By Claudia Porras Patricia is the main character in a love story that spanned over 20 years before a happy ending. Her boyfriend, with whom she had been in a relationship her entire life, had moved to Toronto many years before her in search of better opportunities. Finally, in 2016, the two reunited and enjoyed their lives […]
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By Gertrude Tumusime Mehria was barely 18 when she left her home country of Afghanistan, arriving in Canada after spending several months in Greece. Like many of her compatriots, the young adult was escaping a worsening situation in Afghanistan where the Taliban were terrorizing the population – especially women and girls. Mehria remembers – quite
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Learn when and how to register your children for: School (TDSB, TCDSB) After school programs Recreational services for children For more information about the workshops contact Illia Marholin at imarholin@mnlct.org or 647-812-1332. Please find the registration link for the workshop below. Register here
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As the 2022 winter turned to spring, we too began to see signs of a brighter life unfolding. Restrictions were gradually lifted and people began to gather in person again. In this report, we reflect on a year where our communities reemerged, recentered, and reimagined, and where the Centre reconfirmed its commitment to serving newcomers
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Bruce Burgetz was the chair of the MNLCT board for 22 years before stepping down in 2008. In celebration of our 40th anniversary, we interviewed Bruce about the early beginnings of MNLCT and the memories he made serving the community. https://youtu.be/Msc6T2nf1HU
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Saturday, June 17, 1:30 PM What should voters and non-voters know about the election in Toronto? Join our info session this Saturday. We’ll explain the process of electing the mayor and the significance of voting in a simple way. If you are interested, please contact: Saul Olmos at solmos@mnlct.org or call 647-812-1332
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Wednesday, June 14, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Are you new to Canada? Are you wondering how to prepare yourself to access better employment opportunities? Participate in this information session tomorrow from 2:00 PM to 4:00 pm via Zoom, to explore different industries and learn what they offer in terms of financial stability, benefits, job
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Laura Monastero is the program manager at the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). The CMHA and MNLCT shares a 12 year partnership supporting different communities with mental health resources. We sat down with Laura as she shares her memories of working with MNLCT in celebration of our 40th anniversary. Watch the full conversation.
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https://youtu.be/2NCtpH9Kp04 The Mennonite New Life Centre participated in the Toronto Newcomer Day on May 25, 2023. It was a fun day full of networking and meeting people from various backgrounds. Special thanks to our BESIP students, who helped us at the MNLCT booth, communicating and connecting with interested participants!
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Do you want to build a career in the immigrant-serving sector? Our BESIP bridging program (Bridge to Employment in Services for Immigrant Populations) is for you! Join this week’s Café New Canadians session to meet with BESIP graduates and other experts. DATE: June 8 TIME: 7 pm – 8 pm ET ONLINE You will learn:
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We are sharing an update on the technical issues MNLC is experiencing.
When the issue was first identified, it appeared to be a technical disruption with one of our systems. Through further investigation, we confirmed that the technical issue was the result of a malicious cybersecurity incident.
Since then, we have been working closely with external cybersecurity experts to understand what happened, contain the incident, and secure our systems.
Based on what we know so far, we have not found evidence that clients’ personal information has been accessed. Our investigation is ongoing, and we are continuing to assess the full scope. If we determine that anyone’s personal information has been affected, we will contact those individuals directly.
We know this disruption has made it harder to reach us, and we are sorry for the frustration and concern this may have caused—especially for the newcomers, refugees, and others in our community who rely on our services. We understand that privacy, safety, and access to support are especially important, and we take that responsibility seriously.
Our phone and email systems remain temporarily unavailable as we take the necessary steps to restore them safely. In the meantime, you can continue to reach us at the temporary emails listed below for urgent matters, or visit us in person.
As a precaution, we encourage everyone to be cautious of unexpected emails, phone calls, or messages claiming to be from our organization. We will not ask for sensitive personal information through unofficial channels.
We will continue to share updates as we learn more.
Thank you for your patience and trust. We are actively addressing the incident and strengthening our systems to better protect the people we serve.
Our Keele office is open from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Settlement staff are available to answer questions and provide guidance, and LINC in-person classes are running as usual.
The HAP clinic is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at our Finch office, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
For urgent matters regarding other departments, please contact us via our temporary emails:
We take your privacy seriously and kindly ask that you do not share sensitive personal information via email.
We will notify you as soon as we are back.