CANADIAN CONTACTSGovernment/General
Canadian Bankers Association, Box 348, Commerce Court West, 199 Bay Street,
30th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5L 1G2. Tel: (416) 362-6092. Fax: (416) 362-7705.
www.cba.caCanadian Firearms Centre, Ottawa, ON, K1A 1M6. Email: cfc-cafc @ cfc-cafc.gc.ca
(Website:
www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Room 211 East, 59 Camelot Drive,
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0Y9. Tel: (613) 225-2342. Animal Health Tel: (613) 225-2342.
Fax: (613) 228-6631.
www.inspection.gc.caCanada Revenue Agency, Public Affairs Branch, Connaught Building, 555
MacKenzie Avenue, 4th Floor, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0L5. Tel: (613) 957-3508 or
1-800-665-0354 (within Canada only).
www.cra-arc.gc.caOmbudsman for Banking Services and Investments, PO Box 896, Station Adelaide,
Toronto, ON, M5C 2K3. Tel: (416) 287-2877. Fax: (416) 225-4722.
Email: ombudsman @ obsi.ca (Website:
www.obsi.ca)
Transport Canada, Place de Ville, Tower C, 330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A
0N5. Tel: (613) 990-2309. Vehicle Importation, Tel: (613) 998-8616.
www.tc.gc.caHost programme ‘service agencies'
Association for New Canadians (St John's, NF). Tel: (709) 722-9680.
British Columbia and Manitoba have their own lists. For a full list of BC agencies go
to:
www.ag.gov.bc.ca/immigration/sam/agencies.htmFor more information on Manitoba settlement go to:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/immigrate/settlement/firstweeks.html
Calgary Catholic Immigration Centre. Tel: (403) 262-2006.
CultureLink (Toronto, ON). Tel: (416) 588-6288.
International Centre of Winnipeg. Tel: (204) 943-9158.
Kingston and District Immigration Services. Tel: (613) 548-3302.
London Cross-Cultural Learner Centre. Tel: (519) 432-1133.
Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association (Halifax, NS). Tel: (902) 423-3607.
Ministe`re des Relations avec les citoyens et de l'immigration (MRCI) (Montreal).
Tel: (514) 864-9191.
MOSAIC (Vancouver, BC). Tel: (604) 254-9626.
Multicultural Association of Fredericton. Tel: (506) 455-7167.
Multicultural Council of Windsor-Essex County (Windsor, ON).
Tel: (519) 255-1127.
Newcomer Information Centre, YMCA of Greater Toronto. Tel: (416) 928-6690.
New Home Immigration & Settlement (Edmonton, AB). Tel: (780) 456-4663.
North Shore Multicultural Society (Vancouver, BC). Tel: 604 988-2931.
Ottawa Carleton Immigrant Services Organization. Tel: (613) 725-5671.
Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (Vancouver, BC). Tel: (604) 298-0747.
PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada (Charlottetown). Tel: (902) 628-6009.
Regina Open Door Society. Tel: (306) 352-3500.
Saskatoon Open Door Society. Tel: (306) 653-4464.
Settlement & Integration Services Organization (Hamilton, ON).
Tel: (905) 667-7484.
Housing
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 700 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON, K1A
0P7. Tel: (613) 748-2000. Fax: (613) 748-2098.
www.cmhc-schl.gc.caCanadian Real Estate Association, 200 Catherine St, 6th Floor, Ottawa, OK2P 2K9.
Tel: (613) 237-7111. Fax: (613) 234-2567.
www.crea.caMedical assessment information
Director, Health Programs (RNH), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Jean
Edmond Towers South, 14th Floor, 365 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON, K1A
1L1. Tel: (613) 941-5044. Fax: (613) 941-5043.
Business contacts
Business Development Bank of Canada, BDC Building, 5 Place Ville Marie, Suite
400, Montreal, PQ, H3B 5E7. Tel: (514) 283-5904.
www.bdc.caThe Canadian Chamber of Commerce, 360 Albert Street, Suite 420, Ottawa, ON,
K1R 7X7. Tel: (613) 238-4000. Fax: (613) 238-7643.
www.chamber.caIndustry Canada, CD Howe Building, 235 Queen Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0H5.
Tel: (613) 954-5031.
www.ic.gc.caCredential assessment
Academic Credentials Assessment Service (Manitoba). Manitoba Labour and
Immigration, Settlement & Labour Market Services Branch, 5th Floor, 213
Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 1N3. Tel: (204) 945-6300.
