Contact Us On Arrival to Regina
Newcomer Welcome Centre 2332 11th Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan (306) 352-5775
Visit our website: https://reginanewcomercentre.ca/
Overview & Welcome
We are happy to learn that you are interested in coming to Regina. Saskatchewan and we sincerely
hope that you will decide to live here. The Newcomer Welcome Centre (NWC) is one of the Regional
Gateways in Saskatchewan to serve and assist newcomers to Regina and communities within 150
kilometers radius. Whether you are coming from outside Canada or from another Canadian province,
NWC can provide you with information regarding community, housing, employment, health care
services, schools, transportation options, etc. and can also refer you to settlement programs such
as language training. For more information about us and our services please visit us Online at
https://reginanewcomercentre.ca/.
Also, at the Newcomer, Welcome Centre newcomers can use computers to find settlement and
immigration information online. A printer, scanner, photocopier, and fax machine are available for
use at this facility.
Settlement Information Advisors
Settlement Information Advisors are always available to help you as your settle in Regina. We
suggested that you visit us as soon as you arrive in the province since you need no appointment to
talk with us. Settlement Information Advisors can provide information regarding:
● Community
● Housing Employment
● Health care services
● Schools
● Transpiration
● Driver’s license;
● Other questions regarding your settlement in Saskatchewan.
English Language Assessment (Provincial)
You may inquire here about taking a Canadian Language Benchmark Placement Test (CLBPT) to determine
the level of your English skills. We will refer you to an appropriate test location and class. If
you are a Permanent Resident or hold a Work Permit tests and classes are free of cost. Your
provincial language assessments can be booked at the NWC. Once assessed, newcomer clients will be
provided with a list of English language training programs and locations. Contact us for questions regarding eligibility.
Regina School Board Representatives (Public, Catholic & French).
Representatives of the Public School Board, Catholic School Board and the Conseil des Écoles
Fransaskoises are available to assess school-aged children and register them for school.
Settlement Workers in School: For Children and Youth (SWISS)
Settlement Online Pre-Arrival is a program delivering critical pre-employment supports designed to
help newcomers find and retain employment in Canada. The online program offers five free courses
for clients who have not yet landed in Canada: Working in Canada, Job Search Strategies, Canadian
Workplace Integration, Professional Communication and Soft Skills: Working with Others. Visit
www.settlementonlineprearrival.ca for eligibility requirements and more information.
Information, Programs, and Services in Regina
● Before Arrival: https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/jobsearch/jobsearch?searchstring=regina&action=s2
● Newcomer Welcome Centre: https://reginanewcomercentre.ca/
● Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: http://www.cic.gc.ca/
● Saskatchewan Immigration: www.saskimmigrationcanada.ca
● Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program (SINP): http://www.saskimmigrationcanada.ca/sinp
● City of Regina: http://welcometoregina.ca/city-of-regina-services/
● Service Canada:
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/portfolio/service-canada.html
● Federal Government: www.cic.gc.ca
● Regina Immigrant Women Centre: http://www.reginaiwc.ca/
● Saskatchewan Health: https://www.ehealthsask.ca/
● Family Physicians International Category: http://www.rqhealth.ca/facilities/doctors-accepting-new-patients
● Career & Employment: http://www.saskjobs.ca
● For jobs: http://www.indeed.ca ; http://working.com
● For driver’s license: https://www.sgi.sk.ca/
● Professional licensing: http://www.saskimmigrationcanada.ca/is-my-occupation-regulated/#regulated
● Continuing Education: https://www.uregina.ca/cce/
● Saskatchewan Polytechnic: https://saskpolytech.ca/
● University of Regina: https://www.uregina.ca/
● Tourism Regina: https://tourismregina.com/
● Renting and Buying a House: http://welcometoregina.ca/renting-or-buying-a-home/
● Canadian Foreign Credential Assessment Services: https://www.canadavisa.com/foreign-credential-assessment.html
