WoodGreen Community Services - Bridging Programs for Internationally Trained Professionals
Office phone: 416-645-6000 ext 2200
Fax: 416-465-4801
Web site:www.woodgreen.org Address: 1491 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON, M4J 1N5
Location (Intersection): Toronto East (Coxwell Ave-Danforth Ave)
Ward: Toronto-Danforth (Ward 30)
Officers: Maisie Lo, Assistant Director, Immigrant Services
Hours: Mon-Thu 9-9, Fri 9-5, Sat 9-12:30
Area served: Former City of Toronto
Languages of service: English
Eligibility: All newcomers, immigrants and refugees -- varies according to program - Enhanced Language Training -- foreign-trained professionals who are landed immigrants or convention refugees, and who are eligible to work in Canada - LINC -- landed immigrants and convention refugees
How to apply: Call for appointment
Fees: None
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms
Service description: One-on-one settlement counselling
educational workshops social and recreational programs for newcomers and immigrants
Employment-focused bridging programs Enhanced Language Training (ELT) for Internationally Trained Professionals -- 16 week sector specific language training in the fields of accounting, finance, health care, information technology, or engineering individual counselling and action plan development unpaid job placements mentoring networking resume and interview preparation training includes business communication, Canadian work environments, telephone skills, business writing skills and presentation skills on-going support NEWS@WoodGreen -- similar program to ELT but wider eligibility English language training focused on professional terminology and business communication in the fields of accounting, finance, information technology, or engineering
Job Search Workshops (JSW) -- for new immigrants and Convention refugees, legally entitled to work in Canada 3 day or 4 evening job search techniques workshops, covering labour market information, access to trades and professions, resume preparation, networking extensive individual assistance
Participates in LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) upon assessment by YMCA of Greater Toronto, child care available full or part time study available
Organization type: Non Profit ; United Way ; Registered Charity
Subjects Employment; English as a second language; Immigrants; Job search training; Mentoring; Recreation; Refugees; Resumes; Settlement services; Vocational counselling; Vocational training; Work placements
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Record ID MET0878
Last complete update 2008-02-07
Last modification date 2008-04-18
Office phone: 416-461-1925 ; 416-461-2493 medical floor
Fax: 416-469-3442
E-mail:srchc@srchc.com Web site:www.srchc.com Address:955 Queen St E, Toronto, ON, M4M 3P3 Location (Intersection): Toronto East (Pape Ave-Queen St E)
Ward: Toronto-Danforth (Ward 30)
Officers Lynne Raskin, Executive Director
Hours: Mon-Tue, Thu 9-8; Wed, Fri 9-5; Sat 10-1 after hours -- answering service - doctor on call Monday - Sunday 24 hours for emergencies of patients of the Centre
Office phone: 416-323-9086
Fax: 416-323-9086 Call first
E-mail:ttsa@bellnet.ca Address:The Edmonton, 275 Bleecker St, Recreation Room, Toronto, ON, M4X 1M1 Location (Intersection) Toronto East (Parliament St-Wellesley St E)
Ward Toronto Centre-Rosedale (Ward 28)
Officers: C Varatharajah, President
Contacts: Thilaka Xavier, Coordinator
Hours: Mon, Thu-Fri 10-3
Area served: St James Town -- Bloor St E-Wellesley St E; Parliament St- Sherbourne St
Languages of service: English ; Tamil
Eligibility: Adults 55 years and over, and their families
How to apply: Self referral or referral by family member, friend or community agency
Fees: None
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible main floor
Service description: Settlement services
information and referral assistance with filling out forms health information sessions advocacy outreach friendly visiting and security checks educational and exercise programs recreation support groups
Neighbourhood Information
Post (N.I.P.) is a non-profit, community-based organization, which
serves the downtown eastern core of Toronto since 1971. The services
that we provide include information and referral, mail and message
(for the homeless), telephone and computer (Internet) access,
supportive counseling, form-filling, advocacy, translation, housing
support, and an annual free income-tax clinic. The majority of our
clients is extremely disadvantaged, isolated and/ or marginalized
(e.g. people who are homeless/under-housed, refugees and immigrants
who have recently arrived in Canada, women leaving abusive
relationships, people who have a history of being in conflict with
the law, people with mental health problems).
