General Service
Ukrainian Canadian Social Services Edmonton
11717 – 97th Street
Edmonton, AB, T5G 1Y3
Phone: 780-471-4477
ucss@shaw.ca
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