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MNLCT November 2018 Newsletter

In this edition: Welcome Home Benefit Concert | Holiday Crafts & Food Marketplace | Bridging Program News | HOPES & LIGHTS News | MNLCT is Hiring | Immigrant Business Expo

Approaching the Holiday Season

Did you know that MNLCT is hosting two upcoming events:

  • Welcome Home Benefit Concert
  • Holiday Arts & Crafts Marketplace

Here are some photos of MNLCT staff enjoying a fun time as we welcome the next month with holiday spirit.

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Welcome Home Benefit Concert

Experience a new genre of music! Support the Centre while enjoying music from up and coming Canadian musicians. Bring your friends and make a night of it! Indie-pop is well recognized in the Canadian music industry and this is a great opportunity for you, your family, and your friends, to become more familiar with Canadian culture.

Featuring local artists, The Fires Of with special guest Chad Price.

The concert will be on Saturday, November 17, 2018. Doors open at 8pm.

Located at Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto

 

Event is sponsored by Beau’s.

Special thanks to these organizations for donating door prizes:

  • Tranzac Club
  • Toronto Grill Restaurant
  • Art Gallery of Ontario
  • Hair Design by Maria
  • Layout Ultimate
  • TJX Canada
  • The Ultimate Experience
  • DiscStore
  • Toronto Ultimate Club
  • Toronto Rush
  • Elites Ultimate
 

Thanks to the staff and LINC students who helped distribute the Welcome Home Benefit Concert flyers around Tranzac.

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Holiday Arts & Crafts Marketplace

Winter is coming! That means the holidays are coming soon. Did you know that MNLCT will be having a Holiday Crafts & Food Marketplace again? That’s right!

Featuring 30+ local artisans over 2 floors and showcasing  foods, baking, home decor, crafts, jewellery, health & beauty products, pet products, fashion accessories & more.

There will also be a silent auction that day (e.g. gift baskets, artwork, food items). At the silent auction table, you can bid on fabulous items donated by our generous sponsors.

The Marketplace is organized by Aurora House and the Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto, and all proceeds will go towards programs and services for newcomers and people who have been trafficked in Canada.

Seeking a few more vendors! We’re looking to fill a few gaps in product offerings. If you have a unique food or craft product (sorry, jewellery, soap, and baking divisions are already full) please see our Holiday Crafts & Food Marketplace 2018 – Vendor Information Kit for show details and then send us an email.

Admission: Free Entry

 

Bridging Programs

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We are thrilled to announced that both BREM & BEMC classes have already started this fall.

The Bridging Programs have also moved to a new temporary location.

The address of the new temporary office is 1120 Finch Ave W, 8th Floor, North York, ON M3J 3H7.

If you would like to contact the bridging programs team, you can reach them by calling 647-776-2057.

If you are interested in applying for the next session, find out more by visiting https://mnlct.org/bridgingprograms/

 
 
HOPES Program & LIGHTS News

HOPES Program is recruiting for the next cohort. Workshops will be on the first week of December (2018).

For more information on the HOPES Program, please visit mnlct.org/hopes

LIGHTS Program is recruiting participants for the next session in January.

For more information on the LIGHTS Program, please visit mnlct.org/lights

 

MNLCT is Hiring

MNLCT is looking to hire! Learn more about what positions are available by visiting https://mnlct.org/career/

 

Immigrant Business Expo, Nov. 17, 2018 – A great opportunity for immigrant entrepreneurs

 
 
The 2018 Immigrant Business Expo takes place on Saturday, November 17 at Metro Hall (55 John St., Toronto) from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
This is a great opportunity for established and aspiring newcomer, refugee and immigrant entrepreneurs to network and learn about resources, best practices and ideas on starting and operating a business in Canada.
Attendance is free.
 
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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 Keele office is open from 8:30 AM to 3:30 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.