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 22 -- St Paul's (Michael Walker)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste B26, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-7906
E-mail:councillor_walker@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-0124
Officer: Michael Walker
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 23 -- Willowdale (John Filion)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste B36, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-0210 ; 416-395-6411 Constituency Office
E-mail:councillor_filion@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-7388 ; 416-395-6441 Constituency Office
Officer: John Filion
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 24 -- Willowdale (David Shiner)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste B39, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-395-6413
E-mail:councillor_shiner@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-397-9290
Officer: David Shiner
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 25 -- Don Valley West (Clifford Jenkins)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste A12, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-395-6408
E-mail:councillor_jenkins@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-395-6439
Officer: Clifford Jenkins
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 26 -- Don Valley West (John Parker)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste A13, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-0215
E-mail:councillor_parker@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-7427
Officer: John Parker
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 27 -- Toronto Centre-Rosedale (Kyle Rae)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste A5, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-7903
E-mail:councillor_rae@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-696-4300
Officer: Kyle Rae
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 28 -- Toronto Centre-Rosedale (Pam McConnell)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste A7, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-7916
E-mail:councillor_mcconnell@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-7296
Officer: Pam McConnell
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 29 -- Toronto-Danforth (Case Ootes)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste C45, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-4032 ; 416-397-4670 Constituency Office
E-mail:councillor_ootes@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-4123
Officer: Case Ootes
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 3 -- Etobicoke Centre (Doug Holyday)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste B29, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-4002
E-mail:councillor_holyday@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-4121
Officer: Doug Holyday
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 30 -- Toronto-Danforth (Paula Fletcher)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste C44, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-4060
E-mail:councillor_fletcher@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-397-5200
Officer: Paula Fletcher
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 31 -- Beaches-East York (Janet Davis)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste C57, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-4035
E-mail:councillor_davis@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-397-9289
Officer: Janet Davis
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 32 -- Beaches-East York (Sandra Bussin)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste B28, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-1376
E-mail:councillor_bussin@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-7444
Officer: Sandra Bussin
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 33 -- Don Valley East (Shelley Carroll)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste A14, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-4038
E-mail:councillor_carroll@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-4101
Officer: Shelley Carroll
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 34 -- Don Valley East (Denzil Minnan-Wong)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste C55, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-397-9256
E-mail:councillor_minnan-wong@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-397-4100
Officer: Denzil Minnan-Wong
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 35 -- Scarborough Southwest (Adrian Heaps)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste B25, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-0213
E-mail:councillor_heaps@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-7394
Officer: Adrian Heaps
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 36 -- Scarborough Southwest (Brian Ashton)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste A11, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-4052 ; 416-396-7703 Constituency Office
E-mail:councillor_ashton@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-696-3658 ; 416-696-3685 Constituency Office
Officer: Brian Ashton
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 37 -- Scarborough Centre (Michael Thompson)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste B24, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-397-9274
E-mail:councillor_thompson@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-397-9280
Officer: Michael Thompson
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 38 -- Scarborough Centre (Glenn De Baeremaeker)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste B31, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-0204
E-mail:councillor_debaeremaeker@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-7428
Officer: Glenn De Baeremaeker
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 39 -- Scarborough-Agincourt (Michael Del Grande)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste A1, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-1374
E-mail:councillor_delgrande@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-7431
Officer: Michael Del Grande
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 4 -- Etobicoke Centre (Gloria Lindsay Luby)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste B38, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-1369
E-mail:councillor_lindsay_luby@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-696-4138
Officer: Gloria Lindsay Luby
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 40 -- Scarborough-Agincourt (Norm Kelly)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste C43, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-4047
E-mail:councillor_kelly@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-696-4172
Officer: Norm Kelly
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 41 -- Scarborough-Rouge River (Chin Lee)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste A10, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-1375
E-mail:councillor_lee@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-1050
Officer: Chin Lee
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 42 -- Scarborough-Rouge River (Raymond Cho)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste B23, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-4076
E-mail:councillor_cho@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-696-4159
Officer: Raymond Cho
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 43 -- Scarborough East (Paul Ainslie)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste C52, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-4008
E-mail:councillor_ainslie@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-4006
Officer: Paul Ainslie
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 44 -- Scarborough East (Ron Moeser)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste B33, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-1373
E-mail:councillor_moeser@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-7429
Officer: Ron Moeser
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 5 -- Etobicoke-Lakeshore (Peter Milczyn)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste C51, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-4040
E-mail:councillor_milczyn@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-4127
Officer: Peter Milczyn
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 6 -- Etobicoke-Lakeshore (Mark Grimes)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste C48, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-397-9273
E-mail:councillor_grimes@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-397-9279
Officer: Mark Grimes
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 7 -- York West (Giorgio Mammoliti)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste B27, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-395-6401
E-mail:councillor_mammoliti@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-696-4218
Officer: Giorgio Mammoliti
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 8 -- York West (Anthony Perruzza)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste C41, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-338-5335
E-mail:councillor_perruzza@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-696-4144
Officer: Anthony Perruzza
Toronto Central
Toronto, City of. Councillor, Ward 9 -- York Centre (Maria Augimeri)
Address: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Ste C53, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Office phone: 416-392-4021 ; 416-395-6405 Constituency Office
E-mail:councillor_augimeri@toronto.ca Web Address:www.toronto.ca Fax: 416-392-7109
Officer: Maria Augimeri
Catholic Secondary Schools
St. Joseph's College School (Catholic Secondary School)
Address:74 Wellesley Street West Toronto Ontario M5S 1C4 Principal Maxine Bilyk
Telephone: 416-393-5514 Fax: 416-975-4371