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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Thursday, July 6 & 20, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Thursday, August 3, 17 & 31, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Learn more about MNLCT courses provided via the Moodle learning platform. The courses are part of our Settlement Program, including: Essential Skills Training Employment Preparation Personal Growth & Career Planning Citizenship classes In these
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Teresa Wiens has been teaching English to newcomers at the Centre for 23 years now. Throughout this time, Teresa has met and helped immigrants from several backgrounds improve their English language skills. As we celebrate our 40th anniversary, Teresa recounts her dynamic journey with MNLCT, contributing to easier settlement experiences for newcomers. Watch Teresa’s story
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Hear from LINC Head Teacher Teresa Wiens | Growing LINC classes | New dates for language, mental health, and employment support programs | Happy Retirement, Ines Anderson | Annual General Meeting | Toronto Newcomer Day | Apply for election jobs | Free financial training platform (KOFE) | Extended “Better Together” donation deadline Victoria Day is
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Victoria Day is a federal Canadian public holiday to honour Queen Victoria. The holiday has been observed in Canada since at least 1845. The holiday has always been a distinctly Canadian observance and continues to be celebrated across the country, being informally considered the start of the summer season in Canada. We will be closed
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The federal public servants strike is now over for Treasury Board workers. Service Canada thanks everyone for their patience and understanding as they gradually resume operations in the coming days.
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Canada is one of the most welcoming countries in the world, which also means it can open the door to scams and misunderstandings. As a result, MNLCT with 40 years of experience supporting newcomers in Canada, in line with its philosophy of compassion for newcomers, immigrants, and refugees, shares general information to assist those who write to
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In 1983, Betty Puricelli and her late husband Adolfo Puricelli founded the Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto. Here is Betty’s story about MNLCT’s early days. https://youtu.be/PVTtCnCF8KY By Trudy Tumusime In 1983, Betty Puricelli and her late husband Adolfo Puricelli, embarked on an extra-ordinary journey that would forever shape the service of newcomers to
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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 Resource Centre at Keele office is open from 9:00 AM to 3:00 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.