This blog was prepared by YMCA Newcomer Information Centre Information and Referral Specialists Mahya Ravari and Egle Madhok. COVID-19 pandemic has made many changes to our every-day lives. Now that we cannot go to shopping centres and supermarkets as freely and frequently as we used to do, we are doing more online shopping. That is…
This blog was written by YMCA Newcomer Information Centre Information and Referral Specialist Prashant Shori. The word ‘resolution’ is very closely attached to New Years’ time. Many of us make resolutions at the beginning of the New Year and when asked, we often declare them with full confidence, without any hesitation. Most of the resolutions…
This blog was written by YMCA Newcomer Information Centre Information and Referral Specialist Yaqin Zhai. With the holidays just around the corner in the midst of the pandemic, you and your family may have to celebrate the coming holiday season differently. The pandemic has changed a lot of things about our lives including the ways…
This blog was written by YMCA Newcomer Information Centre Information and Referral Specialist Rudy Purwanto As someone who has recently relocated to Canada, especially if you are from a tropical country, you may never have experienced any winter season before. You might even ask yourself what months of the year we have this season. What…
This blog was written by Stacey Nordlund, Outreach Librarian with Library Settlement Partnerships from Toronto Public Library. As the City of Toronto adapts services in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, newcomers in Toronto continue to be supported by Library Settlement Partnerships (LSP). LSP is a three-way partnership between Toronto Public Library and seven settlement…
This blog was written by YMCA Newcomer Information Centre previous Information and Referral Specialist Mesut Doganguzel. He is now pursuing his study in Ottawa, wish him all the best! In the last few decades, working from home was an ideal job scenario for many people. Today, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19, employers are…
This blog was written by YMCA Newcomer Information Centre Information and Referral Specialist Prashant Shori. No one in Canada could predict that the future would bring so many restrictions on people, or that those restrictions would make life feel so different, sometimes even difficult. The closing of non-essential services, partial lockdowns, regulations on social distancing,…
This blog was written by YMCA Newcomer Information Centre Information and Referral Specialist Doris Garcia. The COVID-19 pandemic and being in quarantine has changed the routine of our daily lives. These days, we have to work from home to avoid getting sick. We have to manage work with limited equipment and space and have virtual…
