ARCHIVED - Archiving Content ARCHIVÉE - Contenu archivé Archived Content Contenu archivé Information identified as archived is provided for L’information dont il est indiqué qu’elle est archivée reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It est fournie à des fins de référence, de recherche is not subject to the Government of Canada Web ou de tenue de documents. Elle n’est pas Standards and has not been altered or updated assujettie aux normes Web du gouvernement du since it was archived. Please contact us to request Canada et elle n’a pas été modifiée ou mise à jour a format other than those available. depuis son archivage. Pour obtenir cette information dans un autre format, veuillez communiquer avec nous. This document is archival in nature and is intended Le présent document a une valeur archivistique et for those who wish to consult archival documents fait partie des documents d’archives rendus made available from the collection of Public Safety disponibles par Sécurité publique Canada à ceux Canada. qui souhaitent consulter ces documents issus de sa collection. Some of these documents are available in only one official language. Translation, to be provided Certains de ces documents ne sont disponibles by Public Safety Canada, is available upon que dans une langue officielle. Sécurité publique request. Canada fournira une traduction sur demande. • • • • • fo • • The Getting Out • • Handbook • • • • • • • • ,r- • REFERENCE • 78 • .05 • G4 • 2U06 • • • Rere- É 12 Public Safety Sécurité publique 1+1 Canada Canada ••• s• 0 20o, • e ■,•-,, .frz>.; N • S ?eé> ny e70 e% /«. • qr' !9. • •• e' ■ o od' .. 4. - •• Ise% ■ o ,.. ce e eoN • e ■ eiJ, cx 57e ' ?e6)07440eec‘,_--0 -,,.,,„ .--% ••• •• ••, • ••• •• •• •• Cat. No.: PS4-30/2-2006E ••• ISBN No.: 0-662-4412-X ee e CanacM. se • ••• Table of Contents •• 19 Introduction 1 Tips for Finding Information 2 •••1 Finding Out More 2 Essential Services 3 •• Birth/Death/Marriage Certificate 3 Social Insurance Number (SIN) 4 •• Human Resources Development Centres 5 41 Indian Registration 13 Social Services 15 000 Social Services Offices 16 Telephone Services 26 110 Health Card 26 Ministry of Health Offices 28 Driver's Licence/Vehicle Registration 31 •01, Driver's Licence 31 • Vehicle Registration 31 Driver's Examination Centres 32 Local Transit 37 ••• John Howard Society 41 Elizabeth Fry Society 43 •• Education 45 Housing 45 •• Services by City and by Region 47 Cornwall 48 Kingston 49 Ottawa Region 51 •••• Peterborough 56 Kapuskasing/Cochrane 57 Moosonee/Moose Factory 59 •••• •• North Bay 62 Sault Ste. Marie 64 Sudbury 68 Timmins 72 Atikokan 75 Dryden 75 Fort Frances 76 Geraldton 80 Kenora 81 Red Lake 84 Sioux Lookout 85 Thunder Bay Region 88 Barrie 93 Brantford 95 Fort Erie 96 Hamilton 97 London 99 Niagara-on-the-Lake 101 Orillia 102 Owen Sound 102 Parry Sound 103 Sarnia 103 Toronto Region 105 Addresses & Notes 112 To find information about Ontario government programs and services, call Access Ontario at 1-800-268-8758 ••••.•• ■ ••••• ••• • ■ •eq eOese ••••• ••• ■ ••o gem Address Address Name Name Telephone Telephone In caseof Personal emergency please Information contact: • O O O • INTRODUCTION O • •9 You are not alone. • This handbook tells you about services for Aboriginal people in cities • across Ontario. The guide includes information about government • services. • • This book can help you find people and groups and organizations that • understand and accept Aboriginal ways and culture. • Unfortunately, the number of urban Aboriginal organizations isn't • enough to deal with the growing demand. for you. If you have an idea or a suggestion to improve • This guide is the guide, send it to: • Public Safety Canada Aboriginal Corrections Policy Unit • 340 Laurier Avenue West 0 Ottawa, Ontario • KlA OP8 • • You may visit the Public Safety Canada Homepage at: • http//www.ps.gc.ca O O O O • O O • • • • Tips for Finding Information • O Your local Friendship Centre is the best place to start, the people who • work there will be able to help you or they will know someone who • can. The Centre will also know about other Aboriginal organizations • in the area. Government organizations are not always easy to deal e with; however, if you are patient and persistent, they will help. • If you run into voice messaging information systems, remember that • once you have gone through the maze of pushing buttons for information, you will eventually be able to talk to someone. • Try to make local calls or use 1-800 numbers where possible because • you may be on hold for a long time. That can cost a lot of money. If • you know what questions you need answered in advance, this will save • you time in the long run. The people on the other end will