Centre for Immigrant and Community Services

Welcome Centre is a partnership of five immigrant serving community organizations: COSTI Immigrant Services, Catholic Community Services of York Region (CCSYR), Centre for Immigrant and Community Services (CICS), Job Skills, and Social Enterprise for Canada

Provides a one-stop service to guide and support immigrants and newcomers with

• settlement services
• services for women, seniors, children and youth

LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) upon assessment by Achēv - see separate entry

• child care, Care for Newcomer Children (CNW) for eligible participants
• for children 6 months-6 years, in-person, Mon-Fri

Enhanced Language Training (ELT) at Welcome Centres offers internationally trained professionals sector-specific English as a Second Language for the following occupations:

• accounting and finance
• teaching and education
• health care
• information technology (IT)

English as a Second Language - adult English for life and work in Canada

Employment Supports

• pre-employment workshops, information on accreditation and qualifications (AQIS)
• SOAR (Skills, Opportunities, Action plan, Resources) - Office Administration Employment Training - helps low and moderate income earning immigrant women to enter the job market, especially in office/administrative work
• individual action plan with one to one coaching
• job search workshops program and walk-in job search centre with access to computers, Internet, fax, photocopier, telephone, staff assistance available, resource materials, job boards, labour market information

• Newcomers - English as a second language
• Newcomers - Refugees
• Newcomers - Settlement services
• Older adults - Recreation for older adults