Fax: (204) 948-2256. Email: immigratemanitoba @ gov.mb.ca
www.immigrate.manitoba.comCanadian Information Centre for International Credentials, 95 St Clair Avenue
West, Suite 1106, Toronto, ON, M4V 1N6. Tel: (416) 962-9725.
Fax: (416) 962-2800.
www.cicic.caComparative Education Service, University of Toronto, 315 Bloor Street West,
Toronto, ON, M5S 1A3 Canada. Tel: (416) 978-2190. Fax: (416) 978-7022.
www.adm.utoronto.ca/contactus.htmForeign Credentials Referral Office, 365 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON, K1A
1L1. Email: credentials @ cic.gc.ca (
www.credentials.gc.ca)
International Credential Assessment Service of Canada, Ontario AgriCentre, 1, 100
Stone Rd West, Suite 303, Guelph, ON, N1G 5L3. Tel: (519) 763-7282.
Fax: (519) 763-6964. Email: info @ icascanada.ca (
www.icascanada.ca)
International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES), 3700 Willingdon Avenue,
Burnaby, BC, V5G 3H2. Tel: (604) 432-8800. Email: icesinfo @ bcit.ca
(
www.bcit.ca/ices/)
International Qualifications Assessment Service (Alberta and Saskatchewan), 9th
Floor, 108 Street Building, 9942–108 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5K 2J5 Tel: (780)
427-2655 Fax: (780) 422-9734.
www.advancededucation.gov.ab.ca/iqas/iqas.aspWorld Education Services-Canada (Ontario). 45 Charles Street East, Suite 700,
Toronto, ON, M4Y 1S2. Tel: (416) 972-0070. Fax: (416) 972-9004.
Email: ontario @ wes.org (
www.wes.org/ca/)
Employment contacts
Government
Human Resources and Social Development Canada, 5th Floor, Phase IV, 140
Promenade du Portqage, Gatineau, Que´bec, K1A 0J9. Tel: (819) 994-2603.
Fax: (819) 953-7260.
www.hrsdc.gc.caAgencies
Accu-Staff, 7755 Tecumseh Rd E., Windsor, ON, N8T 1G3. Tel: (519) 974-8888.
Fax: (519) 974-6167. Email: www @ accu-staff.com
Canadian Relocation Systems, 1–456 Gorge Road East, Victoria, BC, V8T 2W4.
Tel: (250) 480-5543. E-mail: info @ relocatecanada.com
(
www.relocatecanada.com)
Executrade, Suite 1600, Sun Life Plaza, 144-4 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 3N4
Tel: (403) 252-5835. Fax: (403) 695-1795.
Multec Canada Ltd, Tel: (416) 244-2402. Fax: (416) 244-6883.
www.multec.comRobert W. Hort & Associates, Certified Placement Consultants, 225–620 Wilson
Ave, Suite 230, Toronto, ON, M3K 1Z3. Tel: (416) 636-3933.
Fax: (416) 636-8113.
www.canadausemployment.comwww.canadausemployment.co.uk www.canadausemployment.co.zaAttorney recruitment and placement
The Counsel Network, 1500 HSBC Building, 885 Georgia Street West, Vancouver,
BC, V6Z 1G3. Tel: (604) 643-1755. Fax: (604) 575-9156. Email: headhunt.com.
Consultant firms
A. T. Kearney Executive Search, Box 68, Suite 2300, 20 Queen Street West, Toronto,
ON, M5H 3R3. Tel: (416) 947-1990. Fax: (416) 947-0255.
www.noinkinc.comEducation
Alberta Teachers' Association:
http://www.teachers.ab.ca/British Columbia College of Teachers:
http://www.bcct.ca/default.aspxCanadian Bureau for International Education, 220 Laurier Ave West, Suite 1550,
Ottawa, ON, K1P 5Z9. Tel: (613) 237-4820. Fax: (613) 237-1073.
www.cbie.ca/The Canadian School Boards Association, L'Association Canadienne des commissions/
conseils scolaires, Station D PO Box 2095, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5W31.
