General Service

Ukrainian Canadian Social Services Edmonton

11717 – 97th Street

Edmonton, AB, T5G 1Y3

Phone: 780-471-4477

ucss@shaw.ca

http://edm.ucss.info/

 

Bredin Institute

9707-110 Street
Edmonton, AB T5K 2L9
Phone: 780-425-3730
www.bredin.ab.ca
Assists new immigrants to Canada.

Services include:

  • Housing advice
  • English language classes
  • Employment assistance

 

ASSIST Community Services Centre

9653 – 105A Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5H 0M3
Phone: 780-429-3111
www.telusplanet.net/public/eccsc/english/newcomers.htm
Provides information and resources to help new immigrants.

Services include:

  • Employment assistance
  • Community orientation – schools, churches, businesses, driver’s license, banks
  • Newcomers’ Club – different activities to help immigrants learn about Canada and make new friends

 

The Newcomers Club of Edmonton

E-mail:webmaster@edmontonnewcomersclub.com
www.edmontonnewcomersclub.com/
The Newcomers Club of Edmonton is a social club for woman and their families who have been in Edmonton for less than 2 years.

Services include:

  • Moms n’ Tots group

 

Language Assistance

LARCC – Language Assessment

10709-105th Street
Edmonton, AB T5H 2X3
Phone: 780-424-3545
http://www.catholicsocialservices.ab.ca/CSSFindServicesbyCategory/ImmigrationandSettlement.aspx?id=446

Services include:

  • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada Assessment Program
  • Language and Vocational Assessment Program

 

Employment Help

Bredin Institute – Centre for Learning

Foreign Trained Professionals Service Program
500, 9707 – 107A Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5H 2L9
Phone: 780-425 – 3730
www.bredin.ab.ca/ImmigrantServices/
A work search program that helps immigrants find employment.

Services include:

  • Employment assistance – degree recognition

 

Personal Support and Development Network

400, 10050 – 112 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 2J1
Phone: 780-496-9220

www.psdn.ca
Provides training and employment programs to immigrants that are having problems finding a job.

Services include:

  • Employment assistance – on-the-job work experience
  • Computer classes

 

Sin Help

To receive a Social Insurance Number.
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/gateways/where_you_live/regions/offices/ab.shtml 

 

 

Education for Children

List of all Ukrainian Bilingual schools in Alberta.
http://www.uccab.ca/education/BilingualProgram.asp

 

Healthcare Help

Click on “Health Care Forms” to apply for Alberta Health Care.
http://www.health.gov.ab.ca

 

To receive Alberta Health Care Insurance.
http://www.health.alberta.ca/health-care-insurance-plan.html

 

Drivers License

To receive an Alberta Driver’s License.
www.liveworkalberta.com/get-an-alberta-drivers-license/

 

Helpful Websites

 

Alberta Information for Immigrants:
http://www.aaisa.ca/documents/welcometoalberta.pdf

 

Edmonton Newcomers Guide:
http://www.gov.edmonton.ab.ca/for_residents/CityGov/edmontonnewcomersguideenglish.pdf

 

List of Alberta’s Settlement Services Agencies:
http://employment.alberta.ca/Immigration/154.html

 

General information about community, health, social, and government services in Alberta.
www.informalberta.ca