Job Seeker: Services

Welcome Centre Immigrant Services

Welcome Centre Immigrant Services, with locations in Pickering and Ajax, provide a one-stop service under one roof designed to guide and support newcomers through the maze of available information and resources. Services include language assessment and language training, settlement services and assistance in finding employment.

Durham Welcome Centre Partners

Lead Partners

• The Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre is the lead partner for the Pickering Welcome Centre.
• Community Development Council Durham is the lead partner for the Ajax Welcome Centre.

Key Partners

• Durham District School Board
• Durham Catholic District School Board

Core Values

• To Provide Relevant and Timely Services to Newcomers in a Single, Accessible Location
• To Engage the Community to Partner Collaboratively in Welcoming Newcomers to the Region
• To Utilize Our Resources to Support Community Driven Priorities and Initiatives
• To Demonstrate Our Respect For and Sensitivity to Newcomers
• To Provide the Essential Programs and Activities that Complement and Support Each Other to Reflect and Meet the Needs of Newcomers
• To Maintain a Culturally Sensitive and Linguistically Sensitive Environment

PICKERING     
1400 Bayly Street, Unit 5
Pickering, ON L1W 3R2
(Across from Pickering GO Station)

Hours of Operation:
Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 4:30pm

Toll-Free: 1-877-761-1155
Direct Phone Line: 905-420-3008
Email: jswinfo@unemployedhelp.on.ca

Meet the Manager of the Pickering Welcome Centre, Pam DeWilde. Pam is motivated by a strong desire to make Durham Region a welcoming and inclusive place for newcomers, their families and friends.

AJAX
458 Fairall Street, Unit 5
Ajax, ON L1S 1R6
(Across from Ajax GO Station)

Hours of Operation:
Monday to Thursday: 8:30am – 9:00pm
Friday: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Every other Saturday: 9:00am – 1:30pm (with exceptions for scheduled special events)

Toll-Free: 1-877-761-1155
Direct Phone Line: 289-482-1037

There are many convenient, beneficial and easy to access programs, services and resources in the Durham Region that are specific to the needs of newcomers. Click here for more information.