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Settlement organizations provide you with information and assistance while you adjust to a new life in Canada. They provide culturally sensitive services in several languages, including assistance in finding a place to live, learning English or French, finding employment, assessing educational and professional qualifications, referrals to other services such as legal help, connecting with the community, filling out forms and applications, and answering other general concerns related to immigration or settlement.
Services offered to newcomers in Canada may have eligibility requirements that vary by immigration status:
Make sure you check eligibility requirements for services you need.
Settlement supports – employment services – English language classes – community connections
Who: Permanent residents, convention refugees/protected persons, refugee claimants (some services), Ukrainian newcomers
Addresses and Phone Numbers:
8 Main St. E., Unit 101, Hamilton – 905-529-5209
100 Main St. E., Units #210 and #250, Hamilton – 905-529-5209
1119 Fennell Ave. E. St., Units #234 and #236, Hamilton – 905-387-1100
160 Centennial Parkway N. Unit 7, Hamilton – 905-662-9160
Website: iwchamilton.ca
Resettlement and settlement supports – temporary accommodation – needs assessment and referrals – information and orientation services – community connections
Who: Government Assisted Refugees, Ukrainian newcomers
Address and Phone Number:
467 Main St. E., Hamilton
905-528-5629
Website: www.wesley.ca
Information and orientation – needs asset assessment & referral services – Bridge to Work Program in Childcare Industry – language assessment and referrals – school-based settlement support – professional mentorship matches – youth mentorship matches – Canada Connects social media matches – library-based English Conversation Groups – Newcomer Youth Centres – International Student Connect services
Language assessment at YMCA is the starting point for anyone wishing to access language classes.
Who: Permanent residents and convention refugees (eligible for all services), refugee claimants, naturalized Canadian citizens, international students and temporary foreign workers (eligible for some services), Ukrainian newcomers
Addresses and Phone Numbers:
25 Main Street West, Suite 105, Hamilton – 905-526-8452
211 Centennial Parkway North, Unit #1, Stoney Creek – 905-662-9400
Website: www.ymcahbb.ca
Employment counselling – networking – needs assessment and referrals – information – recreation – mentorship – community connections – 2SLGBTQIA+ youth support – supports for immigrant women – gender-based violence – educational, experiential and art-based workshops
Who: Permanent residents, protected person/convention refugee, a live-in caregiver with an approved work permit, Ukrainian newcomers (Must identify as a woman, girl, 2SLGBTQIA+ youth or non-binary)
Address and Phone Numbers:
75 MacNab Street South, Hamilton
905-522-9922, 365-324-0249, or 905-522-9922 ext. 335
Website: www.ywcahamilton.org/join
Information and referrals for Francophone newcomers – housing help supports – job search – education and training
Who: Francophone newcomers
Address and Phone Numbers:
1320 Barton Steet East, Hamilton
905-528-0163 or 1-866-437-7606
Website: www.cschn.ca
An immigration and newcomer program designed for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth who are newcomers to Hamilton.
Services include:
Offers settlement services for Afghan newcomers to Hamilton and helps vulnerable newcomers who face additional adaptation barriers to successfully integrate into the Canadian society by offering specialized programs and services.
Works with local partners to offer a wide range of services and activities in order to help newcomer individuals and families settle and integrate into their new community and obtain access to health and social services.
Services include:
Offers a variety of services to assist asylum seekers and people without immigrant protection through the integration and settlement processes in Canadian society.
Services include:
Provides a range of services to support newcomers get settled in Canada. Settlement counsellors assist newcomer families with the following:
An immigration and settlement program designed for newcomer women, youth, and gender-diverse folks, to support settlement in Hamilton.
Services include:
Provides housing and resettlement support for refugee claimants.
This includes:
Provides support for newcomers to adjust to their life in Canada, by providing comprehensive information, orientation, needs assessments and referrals to government programs, social services, and community resources. Program funding provided the Government of Ontario, Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade.
Provides support for newcomers who are pregnant or with a newborn child. Services include:
Supports the successful settlement and integration of newcomers by providing newcomers with appropriate and timely information and referrals to government programs and community services.
Services include:
Provides a range of programs to help newcomers get settled in Canada, including peer-to-peer support groups, settlement and referral services, English conversation circles, and some translation services.
Program designed to connect newcomers with appropriate services and resources for their life in Canada, such as health care, education, and language help.
Offers help with:
Offering free of cost workshops and networking programs for female-identified newcomers to help connect them to local services and resources. The program's goal is to help newcomer women make new friends, build networks and participate in their community in a way that is meaningful to them. Some of the activities offered through this program are:
Offering settlement services for newcomer women and gender-diverse folks, providing a comprehensive range of services and support immigrants settling in their new communities. Some of the services offered through this program are: