Newcomer Resources
- Facebook Newcomer Info Hub
- Newcomer Information Centre (settlement and language referral centre)
- Unsafe at Home Ottawa (secure text and online chat service for women who may be living through increased violence and abuse at home)
- IRCC Welcome to Canada Booklet
Health Information
- Ottawa Newcomer Health Centre
- Ottawa Public Health (resources in multiple languages)
Language
- Language Assessment and Referral Center (LARC)
- Conversation Circle at Ottawa Public Library
- Conversation Group at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
- Conversation Circle at Catholic Centre for Immigrants (CCI)
- Conversation Circle at Immigrant Women Services Ottawa – IWSO
- Online Conversation Circles at St. Paul University: please contact Heidi or Janice to register
- In-person Conversation Circles at St. Paul University: please contact Ashwin to register
- Conversation Circle at Maiden Market – (Ukrainian newcomers)
- Conversation Circle at Cafe Ukraine (Ukrainian newcomers) Please contact Adriana Romas
- Conversation Circle at Conseil Économique et Social d’Ottawa Carleton (CESOC): please contact Natacha Jackson
Settlement Organizations
- Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (services for women only)
- Catholic Centre for Immigrants
- Jewish Family Services of Ottawa (health resources for newcomers)
- Somli Centre for Family Services (SCFS)
- Lebanese and Arab Social Services Agency of Ottawa (LASSA)
- Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre (OCCSC)