Useful places to turn, with the details to help you choose. A growing selection—not a complete list of Canadian services.
69 resources to look into
Source-linked informationImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
IRCC brings together French-language starting points for preparing to settle in Canada.
Employment and Social Development Canada
A federal starting point linking disability benefits, programs, and support information.
Legal Aid Ontario
Legal Aid Ontario offers information and a service finder for legal issues, including refugee, family, and housing concerns.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
IRCC explains government-funded language classes, assessments, and ways to find a provider.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Search IRCC-funded providers for settlement, job-search, language, and community support.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
A starting page connecting housing, healthcare, work, education, and other settlement information.
Service Canada
Official information about the SIN used for work and access to government programs and benefits.
Service Canada
The official starting point for Service Canada programs and contact information.
Job Bank
Government job-search tools and newcomer information for planning your search.
Employment and Social Development Canada
A federal benefits finder that helps you locate programs by support need and audience.
Canada Revenue Agency
CRA information on tax residency, first tax returns, and benefit and credit payments.
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Learn about identification, fees, account terms, and questions to ask a financial institution.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
A national starting point for coverage, finding care, and mental-health resources.
Government of Ontario
Ontario’s official explanation of OHIP eligibility and health-card application requirements.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
A newcomer overview of rental searches, leases, and landlord and tenant responsibilities.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Official introductions to schooling, enrolment, and learning in Canada.
Employment and Social Development Canada
Information for internationally trained people seeking work in regulated professions and compulsory trades.
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
Official information about fraud, identity theft, prevention, and reporting.
Gouvernement du Québec
Quebec’s directory of partner community organizations offering integration support.
City of Toronto
City information about newcomer kiosks connecting people with local services and community support.
Toronto Public Library
Newcomer resources including settlement information, language learning, and library materials.
YMCA of Greater Toronto
Settlement information, language-assessment referrals, and youth and pre-arrival programs.
211 Ontario
A starting point for finding social services, programs, and community support in Ontario.
Jessie’s — The June Callwood Centre for Young Women
One place to ask about counselling, school, housing, parenting and everyday essentials.
Abiona Centre for Infant & Early Mental Health
Residential and community supports connect young parents with housing, learning and infant mental-health services.
Abiona Centre for Infant & Early Mental Health
A structured residential program during pregnancy and the early months after birth.
Abiona Centre for Infant & Early Mental Health
A community hub connecting young families with early learning, assessment and mental-health support.
Rosalie Hall
Pregnancy support connects counselling, parenting, education and housing options.
Working Women Community Centre
Home-based support helps mothers build children’s early learning and school-readiness skills.
Working Women Community Centre
Parent engagement, preschool home instruction and tutoring offer different ways to support learning.
Yonge Street Mission
Parenting support and baby supplies, with nursery care while parents use Evergreen services.
Yonge Street Mission
Explore food, employment, childcare and community supports for people facing poverty.
Child Development Institute
Early-years programs bring children and caregivers together, with educators who can help with referrals.
Child Development Institute
Licensed childcare offers a separate option from parent-and-child EarlyON sessions.
Child Development Institute
Age-specific services address emotional, behavioural and learning-related mental-health needs.
Child Development Institute
Parenting, counselling and practical support for mothers and children affected by interpersonal violence.
Newcomer Women’s Services Toronto
Individual settlement help and connections to language, employment and community programs.
Newcomer Women’s Services Toronto
English classes for women include free childcare; employment services also serve men and youth.
Rexdale Women’s Centre
Eating for Two and Feeding with Love connect expectant and new mothers with group support.
City of Toronto
Find prenatal education, nutrition programs and young-parent groups.
City of Toronto
Voluntary home-visiting support for families who need extra help.
City of Toronto
Nurse support through first-time parenting.
City of Toronto
Ask about infant feeding, coping after birth, newborn care and parenting workshops.
Government of Ontario
Free Ontario programs for children from birth to six and their parents or caregivers: play, stories, learning and community connections.
Access Alliance
Peer outreach helps isolated immigrant and refugee families navigate community and health supports.
TNO — The Neighbourhood Organization
Navigation and referrals for healthcare, employment, education and social services.
COSTI Immigrant Services
Settlement workers offer orientation, interpretation, form assistance and referrals.
COSTI Immigrant Services
Find help with housing applications, access, eviction prevention and housing stability.
Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
Early-years learning and family connections rooted in First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures.
Centre francophone du Grand Toronto
Explore French-language early-years and family services.
Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre
Primary healthcare centred on racialized women, trans and non-binary clients.
Assaulted Women’s Helpline
A 24-hour telephone and TTY service offering support, information and referrals for women experiencing abuse.
Government of Ontario
A starting point for child development, disability and family support programs.
Canada Revenue Agency
Official eligibility guidance for a monthly payment supporting eligible families with children.
City of Toronto
Understand the City’s fee support and payment information before arranging childcare.
Government of Ontario
Ontario’s birth-registration service explains registration and linked applications.
Government of Ontario
Ontario explains ways to find ongoing primary care, including Health Care Connect.
211 Canada
Find community services for food, housing, family support and other everyday needs through your regional 211 service.
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Call or text 9-8-8 if you are thinking about suicide, worried about someone else, or unsure whether what you are experiencing is related to suicide.
ShelterSafe — Women’s Shelters Canada
ShelterSafe connects women and their children experiencing violence with shelters and transition houses across Canada.
Canada Revenue Agency
Community volunteer tax clinics help eligible people with modest incomes and simple tax situations prepare returns.
Employment and Social Development Canada
Official guidance explains workplace protections and ways to report abuse for people in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
The IFHP provides limited, temporary health coverage for eligible groups, including some refugees, refugee claimants and protected persons.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
A national introduction to public transit and other ways to travel within and between Canadian communities.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Start with the basics of driving, insurance and provincial or territorial licensing in Canada.
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
The CRTC Wireless Code explains consumer protections for mobile phone service contracts.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Canada’s climate varies widely. This overview helps you understand local weather and prepare clothing for the seasons.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
A newcomer guide to connecting through libraries, community centres, activities and volunteering.
Service Canada
Check whether you meet the Canadian Dental Care Plan’s insurance, income, tax filing and tax residency conditions.
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Find local support through 211 Canada