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Health Services: Libraries:

Use of free wi-fi, free computer use,

Health Card:
English learning activities, Children book
reading times, many more activities and
To make your health card or for resources.
any questions related to health
services call or visit: Pembina Trail Library:
2724 Pembina Hwy, Phone: 204-986-4370.
Insured Benefits Branch
Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active
Fort Garry Library:
Living
1360 Pembina Hwy, Phone: 204-986-4918.
300 Carlton Street, Winnipeg, MB.
Phone Number: 204-786-7101
Millennium Library:
Toll Free: 1-800-392-1207
251 Donald Street, Phone: (204) 986-6450
Fax: 204-783-2171

Family Doctor Finder:
To register by phone, call the contact centre
at: 204-786-7111 (in Winnipeg) or
Toll-Free at 1-866-690-8260.
Family Doctor Finder Online Registration
https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/family
doctorfinder/register.html
Emergency and Urgent Care: For
information about Emergency and Urgent
Care hospitals and wait times,
visit: WRHA Website:
http://www.wrha.mb.ca/facilities/index.php
Economic Support:
Child benefit and Support:
All child care and support forms available
at either online or at Service Canada.
Canada Child Benefit:
Forms available at:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-
agency/services/forms-
publications/forms/rc66.html
Manitoba Child Benefit:

Phone: 204-926-7000 Fax: 204-926-7007 Forms can be printed from:

https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/eia/
Urgent care in South Area: pubs/mcb_application.pdf

Victoria Hospital, 2340 Pembina Hwy. PO Box 3000

Call: 204-477-3148, 204-269-3570 203 South Railway Street

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English Language, Job Search,
other skills and Services:
To assign For English classes, Resume
making and Job connect.
Manitoba Start:
271 Portage Ave, Winnipeg.
Phone: 204-944-8833.
http://www.manitobastart.com/
For computer classes, English classes,
Computer or Printer lending and Career
services:
Immigrant Centre:
100 Adelaide St, Winnipeg.
Phone: (204) 943-9158
http://icmanitoba.com/
School Information:
School Locator | Pembina Trails:
Finding the School in Pembina Trail School
Division of your catchment area at:
http://mybaragar.com/index.cfm?event
=page.SchoolLocatorPublic&District
Code=MB03
Administration Office:
181 Henlow Bay, Winnipeg. P: 204.488.1757
info@pembinatrails.ca
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East Killarney MB R0K 1G0
Toll Free: 1-800-563-8793
Phone: 1-204-523-5230
Fax: 1-204-523-5240
Healthy Child Manitoba Parental Benefit:
Financial support for Pregnant women’s
healthy diet, the forms can be printed at:
https://www.gov.mb.ca/healthychild/
healthybaby/babyappln.pdf
To learn more about the Manitoba Prenatal
Benefit, call 204-945-1301. The forms can
also be asked from your doctor.
Child Care Subsidy Program:
Financial support for low income families
for child care or day care expenses.
https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/childcare/families
/childcare_subsidies.html
102 -114 Garry Street, Winnipeg MB
Email: cdcsubsidy@gov.mb.ca
Phone: 204-945-0286 (in Winnipeg)
Toll-free: 1-877-587-6224, Fax: 204-948-
2143
Rent Assistance:
Rent assistance for the low- income families.
Non-EIA Rent Assist Winnipeg:
204-945-2197 Toll Free: 1-877-587-6224
Email: provservic@gov.mb.ca
Address: Department of Families
100 - 114 Garry Street, Winnipeg MB
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Credential Assessment:
To Get your credentials assessed contact:
World Education Services
Telephone: (+1) 800.361.6106
Fax: 416.972.9004
Visit the website:
https://www.wes.org/ca/about-wes-credential- Monday to Thursday from 10 am to 12 pm.
evaluation/
Education Loan:
To pursue the education, you can apply for
loan through:
Manitoba Student Aid
1181 Portage Ave #401, Winnipeg, MB
Phone: 204-945-6321.
Community Centres:
Fort Garry Community Centre:
880 Oakenwald Avenue, Winnipeg.
Ph. 204.505.3970
St Norbert Community Centre:
3450 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg.
Phone: (204) 269-4120
Waverley Heights Community Centre:
1885 Chancellor Drive Winnipeg.
Phone: (204) 269-7000
Forms available at:
https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/eia/pubs/
rentassist_appform.pdf
Hands of Hope:
Free furniture to newcomer families,
Request or Donate Furniture
To request furniture call from
(204) 261-8607 (voice messages and emails
are not accepted for request)
Hands of Hope charges a delivery fee!
Service Canada Centres:
1).1001 St Mary's Rd, +1 800-622-6232
2). Portage Place Shopping Centre
393 Portage Ave #122
Hindu Temples:
Dr. Raj Pandey Hindu Center -
The Hindu Society of Manitoba
Hindu temple in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Address: 999 St Anne's Rd, Winnipeg.
Phone: (204) 254-4638
Hindu Society of Manitoba
Address: 854 Ellice Ave, Winnipeg.
Phone: (204) 774-9197
Sikh Centres- Gurudwaras:

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Churches:
Fort Garry Mennonite Brethren Church
1771 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg.
Phone: (204) 269-5940
St. Vital Catholic Church
1629 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg.
Phone: (204) 453-0933
Anchor Point Church
1400 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg.
Phone: (204) 272-9223
Winnipeg South Sikh Center
500 Dovercourt Drive, Winnipeg.
Phone: (204) 809-0593
Guru Nanak Darbar
Address: 900 McLeod Ave, Winnipeg.
Phone: (204) 668-4466
Singh Sabha Gurdwara
Address: 4000 Sturgeon Rd, Winnipeg.
Phone: (204) 885-5495
Gurdwara Kalgidhar Darbar
Address: 2762 King Edward St, Winnipeg.
Phone: (204) 633-7777

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References

Canada Revenue Agency. [2017]. Canada Child Benefits Application. Retrieved from Canada

Revenue Agency Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-

publications/forms/rc66.html

Government of Canada. [2017]. Service Canada. Retrieved from:

https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/portfolio/service-

canada.html

Hands of Hope Inc. [2018]. Hands of Hope.

Retrieved from: http://www.handsofhope.ca/request--donate-furniture.html

Healthy Child Manitoba. [2017]. Manitoba Prenatal Benefit. Retrieved from:

https://www.gov.mb.ca/healthychild/healthybaby/babyappln.pdf

Immigrant Centre Manitoba Inc. [2017]. Immigrant Centre. Retrieved from:

http://icmanitoba.com/

Insured Benefits Branch Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living. [2017]. Manitoba Health

Card. Retrieved from: https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/mhsip/mbcard.html

Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living. [2017]. Family Doctor Finder Online Registration.

Retrieved from Government of Manitoba Website:

https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/familydoctorfinder/register.html
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Manitoba Start. [2018]. Manitoba Start Where Future Begins. Retrieved from:

http://www.manitobastart.com/contact/

Province of Manitoba. [2017]. Child Care Subsidy Program. Retrieved from Government of

Manitoba Website: https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/childcare/families/childcare_subsidies.html

Province of Manitoba. [2017]. Manitoba Child Benefit. Retrieved from:

https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/eia/pubs/mcb_application.pdf

Province of Manitoba. [2017]. Manitoba Student Aid. Retrieved from:

http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/msa/

Province of Manitoba. [2017]. Rent Assist. Retrieved from:

https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/eia/pubs/rentassist_appform.pdf

World Education Services. (2018). WES Credential Evaluation. Retrieved from:

https://www.wes.org/ca/

Winnipeg Public Library. [2018]. Fort Garry Library. Retrieved from:

http://wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/branchpages/branch.aspx?ftga

Winnipeg Public Library. [2018]. Millennium Library. Retrieved from:

http://wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/branchpages/branch.aspx?mill

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Winnipeg Public Library. [2018]. Pembina Trail Library. Retrieved from:

http://wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/branchpages/branch.aspx?pemb

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