Immigration Settlement: Changes at UCC-SPC
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July 2, 2010
-- UCC-SPC is pleased to announce that Serhij Koroliuk and
Nadya Neshcheretna are now Immigrant Settlement Advisors.
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New expanded on-line resources to assist newcomers
| March 5, 2010 --
Earlier this week, the Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration
and Multiculturalism announced the launch of an expanded on-line
resource for newcomers intended to provide information, from
how to start a new business or how to open a bank account. This
resource is located at www.servicesfornewcomers.cic.gc.ca. |
More information on announcement |
New driver education funding for immigrants
April 27, 2009
-- SGI is giving immigrants a helping hand when it comes to
obtaining their driver's licence.
Funding is now available to refugees and immigrants who have taken up permanent residency in Saskatchewan and who legally require driver education to obtain a Saskatchewan Class 5 driver's licence.
It is available to those who have not previously completed a certified driver education course, allowing them to obtain the required six hours of in-class and six hours of in-car training.
For additional information about our new
program, check out Driver
Education Funding for Immigrants (SGI website).
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translation |
Children's Education in Saskatchewan Handbook for
Recent Immigrants available
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September 19, 2008 --
"Your Child's Education in Saskatchewan: A Handbook for
Recent Immigrants" is available online in both English
(PDF) and Ukrainian
(PDF). |
Medical Exams: form and instructions in Ukrainian
(updated)
Workshop for Ukrainian newcomers
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June 27, 2008 UCC-SPC
and UCC Regina are organizing and sponsoring Steps to Successful
Settlement in Canada to be held in Regina on July 12. Details
(PDF) |
For employers of immigrant workers: Facts About Ukraine
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May 27, 2008 --
UCC-SPC has prepared a fact sheet on Ukraine to help potential
employers of Ukrainian immigrant workers become acquainted
with Ukraine and its people. The two-page colour document
was published with financial assistance from the Ministry
of Advanced Education and Employment and SaskLotteries. It
is also available online in PDF format here. |
Ukrainian Immigration Settlement Services and Community
Support
COMMUNITY
SUPPORT |
FOR
FEE SERVICES |
- Immigration Settlement Coordinator
Serhij Koroliuk:
Resource person
Facilitates information workshops for employers, newcomers
and volunteers Facilitates meetings with immigration officers
- Immigration Settlement Handbooks
- VISNYK
UCC-SPC newsmagazine
- UCC-SPC bilingual website: www.ucc.sk.ca
- Assistance with booking and interpreting
driver's written exam Currently available only
in Saskatoon and Regina SGI driver examination offices.
Free 1st time, $30 every additional retake - Saskatchewan Driver's Handbook
in Ukrainian
www.ucc.sk.ca in PDF format
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- Translation & Interpretation
Services Coordinator
George Zerebecky
- Oral language interpretation
$35 per hour of oral interpretation
- Translation of driver's licence
$10
- Translation of other documents:
Diplomas, certificates, records, forms, safety
and work manuals etc.
$24 per page (price may vary for documentation with
special terminology)
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Contact:
1219 8th Street East
Saskatoon, SK S7H 0S5
Tel. 306.652.5850 Fax: 306.665.2127
Toll Free: 1.888.652.5850
Email: uccspc@ucc.sk.ca
Web: http://www.ucc.sk.ca
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Electronic version of 2007 Driver's Handbook in Ukrainian
available for viewing
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October 16, 2007 --
The electronic version of the "Dovidnyk vodiia Saskachevanu
2007" is now available for viewing. It is a 4.1
MB PDF file. | What
people are saying about it:
Thank you for supporting
the newly arrived Ukrainians, and also for assisting them
with SGI's written tests. We'd like to express additional
thanks for the very accurate translation of the Driver's Handbook.
-- Oleksii and Liudmyla, Swift Current |
Now available
Handbooks for recent immigrants from Ukraine for the Battlefords,
Regina, Saskatoon, Tisdale & Area
 
Available through
UCC-SPC
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the UCC-SPC -- welcome
to Saskatchewan! We are glad you are making Saskatchewan your
new home!
These handbooks are practical, quick reference
documents to assist you and your family as you adapt to a
new life in our province. They will guide you to resources
and institutions that can help meet your settlement needs
in your chosen municipality.
Each handbook is bilingual English-Ukrainian
in order to help ensure that you do not misinterpret any of
the contents, to assist in learning some relevant English
terminology and to allow your colleagues and new friends to
more quickly answer any questions you may have. The size of
the booklet will easily fit into a handbag or knapsack making
it easier to carry wherever you may go. |
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Українська версія