Below are links to web resources and services to assist parents and guardians who are new to Canada or whose first language is not English.

The Newcomers’ Guide to Education in Ontario is a project of the Settlement Workers in Schools program (SWIS), a partnership between agencies in the settlement sector, school board and Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The text was written by stakeholders in the program and reviewed by the Ministry of Education.

SWIS - Newcomers Guide to Elementary Public School
http://www.settlement.org/site/ED/GUIDE/public/elem/contents.asp

SWIS - Newcomers Guide to Secondary Public School
http://www.settlement.org/site/ED/GUIDE/public/sec/contents.asp

SWIS - Parent Teacher Interviews Guide (has on-line videos in 9 languages)
http://www.settlement.org/site/ED/GUIDE/videos/parent_teacher.asp

SWIS - Home page
http://www.settlement.org/site/ED/GUIDE/videos/parent_teacher.asp