New to the Community?

Welcome to Guelph and Wellington County! There are a variety of services available to assist you as you settle in to your new community.

Information about the community

• The County of Wellington live and work website includes information about life in the County of Wellington.
• The city of Guelph new resident guide may help you get to know the city.

• You can contact the Welcome Wagon to register for a visit from a Welcome Wagon representative. They will share information about our local services and businesses with you.

New to Canada

• Guelph Wellington Local Immigration Partnership has resources for people new to Guelph and Wellington.

• Wellington County Settlement Services offers programmes to assist newcomers to Canada to access community services and to adjust to life in the community.
• Immigrant Services Guelph-Wellington offers settlement support and programmes to immigrants and refugees in Guelph-Wellington.
• Guelph Wellington Immigration Portal is a database with services and programmes for people new to Guelph and Wellington.

English help

• Residents in Waterloo and Wellington Counties with limited official language ability will now have access to interpretation services when accessing their family physician, or when they access mental health and community support services.To access services, family physicians or clinicians will need to contact the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre at 519-745-2593.

  View the Announcement by Waterloo Wellington LHIN & Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre. 

• St. George's Centre for Adult ESL is a school for newcomers to Guelph who want to learn English or improve the English skills they already have.