Land Acknowledgement

Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services is located on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples and is home to many First Nations, Inuitand Metis peoples.

Here to Help you

Polycultural is a not-for-profit, community-based charitable organization dedicated to helping individuals and communities become productive members of Canadian society. We offer a wide range of inclusive, community-led support programs for people of all ages and nationalities. For over 50 years, we have been promoting a healthy, vibrant GTA and Region of Peel by tailoring our services to seniors, youth, women, families, and newcomers to Canada. Polycultural provides accessible programming, and we take pride in offering individualized support that ensures each client has an equal opportunity to reach their full potential.

We currently serve clients at our seven locations in following languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Croatian, Dari, Farsi, Hindi, Mandarin, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Ukrainian, Urdu and more.

Our Mission

Individuals and communities have an equal opportunity to be productive members of Canadian society.

Our Vision

Our vision is to be the organization of choice for individuals and communities seeking support.

Our Mandate

Our mandate is to provide initiatives, activities, and services that respond to the varying needs of our clients.


Our History
1973

History of serving immigrants begins when Polish Immigrant Aid Services offered assistance to refugees from Poland

1982

A second agency was formed to assist Polish speaking communities under the name of Polish Canadian Community Services

1993

The two agencies serving the Polish immigrant community merged under the name of Polish Immigrant and Community Services

2000

The agency name was changed to Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services to better reflect services provided to the many different language and cultural groups of our clients

2009

The agency was registered as a charity and obtained a charitable status

2016

A new Peel-Halton Integrated Services Reception Centre was opened to provide immediate and essential services to government assisted refugees

2021

Afghan refugees were provided with immediate and essential services at the Port of Entry from August under the emergency evacuation initiative

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