know • exactly what you want and you will not have to call back for more • information. • Some organizations, particularly Aboriginal housing organizations, • have long waiting lists. If you want an apartment/house in urban • Aboriginal housing, you should get your name on the list as soon as possible. • Don't give up. There are always people out there who are willing to • help, they are just sometimes hard to find. • • Finding Out More • • The federal and provincial government have many services. This • Guide does not list them all. • If you want information about a • federal government program or service • that is not listed in this Guide, call Service Canada at 1-800-622-6232. • 2 O• • • • • • Essential Services • • Birth/Death/Marriage Certificate • • To get a copy of your Birth, Death, or Marriage certificate, contact the Ontario Office of the Registrar General. You must ask the Office of 411 the Registrar General to send you an application form. The telephone • number is 1-800-461-2156. It is a long distance call, but there is no • charge. It is very difficult to get through by telephone. Luckily, there • are other ways of getting an application form. You can go on line at • www.mgs.gov.on.ca or www.serviceontario.ca to complete a birth • certificate on line or you can print it out and mail your application. • • You can get an application form at a city hall or a town hall. Some • Canada Employment Centres (HRDC Offices) have application forms. • Call to find out. You can write to the Office of the Registrar General • and ask for an application form. • The address is: • Office of the Registrar General • Post Office Box 4600 • Road • 189 Red River Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6L8 • • After you get the form and fill it out, send it back to the same address. • • • O • • • O O O O Social Insurance Nunnber (SIN) O If you don't have a Social Insurance Number (SIN), or you've lost it, • you can get one at a Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC). • The addresses of HRDC offices are below. You must fill out an application form. You also need your birth certificate, a certificate of Canadian citizenship, or a passport. If you are a registered Indian and • you want your SIN card to show your status, you will also need your Status Indian card. • /‘■ If you can't go to an HRDC office you can have an application sent to • you. Call HRDC at 1 800 206-7218 and select option "3".. If you have never had a SIN card before, or you are changing your name, the card • is free. Replacement cards cost $10. O You can go online to download a SIN application form at www 1 .servicecanada.gc.ca and select A to Z Services Index, next • select the letter S, from the list select Social Insurance Number and this • will bring you to the page with the information you will need to apply • for your SIN card. • O You will need a new card if you change your name because you are married or divorced. Take your marriage certificate or proof of divorce • with you when you go for your new SIN card. • • • O O • • 4 • • • • • Human Resources Development Centres • ARNPRIOR ATIKOKAN • 75 Elgin Street West 308 Second Street South K7S 3T9 Kenora (613) 623-3173 P4N 3X9 (807) 467-5700 BANCROFT BARRIE • 5 Fairway Blvd. R.R. 2 48 Owen Street • KOL 1C0 P.O. Box 2500 1-800-206-7218 L4M 3H1 • (705) 728-2468 BELLE VILLE BRACEBRIDGE 1 North Front Street 98 Manitoba Street • K8N 5E2 P 1L 1S1 (613) 969-3350 (705) 645-2204 BRAMPTON BRANTFORD • 18 Corporation Drive 28 Dalhousie Street • L6S 6B2 N3T 2J2 • (905) 790-2525 (519) 751-6500 BROCK VILLE BURLINGTON • 153 King Street West 460 Brant Street, Suite 16 • K6V 3R4 L7R 4B6 (613)342-4487 (905) 637-3851 O • BURLINGTON CAMBRIDGE 440 Elizabeth Street 73 Water Street North • L7R 2M1 N1R 7L6 • (905) 637-4525 (519) 621-7150 •O • 5 • 0 • CARLETON PLACE CHATHAM • 46 Landsdowne Ave 120 Wellington Street O K7C 3S9 N7M 4V9 (613) 257-3344 (519) 380-6800 • CORNWALL COBOURG • 111 Water Street East 1005 Elgin St. West • Suite 100 K9A 5J4 K6H 6S4 (905) 372-3326 • (613) 938-5731 • • COLLINGWOOD DRYDEN • 44 Hurontario Strret 41 Duke Street • L9Y 2L6 P8N 1E6 O (705) 445-1010 (807) 223-2331 • ELLIOT LAKE ESPANOLA • 151 Ontario Espanola Mall • P5A 2T2 800 Centre St, Suite 200 (705) 848-2231 P5E 1J3 • (705) 869-7030 • FORT FRANCES GERALDTON O 301 Scott Street 208 Beamish St • P9A 1H1 P.O. Box 640 • (807) 274-5307 POT IMO O (807) 854-0635 O O GODERICH GANANOQUE • 52 East Street 5 Charles Street East 0 N7A 1N3 K7G 1V9 • (519) 524-8342 (613) 382-2124 0 • O 6 • • • • GUELPH HAMILTON MOUNTAIN • 259 Woodlawn Rd W CENTRE • Suite C 1550 Upper James Street • N1H 8J1 P.O. Box 2066, Station A 1-800-265-3595 L9B 1K3 • (905) 572-2211 • HAMILTON HAWKESBURY CENTRAL/EAST 134 Main St.