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Conversation Circle

Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: In-person, Keele office Join us for the in-person Conversation Circle on Wednesdays and improve your English language listening and speaking skills. The classes will be in person at our Keele office: Check the directions to the Keele Office To register for the in-person […]

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Conversation Circle

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: In-person, Keele office Join us for the in-person Conversation Circle on Wednesdays and improve your English language listening and speaking skills. The classes will be in person at our Keele office: Check the directions to the Keele Office To register for the in-person

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Conversation Circle

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: In-person, Keele office Join us for the in-person Conversation Circle on Wednesdays and improve your English language listening and speaking skills. The classes will be in person at our Keele office: Check the directions to the Keele Office To register for the in-person

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Conversation Circle

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: In-person, Keele office Join us to the in-person Conversation Circle on Wednesdays and improve your English language listening and speaking skills. The classes will be in person at our Keele office: Check the directions to the Keele Office To register for the in-person

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A journey of love, challenges, and achievements: Carmen’s Story

By Claudia Porras Carmen* immigrated to Canada nine years ago, leaving behind a hectic but happy life in the Dominican Republic. Between taking care of her two children and job responsibilities, Carmen barely found time for herself, as she juggled household chores and cooked meals for her family. She mostly relied on her mother’s support.  

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Group adults enjoy LIGHTS English and emotional wellbeing activities.

Learn English with stress-free supportive LIGHTS program!

You will get FREE: English language training Emotional wellbeing activities LIGHTS is a training program with emotional wellbeing activities for learners who need extra support. LIGHTS classes are FREE. They are 3 hours/once a week. The options are: Tuesday 12:30:00- 3:30 PM online Wednesday 12:00- 3:00 PM in-person (at our Keele office) Thursday 12:30- 3:30

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Job Skills and Resume Tips to get a job in Canada 

In today’s job market, job seekers need to ensure that their resumes reflect the skills and qualifications that are most in demand by employers. According to Employment Ontario and the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, some key skills to put on a resume include digital literacy, adaptability, critical thinking, communication, creativity, emotional intelligence, language proficiency,

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My kids were the reason why I learned English: Soledad’s Story

By Claudia Porras “When you move to Canada from Argentina, the first thing you realize is that you are in a northern country. And everything around you is different, including the language. Everyone speaks English. And it’s not easy to realize that you don’t understand anything.” Soledad has already experienced many transformations in her life.

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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: 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!

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.