What’s New

Supporting Family Connections

MNLCT has enjoyed partnerships with various community organizations since our inception. In celebration of our 40th anniversary, we sat down with Cindy Lee, the child protection supervisor from the Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto to discuss “Supporting Family Connections.” This admission-prevention program was started in 2014 with the goal of keeping children in the

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How to Prepare an Online Application for Canadian Citizenship

Tuesday, July 18, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM This workshop will guide you through the entire online application process.  You will learn:  How to organize your information How to calculate your physical presence How to upload the required documents to be able to submit a complete application on time and without any mistakes. Likewise, you

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Mennonite New Life Centre introduces new Executive Director Dwayne O’Connor

July 6, 2023 Toronto, ON – The Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto (MNLCT) is thrilled to announce our new Executive Director, Dwayne O’Connor. Dwayne has extensive experience in executive leadership roles confronting the social and economic inequities that give rise to poverty, homelessness, mental health and addictions, and other barriers that the Centre’s vulnerable

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Journey to Canadian citizenship: Patricia’s Story

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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Annual Report 2022

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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Thank you for your patience as we worked through the cybersecurity incident affecting our communication systems.

We are happy to share an important update — we now have new MNLC emails set up from our new domain, @mnlc.ca. Please watch for us in your inbox. 

Please note: All our services, classes, and appointments will be closed from Friday, July 31, to Monday, August 3. We will resume on Tuesday, August 4.
Happy Civic Holiday!

You can now reach us through our new program emails below:

Our office hours remain the same: You can drop in at our Keele location (2737 Keele St, units 9, 111, 112, North York) or Finch location (1122 Finch Ave West, Unit 1, North York):

  • Settlement staff are available onsite at 2737 Keele St Units 111 & 112 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday to Fridays to answer questions and provide guidance. Wi-fi is now available.
  • Community Health Services are available at 1122 Finch W Unit 1 on Wednesdays from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. The HAP clinic is closed for the summer but our Health Navigator can provide guidance in accessing health services.
  • LINC classes are closed for the summer. Registration will begin in August for the fall semester.
  • Mental Health and BREM staff are available by appointment only.

We take your privacy seriously and kindly ask that you do not share sensitive personal information via email.

Thank you for your patience as we worked to get the issues resolved. We appreciate the many kind words of empathy shared by our community. We’re hopeful that we will return to regular operations soon, and will continue to share updates as our systems are restored.