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Ramadan Mubarak! Please read below
Halton Multicultural Council (HMC Connections) is no longer offering in person services due to the surge in COVID cases across Ontario, please watch this page for when we re-open. All services are available virtually by phone, chat and email. We serve newcomers and provide a full range of settlement, information and orientation services.
Our business hours are 9 AM to 4:30 PM Monday to Friday, evening hours are available by appointment.
Please call us at (905) 842-2486 and dial 0 to arrange an appointment by phone or video.
We also have an online chat on our website at www.hmcconnections.com which is live during our business hours.
Our dedicated teams of experienced and passionate staff work hard to fulfill HMC’s mission to help newcomers settle and integrate into a welcoming and inclusive community. All of our services are available online including:
• information, referral, orientation to Halton, Ontario and Canada, • counseling, • English language classes (LINC), • employment supports and specialized supports for highly skilled immigrants, • adult, youth and senior groups and programs, • transitional housing, • crisis management (for newcomers only) •interpretation and translation.
Wishing you and your family good health.
HMC Connections Events
All HMC events are ONLINE only Commissioner of Oath services are anticipated to restart in May
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For more information and to register, please contact Employment@hmcconnections.com / (905) 464 – 3211 / (905) 842 - 2486 ext. 232
We would love you to share your thoughts about experience living in Canada - from your first steps on the land of this country to developing your own business and establishing your lives here; about your home countries; pictures of your gardens and advises on how to garden; recipes of a healthy food you prepare; anything that is important to you, anything else you are willing to share with the community.
“O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, so that you may learn self-restraint. Quran 2:183”
“But to fast is better for you, if you only know. Quran 2:184”
“Allah intends for you ease, and does not intend for you hardship. Quran 2:185”
Ramadan is the ninth month in the Muslim lunar calendar, it was during that month that the Quran or Koran - the holy book of Islam - was first revealed to the prophet Muhammad by Allah (God).
“The month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. Quran 2:185”
Muslims believe that Ramadan teaches them to practice self-discipline, self-control, sacrifice, and empathy for those who are less fortunate, thus encouraging actions of generosity, charity (zakat) and complete obedience to Allah.
Dear friends, Ramadan is like a rare flower that blossoms once a year and just as you begin to smell its fragrance, it disappears for another year, so please do not go into Ramadan having hurt anyone without seeking their forgiveness. The last thing you would want on the day of judgment is to find that your entire Ramadan with all of its Quran recitation, fasting, prayers, charity and good deeds went completely to waste because your pride stopped you from saying “I am sorry”. With that being said, kindly find in your heart to forgive and make Duaa (Pray) that Allah grants us guidance and sincerity. Amen.
Ramadan Mubarak!
Hala Halim, HMC Connections Settlement Specialist
Immigration & Other News
• All Ontario is now under a ‘stay-at-home’ order. Here’s what you need to know. Watch here • Get the Ontario COVID-19 Child Benefit. Read here
• Health minister says it is not the time for travel as Canada enters third wave. Read here. • Multilingual COVID-19 Vaccine Information. Read here. • Can You Pass This General Knowledge Quiz? Think here. • How to sponsor your spouse from Hong Kong for Canadian immigration. Read here • Schools will be moving to remote learning after the Spring Break. Read here. • IRCC no longer automatically extending deadlines for incomplete immigration applications. Read here. • Immigration: Let’s not forget about the Canadian citizens of tomorrow. Read here. • Canada looking to increase immigration and tourism in Thunder Bay. Read here. • Parks Canada. Read here.
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What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine. Read here.
