Dear Friends, We, as a global community, have experienced some very difficult challenges in the last few years. We’ve gotten through a pandemic, massive inflation, a housing crisis compounded by ever-increasing poverty, and now more wars. Through all of this, we have been resilient, resourceful and caring towards one another even though the world tells […]
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By Youdon Tenzin MNLCT and Humber College have collaborated under the Health for All Partnership (HAP) to reach people in our communities with high need and who do not have access to health care services. At this free and unique nurse-led health service located at our Finch office, Humber faculty and Bachelor of Nursing students
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Gerard Keledjian, the founder and managing director of New Horizons Media, stumbled upon MNLCT when he first came to Canada. Through various networking sessions and collaborations with the Centre, Gerard assisted in creating MNLCT’s Bridge to Employment in Media and Communications (BEMC) program. Watch the teaser video. Full video coming soon! https://youtu.be/pwLnuxL8HT0?si=9z2WF1SXX-STlYy2
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By Samina Nayla When I was very young, my father died. We were three siblings, my Ma has only 1 daughter & two sons. We were learning slowly & gradually things were not in our control. We were accepting the risks & moving forward. Our conscious & sensitive selves always knew, we would not fail
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By Vlad Umnov One of the best ways to learn the history of Canada is a trip to Ottawa – the capital of Canada! Attendees of Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto (MNLCT) Citizenship classes know this better than anyone. These classes help newcomers who are ready to become Canadians prepare for the citizenship test.
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By Youdon Tenzin Photography has been Mirna Chacin’s passion for a long time. She believes in the power of storytelling through photography. Therefore, it comes as no surprise to anyone that she would pursue this field professionally. It has taken up space in her life in ways she did not expect it to and connected
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Beatrice Traub-Werner moved to Canada from Argentina in 1970. In the 2000s, she met MNLCT’s former Executive Director Tanya Chute-Molina. Beatrice and Tanya shared a close friendship which later translated into a working relationship when Tanya asked her to join the MNLCT’s Bridging team. For our 40th anniversary, Beatrice sat down with us to give
Calling all our Ukrainian community members! We are hosting a weekly online mental health support group focusing on how you can manage your emotions during stressful times. The group will inform, share information and exercises which can help you handle trauma and stress during the adaptation period. The group starts on November 16 (from 5-6pm)
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Thursday, November 16 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Finch office Interpretation in Spanish is available. Need help finding a family doctor and navigating the Canadian Healthcare System? This free in-person education workshop will help newcomers to better understand what services are available in Canada and how to access them. Come to our Finch office to attend this workshop.
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By Vlad Umnov “The life loves me”, says Tanya, a Ukrainian psychotherapist from Dnipro – a city 500 km from the Ukrainian capital Kiev. In 2022, when the Russian invasion began, she and her husband got into the car and drove to Poland. In July 2022, they flew to Canada by CUAET visa (Canada-Ukraine Authorization
My true calling is to change people’s lives for the better: Tanya’s Story Read More »
Thank you for your patience as we continue to respond to a cybersecurity incident affecting our communication systems.
We are happy to share an important update — we are now able to send outgoing emails. Going forward, you will receive our emails from our new domain, @mnlc.ca, in addition to our temporary Gmail addresses. Please watch for us in your inbox.
If you haven’t already, you can sign up to receive email updates from us directly here.
Please note: All our services, classes, and appointments will be closed from Friday, July 31, to Monday, August 3. We will resume on Tuesday, August 4.
Happy Civic Holiday!
We know it has been frustrating and difficult to reach us during this time, and we sincerely apologize for that. Please know that all our programs and services are running and staff are ready to support you. For getting in touch with us, please continue to use our temporary Gmail addresses:
Or drop in to our Keele location (2737 Keele St, units 9, 111, 112, North York) or Finch location (1122 Finch Ave West, Unit 1, North York) during office hours:
We take your privacy seriously and kindly ask that you do not share sensitive personal information via email.
Thank you for your understanding. We appreciate the many kind words of empathy shared by our community, and we look forward to being fully operational again. We will continue to share updates as our systems are restored.