ED Corner | December 2023

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 us that we’re split like no time before. Our clients in and outside of the community have come to us looking to make things better – for themselves, our shared community, our shared country and for the success of our futures together.

Our organization is built on community, partners, friends and of course, family. Our staff is part of that community and works as hard for clients as they would for themselves and their own families. To ensure success, our team is incredibly committed to the success of the community through our increasingly vital services.

Our training is like no other in the community, we look at everything using a holistic approach where we see every individual as a whole person with real needs. We will continue to grow and address the needs of our community in every way possible. From assistance with immigration to full mental health support, we are here with you, to make you as successful as you wish to be.

The season of giving is upon us. During these times, many families are getting together to celebrate the holidays or to just get together to strengthen their bonds. We honour and respect all who do so and even if you don’t celebrate the season, know that you are always important to us. We are here for you.

Find our website and our mobile app to learn more, or even receive the support you need from our highly experienced and talented team.

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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.
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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:

  • Settlement staff are available onsite at 2737 Keele St Units 111 & 112 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday to Fridays to answer questions and provide guidance. Wi-fi is now available.
  • Community Health Services are available at 1122 Finch W Unit 1 on Wednesdays from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. The HAP clinic is closed for the summer but our Health Navigator can provide guidance in accessing health services.
  • LINC classes are closed for the summer. Registration will begin in August for the fall semester.
  • Mental Health and BREM staff are available by appointment only.

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.