PRAIDA
PRAIDA provides support to asylum-seekers and information to assist you in navigating your refugee claim process in Quebec. They also offer health, social services, and shelter.
Telephone: +1-514-284-0054
Website: https://www.csssdelamontagne.qc.ca/en/care-and-services/asylum-seekers/
Address: 3725, Rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, Québec, H2X 3L9
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Community Legal Centre of Montréal
Legal aid and immigration lawyers that may assist you with your asylum claim or offer advice.
Telephone: +1-514-849-3671
Address: 440, boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest, Suite 1001 Montréal, Québec
Nearest station: Square-Victoria-OACI Métro station
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Referral service of the Barreau de Montréal
This organization will suggest a lawyer who you can contact for help in Montreal.
Telephone: +1-514 866-2490
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
YMCA Residence
The YMCA Residence provides housing to asylum-seekers with the collaboration of PRAIDA, a regional program for the reception and integration of asylum-seekers managed by the Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux (CIUSSS) du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal. A variety of community services and activities are available during your stay at the YMCA Residence to welcome and support you, including:
- French and English conversation workshops;
- housing, immigration, job search, financial assistance and health workshops;
- information sessions with the Sécurité publique de Montréal and discussions with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR);
- a woman’s group, which helps participants break out of their isolation and empowers them through weekly meetings and activities such as arts and crafts and communal cooking.
- activities for families;
- psychosocial support services.
Telephone: +1-514 932-5353