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Overcoming barriers to access essential services: Sivanandan’s Story

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By Trudy Tumusime  Sivanandan, a deaf newcomer, came to MNLC for help navigating government forms after facing numerous challenges completing a document alone. Discovering MNLC’s free settlement services was a relief. “The case worker was wonderful, helpful, and very communicative,” Sivanandan recalls. To ensure accessibility, the case worker collaborated with the Canadian Hearing Services to […]

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How BREM helped me rebuild my identity: Dhwani’s Story 

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By Trudy Tumusime  Dhwani, and her husband, landed in Canada in 2020 on a repatriation flight after canceled travel plans. They arrived at the peak of the COVID_19 pandemic grieving the loss of her father, stepping into the unknown with just hope and dreams. “It was hard. It was crazy.” She recalls.   Back in India,

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Arkadiy Volkov on Restarting His Psychotherapy Career in Canada

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As an internationally trained psychotherapist, when Arkadiy Volkov immigrated to Canada, he required licensing to rejoin his field. After researching several options, Arkadiy enrolled in Mennonite New Life Centre’s (MNLC) Bridge to Registration and Employment in Mental Health (BREM) program. Through our partnership with the licensing body – the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario

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This clinic is more than a clinic, it’s a family: Yarlin’s Story 

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By Trudy Tumusime   When Yarlin arrived in Canada in November 2023 with her husband and two children, she hoped it would mark the beginning of a new chapter – one filled with freedom. Instead, it became what she describes as “the beginning of a very painful experience.” Fleeing the Dominican Republic, the family faced the

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It’s not just a language class, it’s so much more than that: Doris’ Story 

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By Trudy Tumusime  In 2021, Doris came to Canada from China, bringing with her a wealth of experience as a software project manager and UX designer. With a computer science background, Doris found many aspects of settlement quite easy due to her ability to search the internet for information and having support from her elder

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From losing everything to rebuilding hope: Basir’s Story

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By Trudy Tumusime Basir’s story is one of courage, resilience and hope – a journey that resonates with everyone who has had to leave familiar territory to start over in a new land. Born and raised in Afghanistan, Basir raised a family and hoped for a bright future for his seven children. But when Afghanistan

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My voice is being heard: Azar’s Story

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Former BEMC Graduate breaks boundaries in the Canadian Film Industry By Trudy Tumusime Azar, an internationally trained filmmaker, actress, and artist from Iran, moved to Canada in 2019. For the passionate creative, this journey was “both exciting and challenging.” Like many newcomers, Azar endured the typical struggles of settling in Canada. From embracing diversity, to

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C-Women provided me with the confidence, skills, and industry insights: Nada’s Story

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Today, on Valentine’s Day, we want to express our gratitude and love to all of our partners who support us in helping newcomers to Canada. By Trudy Tumusime C-Women graduate, Nada Khan shares about finding the right path in her career journey. Nada is an internationally trained Quality Assurance and Automation Testing professional with a

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I am grateful for the support of immigrants in learning English for free: Oleksandra’s Story 

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By Youdon Tenzin  Adjusting to a new country is difficult. Anyone who has ever had to leave everything they’ve ever known behind and move to a new country knows the feelings of uncertainty, fear and hope that this process accompanies. However, when you do not know the language that is spoken in your new country,

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Thank you for your patience as we continue to respond to a cybersecurity incident affecting our communication systems.

We are happy to share an important update — we are now able to send outgoing emails. Going forward, you will receive our emails from our new domain, @mnlc.ca, in addition to our temporary Gmail addresses. Please watch for us in your inbox. 

If you haven’t already, you can sign up to receive email updates from us directly here.

Please note: Our Finch office will close on Thursday, July 23.

We know it has been frustrating and difficult to reach us during this time, and we sincerely apologize for that. Please know that all our programs and services are running and staff are ready to support you. For getting in touch with us, please continue to use our temporary Gmail addresses:

Or drop in to our Keele location (2737 Keele St, units 9, 111, 112, North York) or Finch location (1122 Finch Ave West, Unit 1, North York) during office hours:

  • 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 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 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 understanding. We appreciate the many kind words of empathy shared by our community, and we look forward to being fully operational again. We will continue to share updates as our systems are restored.