Relocating to a new country can be overwhelming and maybe downright terrifying for newcomers to Canada. That’s why the Newcomer Employment Welcome Services centre (NEWS) is being established in Cornwall.
NEWS works with newcomers to Canada to ease the burden of navigating a new country’s system and making sure people are following the right paths to settling down and finding work where they want to live.
It’s funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and is set to open in March 2021. The NEWS centre is focussed on five key components to help newcomers to Canada choose to live and succeed here.
The NEWS centre will help newcomers to Canada find an ideal place to live that's comfortable and affordable and help them get a good job in eastern Ontario. Offering bilingual services, NEWS is working to:
Community partners from all sectors aim to provide a strong immigration support network to help newcomers. Using a referrals and assessment process within ongoing case management, newcomers can connect with skills-training providers and potential employers and integrate into new communities.
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