Carrefour de liaison et d’aide multiethnique (CLAM)
Organisation profile
CLAM’s primary mission is to develop projects and activities promoting the settlement and socio-economic integration of immigrants. In this regard, its key mandates cover the development of services and programs aimed at promoting the integration of newcomers and immigrants in their new environment as well as to make the Québec public more aware of the reality of ethnocutural communities.
In connection with its mission, CLAM is involved in many areas of activity, including:
• greeting newcomers and meeting their immediate needs;
• supporting and guiding newcomers and immigrants in seeking and using the resources provided by their environment;
• developing local initiatives aimed at better integrating immigrant client groups;
• promoting the development and implementation of policies that support services suited to the realities of newcomers and immigrants in areas such as employment, education, health and social services.
Services
CLAM provides an array of services to immigrants to encourage their integration in Québec society and its values. CLAM also offers information sessions to support immigrants in adapting to their new environment and help them understand how Québec society works. Visit its website for more details.
CLAM provides conversation clubs and a chance for pairing. Conversation workshops are led by a volunteer with the participation of individuals who wish to improve their French or English language skills.
Francization and integration service for newcomers.
Employment assistance service providing structured activities aimed at job-search empowerment for immigrants who have been in the country less than five years, mainly from visible minorities.
Assistance service for elderly members of Latin American ethnocultural communities. Logistical and human resources to help them with their activities.
Service for integrating Southeast Asian women to help them overcome isolation.
Tax clinic: CLAM, in collaboration with volunteers recommended by the PCBMI volunteer program, offers a free service 45 days a year for completing tax returns to any qualifying person who makes a request. The service is aimed primarily at newcomers and immigrants (with less than five years’ permanent residence). The service is also offered to low-income individuals and families.
Contact details
7290, rue Hutchison, 2e étage
Montréal (Québec)
H3N 1Z1
(in front of Parc Metro) clam@bellnet.ca
Opening hours Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.