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Emotional knowledge has given me the freedom I didn’t have before: Sandra’s Story

By Claudia Porras  It has been almost 20 years since Sandra lived day-to-day at the radio stations of Montevideo and Uruguay, creating ad campaigns for local businesses. Surprises in life led her to move to Canada, and she arrived here with her dreams in her suitcase.  It was not easy for her to start over

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#AskMNLCT: Empowering Women – The Key to Post-Pandemic Recovery

When it comes to the job market, women – especially those who are immigrants, solo parents, transgendered, underhoused, living in poverty, or otherwise struggling to access resources – have been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 28, 2021, our staff from our She-Covery Response Program discussed these issues heard from our clients: The top

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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.