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As newcomers, visitors or potential immigrants, you may have questions about Canada, Ontario, and the Durham Region. Please use these websites to help settle and learn about Canada, your new home.

General Information

Service Providers:

Community Development Council Durham
Durham Catholic District School Board
Continuing and Alternative Education
Durham District School Board
Enhanced Language Training
LINC Home Study

Community Partners:

Durham College
Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre
Northern Lights Vocational Services
www.worklinksforwomen.com
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Women’s Multicultural Resource and Counselling Centre
YWCA Durham

New to Canada:

Citizenship and Immigration Canada
CIC Welcome to Canada: What you should know
CIC Going to Canada
Government of Canada
Settlement.Org  Welcome to Ontario
Ontario Immigration
Natural Resources Canada
Ontario Ministryof Training, Colleges and Universities
World Education Services

New to Durham Region:

Region of Durham
Durham Regional Police Service

Municipalities

Region of Durham
City of Pickering
Town of Ajax
Town of Whitby
City of Oshawa
Township of Brock
Township of Uxbridge
Township of Scugog
Municipality of Clarington

Health:

Public Health Agency of Canada
Looking for a doctor?
Region of Durham Health Department

Hospitals:

Lakeridge Health Network
Rouge Valley Health System
Uxbridge Cottage Hospital

Shelters:

Shelternet.ca Making the links for Abuse Women
Herizon House
Muslim Welfare House

Transportation:

Go Transit
Durham Region Transit

Libraries:

City of Pickering
Town of Ajax
Town of Whitby
City of Oshawa
Township of Brock
Township of Uxbridge
Township of Scugog
Municipality of Clarington

For Students:

Language learning websites:

Dave’s ESL Café
English Daily
ESL All International
Learn English with the CBC
TESL Ontario

Citizenship Information and Practice Tests:

The Atlas of Canada
Canadian Heritage
How Canadians Govern Themselves
Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Citizenship and Identity
Oshawa
Pickering
Whitby
Practice Test

Ethnic websites :

Alianza Hispano Canadiense de Ontario
Durham Tamils Association
Zeyro Zebar - Urdu website
Indo-Canadian Cultural Association of Durham Inc.
Chinese, information on training, news, public information and buy & sell

Other information Sites:

Canadian Immigrant Magazine
Canadian Newcomer Magazine
CP 24 News
Loon Lounge
The Weather Network

Teacher Information

For Teachers:

Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks
TESL Canada
TESL Ontario
Durham College

Resources:

Canadian Resources for ESL

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