- An American's Guide to Canada - An amusing collection of strange and useful facts that American immigrants need to understand life in their northern neighbour.
www.icomm.ca/emily
- AnchorEdge Inc. - Sells membership in Career Advancement Plans intended to help Canadian immigrants to secure better jobs and careers.
www.canada-immigration-jobs.com
- Calgary Mennonite Centre for Newcomers - Provide employment services, English classes, community development, a "Newcomer's Guide", and community kitchens for cooking and catering.
www.cmcn.ab.ca/home.htm
- canada-immigrate.com (a company with no name) - Services for new immigrants -- meeting at the airport, translating, apartment search, opening bank accounts, etc. Site in English and Russian.
www.canada-immigrate.com
- Canadian Beaver Settlement Services - Toronto law firm offering immigration consultancy and other legal services for those wishing to migrate to Canada, to help them to live and work in Canada, find employment in Canada, study in Canada and do business in Canada.
www.ilsgroup.com/settlingcanada/cbss.htm
- Changing Together... - Founded in 1984, Edmonton charitable organization operated by immigrant women. Helps overcome barriers that keep them from participating fully in Canadian Society. Good list of resources for Alberta immigrant and multicultural centres.
www.icrossroads.com/~changing
- Dream Canada - "Our objective is to help new immigrants to settle in Canada and to overcome the stress. We achieve this by providing professional services."
www.dreamcanada.net
- First Steps Canada - Provides transitional resources for immigrants to Canada. Information on services and contact details.
www.e-partner.com/firststep
- Friendly Planet Consulting Ltd. - Canadian professional consultants provide landing, settlement and orientation services for newcomers to Vancouver. Offers a free brochure of tips for immigrants. Email us your questions about life in Canada.
www.friendly-planet.ca
- Kitchener-Waterloo YMCA -- Crosscultural Services - Offers settlement programs, business and career counselling, youth support, and educational advice. Many languages spoken by staff.
www.ymcakw.org/services_crosscultural.htm
- Multilingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities (MOSAIC) - A multilingual non-profit organization dedicated to addressing issues that affect immigrants and refugees in the course of their settlement and integration into Canadian society. Located in Vancouver, BC.
www.mosaicbc.com
- New Ventures Settlement Services - Services for new immigrants arriving in Toronto, Canada. They provide airport pickup, help find accommodation and jobs, and assist with government forms.
www.new-ventures.net/index2.html
- Richmond Public Library: Asia: Community: Organizations - List of helpful organizations for Asian immigrants to Richmond, B.C. Partially in Chinese.
www.rpl.richmond.bc.ca/asian/english/community/groups.html
- S.U.C.C.E.S.S. - The United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society assists immigrants to Vancouver with settlement information, finding employment, parenting classes, information technology training, family and youth counselling, translation services, and English language training. Site in English and Chinese.
www.success.bc.ca
- Settlement.Org - Welcome to Ontario - Information and resources for immigrants to Ontario, Canada. Site in English and French.
www.settlement.org
- showmetheway.ca - Provides real estate and adaptation services for newcomers to Toronto. Site in English and Russian.
www.showmetheway.ca
- Skills for Change, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Since 1982 this not-for-profit organization has pioneered programs for internationally trained professionals seeking employment in their field. Offers courses concerned with the knowledge-based economy, and employment counselling.
www.skillsforchange.org
- Soft Landings Newcomers Assistance - Organization assisting new immigrants to Canada with their relocation and successful integration. Includes a discussion forum and Canadian resources.
www.softlandings.com/canada/index.html
- The Bans - Newcomer's Guide to Toronto - An IT consulting company offers job advice, information about Canada, and news of Romania.
www.thebans.com
- Tor-Immi - Mailing list for newcomers to Toronto. This list is not meant for discussions about getting a visa, but for people who already have their visa and who have questions about what to do when and after they land in Toronto.
groups.yahoo.com/group/tor-immi
- Vancouver Dot Travel - Major subsection of a travel agent site which deals with "Moving to Vancouver", employment, real estate, ESL training, racism, what to do in Vancouver.
www.vancouver.hm/immigration.html
- Vancouver for New Immigrants - Useful information for those immigrating or moving to Vancouver, B.C or elsewhere in Canada. Based on personal experience of the author, Rajan G. Rao.
www.intergate.ca/personal/rajanr
- Vancouver for New Immigrants - Introduction (Rajan's Web Site) - Personal experiences of immigrating to Canada from the U.S., including how to bring your car across the border. Information on what documents to bring or prepare, what to do first when you arrive, how to rent an apartment, etc.
modena.intergate.ca/personal/rajanr
- Walk a Mile - The Immigrant Experience in Canada - The Open Learning Agency provides ongoing support and referrals for Canadian immigrant-serving agencies. They encourage greater inter-ethnic and cultural understanding through immigrants' stories linked to a television series.
www.walkamilecanada.com/english/index.htm
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