ED Corner | July 2024

Dear Friends,

As we step into the second half of 2024, we continue to work for the communities we serve, and in that work, we see the accomplishments that have been made through the hard work of our team. Those accomplishments are important enough to see through completion and make even stronger.

It is our job to decrease or eliminate barriers to achieving our clients’ goals and these changes have proven to be important and, in most cases, essential to the people that need these services. We are also taking on an aspect of Artificial Intelligence to help improve our services both internally and externally. In doing so, we will be automating some of our daily tasks to free up our Information Technology department to assist our clients and staff.

As a wise man once said to me and my team, We have more in common than we have in differences. I wholeheartedly agree, and as an immigrant myself, I know that we all struggle similarly. We have varying differences in what led us to leaving our home country, whether as a refugee fleeing instability or just seeking a better life. But we all had enough drive to make the move and adapt as best we could to the new circumstances awaiting us in our new home.

We will focus on this struggle and work on making an easier pathway for other immigrants to survive, cope, and thrive. We are excited about the future and its promising possibilities.

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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.