources employment assessment and preparation, job fairs, computer with free Internet access advocacy, interpretation English conversation classes participates in LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) in English, upon assessment by YMCA of Greater Toronto -- see separate entry; care for newcomer children -- childminding for parents attending sessions Newc