Living in Canada

  1. Sources of information
    1. How to find information
    2. Getting around
    3. Using the telephone
    4. The telephone book
    5. Call centres and touch-tone telephones
    6. Emergency 911
    7. Voice mail
    8. Pay phones
    9. Directory assistance
    10. Toll-free numbers
    11. Telemarketing
    12. Telephone services for people with special needs
    13. Using computers
  2. Getting to know Canada
    1. The Canadian way of life
  3. Basic services
    1. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Call Centres
    2. Immigrant-serving organizations
    3. Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program (ISAP)
    4. Government services
  4. Where to begin
    1. Papers and other identity documents
    2. Using public transportation
    3. Where to stay
    4. Canadian money
    5. Shopping
    6. Going out of town
  5. Health services
    1. Applying for a Health Insurance Card
    2. Finding doctors and clinics
    3. Emergency help
    4. Immunization for children
    5. Immunization for adults
    6. Medical surveillance
    7. Pregnancy
    8. To find out more?
  6. Establishing yourself
    1. Applying for a Social Insurance Number card
    2. Applying for the Canada Child Tax Benefit
  7. Finding a place to live
    1. Renting
    2. Your rights as a tenant
    3. Buying
    4. Heat and hydro
    5. Getting a telephone
    6. Furnishing
    7. To find out more?
  8. Protecting your money
    1. Banks and other financial institutions
    2. Opening an account
    3. Using banking machines
    4. Direct deposit
    5. Sending money
    6. Applying for credit
    7. To find out more?
  9. Finding a job
    1. Human Resources Development Canada offices
    2. Using the newspaper and other resources
    3. Documents and foreign credentials
    4. Getting paid
    5. Working for yourself
    6. Business and travel
    7. Daycare
    8. Labour laws and human rights
    9. Volunteering
    10. Host Program
  10. Learning English or French
    1. Languauge Instruction for Newcomers to Canada
    2. To find out more?
  11. Education
    1. Finding schools
    2. Enrolling your children
    3. Adult education
    4. To find out more?
  12. Taxation
    1. Income tax
    2. Other taxes
    3. To find out more?
  13. Canadian law
    1. Police
    2. Legal services
    3. Children's rights
    4. Women's rights
    5. Domestic violence
    6. Seniors?rights
  14. Transportation
    1. Getting a driver's licence
    2. Buying a car
    3. Use of seat belts
    4. Car seats for children
    5. In case of an accident
    6. To find out more?
  15. Keeping in touch
    1. Canada Post
    2. Returning Resident Permits
  16. Becoming a Canadian
    1. The rights and responsibilities of citizenship
    2. How to apply