Immigrant-serving organizations can help you to settle into Canadian society, and many of their services are free. Contact an immigrant-serving organization to see which services are provided. Many of these organizations represent a number of different immigrant services and groups, so they are a great place to start.

Canada’s three levels of government-federal, provincial and municipal-also offer a variety of helpful programs and services for newcomers. Who offers these programs and services may vary across Canada, since different provinces have different immigration agreements with the federal government.

Religious institutions, community groups, ethnic associations and immigrant-serving organizations that can give you a hand are probably located right in your neighbourhood. Their telephone numbers can be found in the local
telephone book.

To get to know the community and neighbourhood, we suggest that you

• get a map of your community;
• get a copy of the local telephone book; and
• contact the immigrant-serving organizations in your community.