Newcomer & Settlement Services
Aylmer Resource Centre
16 Talbot Street East
Phone: 226-544-0380
Settlement Services provides information and referrals to newcomers in the community. We help newcomers adapt and settle into the region. We offer individual sessions or group sessions to support them through the immigration process. While newcomers are our target group, we also provide support for the general public to access wide variety of federal and provincial services.
Settlement Services
Settlement Services helps newcomers transition to life in Canada. The initial couple of years in a new country can be overwhelming. We can provide the support and cultural understanding to make it easier for the newcomer to access information and services.
Information & Referral – Orientation to Ontario, referral to community services. Provide information on Permanent Residency, Citizenship, Work and Visitor Records to newcomers wishing to settle in Canada. We can help you find appropriate information about Child Tax Benefits, health, Social Insurance Numbers, Driver licensing and other governmental services.
Family Support – Connecting newcomer families and individuals with appropriate religious, cultural, legal and other local services.
Interpretation – Assist newcomers by interpreting oral or written communication to make information and services more accessible to the English learner and/or low literacy newcomer.
Education – Collaborate with schools to encourage and promote education of both children and adults wishing to continue their education. Partner with schools for inclusive school environments where newcomer children and youth can thrive without losing their ethnic identity.
Resources:
For Information on Temporary Foreign Worker Program, visit the Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services website : Home - F.A.R.M.S. (farmsontario.ca)
For information on working in Canada, visit the Government of Canada website: Get a work permit - Canada.ca
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What is it like to be a newcomer to Canada?
We invite you to read the story "Green Bananas," written by one of our Settlement Workers, for insight into the cultural identity of some newcomers and some of their experiences adjusting to life in Southwestern Ontario.
Mennonite Community Services
MCS is a charitable organization & offers the following: newcomer settlement, employment services, f
Are you aware of the services that Mennonite Community Services (MCS) provides for the community? Let’s take a look at how MCS’s Radio De Brigj is making a difference.
De Brigj Radio, CHPD 105.9 FM, is an ethnic radio station, facilitating integration and inclusion of newcomers through information and education. As an ethnic station, it links the established community and the Low German Mennonite newcomers.
De Brigj provides businesses and other community agencies the opportunity to advertise their services and employment needs. It is also an effective means for social service agencies to communicate their message to the Low German population.
Hearing music, information and programs in their mother tongues serves to decrease feelings of isolation for newcomers. Accessing services is difficult due to language barriers, illiteracy, cultural differences and rural homes. The radio is a vehicle for communicating and overcoming these challenges.
By supporting MCS, you are helping Radio De Brigj in this important work. Be a part of our mission to provide unparalleled hope and support to members of our community.
Consider taking part by giving toward our Matching Campaign! All donations made to MCS from Tuesday, November 28 to Tuesday, December 5, will be matched by TWO very generous donors, up to $20,000 each!
Ways to donate:
- In-person/by mail: MCS, 16 Talbot St. E. Aylmer, ON N5H 1H4
- Phone: 226-544-0380.
- E-transfer: [email protected]
- Online: www.mcson.org/donate
We invite you to call us at if you have questions. Thank you for considering donating and helping keep our services available to the community!
Are you aware of the services that Mennonite Community Services (MCS) provides for the community? Let’s take a look at how MCS’s Newcomer/Settlement Services and Resource Centre is making a difference.
The initial couple of years in a new country can be overwhelming. MCS Settlement Services is here to provide support, cultural understanding, information and referrals to help newcomers adapt and settle into the region.
This includes: orientation to Canada and referral to community services; providing information on Permanent Residency, Citizenship, Work and Visitor Records; helping find appropriate information about Child Tax Benefits, health, Social Insurance Numbers, driver licensing and other governmental and education services; and more!
Although newcomers are primary clients, MCS Settlement Services also provides support for the general public to access a wide variety of federal and provincial services.
The MCS Volunteer Driver Program is run through Settlement Services. This program assists registered clients in attending medical appointments, with rides and interpretation.
Within the Aylmer Resource Centre, MCS also has a small bookstore that encourages literacy and education for newcomers, as well as provides educational resources for service providers who are looking for information on Low German Mennonite history, language and culture.
By supporting MCS, you are helping Newcomer/Settlement Services and the Aylmer Resource Centre in this important work. Be a part of our mission to provide unparalleled hope and support to members of our community.
Consider taking part by giving toward our Matching Campaign! All donations made to MCS from Tuesday, November 28 to Tuesday, December 5, will be matched by TWO very generous donors, up to $20,000 each!
Ways to donate:
- In-person/by mail: MCS, 16 Talbot St. E. Aylmer, ON N5H 1H4
- Phone: 226-544-0380.
- E-transfer: [email protected]
- Online: www.mcson.org/donate
We invite you to call us at if you have questions. Thank you for considering donating and helping keep our services available to the community!
**Update**
Wow! We are just one day into our matching campaign and over $7,000 has already been donated! Thank you so much to these donors.
Here’s why now is the perfect time to give: All donations made to MCS from Tuesday, November 28 to Tuesday, December 5, will be matched by TWO very generous donors, up to $20,000 each!
This means that your gift is tripled! If you give $25, MCS will receive $75, if you give $100, MCS will receive $300, or if you give $500, MCS will receive $1,500!
Ways to donate:
- In-person/by mail: MCS, 16 Talbot St. E. Aylmer, ON N5H 1H4
- Phone: 226-544-0380.
- E-transfer: [email protected]
- Online: www.mcson.org/donate
We invite you to call us at if you have questions. Thank you for considering donating and helping keep our services available to the community!
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