Settling in Manitoba

Help is here as you make a new home

Welcome to Manitoba. This section of our website has important information to help you settle in Manitoba and start a happy and productive life for you and your family.

Prepare to Move
This page has information on things that you can and should do now to make it easier for you to adjust to life once you arrive in Manitoba.

Your First Days
This page explains what you should do in the days and weeks after you arrive. Important tasks include getting government documents and enrolling in the ENTRY Program. ENTRY is a series of classes in which newcomers meet in a friendly atmosphere and receive an orientation to life in Manitoba.

ENTRY Program staff will help make arrangements for you to have a language assessment so you can begin taking the free English classes that are made available for newcomers.

Guides to Life in Manitoba
This section explains situations and issues that you will encounter as you and your family settles, such as where to live, Manitoba's laws, enrolling your children in school, shopping, even the weather.

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