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New Immigrants to Canada, including the Syrian refugees, should beware of a growing telephone scam where callers claiming to be employees of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada try to extort money from new arrivals. You can read the full article posted in the Montreal Gazette posted here --  http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/fraud-experts-warn-of-new-phone-extortion-scam-aimed-at-immigrants

Arriving Refugees Report December 10, 2015 to January 31, 2016

Resources and Information to Support the Transition and Integration of Syrian Newcomers

Refugees from Syria Backgrounder

SPARKOntario: Volunteer Recruitment Website for Refugee-related Volunteer Opportunities

More Support on the Way for Service Providers

New Website for Syrian Refugees Assistance Information

Caring for Syrian Refugee Children

EN Syrian Population Profile

#WelcomeRefugees

Welcome to Canada

Directions on how to search for helpful sources of information to assist newcomers in all aspects of life in Ontario.

A NEWCOMER’S INTRODUCTION TO CONSUMER PROTECTION IN ONTARIO

Below is the letter TESL Ontario sent on May 4, 2015 to TESL Canada regarding the current Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).

Letter to TESL Canada

Email to TESL Ontario members on May 4, 2015

Email to TESL Ontario members on January 29, 2015

1. CLEO's timely resource, "Not a Canadian citizen? Why you should think about applying now" is now available in English, Spanish and French.
   
   

The Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB) is pleased to announce the publication of Canadian Language Benchmarks: ESL for Adult Literacy Learners (ALL). It is a comprehensive document to support program administrators, curriculum developers and teachers in the instruction of English as a Second Language (ESL) to adult learners with limited or no literacy skills — as well as ESL learners who are literate in a non-Roman alphabet. The development of the document was funded by the Government of Manitoba and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

CCLB is currently seeking project funding to trans-adapt the document into French.

1. CLEO is pleased to announce the launch of a new publication:

Not a Canadian citizen? Why you should think about applying now (August 2014)
The laws about Canadian citizenship are changing. It will be harder to get and keep Canadian citizenship. Our new publication explains why some permanent residents may want to apply before the laws change and why it is important to get legal advice before deciding.