Our Programs
WE offer education, counseling and other services of support to immigrants and refugees ( newcomers) in need including language classes( English as second Language & French as second language), employment skills, cultural orientation on the "Canadian culture and the Canadian's life style".
Our Activities:
Employment Research: For the majority of newcomers, employment research is the first priority.
Below are information you will need to achieve your goals :
How to find a bilingual employment?
· Which employments are available in Ontario for those who are bilingale? Get information by reading following article.
· Are there French employment services in Ontario? An action plan with help from specialized adviser brings the necessary support to establish, in a specific order steps to achieve your goal.To obtain desired employment, how to use bilingual employment agencies? An employment agency specialized in bilingual employment can be very useful for French- speaking newcomers. Any time, before contacting such agencies, it is important to know how they function, and how you can be prepared to get maximum benefit from it.
· How to write a résumé.
How to find an employment in your field.
Computer and employment skills: We offer basic computer's skill to new French-speaking immigrants such as: Microsoft Office word, Microsoft Office Excel, and the use of internet.
Housing: We work in collaboration with Toronto Social Housing and landlords to find affordable housing for newcomers.
Welcoming newcomersWe ensure that French-speaking newcomers in Canada get all services they need to integrate Canada's new life.We put transportation available to newcomers in order for them to get their appointments done such as hospital, school, and other government appointment.
Translation and interpretation:We ensure the translation of their documents from their native languages into French or English and we do interpretation services for newcomers.
Immigration: We help newcomers with:
· Filling out different forms for legal assistance, social services assistance, Social insurance number, heath card, employment, and many more.
Volunteering: We offer Volunteer opportunity to newcomers in order for them to acquire Canadian experience in administration, computer, interpretation and customer services.
Framing of women and children:North-South Solidarity association organizes sport meetings, Picnics in the various sites, artistic and cultural events for all ages. We frame French-speaking women to create women entrepreneurship by providing counsel and workshop programs in Information Technology and finance management. We frame after school program for children of newcomers.