Our Services/

Settlement Services

Email settlement@skillsforchange.org for all your settlement related queries

Our Settlement Services team provides free, comprehensive support to help newcomers and families successfully integrate into life in Canada. We offer personalized guidance to help you navigate community systems, build employment readiness, and confidently settle into your new home.

How We Can Help You: 

  • Government Applications: Personalized aid for OW, ODSP, Child Tax Benefits, OESP, and Rent-Geared-to-Income housing. 

  • Essential Navigation: One-on-one assistance with local housing, healthcare coverage, and immigration steps. 

  • Community Connections: Direct links to food banks, early childhood programs, and affordable internet initiatives. 

  • Educational Workshops: Interactive sessions focusing on key settlement strategies and job market readiness.  

Get Support

  • Permanent Residents/Convention Refugees


    If you are a Permanent Resident or Convention Refugee, please fill out the intake and registration form below to get support.

  • Canadian Citizens/Refugee Claimants/Other Immigration Statuses


    If you are a citizen, refugee claimant, or other immigration status, please fill out the NSLMO intake form below.

Settlement Services

  • People sitting in a row, taking notes and writing in notebooks during a conference or seminar.

    Settlement Workshops

    Skills for Change offers a variety of Settlement workshops in different topics

  • Language Instruction for Newcomers (LINC)

    Intermediate to advanced language and settlement program.

We are proud and grateful for all of our Funders!

  • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

  • Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development