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02Mission Education

Learning what nobody ever explained

Nobody is born knowing how to read a Québec lease, dispute a bill, prepare for a job interview or file a tax return. Our workshops are about exactly those things: concrete, useful straight away, explained plainly.

  • Training
  • Workshops
  • Talks
  • Skills
  • Youth
Four people at an outdoor table, mid-conversation, a notebook and a laptop open.

2.1

Practical workshops

Short sessions, in a small group, on one subject. You come with your questions and leave with answers and a document to keep.

Workshop subjects on offer: finding housing, finding work, household budgeting, understanding the Quebec health system, diploma equivalence, parents’ involvement in their children’s schooling, settling into society

  • Understanding your lease and your rights as a tenant
  • Looking for housing and avoiding the traps
  • Building a budget that survives Montréal
  • Understanding your pay, your taxes and your credits
  • Using the government's online services
  • Talking to your child's school
  • Preparing for a job interview

How it works: groups of 5 to 10 people, three hours per workshop, in plain French, with time for questions at the end. Registration required, places are limited.

See upcoming workshops

2.2

Training

Some things take more than an evening. Our training runs over several sessions and leads to a skill you can use. Our literacy classes are held on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and are open to the whole community, whatever your age or sex.

A certificate of participation is given at the end. It can go with a job application.

Register for a course

2.3

Talks and information sessions

Several times a year we invite someone who knows a subject well — a practitioner, a professional, a partner organisation — to come and explain it and answer questions.

These are open to everyone, free, and followed by time to talk informally.

See upcoming talks

2.4

Youth activities

Young people arriving in Québec are learning two things at once: school, and a new country. Our youth activities give them somewhere to be themselves, with adults who have time for them.

Our homework club supports primary and secondary students in mathematics — arithmetic, algebra and geometry — and in French — the new grammar, narrative and argumentative writing. Register by form, by phone on 514 272-2424 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., or by email at info@cdsbalimaya.org.

Youth activities

2.5

Building skills

Beyond the workshops, we think people also learn by doing. Many of those we welcome go on to volunteer, run an activity, take responsibility for an event. It is a way to get your confidence back, gain Québec experience and widen your network.

Become a volunteer

Common questions

  • Our community services and activities are open to everyone, regardless of origin, belief, language or immigration status.

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