NOW AVAILABLE:

A Newcomer's Guide to Halifax Regional Municipality

A Newcomer's Guide

Download sections of the guide in PDF format here, or pick up a copy at one of our Customer Service Centres.

• Welcome to HRM
• Important things to do when you arrive
• Immigration and Community Resources
• About HRM: History & Facts
• How to get here
• Government in Canada
• HRM Customer Service Centres

• Live, in HRM
• Work, in HRM
• Play, in HRM

• Contact Numbers and Information Sheet
• Settlement Services (including ESL)

Contact us at newcomers@halifax.ca

**Please note**The Newcomer's Guide to Halifax Regional Municipality is in Acrobat PDF format because it's easier for you to read and print. To read these files you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer; if you don't have it, please click on the following button to download and install a free copy.

This guide was made possible throught the support of the following partners:

We gratefully acknowledge the contribution of the staff of the Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association and Halifax Immigrant Learning Centre who helped to review and shape the content of the Newcomer's Guide.