Multicultural Council of Windsor & Essex County

Windsor Resettlement Assistance Program – WRAP

 

The Windsor Resettlement Assistance Program (WRAP) at the Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County (MCC) offers services to Government Assisted Refugees (GARs) destined to Windsor. WRAP is funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. 

WRAP assists GARs with airport reception, providing temporary accommodation, orientating clients to life in the community, income support orientations, introducing them to their rights and responsibilities under the Resettlement Assistance Program, opening bank account, helping them secure permanent accommodation, applying for utilities, linking them to federal and provincial programs (i.e. SIN, OHIP, Canada Child Benefit, GST/HST etc.), and for GARs who may have higher needs, Canadian Life Skills is provided. The objective of WRAP is to assist GARs in acquiring the specific knowledge and skills required to live safely and independently in their new community. This objective is achieved by utilizing our very experienced WRAP team and the assistance from our dedicated Language Aids complemented with the resources and community relations that the MCC have established. 

A GAR is eligible to receive income support from IRCC to cover their basic needs for their first year in Canada or until the GAR becomes financially self-sufficient. 

 

Please do not hesitate to contact MCC’s Windsor Resettlement Assistance Program Manager, Marcela Diaz at 519-255-1127 ext. 118, for further information.

Please note: WRAP services can only be provided to a Government Assisted Refugee (GAR). A GAR is an individual selected overseas by a Canadian visa officer as a Convention Refugee or as members of the Humanitarian Designated Class.

More information can be found at the website of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada at http://www.cic.gc.ca

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