Tel: (613) 235-3724. Fax: (613) 238-8434. E-mail: admin @ cdnsba.org
(
www.cdnsba.org)
Ontario College of Teachers:
http://www.oct.on.ca/Society for Educational Visits & Exchanges in Canada, 57 Auriga Drive, Suite 201,
Ottawa, ON, K2E 8B2. Tel: (613) 727-3832.
www.sevec.caTeacher Certification information for all provinces:
http://resource.educationcanada.com/certification.htmlNewspapers
National
The Globe and Mail, 444 Front Street West, Toronto, ON, M5V 2S9.
www.globeandmail.comThe National Post, 300–1450 Don Mills Road, Don Mills, ON, M3B 3R5.
www.nationalpost.comBritish Columbia
The Vancouver Sun, 200 Granville Street, Suite #1, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3N3.
www.vancouversun.comThe Province, 200 Granville Street, Suite.#1, Vancouver BC, V6C 3N3.
www.theprovince.comThe Times Colonist, Canadian Newspapers Co. Ltd, 2621 Douglas Street, Victoria,
BC, V8T 4M2.
www.timescolonist.comAlberta
Calgary Herald, 215–16th Street S.E., P.O. Box 2400, Station M, Calgary, AB, T2P
0W8.
www.calgaryherald.comThe Calgary Sun, 2615–12th Street N.E., Calgary, AB, T2E 7W9.
www.calgarysun.comThe Edmonton Sun, #250, 4990–92nd Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6B 3A1.
www.edmontonsun.comThe Edmonton Journal, 10006 – 101 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5J 0S1.
www.edmontonjournal.comSaskatchewan
The Leader-Post, 1964 Park Street, Regina, SK, S4P 3G4.
www.leaderpost.comStar-Phoenix, 204 5th Avenue North, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 2P1.
www.thestarphoenix.comManitoba
Winnipeg Free Press, 1355 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2X 3B6.
www.winnipegfreepress.comThe Winnipeg Sun, 1700 Church Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2X 3A2.
www.winnipegsun.comOntario
The Toronto Star, 1 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M5E 1E6.
www.thestar.comThe Toronto Sun, 333 King Street East, Toronto, ON, M5A 3X5.
www.torontosun.comOttawa Sun, 6 Antares Drive, Phase III, Ottawa, ON, K2E 8A9.
www.ottawasun.comThe Ottawa Citizen, 1101 Baxter Road, Ottawa, ON, K2C 3M4.
www.ottawacitizen.comLe Droit, 222–47 Clarence Street, Ottawa, ON, K1G 3J9.
www.cyberpresse.ca/le-droitHamilton Spectator, 44 Frid Street, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3G3.
www.thespec.comThe Whig-Standard, 6 Cataraqui St, Kingston, ON, K7L 4Z7.
www.thewhig.comThe London Free Press, 369 York Street, London, ON, N6A 4G1.
www.lfpress.comThe Windsor Star, 167 Ferry Strreet, Windsor, ON, N9A 4M5.
www.windsorstar.comQuebec
The Gazette, 1010 Ste. Catherine St West, Suite 200, Montreal, PQ, H3B 5L1.
www.montrealgazette.comLe Devoir, 2050 Rue de Bleury, Montreal, PQ, H3A 3M9.
www.ledevoir.comLa Presse, 7 St-Jacob, Montreal, PQ, H2Y 1K9.
www.cyberpresse.ca/actualities/regional/montreal
Le Journal de Montreal, 4545 Frontenac, Montreal, PQ, H2H 2R7.
www.canoe.com/journaldemontrealLe Journal de Quebec, 450 rue Bechard, Ville de Vanier, Quebec, PQ, G1M 2E9.
www.lejournaldequebec.canoe.caLe Soleil, 410 blvd. Charest Is, CP 1547, Branch Terminus, Quebec, PQ, G1K 7J6
Canada.
www.cyberpresse.ca/lesoleilNew Brunswick
Daily Gleaner, 12 Prospect Street, West Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A2.
www.dailygleaner.canadaeast.comThe Telegraph-Journal, 210 Crown St, Saint John, NB, E2L 3V8.
www.telegraphjournal.canadaeast.comThe Times & Transcript, 939 Main St, Moncton, NB, E1C 1G8.
www.timesandtranscript.canadaeast.comNewfoundland
The Evening Telegram, 1 Columbus Drive, PO Box 5970, St John's, NF, A1C 5X7.
www.thetelegram.comNova Scotia
The Chronicle-Herald, 1650 Argyle Street, Halifax, NS, B3J 2T2.
www.thechronicleherald.caINTERNATIONAL CONTACTS
Mailing addresses in brackets, if different from street address.
Embassies/Consulates
The Canadian Embassy, Immigration Section, 35 Avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris,
France. Tel: 33-1-44-43-29-00.
The Canadian Embassy, Immigration Section, 19 Dong Zhi Men Wai Dajie, Chao
Yang District, Beijing, 100600 China. Tel: 86-10-6532-3536.
The Canadian Embassy, Immigration Section, Kneza Milosa 75, 11000 Belgrade,
Serbia and Montenegro. Tel: 381-11-306-3000, ext. 3341.
