Successfully settling into life in a new city, in a new country, can be challenging. But you don’t have to navigate the process alone. If you need support, there are community resources that can help you with every part of what it takes to settle in Saint John. Find the exact community supports you need below. For a customized list of available services visit the Saint John Services Navigator.
Anchored in the Acadian and French-speaking community of New Brunswick, CAFi assists with the full integration of immigrants. CAFi supports newcomers in finding temporary or permanent housing, helps with administrative procedures, deliverables free workshops and tax clinics, arrival support to find language courses, validate a driving license, sporting or cultural activities, and network building.
CAM Institute of Design is the first Communication and Industrial design school in Atlantic Canada. They specialize in providing students practical experience through dynamic project-based learning in order to foster community development and create new opportunities. Their graduates will be confident, job-ready professionals who are fully prepared to apply their passion for design to improve the creative industry locally and internationally.
CCNB invites you to choose New Brunswick as your preferred destination for post-secondary studies in French in Canada. On its campuses, the CCNB offers more than 90 postsecondary technical and professional training programs in short courses that facilitate entry into the job market or the pursuit of university studies. . The CCNB Language Assessment Centre is a licensed Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) and Niveaux de compétences linguistiques canadiens (NCLC) assessment centre. Their team of certified and experienced assessors provide services across the province of New Brunswick. In addition, they are the only provider of the French assessment (NCLC) in the Atlantic provinces. There is no campus in Saint John, however, they also offer online learning for you to learn at home.
ConnexionWorks is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2015 with the focus of providing an inclusive and collaborative environment to support the success of entrepreneurs and businesses in the Greater Saint John Region. In addition to programming, ConnexionWorks supports entrepreneurs and remote workers with temporary or permanent desks to work from, meeting and event space hosting, connection opportunities, and much more. ConnexionWorks is also home to Brilliant Labs, a maker space for individuals looking to get their hands on innovative technology such as 3D printers, robots, shirt printing machines, and more.
Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB) is an expansion of the Faculty of Medicine, made possible by a partnership with the Government of New Brunswick, the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine. Dalhousie Medical School admits 30 students into its Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB) program each year, giving students the opportunity to study medicine in their home province at various teaching sites. As a Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB) student, you follow the same curriculum as those in Halifax. At Dalhousie’s Medical School, the residency program provides opportunities for students to be placed in hospitals around New Brunswick.