Advice for Newcomers

Find information on a large variety of topics. Each section below is full of great advice for newcomers to Canada.

Welcome to Canada: What You Should Know
Read about your new country in Welcome to Canada: What You Should Know.

Getting information on the following subjects

• health care in Canada
• income security programs, including how to apply for your Social Insurance Number (SIN)
• language training in English or French
• employment and finding work in Canada
• employment rights and employment and labour standards
• housing in Canada
• education in Canada:
  • elementary and secondary schooling
  • college, university and professional (advanced) education
• budgeting, banking and saving in Canada
• your rights, freedoms and responsibilities in Canada
• government in Canada
• your permanent resident status and what you need to do to keep it
• how to become a Canadian citizen