Useful Addresses
CANADIAN CONTACTS
Government/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.ca
Canadian 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.ca
Canada 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.ca
Ombudsman 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.ca
Host 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.htm
For 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.ca
Canadian Real Estate Association, 200 Catherine St, 6th Floor, Ottawa, OK2P 2K9.
Tel: (613) 237-7111. Fax: (613) 234-2567. www.crea.ca
Medical 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.ca
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, 360 Albert Street, Suite 420, Ottawa, ON,
K1R 7X7. Tel: (613) 238-4000. Fax: (613) 238-7643. www.chamber.ca
Industry Canada, CD Howe Building, 235 Queen Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0H5.
Tel: (613) 954-5031. www.ic.gc.ca
Credential 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.com
Canadian 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.ca
Comparative 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.htm
Foreign 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.asp
World 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.ca
Agencies
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.com
Robert 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.com
www.canadausemployment.co.uk www.canadausemployment.co.za
Attorney 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.com
Education
Alberta Teachers’ Association: http://www.teachers.ab.ca/
British Columbia College of Teachers: http://www.bcct.ca/default.aspx
Canadian 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.ca
Teacher Certification information for all provinces:
http://resource.educationcanada.com/certification.html
Newspapers
National
The Globe and Mail, 444 Front Street West, Toronto, ON, M5V 2S9.
www.globeandmail.com
The National Post, 300–1450 Don Mills Road, Don Mills, ON, M3B 3R5.
www.nationalpost.com
British Columbia
The Vancouver Sun, 200 Granville Street, Suite #1, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3N3.
www.vancouversun.com
The Province, 200 Granville Street, Suite.#1, Vancouver BC, V6C 3N3.
www.theprovince.com
The Times Colonist, Canadian Newspapers Co. Ltd, 2621 Douglas Street, Victoria,
BC, V8T 4M2. www.timescolonist.com
Alberta
Calgary Herald, 215–16th Street S.E., P.O. Box 2400, Station M, Calgary, AB, T2P
0W8. www.calgaryherald.com
The Calgary Sun, 2615–12th Street N.E., Calgary, AB, T2E 7W9.
www.calgarysun.com
The Edmonton Sun, #250, 4990–92nd Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6B 3A1.
www.edmontonsun.com
The Edmonton Journal, 10006 – 101 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5J 0S1.
www.edmontonjournal.com
Saskatchewan
The Leader-Post, 1964 Park Street, Regina, SK, S4P 3G4. www.leaderpost.com
Star-Phoenix, 204 5th Avenue North, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 2P1.
www.thestarphoenix.com
Manitoba
Winnipeg Free Press, 1355 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2X 3B6.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
The Winnipeg Sun, 1700 Church Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2X 3A2.
www.winnipegsun.com
Ontario
The Toronto Star, 1 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M5E 1E6. www.thestar.com
The Toronto Sun, 333 King Street East, Toronto, ON, M5A 3X5.
www.torontosun.com
Ottawa Sun, 6 Antares Drive, Phase III, Ottawa, ON, K2E 8A9. www.ottawasun.com
The Ottawa Citizen, 1101 Baxter Road, Ottawa, ON, K2C 3M4.
www.ottawacitizen.com
Le Droit, 222–47 Clarence Street, Ottawa, ON, K1G 3J9.
www.cyberpresse.ca/le-droit
Hamilton Spectator, 44 Frid Street, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3G3. www.thespec.com
The Whig-Standard, 6 Cataraqui St, Kingston, ON, K7L 4Z7. www.thewhig.com
The London Free Press, 369 York Street, London, ON, N6A 4G1. www.lfpress.com
The Windsor Star, 167 Ferry Strreet, Windsor, ON, N9A 4M5.
www.windsorstar.com
Quebec
The Gazette, 1010 Ste. Catherine St West, Suite 200, Montreal, PQ, H3B 5L1.
www.montrealgazette.com
Le Devoir, 2050 Rue de Bleury, Montreal, PQ, H3A 3M9. www.ledevoir.com
La 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/journaldemontreal
Le Journal de Quebec, 450 rue Bechard, Ville de Vanier, Quebec, PQ, G1M 2E9.
www.lejournaldequebec.canoe.ca
Le Soleil, 410 blvd. Charest Is, CP 1547, Branch Terminus, Quebec, PQ, G1K 7J6
Canada. www.cyberpresse.ca/lesoleil
New Brunswick
Daily Gleaner, 12 Prospect Street, West Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A2.
www.dailygleaner.canadaeast.com
The Telegraph-Journal, 210 Crown St, Saint John, NB, E2L 3V8.
www.telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com
The Times & Transcript, 939 Main St, Moncton, NB, E1C 1G8.
www.timesandtranscript.canadaeast.com
Newfoundland
The Evening Telegram, 1 Columbus Drive, PO Box 5970, St John’s, NF, A1C 5X7.
www.thetelegram.com
Nova Scotia
The Chronicle-Herald, 1650 Argyle Street, Halifax, NS, B3J 2T2.
www.thechronicleherald.ca
INTERNATIONAL 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.asp
Canadian High Commission, Macdonald House, 38 Grosvenor Street, London W1X
0AA. Tel: 0207 258 6600. Fax: 0207 258 6506. www.canada.org.uk
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canada-europa/united_kingdom/menu-en.asp
Consulate 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.org
Police 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.uk
Labor Ready, Inc. (temporary manual labour), Customer Care Department, PO Box
2910, Tacoma, WA. Tel: (253) 383-9101. www.laborready.com
INTERNET CONTACTS
Canada Business www.cbsc.org
Canadian Association of Professional Immigration
Consultants www.capic.ca
Canadian Technology Human Resource Board www.cthrb.ca
Career Edge (Canada’s Internship Organisation) www.careeredge.ca
Citizenship and Immigration Canada www.cic.gc.ca
Employment News www.employmentnews.com
Government of Canada www.gc.ca
Health Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca
Hire Immigrants www.hireimmigrants.ca
Hire Immigrants Ottawa www.hireimmigrantsottawa.ca
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada www.hrsdc.gc.ca
www.jobsetc.gc.ca
Migrate Canada www.migratecanada.com
Niagara Region Employment Council www.nrec.ca
Online Job Searches www.monster.ca
www.workopolis.ca
Ontario Settlement Portal www.settlement.org
Quebec 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.ca
Society of Internet Professionals www.sipgroup.org
Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council www.triec.ca
Waterloo Region Immigrant Employment Network www.wrien.com
Provincial Governments
Alberta www.gov.ab.ca
British Columbia www.gov.bc.ca
Manitoba www.gov.mb.ca
New Brunswick www.gov.nb.ca
Newfoundland www.gov.nf.ca
Northwest Territories www.gov.nt.ca
Nova Scotia www.gov.ns.ca
Nunavut www.gov.nu.ca
Ontario www.gov.on.ca
Prince Edward Island www.gov.pe.ca
Quebec www.gouv.qc.ca
Saskatchewan www.gov.sk.ca
Yukon Territories www.gov.yk.ca
Regards,
SReja
