Looking to find your people in the big city? Whether you're searching for friendly faces, helpful services, or just a good ol' community BBQ, you've come to the right place! This handpicked list of Toronto's top newcomer communities is your gateway to connection, support, and belonging. From language classes to laughter-filled meetups — start exploring and make Toronto feel like home.
Assists newcomers in adjusting to life in Ontario with personalized settlement plans, language instruction, and workshops.
Settlement counseling, employment assistance, language classes.
Workshops, information sessions, cultural events.
Provides free services to help immigrants begin their new lives in Canada, offering information sessions on employment, education, and Canadian culture.
Information sessions, employment and education guidance.
Orientation sessions, networking events.
Empowers newcomers to settle and integrate as contributing members of Canadian society through diverse and innovative services.
Settlement support, language training, employment services.
Workshops, community activities.
Offers free settlement services to support newcomers through the process of adjusting to a new country, including counseling and newcomer education workshops.
Settlement counseling, education workshops.
Information sessions, support groups.
Supports newcomers and refugees as they settle in Canada, assisting with access to affordable housing, employment opportunities, and government services.
Housing support, employment assistance, access to government services.
Workshops, community events.
Assists immigrant and refugee women in settling in Canada with services like settlement assistance, English language classes, and employment support.
Settlement assistance, language classes, employment support.
Workshops, social gatherings.
Provides a range of services, including settlement, language training, employment support, and programs for seniors and youth.
Settlement services, language classes, employment support.
Community events, social clubs.
A social group that organizes events and activities for newcomers to meet and network, helping them build social connections in Toronto.
Networking opportunities, social integration support.
Social gatherings, cultural events, city tours.
A friendly community of newcomers and long-time residents who organize social events and activities to help newcomers integrate and make new friends.
Social integration support, networking.
Meetups, cultural events.
Brings newcomers together to explore and learn about Toronto through organized events.
Community exploration, social integration.
City tours, social events.
Offers settlement services including assistance with government services, English language classes, citizenship test preparation, and support in accessing healthcare, education, housing, and employment.
Settlement assistance, language classes, test preparation.
Workshops, support groups.
A safe space for newcomer women to share experiences and enhance well-being through genuine connections.
Peer support, wellness activities.
Social nights, yoga classes, potlucks.
A group for students and newcomers to practice English in a friendly and sociable setting.
Language practice, social integration.
Conversation meetups, social events.
Offers multiple services focusing on skills training and economic development, including immigrant settlement, language training, employment services, and childcare.
Skills training, language classes, employment services, childcare.
Workshops, training sessions.
Toronto's second oldest settlement house, providing a broad range of services to assist newcomers, including childcare, youth programs, and family support.
Childcare services, youth programs, family support.
Community events, support groups.
A Franco-Ontarian organization devoted to the integration and economic development of Francophone immigrants, with a special emphasis on visible minorities.
Francophone immigrant integration, economic development programs.
Workshops, cultural events.
Provides free healthcare services to refugees and immigrants, ensuring access to medical and dental care.
Healthcare services, medical counseling.
Health workshops, clinics.
Offers support for refugees and others at risk due to their immigration status, including settlement and integration programs.
Immigration help, settlement services.
Workshops, support groups.
Provides information and support to help newcomers develop the skills and knowledge necessary to participate in society.
Settlement support, skills development.
Workshops, community events.
Designed to provide consistent service delivery for newcomer families through local schools.
Information services, referrals.
School events, orientation sessions.
Offers specialized counseling, support groups, and settlement services for victims of torture, refugees, and newcomers.
Counseling services, social services.
Support groups, workshops.
With over 46 years of experience, KMC offers settlement services, employment support, and community programs for newcomers and migrants.
Settlement services, employment assistance, community programs.
Workshops, cultural events.