The Canadian Embassy, Immigration Section, Laurenzerberg 2, Vienna, 1010,
Austria. Tel: 43-1-531-38-3000.
The Canadian Embassy, Immigration Section, Starokonyushenny Pereulok 23,
Moscow 119002, Russia. Tel: 7-495-105-6090 or 7-495-105-6092.
The Canadian Embassy, Leipziger Platz 17, 10117 Berlin. Tel: 49-30-20-312-0.
The Canadian Embassy, Visa Section, 37-38 Akasaka 7-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo,
107-8503, Japan. Tel: 81-3-5412-6200.
Consulate General of Canada, Immigration Section, 3000 HSBC Centre, 30th Floor,
Buffalo, New York, 14203-2884, USA. Tel: 1-716-852-1247. (Note: also offices in
Washington DC, Detroit, New York, L.A., Seattle.)
Consulate General of Canada, Immigration Section, Level 5, Quay West Bldg, 111
Harrington St, Sydney NSW, 2000, Australia. Tel: 61-02-9364-3000.
http://geo.international.gc.ca/asia/australia/about/menu-en.aspCanadian High Commission, Macdonald House, 38 Grosvenor Street, London W1X
0AA. Tel: 0207 258 6600. Fax: 0207 258 6506.
www.canada.org.ukhttp://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canada-europa/united_kingdom/menu-en.aspConsulate General of Canada, Immigration Section, Tower One, Exchange Square,
12th Floor, 8 Connaught Place Central, Hong Kong (G.P.O. Box 11142), China.
Tel: 852-2847-7555.
Canadian High Commission, Immigration Section, 1 George Street, #11-01 094145,
(Robinson Road, PO Box 845, 901645) Singapore. Tel: 65-5854-5900.
Canadian High Commission, Immigration Section, 7/8 Shantipath, Chanakyapuri,
(PO Box 5209), New Delhi, 110021 India. Tel: 91-11-4178-2000.
Business contacts
Canada/UK Chamber of Commerce, 38 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 4DP. Tel:
(020) 7258-6578.
www.canada-uk.orgPolice clearances
FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division, SCU, Mod
D-2, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg WV, 26306 USA.
Subject Access Office, Metropolitan Police, 10 The Broadway, London SW1H OBG,
England.
Visa Clerk, Criminal Records Section, Level B3 NSW Police HQ,
1 Charles Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150, Australia.
Employment
The League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers, Commonwealth House,
7 Lion Yard, Tremadoc Road, Clapham, London SW4 7NQ. Tel: 0870 770 2636.
www.lect.org.ukLabor Ready, Inc. (temporary manual labour), Customer Care Department, PO Box
2910, Tacoma, WA. Tel: (253) 383-9101.
www.laborready.comINTERNET CONTACTS
Canada Business
www.cbsc.orgCanadian Association of Professional Immigration
Consultants
www.capic.caCanadian Technology Human Resource Board
www.cthrb.caCareer Edge (Canada's Internship Organisation)
www.careeredge.caCitizenship and Immigration Canada
www.cic.gc.caEmployment News
www.employmentnews.comGovernment of Canada
www.gc.caHealth Canada
www.hc-sc.gc.caHire Immigrants
www.hireimmigrants.caHire Immigrants Ottawa
www.hireimmigrantsottawa.caHuman Resources and Skills Development Canada
www.hrsdc.gc.cawww.jobsetc.gc.caMigrate Canada
www.migratecanada.comNiagara Region Employment Council
www.nrec.caOnline Job Searches
www.monster.cawww.workopolis.caOntario Settlement Portal
www.settlement.orgQuebec Immigration
www.immigration-quebec.
(main site is in French, but has links for both English gouv.qc.ca
and Spanish)
Service Canada Job Bank
www.jobbank.gc.caSociety of Internet Professionals
www.sipgroup.orgToronto Region Immigrant Employment Council
www.triec.caWaterloo Region Immigrant Employment Network
www.wrien.comProvincial Governments
Alberta
www.gov.ab.caBritish Columbia
www.gov.bc.caManitoba
www.gov.mb.caNew Brunswick
www.gov.nb.caNewfoundland
www.gov.nf.caNorthwest Territories
www.gov.nt.caNova Scotia
www.gov.ns.caNunavut
www.gov.nu.caOntario
www.gov.on.caPrince Edward Island
www.gov.pe.caQuebec
www.gouv.qc.caSaskatchewan
www.gov.sk.caYukon Territories
www.gov.yk.ca
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