My journey of growth and learning: Yegleny’s Story 

When I learned about the Mennonite New Life Centre, I called them and registered for their services. From that moment on, I felt very supported in settling in my new country. 

I was also enrolled in the Entrepreneurial Excellence and Leadership (EXL) program. The program allowed me to express my ideas and dream of starting a business. I am deeply grateful to MNLCT for providing me with all the information and resources that helped me achieve my goals. 

With the help of the EXL program, I began a journey that allowed me to grow and learn. I had many ideas, but with the help of the Business Model Canvas, I was able to focus and concentrate on one idea.” 

 With the support of EXL, I registered my cleaning company. I also learned valuable tools such as defining a value purpose for my business, creating a message to address an ideal client, and presence on social media. 

I will use this grant to buy a computer for my business. 

I want to thank MNLCT for the support and guidance you have given me. I am grateful for the opportunity to grow and learn with you. 

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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.