Temporary Foreign Worker Support Services

Services are available to help temporary foreign workers settle into their lives and work in Canada. EMCN settlement counsellors can provide the following services:

Our Services

• Collaborative settlement services to temporary workers and employers
• Customized cultural awareness / sensitivity presentations to groups and organizations
• Settlement information, orientation workshops and referrals in one-on-one sessions
• Settlement and integration supports including:
  
  • Assistance with issues regarding basic services (healthcare, housing, transportation, adult learning opportunities, etc.)
  • Assistance / Advocacy with government forms & offices
  • Help with translation / interpretation needs
  • Support to communities providing assistance to temporary foreign workers
• Workshop and individualized assistance to give temporary foreign workers the tools they need to find immediate employment, including:
  
  • Resume / cover letter preparation
  • Interviewing / cold calling
  • Networking
  • Hidden job markets

Informal Weekly Class

The Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers hosts a free conversation class for Temporary Foreign Workers. This is an informal weekly class for intermediate English speakers to practice conversational English and improve confidence.

Date:	Every Tuesday
Open Hour:	7:00 A.M - 8:30 A.M
Place:	Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers 11713 82 street
Room Number:	Room 3-3

Contact

Learn more about the program at Settlement Counsellor for Temporary Foreign Workers
Phone: 780-424-7709

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The Library

The St. Albert Library  is a unique building as its architecture is quite different and abstract.

The first Library in St. Albert was a travelling collection operated by Susie Atkinson in the 1930s. Mrs. Atkinson would obtain books from the Department of Extension at the University and circulate them from her home or at various gatherings and meetings in the community.

From 1946 to 1967 the embryo library, under the initial sponsorship of the Women's Institute, had a number of homes, including the Farm Produce Office on Perron Street, Mr. Benoit's butcher shop, the Community Hall and the Town Hall. In 1961 the Town Council established a municipal library under the Provincial Libraries Act. In 1967 the St. Albert Public Library opened in its own building on Glenview Crescent. The rapid growth of the City soon rendered the building inadequate and a new library was included in the plans made in the late 1970s for a Civic and Cultural Centre. In March of 1982 the Library moved to an interim site at 31 Fairview Boulevard, and in December 1983, opened in St. Albert Place.

Inside the Library 

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