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Fall 2024 - International Student Support Fair: List of Participating Services

Fall 2024 - International Student Support Fair: List of Participating Services

 

Services

What they do

Centre for immigrant and community Services

The Centre for Immigrant and Community Services (CICS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping immigrants, refugees, and other new comers settle and integrate into Canadian society.  CICS provides a wide range of services that support individuals and families as they adjust to life in Canada, with programs focusing on languages training, employment support and cultural orientation.  

Since 1974, CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario / Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario) has developed clear, accurate, and practical legal rights education and information to help people understand and exercise their legal rights. Our work focuses on providing information to people who face barriers to accessing the justice system, including income, disability, literacy, and language. As a community legal clinic and part of Ontario’s legal aid system, we work in partnership with other legal clinics and community organizations across the province.

Our work includes:

  • the Steps to Justice and Justice pas-à-pas websites, with question and answers on everyday legal problems experienced by people in Ontario across a range of topics
  • Guided Pathways, which are interactive interviews that help people complete legal forms and create legal documents, including:
    • Family law court forms
    • Housing law (T1 and T6 for the Landlord & Tenant Board)
    • Powers of attorney
    • A simple will
    • Eviction Solution Explorer
    • Elder abuse response and safety plan
    • Request for reconsideration or appeal of a decision denying CPP-D
    • Small Claims Court
    • Nonprofit bylaw builder
  • training and tools for community workers at CLEO Connect
  • an extensive collection of legal information resources and publications available in a variety of languages and formats
  • research into effective ways of developing and delivering legal rights information
  • online resources for non profit organizations on the Nonprofit Law Ontario website

COSTI Immigrant Services coordinates and administers the bilingual International Student Connect (ISC) project across Ontario. Its purpose is to provide relevant resources and an appropriate service response to the settlement needs of international students and their families. The project is funded by the Government of Ontario.

Morcare

Morcare provides international students with health insurance and  access to necessary healthcare while supporting their overall wellness and adjustment to life in Canada.  We are excited to introduce Morcare Benefit Plan Office on campus at Newnham coming soon! 

North York Community House

North York Community House (NYCH) is a non-profit organization that plays a vital role in the northwest Toronto community. With over 30 years of impact, NYCH focuses on assisting newcomers to Canada in their settlement journey, helping them thrive, and actively engage in their neighborhoods. Here’s what NYCH offers:

  1. Settlement Services: NYCH provides support to newcomers as they navigate complex systems such as health care, education, immigration, and housing. These services are essential for making newcomers feel at home in their new country.

  2. Community Connections: NYCH’s Community Connections programs cover a broad range of topics and activities, including cultural, social, mental, and physical well-being. These programs help residents connect with their community and build meaningful relationships.

  3. Community Development: NYCH encourages and supports community members to engage where it matters most. From individual growth to systemic change, participants learn how to make a positive impact in their neighborhoods.

NYCH serves 19,000+ residents annually, working tirelessly to transform lives by understanding people’s needs and supporting them in achieving their goals. Whether it’s settling into a new country, personal development, or community engagement, NYCH is there to build strong, vibrant communities by building people

Seneca Immigration Specialists (Student Services)

Connect with an immigration specialist and ask questions about the temporary resident documents that are required to study at Seneca Polytechnic including, but not limited to: study permits, visas, work permits and/or Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility.

Seneca Alumni is here to support you by providing online resources and events to help you develop personally and professionally, offering great benefits to save you money and sharing uplifting stories about our graduates who are making a positive impact in their communities.

The Seneca Works Team mission is to empower students with the necessary skills and strategies for lifelong career success. They are qualified career professionals, establishing and maintaining employer and faculty partnerships, offering comprehensive, accessible services to students and graduates.

The Academic Pathways team provides a number of services to help students to continue their education at Seneca or other institutions, including research and application assistance, information sessions, advisement appointments and events.

The mandate of the SSF Inc. is "to provide services & activities that benefit and meet the needs of Seneca students in a fiscally responsible manner within a learning environment". It is the goal of every Student Council (there are Councils at King, Newnham, Seneca@York and SIA) to offer a wide variety of programs and services to students and to represent the needs and concerns of students to the College's administration.

Service Canada

Service Canada provides Canadians with a single point of access to a wide range of government services and benefits. Our programs and services include, among others, Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security Program, Social Insurance Numbers, and the Canada Dental Care Plan.

Please visit our website Canada.ca for all other services and benefits.

Seneca’s innovation and entrepreneurship incubator. Offers free programs like the innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubator and HELIX RISE. Participants are equipped with the tools to launch startups or innovate within existing organizations. By fostering intrapreneurship, HELIX helps individuals adapt and develop innovative solutions across various sectors.

SpacesShared

SpacesShared is a platform that allows Students interested in homesharing to find safe and affordable housing so that they can focus on their academic success.

Student Support Groups

Student Support Groups, facilitated by Student Ambassadors, are identity-based groups that provide a warm and welcoming environment where equity deserving students who share similar identities and experiences can connect. Whether you're new on campus, feeling disconnected, or seeking friends who share the same identities, our groups provide a space where you can find your people.

With Student Support Groups you will have access to resources on campus during your time at Seneca. As well as off-campus for when you graduate. Resources that will help keep you connected and moving forward with respect to your self-identity. Our goal is to guide and support students now, so they have a head start when they graduate. 

 

Toronto Fire Services is the City’s only all hazards emergency response organization. Fire Services provides Toronto residents, visitors and businesses with protection against loss of life, property and the environment from the effects of fire, illness, accidents, and all other hazards through preparedness, prevention, public education, and emergency response, with an emphasis on quality services, efficiency, effectiveness, and safety.

Toronto Public Library

TBA

TTC: Toronto Transit Commission

A public transport agency operating bus, subway, streetcar, and paratransit services in Toronto (some run into Peel Region and York Region).

Checkback as we add more services and update the list.