Settlement Desk
The Settling Desk helps newcomers set up life in Canada — housing, health coverage, driving, and daily essentials — with guidance based on provincial and federal sources.
A newcomer guide to finding a family doctor in Canada: provincial registries, walk-in clinics, telehealth, health cards, and getting care for kids while you wait.
A practical newcomer guide to setting up electricity, internet and mobile in Canada, including deposits without credit history, prepaid vs contract, and your CRTC rights.
There is no single best city for newcomers. Learn the factors that actually matter and how to research any Canadian city with official data.
Some provinces make newcomers wait up to three months for public health coverage. Learn how private and visitor insurance bridges the gap and what public plans exclude.
A SIN is a free nine-digit number you need to work, file taxes, and access benefits in Canada. Here is who can get one and how to apply.
A newcomer guide to buying your first home in Canada: credit, down payment, FHSA and Home Buyers' Plan, mortgage pre-approval, and closing costs.
Driver licensing in Canada is provincial. Learn how to use a foreign licence and IDP, exchange agreements that skip testing, graduated licensing, documents and insurance.
How renting works in Canada for newcomers: where to search, what landlords ask for, leases, deposits by province, tenant rights, and avoiding rental scams.
Health insurance in Canada is provincial. Learn how to apply, what documents you need, how to cover the waiting period, and what public coverage leaves out.