Links and Resources

General Resources

Government of Canada General Inquiries
Phone: 1-800-622-6232
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Phone: 1-888-242-2100
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Phone: Visit website to find contact information for specific departments
Health Canada
Phone: 1-866-225-0709 | Email: info@hc-sc.gc.ca
Government of Alberta
Phone (in Alberta): 310-0000 | Phone (outside Alberta; long distance charges apply): 780-427-2711
Health Link Alberta
Phone: 1-866-408-5465 | Email: healthlink@albertahealthservices.ca
Alberta Supports
Phone: 1-877-644-9992
Alberta Employment Services
Phone: 1-877-644-9992
Canadian Medical Association
Phone: 1-800-663-7336
Alberta Medical Association (Edmonton)
Phone: 1-800-272-9680 or 780-482-2626 | Email: amamail@albertadoctors.org
Alberta Medical Association (Calgary)
Phone: 1-866-830-1274 or 403-266-3533 | Email: amamail@albertadoctors.org
Alberta’s Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP)
Phone: 1-866-423-9911 or 780-423-9911 | Email: info@rpap.ab.ca
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)
Phone: 1-800-561-3899 or 780-423-4764 | Email: publicinquiries@cpsa.ab.ca
Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC)
Phone: 613-738-0372 | Email: info@fmrac.ca
Canadian Medical Protective Association
Phone: 1-800-267-6522 | Email: inquiries@cmpa.org
Physicians Apply
Phone: 1-613-520-2240 | Email: service@mcc.ca
Medical Council of Canada
Phone: 1-613-520-2240 | Email: service@mcc.ca
Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS)
Phone: 1-877-227-6742 | Email: help@carms.ca
Alberta International Medical Graduates Program (AIMGP)
Phone: 1-866-810-8184 or 403-210-7790 | Email: aimg@ucalgary.ca
Alberta Clinical and Surgical Assistant Program (ACSAP)
Email: caprescreen@ahs.ca
Alberta Physician Link
Phone: 1-866-423-9911 | Email: Consultants@rpap.ab.ca
Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER)
Email: inquiry@faimer.org
IMG-BC Program, University of British Columbia
Phone: 604-675-3780 | Email: imgbc.postgrad@ubc.ca
Medical Licensure Program for International Medical Graduates (MLPIMG)
Phone: 204-975-7757
Bredin Centre for Learning
Phone: 1-877-273-3461 or 780-425-3730 | Email: bredin@bredin.ca
Windmill Microlending (formerly Immigrant Access Fund)
Phone: 780-756-3023 (Edmonton) or 403-228-9981 (Calgary) | Email: info@teamwindmill.org
Directions for Immigrants in Trades and Professional Careers (BVC)
Phone: 1-877-297-2553 or 403-770-5155 | Email: directions@bowvalleycollege.ca

Calgary Resources

City Services: 311
Phone 311, 24 hours a day, for information about any City of Calgary service or program. Translation can be provided in over 200 languages. If you do not speak English, say the name of your language and the 311 operator will get an interpreter on the phone to help. If you are outside Calgary, phone 403-268-2489 to reach the 311 service.
Support Network: 211
You can phone 211 any time, 24 hours a day, to find health and human services, community resources, and government assistance, such as basic needs (food, clothing, shelter and financial support), employment resources, parenting support, counselling/support groups, and resources for newcomers.
Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (AAISA)
Phone: 403-273-2962 | Email: contact@aaisa.ca
Aspen Family and Community Network Society
Phone: 403-219-3477 | Email: aspenfamily@aspenfamily.org
The Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth (CBFY)
Phone: 403-230-7745 | Email: contactus@cbfy.ca
Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS)
Phone: 403-262-2006 | Email: contact@ccisab.ca
Calgary Immigrant Educational Society (CIES)
Phone: 403-291-0002 | Email: wcreception@immigrant-education.ca
Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA)
Phone: 403-263-4414 | Email: reception@ciwa-online.com
Centre D'Accueil Pour Les Nouveaux Arrivants Francophones
Phone: 403-532-6334
Centre for Newcomers
Phone: 403-569-3325 | Email: info@centrefornewcomers.ca
Immigrant Services Calgary
Phone: 403-265-1120 | Email: info@immigrantservicescalgary.ca
Jewish Family Service Calgary (JFSC)
Phone: 403-287-3510 | Email: info@jfsc.org
Association of Translators and Interpreters of Alberta
Phone: 1-888-434-2842 | Email: admin@atia.ab.ca
Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA)
Phone: 403-263-4414 | Email: reception@ciwa-online.com
Bow Valley College
Phone: 403-410-1400
Centre for Excellence in Immigrant and Intercultural Advancement
Phone: 403-410-3400 | Email: ELLreception@bowvalleycollege.ca
Columbia College
Phone: 403-235-9300 | Email: columbia@columbia.ab.ca
Equilibrium School
Phone: 403-283-1111 | Email: school@equilibrium.ab.ca
Mount Royal University
Phone: 403-440-5938 | Email: mrulanguages@mtroyal.ca
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Phone: 403-284-8852 | Email: international@sait.ca
Calgary Public Library
Phone: 403-260-2600
University of Calgary
Phone: 403-220-3301 | Email: esl@ucalgary.ca
Centre for Newcomers - English Language Program
Phone: 403-536-8818 | Email: k.huang@centrefornewcomers.ca
Calgary Immigrant Educationl Society (CIES) - Drop-in ESL Classes
Phone: 403-291-0002 | Email: wcreception@immigrant-education.ca
Global Village Calgary English Centre
Phone: 403-543-7300
The Alberta Library
Phone: 780-414-0805 | admin@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca
Learning English with CBC
Alliance Francaise
Phone: 403-245-5662 | info@afcalgary.ca
University of Calgary Continuing Education
Phone: 403-220-2866

