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NEWCOMERS CORNER
(Winning entry from the contest) NEWCOMER INFORMATION CENTRE Newsletter November 2009 | |
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| Why study in Canada |
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Learn about post-secondary education, apprencticeship programs, funded training, skilled trades at our Education & Training sessions on
Nov 18 (Brampton South),
Nov 25 (Malton), Nov 26(Mississauga).
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| How can I sponsor my parents? |
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Find expert answers to your immigration questions from a reliable source. Detailed sessions are held at the Newcomer Information Centre on
Nov 23 about immigration and citizenship. At the end of the session, you might feel that many of your questions got answered without asking!
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| Love the Earth |
Nature walks, volunteer opportunities and home landscape.
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| Design Hope Peel |
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Need a channel for your creative energies. Click here for the opportunity.
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| Quote of the Month |
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Don't say "yes" if you want to say "no".
Don't say "maybe" if you want to say "never".
You can't hurt people with your decisions.
We always want to please, but at the end we are hurting ourselves; it took me a lot of time to learn how to say "no", but I finally managed.
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NEW PROGRAM
Are you Educated in Life Sciences or Related Engineering? 
New Bridging Program "Pathways to Employment in Biotechnology" launched.
Didn't we say, the biotechnology sector needs you. Moreover, programs getting funded by the government for a particular sector proves that the employer needs trained workers.
Specially designed for Internationally Educated Professionals with a background in the life sciences and related engineering, the program offers training in biotechnology fundamentals and Canadian workplace culture and communications. It prepares these professionals to work in Canada at levels commensurate with their education and experience.
The program will be offered at no cost to successful applicants.
You must be able to demonstrate a background in life science from outside Canada among other eligibility requirements.
Program will start in January 2010, May 2010 and September 2010.
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| Tuition-free Automotive Programs!
A Toronto College offers
pre-apprenticeship programs in Automotive Service Technician and Automotive Truck/Coach Technician. These programs are sponsored and paid for by the Government of Ontario. Students get 36 weeks of training and 12 weeks of paid placement.
Contact nic@tcet.com for more information. |
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WORTH MENTIONING
Are you searching for a good job?  Searching for a good job is quite often at the very top of the list for most newcomers. In fact, some of the most popular questions NIC counsellors receive are about employment. Looking for a job can become extremely frustrating for a newcomer, not only because of the recession, but also because they are in a new country.
Some of you may also have responsibilities at home such as young children, that prevent you from stepping out of the house for a very long time. For situations like this, you can access the online employment centre called 'Possibilities,' funded by 'Employment Ontario.' It consists of an excellent collection of resources for the average job seeker, with a special section of the site devoted just for newcomers!
The 'Newcomer Possibilities' section contains everything from resume-building and interview-preparation tips to information about specific professions and trades. It even has links to discussion forums where you can chat with other newcomers and post any questions you may have. All of this valuable information is absolutely free and can be acquired simply by creating an account for yourself on the site www.poss.ca!
Making an account allows you to access parts of the site which contains even more valuable information, such as the type of Canadian experience you may need for different jobs, career profiles and articles, links to job boards, an employment events calendar, and the chance to speak to an employment counsellor.
This is definitely a website every job seeking newcomer should know about, because it is accurate, detailed and consists of an exhaustive list of employment resources you will surely benefit from. Click www.poss.ca to experience it yourself. For any assistance contact a counsellor at nic@tcet.com |
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EXCITING SERVICE
English at Your Convenience
LINC Homestudy 
The LINC Home Study program is a free program that helps you improve your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Study at home, and have a teacher call you every week. There are special classes for youth and seniors held at NIC. To know more about these services, contact nic@tcet.com. | |
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SUBMISSIONS AND FEEDBACK
We are happy to hear from you. Send us your feedback.
Service providers, we are happy to promote new programs and events at your agency through this newsletter.
Sincerely,
Newsletter Team
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The Newcomer Information Centre is an innovative program that provides free settlement information to newcomers and residents from a number of accessible locations across Peel.
A smooth transition into Canadian life is critical to success and our program provides accurate referrals to make this happen. You will work with friendly, multi-lingual staff and get confidential counselling about employment, health, housing, education, language training and more. Counsellors speak Punjabi, Spanish, Arabic, Urdu, Tagalog, Farsi, Mandarin, Cantonese, Romanian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, French, German, Polish, Swahili, Tamil, Hindi and Pashto.
Drop-by at any of our locations to speak with a counsellor who will listen to you and help you identify resources based on your needs. No appointment is required.
***Occasional Child Care at Malton site*** **Free Commissioner of Oath service at each location**
*Itinerant settlement services in Brampton and Mississauga*
*NIC Itinerant services in Caledon every Tuesday and Saturday*
Funded by
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