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
To find a service provider organization (SPO):
- Step 1: Select the province/territory. A list of all the SPO in that province/territory will appear.
- Step 2: To search for a specific SPO, type in any key words (partial name, city, address, postal code, etc) in the Filter Items box.
| Name | Province or territory | City | Address | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association for New Canadians | nfld | St John’s | P.O. Box 2031, Station C 144 Military Road St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 5R6 |
709-722-9680 |
| Multicultural Association of Fredericton | nb | Fredericton | 28 Saunders Street Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 1N1 |
506-454-8292 |
| YM/YWCA | nb | Saint John | 130 Broadview Avenue Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 5C5 |
506-646-2394 |
| Multicultural Association of the Greater Moncton Area (MAGMA) | nb | Moncton | 22 Church Street, Suite C170 Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 0P7 |
506-858-9659 |
| PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada | pei | Charlottetown | 49 Water Street Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 1A3 |
902-628-6009 |
| Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia | ns | Halifax | 6960 Mumford Road, Suite 2120 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3L 4P1 |
902-423-3607 |
| Catholic Centre for Immigrants | on | Ottawa | 219 Argyle Street Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2H4 |
613-232-9634 |
| Reception House | on | Ottawa | 204 Boteler Street Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5A7 |
613-789-4338 |
| Immigrant Reception and Information Services (IRIS) – POE | on | Mississauga | Malton Neighbourhood Services 3450 Morning Star Drive Mississauga, Ontario L4T 1Y2 |
905-677-6270 |
| Kingston Employment and Youth Services (KEYS) | on | Kingston | 182 Sydenham Street Kingston, Ontario K7K 3M2 |
613-546-5559 |
| MNS Immigrant Reception & Information Services | on | Mississauga | Lester B. Pearson International Airport (Terminals 1 and 3) 6301 Silver Dart Dr, Mississauga, Ontario L5P 1B2 |
905-672-3660 |
| COSTI Immigrant Services | on | Toronto | 1710 Dufferin Street Toronto, Ontario M6E 3P2 |
416-658-1600 |
| COSTI Reception Centre | on | Toronto | 100 Lippincott Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 2P1 |
416-922-6688 |
| London Cross Cultural Learner Centre | on | London | 505 Dundas Street London, Ontario N6B 1W4 |
519-432-1133 |
| Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services (PICS) | on | Mississauga | Sheridan Centre 2225 Erin Mills Parkway Mississauga, Ontario L5K 1T8 |
905-403-8860 |
| Reception House Waterloo Region | on | Kitchener | 101 David Street Kitchener, Ontario N2G 1Y1 |
519-743-2113 |
| Sault Community Information and Career Centre | on | Sault Ste. Marie | 503 Queen Street East Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 2A2 |
705-759-0909 |
| Thunder Bay Multicultural Association | on | Thunder Bay | 17 N. Court Street Thunder Bay, Ontario P7A 4T4 |
1-866-831-1144 |
| Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County | on | Windsor | 245 Janette Avenue Windsor, Ontario N9A 4Z2 |
519-255-1127 |
| Wesley Urban Ministries | on | Hamilton | 52 Catherine Street North Hamilton, Ontario L8R 1J1 |
905-528-5629 |
| New Canadians Centre - Peterborough | on | Peterborough | 221 Romaine Street Peterborough, ON K9J 2C3 |
705-743-0882 |
| New Canadians’ Centre of Excellence - Leamington | on | Windsor | 206-660 Ouellette Ave. Windsor, ON N9A 1C1 |
519-258-4076 |
| Regina Open Door Society | sk | Regina | 2220 12th Avenue (4th and 5th Floor) Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 0M8 |
306-352-3500 |
| Saskatoon Open Door Society | sk | Saskatoon | 247 1st Avenue North Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 1X2 |
306-653-4464 |
| Global Gathering Place | sk | Saskatoon | 100 5th Avenue North Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 2N7 |
306-665-0268 |
| YWCA Prince Albert | sk | Prince Albert | 1895 Central Avenue Prince Albert, Saskatchewan S6V 4W8 |
306-763-8571 |
| Moose Jaw Multicultural Council | sk | Moose Jaw | 60 Athabasca Street, East Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan S6H 0L2 |
306-693-4677 |
| Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council Inc. (Welcome Place) | mb | Winnipeg | 521 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 0E4 |
204-977-1000 |
| Westman Immigrant Services | mb | Brandon | 1001 Pacific Avenue Brandon, Manitoba R7A 0J2 |
204-727-6031 |
| La Société franco-manitobaine / Accueil francophone | mb | Saint-Boniface | 147 Provencher Boulevard, Suite 106 Saint-Boniface, Manitoba R2H 0G2 |
204-233-4915 |
| Brooks and County Immigration Services | ab | Brooks | Bay 2-500 Cassils Road PO Box 844, Brooks, Alberta T1R 1M6 |
403-362-0404 |
| Calgary Catholic Immigration Society | ab | Calgary | 5th floor, 1111 – 11 Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2R 0G5 |
403-262-2006 |
| Catholic Social Services | ab | Edmonton | 10709-105 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5H 2X3 |
780-424-3545 |
| Catholic Social Services | ab | Red Deer | 5000 Gaetz Avenue, Office 202 Red Deer, AB T4N 6C2 |
403-346-8818 |
| Saamis Immigration Services Association Regional Resource Centre | ab | Medicin Hat | 659 3rd Street, S.E. Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 0H4 |
403-504-1188 |
| Lethbridge Family Services – Immigrant Services | ab | Lethbridge | 703-2nd Avenue South Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 0C4 |
403-320-1589 |
| Abbotsford Community Services | bc | Abbotsford | 2420 Montrose Avenue Abbotsford, British Columbia V2S 3S9 |
604-859-7681 |
| Central Vancouver Island Multi-cultural Society | bc | Nanaimo | 319 Selby Street Nanaimo, British Columbia V9R 2R4 |
250-753-6911 |
| Community Airport Newcomer’s Network (C.A.N.N.) | bc | Richmond | Vancouver International Airport P.O. Box 32373 Domestic Terminal 3880 Grant McConachie Way Richmond, British Columbia V7B 1W2 |
604-270-0077 |
| Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA) | bc | Victoria | 930 Balmoral Road Victoria, British Columbia V8T 1A8 |
250-388-4728 |
| Kelowna Community Resources | bc | Kelowna | 1735 Dolphin Avenue #120 Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 8A6 |
250-763-8008 |
| Vernon & District Immigrant Services Society | bc | Vernon | 3003-30 Street #100 Vernon, British Columbia V1T 9J5 |
250-542-4177 |
| Immigrant Services Society (ISS) of BC – Welcome House and Settlement Services | bc | Vancouver | 530 Drake Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 2H3 |
604-684-7498 |
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