Edmonton Resources

City Services: 311
Phone 311, 24 hours a day, for information about any City of Edmonton service or program. Translation can be provided in over 100 languages. If you do not speak English, say the name of your language and the 311 operator will get an interpreter on the phone to help. If you are outside Edmonton, phone 780-442-5311 to reach the 311 service.
Support Network: 211
You can phone 211 any time, 24 hours a day, to find health and human services, community resources, and government assistance, such as basic needs (food, clothing, shelter and financial support), employment resources, parenting support, counselling/support groups, and resources for newcomers.
Action for Healthy Communities
Phone: 780-944-4687 | Email: communications@a4hc.ca
Alliance Jeunesse Famille de l’Aberta Society
Phone: 780-440-2621 | Email: info@ajfas.ca
ASSIST Community Services Centre
Phone: 780-429-3111 | Email: info@assistcsc.org
L’association de tous les francophones de l’Alberta
Phone: 780-469-4401 | Email: info@acfaedmonton.ab.ca
Catholic Social Services, Immigrant and Settlement for Temporary Foreign Workers
Phone: 780-424-3545
Centre d’accueil et d’etablissement Alberta-Nord
Phone: 780-669-6004 | Email: info@lecae.ca
Edmonton Immigrant Services Association (EISA)
Phone: 780-474-8445
Changing Together: A Centre for Immigrant Women
Phone: 780-421-0175 | Email: info@changingtogether.com
Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
Phone: 780-424-7709 | Email: info@emcn.ab.ca
Islamic Family & Social Services Association
Phone: 780-430-9220 | Email: info@ifssa.ca
Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op
Phone: 780-423-1973 | Email: mchb@mchb.org
Temporary Foreign Workers Advisory Office
Phone: 1-877-944-9955 | Email: tfwadvisory.office@gov.ab.ca
Welcome Centre for Immigrants
Phone: 780-462-6924
Association of Translators and Interpreters of Alberta
Phone: 1-888-434-2842 | Email: admin@atia.ab.ca
The Family Centre, Centralized Interpreter Services (CIS)
Phone: 780-448-2627
Multicultural Women and Seniors Services Association
Phone: 780-465-2992
ASSIST Community Services Centre
Phone: 780-429-3111 | Email: info@assistcsc.org
Canadian Arab Friendship Association of Edmonton
Phone: 780-473-7214 | mtawachicafa@gmail.com
Cultural Connections Institute/The Learning Exchange
Phone: 780-944-0792 | info@cci-lex.ca
Edmonton Immigrant Services Association (EISA)
Phone: 780-474-8445
Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
Phone: 780-424-7709 | info@emcn.ab.ca
MacEwan University
Phone: 780-497-4000
Indo-Canadian Women’s Association
Phone: 780-490-0477
Learning English with CBC
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Phone: 780-471-7499 | esl@nait.ca
NorQuest College
Phone: 780-644-6000 | info@norquest.ca
Seniors Association of Greater Edmonton
Phone: 780-701-9018 | tgoba@mysage.ca
Solomon College
Phone: 780-431-1515 | info@solomoncollege.ca
The Alberta Library
Phone: 780-414-0805 | admin@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca
University of Alberta - Faculty of Extension
Phone: 780-492-5530 | elsinfo@ualberta.ca
Alliance Francaise
Phone: 780-469-0399 | info@afedmonton.ca
Centre d’accueil et d’etablissement Alberta-Nord
Phone: 780-669-6004 | info@lecae.ca