English Programs for Adults

Need to improve your language skills quickly?

Come to the English Every Day program!

Program Description

This program gives you the opportunity to improve your English language skills following an intensive day time schedule. It includes development in speaking, listening, reading, and writing from Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 1 to 7, plus Literacy. Technology skills are integrated on a regular basis with the use of laptop computers or tablets. These formal language training classes will help you with daily life in Canada. Course material is chosen depending on the class level. You will increase your vocabulary and have the opportunity to participate in conversations, read a variety of non-fiction texts, and write information and messages for home, school, and work.

Schedule

Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 2:05 pm

Learners collect assessments to show their achievement in developing skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Learners will have an interview with their teacher and receive a progress report at the end of each session.

Assessment and Registration

A language assessment is required. Email us at [email protected] for more information on booking your assessment appointment and to register.

Eligibility and Fees

• Learners must be 18 years of age of older
• No registration fees for permanent residents, refugees, and naturalized Canadian citizens
• Childcare and bus tickets are available to permanent residents and refugees (not claimants) through Government of Canada funding for some classes.

Resources

Classes are based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB). The CLBs are the standards used in Canada in government-funded language learning and teaching. The Benchmarks describe what a person who is learning English can do in different situations at home, at school and at work. For more information, please see the Canadian Language Benchmarks Can Do Statements. Our courses use Portfolio-Based Language Assessment and language instruction is learner-centered and task-based. Language topics will be chosen in collaboration with other learners and the teacher to help meet individual needs for life in Canada.

Work during the day?

Join our English at Night program!

Program Description

This program gives you the opportunity to improve your English language skills part-time. It includes development in speaking, listening, reading, and writing from Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 1 to 7, plus Literacy.

This program helps you…

• Improve speaking and pronunciation
• Participate in social and work-related conversations
• Read a variety of materials such as news articles, emails, instructions, reports, charts, and schedules
• Write to describe, inform, explain, compare, and express opinions
• Increase your vocabulary
• Use effective and correct grammar

Schedule and Locations

Assessment and Registration

A language assessment is required. Email us at [email protected] for more information on booking your assessment appointment and to register.

While in our program, learners collect assessments to show their achievement in developing skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Learners will have an interview with their teacher and receive a progress report at the end of each session.

Eligibility and Fees

• Learners must be 18 years of age or older
• No fees for permanent residents, refugees, and naturalized Canadian citizens

Resources

Classes are based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB). The CLBs are the standards used in Canada in government-funded language learning and teaching. The Benchmarks describe what a person who is learning English can do in different situations at home, at school and at work. For more information, please see the Canadian Language Benchmarks Can Do Statements. Our courses use Portfolio-Based Language Assessment and language instruction is learner-centered and task-based. Language topics will be chosen in collaboration with other learners and the teacher to help meet individual needs for life in Canada.

Due to reduced funding by the Ministry of Labour Immigration Training and Skills Development & Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, summer classes and childcare will not be offered in July 2025.

Keep improving your English in the summer!

Program Description

The summer program is an intensive 4-week program that provides the opportunity for formal language training in the four skill areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. You will complete at least one assessment in each skill area. Classes are offered at Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 1 to 7, plus Literacy.

Schedule

Four weeks in July. Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 2:05 pm. Day time summer school courses are offered in-person at City Centre (Jackson Square) and Hill Park (Central Mountain).

Assessment and Registration

A language assessment is required. Email us at [email protected] for more information on booking your assessment appointment and to register.

Eligibility and Fees

• Learners must be 18 years of age of older
• No registration fees for permanent residents, refugees (including claimants), and naturalized Canadian citizens
• Childcare and Summer Camp for children age 19 months to 10 years is available to permanent residents and refugees (not claimants) through Government of Canada funding for Summer at Hill Park Learning Centre

Resources

Classes are based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB). The CLBs are the standards used in Canada in government-funded language learning and teaching. The Benchmarks describe what a person who is learning English can do in different situations at home, at school and at work. For more information, please see the Canadian Language Benchmarks Can Do Statements. Our courses use Portfolio-Based Language Assessment and language instruction is learner-centered and task-based. Language topics will be chosen in collaboration with other learners and the teacher to help meet individual needs for life in Canada.

Improve your English while your children are cared for on site!

Peace of mind because you are close by

Program Description

The Care for Newcomer Children (CNC) program provides a stimulating and safe environment for children to grow and learn while their parents participate in the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program. Our classrooms help children feel safe and comfortable while they enjoy many activities. Classrooms are equipped with toys and materials that encourage learning through play and help prepare them for kindergarten.

The program encourages children to develop confidence, introduces them to new friends and is lots of fun! The children learn English through play, song, and stories. While parents participate in the LINC program, children will participate in programs including:

• Kindergarten Readiness
• Arts and Crafts
• Circle Time (songs, stories, language)
• Gross Motor Play (ball toss and body movement)
• Sensory Play (water, sand, play dough, etc.)
• Imaginative Play with toys

Caregiver-to-child ratios

• One Caregiver to five toddlers aged 19 months to 30 months old
• One Caregiver to eight Preschoolers aged 31 months to 5 years old
• Our full-time childcare staff are registered Early Childhood Educators

Schedule

Care for Newcomer Children is full-time (9:00 am to 2:00 pm) and available at Hill Park and Sir Isaac Brock Learning Centres from September to June.

Registration

For more information and to register, email [email protected].

Eligibility and Fees

Children 19 months to 5 years old with a LINC-eligible parent attending English Every Day program

No fee for the Care for Newcomer Children program for eligible learners.

Locations

Hill Park Learning Centre: 465 East 16th Street (905) 561-2190 ext. 4774 (Free parking)

Sir Isaac Brock Learning Centre: 130 Greenford Drive (905) 573-0941 (Free parking)