Newcomer Services

Moving to a new country or region can be an exciting but stressful process. York Region has developed a Newcomer Guide that provides useful information to help you and your family settle in York Region quickly and easily.

The Newcomer Guide is available in:

In it, you will learn more about:

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  • Arriving - Finding programs and resources to help you settle
  • Moving Around - Using public transportation
  • Living - Finding a place to stay and to live
  • Staying Healthy - Accessing health care
  • Learning - Registering your child in school or finding language classes
  • Working - Finding a job and working in York Region
  • Staying Safe - Getting to know York Region’s emergency services
  • Having Fun - Enjoying the many things to see and do in York Region
  • Municipal Government - Learning more about York Region’s local government

Local Immigration Partnership Social Integration Events

York Region’s Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) is dedicated to making the Region a welcoming place for everyone who chooses to move into our communities.

LIP has hosted virtual webinars to help increase awareness of, and access to, the programs and services available to newcomers in York Region. The webinars provide newcomers with information and tools to support their settlement in the Region.

York Region's LIP is pleased to share the recordings and questions from this year’s webinar(s), as well as the information from the webinars held in 2021.

February 17, 2022 – for newcomers

Past webinars

February 9, 2021 – for agency staff who support newcomers

March 4, 2021 – for newcomers

For more information about the York Region Local Immigration Partnership, please contact @email

Welcome Centres

In York Region, five accessible service hub centres known as Welcome Centres help immigrants settle and integrate into Canada. Welcome Centres may provide services in languages other than English. Welcome Centres are located along popular public transit routes and provide a range of settlement related services and information to newcomers under one roof, including transit assistance, settlement services, employment supports, Accreditation Qualification and Information Services (AQIS), language interpretation supports, e-learning language classes, enhanced language training. For individual Welcome Centre program calendars and specific services call 1-877-761-1155 or visit a location nearest you.

Welcome Centre - Markham North
8400 Woodbine Ave, Suite 102-103
Markham, ON L3R 4N7
Phone: 289-846-3645

Welcome Centre - Markham South
7220 Kennedy Road
Markham, ON L3R 7P2
Phone: 905-479-7926

Welcome Centre - Newmarket
16655 Yonge Street, Unit #26
Newmarket, ON L3X 1V6
Phone: 289-841-3032

Welcome Centre - Richmond Hill
9325 Yonge Street, Unit 31A
Richmond Hill, ON L4C 0A8
Phone: 289-842-3124

Welcome Centre - Vaughan
9100 Jane Street, Building H
Units 56-67
Vaughan, ON L4K 0A4
Phone: 905-761-1155

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