NEWCOMER RESOURCES
Newcomer Resources
May 14, 2020
General
Persons with Precarious Status
Toolkit for Supporting Refugee Claimants and Non-Status Persons during COVID-19
Resource for Uninsured Patients in Toronto During COVID-19
Health
Ministry of Health has developed Q & A sheet about COVIC-19 in multiple languages: https://mnlct.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Covid19-Flyer_FINAL.pdf
Mental Health Resource Hub for Chinese Canadians and others affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
Women
COVID-19 Resources for Non-Status Women
Violence at Home
Domestic Violence Toolkit for Frontline Staff
City of Toronto Resource Page for “Violence at Home”
Home Delivery for Vulnerable Persons
Friendly Neighbour Hotline (Organized by University Health Network’s OpenLab):
Service to help seniors in low-income housing pick up essentials like groceries and household items. Hotline available in 180 languages: 1 855 581 9580
Red Cross Home Delivery Call Centre: 1 833 204 9952
Housing
Housing Security for Black Tenants COVID-19
Legal
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Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO): stepstojustice.ca
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Community legal clinics: Find your local clinic at: legalaid.on.ca/legal-clinics/
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Workers’ Action Centre - Hotline is open M – F from 12 – 5:00pm: 416 531 0778; 1 855 531 0778
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Ministry of Labour’s Employment Standards Information Centre - 416-326-7160; 1-800-531-5551
Tech Devices and WiFi
The RCTech OUTREACH program provides low income individuals with affordable computer packages
WIFI Access for Everyone- Shaw Communications’ Go WiFi finder: https://www.shaw.ca/internet/wifi
Interpretation
Free Interpretation Registration Form - MCIS is enabling a toll-free line for free immediate interpretation services to support Non-English or Limited English speakers affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
Internationally Trained Health Care Workers
Call for Skilled Frontline Health Care Workers - If you are retired, non-active, internationally educated, or a student in health care, please visit: onhealthworkforcematching.ca
International Students
Canada making major study and work visa change for fall 2020 – CIC News, May 15, 2020
Newcomer Resources
April 15, 2020
NEWCOMER/REFUGEE RESOURCES
Toolkit for Supporting Refugee Claimants and Non-Status Persons during COVID-19
Health Care for Uninsured Persons during COVID-19
ACCESSING SERVICES IN TORONTO AS A PERSON WITHOUT STATUS
For questions about identification requirements for any service provided by the City of Toronto, call 311.
You do not need to provide any personal information when asking for this service.
Translate option at the bottom of the City of Toronto website - Translate the information into 51 different languages.