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Organization:
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Upper Canada District School Board - Cornwall - Language Instruction for Newcomers and English as a Second Language
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Address:
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600 McConnell Ave
Cornwall, ON
K6H 4M1
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Intersection:
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McConnell Ave and Second St E
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Hours:
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Office Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm
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Service Description:
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Coordinated Language Assessment and Referral Service -- Eligibility screening, language skills assessment and referral to government-funded English language programs including Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC), LINC Home Study, English as a Second Language (ESL)
Settlement Services: referral to community-based organization Settlement programs for information and orientation session and referral on settlement needs * funded by Canada Citizenship and Immigration
LINC: Participates in LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada), upon assessment * Non-credit course for adult newcomers to Canada
Students assessed using Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) standards and placed in an appropriate benchmark class to learn reading, writing and listening/speaking skills
Evening classes offered in some locations * Summer classes offered in some locations
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Application:
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Registration needed * call for details
Coordinated Language Assessment and Referral Centre -- Call ahead to verify eligibility, book assessment appointment and confirm documents (Permanent Resident (PR) card or Landing paper with passport) to access service
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Adults 18 years and older * must be a resident of the area served
Coordinated Language Assessment Centre -- Adults 18 years or older are eligible if they meet one of these criteria: Canadian citizens born outside of Canada; permanent resident; Convention refugees, protected persons or refugee claimants; workers admitted under the Live-In Caregiver program; applicants under other programs holding the initial letter of approval from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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Area Served:
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Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties; Leeds and Grenville ; Prescott and Russell
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