Help with Immigration Problems
Guelph-Wellington Immigrant Services
http://www.is-gw.ca/
Immigrant Services provides new immigrants to Guelph and Wellington County with many services, including translation and interpretation, settlement services, and workshops.
104 Dawson Rd #102, Guelph, ON N1H 1A6
Call: 519-836-2222
County of Wellington Settlement Services
https://www.wellington.ca/en/social-services/settlementservices.aspx
Settlement Services assists newcomers to Canada access community services and adjust to life in their new community. Services are available to Permanent Residents, Convention Refugees, or Live-In Caregivers status in the County of Wellington.
138 Wyndham Street North, Guelph or 321 St. Andrew Street West, Fergus.
Call: 519-823-7887
Refugee Law Office Hamilton
The Refugee Law Office provides summary advice and legal representation to those who financially qualify for their services. They provide summary advice and review of permanent residency applications including those based on Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds. The office also provides assistance and representation to people with refugee hearings, sponsorship and deportation appeals, and detention reviews.
110 King Street West, Suite 780, Hamilton, L8P 4S6
Call: 905-528-0134
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO)
https://legalaid.on.ca/
Legal Aid Ontario has a number of services for people who qualify financially, including:
- certificates to cover the cost of lawyer, if there is a strong possibility you will be sentenced to jail,
- summary advice and information from a lawyer for up to 20 minutes, and
- expanded certificates for individuals who identify as First Nations, Metis, and Inuit.
Call: 1-800-668-8258 (collect calls are accepted)
Government of Ontario
https://www.ontario.ca
This website provides information about immigrating to Ontario.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html
The Citizenship and Immigration Canada Call Centre answers questions on all aspects of immigration to Canada.
Call: 1-888-242-2100
Settlement
https://settlement.org/
This website provides information about immigrating to Ontario and advice for newcomers on topics such as finding a job, housing, healthcare, English as a Second Language, and many more.
Law Society Referral Service
https://lsrs.lso.ca/lsrs/welcome
This is an online service that gives you a free 30-minute consultation with a lawyer or paralegal. A crisis line is available Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Toll-free crisis line: 1-855-947-5255