Achev - Brampton East
Newcomer Information Centre
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Record #:
CWL1135
Last Modified:
15 Dec 2025
Last Full Update:
20 Aug 2025
Description & Services
| Alternate Name | Centre for Education and Training ; Newcomer Information Centre ; NIC ; NICs |
| Description | Newcomer walk-in information centre funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to provide free, up to date settlement information and referral for newcomers Provides information on: employment immigration and citizenship education and training credential evaluation health services housing language training legal and social services recreation finance and income tax Free Commissioner of Oaths services available by appointment |
| Hours | Administration: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm |
| Areas Served | Brampton |
| Fees | None |
| Languages | English ; Hindi ; Punjabi ; Russian ; Urdu |
Contact Information
| Address & Map | |
| Intersection | Queen St E and Rutherford Rd S |
| Transit Information | Brampton Transit Rte 8 and 1 |
| Accessibility | Fully Accessible |
| Office Phone | 905-595-0722 |
| becnic@achev.ca | |
| Website | https://achev.ca/services/employment-services/ |
| Primary Contact | Antonina Boulkanova, Coordinator; Phone: 905-595-0722 ext 4000; Email: aboulkanova@achev.ca |
| Alternate Contact | Keisha Lynch, Manager; Phone: 905-949-0049 ext 1259 |
| Primary Executive | Marsha Parry-Folkes, Vice President; Phone: 905-949-0049 |
| Alternate Executive | Agnes Wilczak, Senior Director, Newcomer Services; Phone: 416-435-2358; Email: awilczak@achev.ca |
Other Details
| Print Material | Print resources for the settlement of Newcomers to Canada; fact sheets; business directories; Government of Canada publications (immigration and settlement); books; forms & immigration kits |
| Funding | Federal - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada |
| Service Level | (50) Non Profit |
Subjects
| Subjects | Computers ; Document services ; Immigrants ; Information and referral ; Orientation ; Settlement services |