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Get Involved

Join us in supporting newcomers on their journey to build a new life in Canada. Whether you’re looking to volunteer, donate, partner with us, or attend one of our events, there are many ways to make a difference. Every contribution—big or small—helps us create a stronger, more inclusive community. Let’s work together to make lasting change.

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Your support helps power MNLC’s vital programs and services—connecting newcomers to essentials like mental health care, language training, employment counselling, and much more that together create a strong foundation for long-term success in Canada.

Aurora House

Aurora House

Aurora House, under the stewardship of MNLC, is a transitional home providing safe housing and wraparound support for women-identifying individuals and their children who have experienced gender-based violence, exploitation, or human trafficking. Since 2016, over 40 individuals have found safety and stability through this vital service. Contributions help sustain housing, provide essential services, and support the expansion of this life-changing program.

Affordable Housing Initiative

Affordable Housing Initiative

MNLC’s Housing Initiative is a bold new effort to develop permanent, affordable housing for newcomer families facing housing insecurity in Toronto. By creating safe, stable homes, we aim to support long-term community integration and well-being. We invite donations and partnerships to help bring this vision to life and create lasting impact for generations to come.

Community Health Services

Community Health Services

MNLC’s Community Health Services provide barrier-free access to primary care, health and wellness workshops, and support navigating the health care system—ensuring newcomers can access the care they need to thrive. Meaningful partnerships and contributions are essential to sustaining and expanding this vital service in our communities.

  • We are grateful to our partners
We are deeply grateful to the generous partners who help make our work possible. Your support strengthens our mission to empower newcomers and build thriving, inclusive communities. By working together, we create lasting impact. We welcome new partners to join us in creating meaningful change—connect with us to learn how we can collaborate.
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Mennonite Church of Eastern Canada • HARTS • Tutela.ca • JVS • iCare • Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks • Building Up • Madison House • ACCESS Community Capital Fund • FCJ Refugee Centre • North York Community House

Become a Community Member

If you support our mission, become a Friend of MNLC and register as a community member of our organization.
Who can be a community member?
  • Individuals over the age of 18 or other organizations or institutions previously authorized by their governing body.
  • Candidates must agree with MNLC purpose, vision, and mission.
  • Candidates must be formally approved by MNLC Board of Directors before becoming members.
Terms of Membership
  • To apply, complete, sign and send us a membership form;
  • The board may from time to time fix annual dues or fees payable by the members. Such fees or dues may be waived at the discretion of the board. Those admitted to membership will continue to be members without further application or admission to membership until resignation or termination.
What are the benefits of membership?
  • Eligible to attend, speak and vote at the MNLC Annual General Meeting.
  • Eligible to be nominated to serve on the MNLC Board of Directors and participate in all Board Committees.
  • Receive MNLC communications and attend our community building events and gatherings.

Join our community today!

What's Your Story?

The contributions of newcomers to Canada are many and reflect the capacity of newcomers to share with their communities their depth of experiences, knowledge and talent. We share with you these meaningful stories that highlight the integration journey of newcomers who are making a difference and the role MNLC played in shaping the lives of these individuals and their families.
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"Before MNLC, I felt lost. I couldn’t find a service that could help me. But now emotional knowledge has given me a freedom that I didn’t have before. My therapist helped me and gave me real advice on how to set my boundaries.”

What’s Your Story

Let us know how we can help you
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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.

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 at our Keele office in Units 111 (Resource Centre) & 112 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday to Friday to answer questions and provide guidance. We do not have wi-fi at this time.
  • LINC in-person classes are running as usual at Keele office and online.
  • HAP is closed for the summer.
  • Community Health Services is able to support at our Finch office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

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.

How we work on Canada Day Week

All our offices will be closed from Monday, June 29th, to Friday, July 3rd inclusive.

LINC, Mental Health, and Bridging programs are available virtually on Monday, June 29, and Tuesday, June 30.

Community Health Services is available virtually on Tuesday, June 30.

We will reopen on Monday, July 6th.

🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