Our New Immigrant Settlement Tour provides clients with a quick and responsive service, addressing their issues more efficiently.
New Immigrant Settlement Tours
On the behalf of our community members and friends, we welcome you to a new and exciting life in Manitoba.
Yet moving your entire life to a new country sounds hectic. It can get challenging, demanding and may even test your nerves.
An immigrant, like you, who has just arrived or has been here a while needs assistance for quick adaptation to the bright and sunny Manitoba.
Our New Immigrant Settlement Tour provides clients with a quick and responsive service, addressing their issues more efficiently. Free People Tour makes sure that they are also customized to help and support migrants throughout their settlement process.
We cater settlement services including:
- Pick up from Richardson International Airport.
- Organize one month’s accommodation in Winnipeg or Brandon
- Help with opening a Canadian bank account
- Obtain a Social Insurance Number and mobile number
- Assistance with resume writing services
- Referral list of community resources
- Practical support to assist with everyday issues and stressors
- One-on-one and group orientation sessions
- Information on banking, taxes, daycare, school registration, shopping, budgeting, food preparation, safety, the police, Canadian values, roles and responsibilities of landlords and tenants
- Support with completion of government documents
Important References in Manitoba
- Health Cards: Manitoba Health – 300 Carlton Street downtown
- Income Tax: Canada Revenue Agency – 401 York Avenue – downtown
- Social Insurance Numbers: Service Canada – Portage Place Mall, 393 Portage
- Translation & Notarization: Immigration Center Manitoba – 100 Adelaide Street downtown
- Driver’s License: Manitoba Public Insurance MPI – 420 Pembina Highway
- Winnipeg Police: Non-Emergency calls: 204-986-6222
- Call 911 – Call for trained emergency operators
- Winnipeg Transit Information: (Automated schedule information) 204-287-7433
- Brandon Transit Service schedule and route information: 204-729-2300
- RCMP – Royal Canadian Mounted Police non-emergency calls: 204-983-5420
- Brandon Police non-emergency calls: 204-729-2345
- Morden Police non-emergency calls: 204-822-6292
- Winkler Police non-emergency calls: 204-325-0829
- Telebus Bus Schedules and maps 204-986-5700 – Handi-Transit 204-986-5722
- To access this, you will need the bus stop number and the 2-digit bus route
Useful websites
The following websites will help you find important information about employment opportunities, housing, education, cost of living, and different Manitoba communities to help you prepare for your time here.
- Immigrate to Manitoba website – immigratemanitoba.com
- Attractions and things to see and do: travelmanitoba.com
- Manitoba Community Profiles – communityprofiles.mb.ca This website is maintained by the Manitoba Government. It provides information about large and small communities all over Manitoba.
- Service Canada Job Bank – jobbank.gc.ca
- Service Canada Career Exploration – jobsetc.gc.ca/eng/
- Working in Manitoba, Canada tool: workingincanada.gc.ca/manitoba/welcome.do
- Working in Canada portal: workingincanada.gc.ca
- Manitoba Companies Directory: prdp1.ctt.gov.mb.ca/MBIS/MCD.nsf/if?readform&ID=CompaniesHome
- Manitoba Job Futures : mb.jobfutures.org/home.cfm?lang=en&site=graphic
- Career Destination Manitoba for Newcomers –
- immigrantsandcareers.mb.ca/cdmb-newcomers/general/pages/home/
- Manitoba Work Info Net – mb.workinfonet.ca/
- City of Winnipeg: winnipeg.ca/interhom/
- Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce: winnipeg-chamber.com/
- Tourism Winnipeg: tourismwinnipeg.com/
- Province of Manitoba: gov.mb.ca/
- Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program: immigratemanitoba.com/
- Federal Immigration Program: cic.gc.ca/
- Safety for young people in Canada www.safecanada.ca/youth_e.asp Topics include bullying, crime, drugs, driving, school safety, and safety in sports and games.
- Entry Programs, pre arrival services: entryprograms.ca/pre-arrival-services