{"id":936,"date":"2026-09-29T09:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.hostinghappisoft.xyz\/nouveaux-arrivants\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T09:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:06:50","slug":"nouveaux-arrivants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lacch.ca\/en\/nouveaux-arrivants\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcomers"},"content":{"rendered":"<main id='bde-main'><section class=\"bde-f-container-936-112 bde-f-container cch-page-hero\"><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-100 bde-f-container cch-hero-flag\"><\/div><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-111 bde-f-container cch-container\"><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-110 bde-f-container cch-page-hero-inner\"><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-104 bde-f-container cch-crumbs\"><a class=\"bde-f-text-link-936-101 bde-f-text-link cch-crumb\" href=\"\/en\/\" target=\"_self\">\nHome\n<\/a><span class=\"bde-f-text-936-102 bde-f-text\">\n\/\n<\/span><span class=\"bde-f-text-936-103 bde-f-text\">\nNewcomers\n<\/span><\/div><span class=\"bde-f-text-936-105 bde-f-text cch-eyebrow-light\">\nWelcome to Hamilton\n<\/span><h1 class=\"bde-f-text-936-106 bde-f-text cch-page-hero-title\">\nOur tips for settling in Hamilton and Area\n<\/h1><p class=\"bde-f-text-936-107 bde-f-text cch-page-hero-text\">\nDiscovering a new country brings many changes and uncertainties. With so many everyday aspects of your new life, it can be hard to find your way: we\u2019re here to help.\n<\/p><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-109 bde-f-container cch-btns\"><a class=\"bde-f-text-link-936-108 bde-f-text-link cch-btn-yellow\" href=\"#inscription\" target=\"_self\">\nJoin the community\n<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bde-f-container-936-127 bde-f-container cch-section\"><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-126 bde-f-container cch-container cch-split\"><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-123 bde-f-container cch-about-copy\"><span class=\"bde-f-text-936-113 bde-f-text cch-eyebrow\">\nWhat we offer\n<\/span><h2 class=\"bde-f-text-936-114 bde-f-text cch-h2\">\nPrograms designed to help you settle in\n<\/h2><span class=\"bde-f-text-936-115 bde-f-text cch-stripe\">\n\n<\/span><p class=\"bde-f-text-936-116 bde-f-text cch-text\">\nThe Congolese Community of Hamilton and Area offers a variety of programs and services: youth training and awareness workshops, multicultural activities, Congolese Evenings, newcomer settlement support and sports meetups.\n<\/p><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-122 bde-f-container cch-offer-list\"><a class=\"bde-f-text-link-936-117 bde-f-text-link cch-offer\" href=\"\/en\/action\/aide-a-lintegration-des-nouveaux-arrivants\/\" target=\"_self\">\nHelping newcomers settle in \u2192\n<\/a><a class=\"bde-f-text-link-936-118 bde-f-text-link cch-offer\" href=\"\/en\/action\/ateliers-de-formations-et-de-sensibilisation-des-jeunes\/\" target=\"_self\">\nTraining workshops for youth \u2192\n<\/a><a class=\"bde-f-text-link-936-119 bde-f-text-link cch-offer\" href=\"\/en\/action\/les-soirees-congolaises\/\" target=\"_self\">\nCongolese Evenings \u2192\n<\/a><a class=\"bde-f-text-link-936-120 bde-f-text-link cch-offer\" href=\"\/en\/action\/organisation-dactivites-multiculturelles\/\" target=\"_self\">\nMulticultural activities \u2192\n<\/a><a class=\"bde-f-text-link-936-121 bde-f-text-link cch-offer\" href=\"\/en\/action\/rencontres-sportives\/\" target=\"_self\">\nSports meetups \u2192\n<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-125 bde-f-container cch-about-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-f-image-936-124 bde-f-image cch-about-img\" src=\"https:\/\/lacch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/6970-cmyk-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"CCH community gathering\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bde-f-container-936-149 bde-f-container cch-section cch-bg-navy\"><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-148 bde-f-container cch-container\"><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-130 bde-f-container cch-head-center\"><span class=\"bde-f-text-936-128 bde-f-text cch-eyebrow-light\">\nPractical tips\n<\/span><h2 class=\"bde-f-text-936-129 bde-f-text cch-h2-light\">\nFour keys to settling in successfully\n<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-147 bde-f-container cch-grid-4\"><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-134 bde-f-container cch-why-card\"><span class=\"bde-f-text-936-131 bde-f-text cch-why-num\">\n01\n<\/span><h3 class=\"bde-f-text-936-132 bde-f-text cch-h3-light\">\nLearn the language\n<\/h3><p class=\"bde-f-text-936-133 bde-f-text cch-text-light\">\nLearning French or English is essential to communicate with people here and to find a job.\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-138 bde-f-container cch-why-card\"><span class=\"bde-f-text-936-135 bde-f-text cch-why-num cch-why-num-yellow\">\n02\n<\/span><h3 class=\"bde-f-text-936-136 bde-f-text cch-h3-light\">\nUnderstand the culture\n<\/h3><p class=\"bde-f-text-936-137 bde-f-text cch-text-light\">\nLearn about Canadian customs and values to better integrate into the local community.\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-142 bde-f-container cch-why-card\"><span class=\"bde-f-text-936-139 bde-f-text cch-why-num cch-why-num-red\">\n03\n<\/span><h3 class=\"bde-f-text-936-140 bde-f-text cch-h3-light\">\nGet involved\n<\/h3><p class=\"bde-f-text-936-141 bde-f-text cch-text-light\">\nJoin community groups like ours and take part in their activities as a volunteer to feel connected.\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-146 bde-f-container cch-why-card\"><span class=\"bde-f-text-936-143 bde-f-text cch-why-num cch-why-num-salmon\">\n04\n<\/span><h3 class=\"bde-f-text-936-144 bde-f-text cch-h3-light\">\nAsk for help\n<\/h3><p class=\"bde-f-text-936-145 bde-f-text cch-text-light\">\nBe patient and don\u2019t hesitate to ask other immigrants or immigration professionals for help or advice.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bde-f-container-936-160 bde-f-container cch-section cch-bg-soft\" id=\"inscription\"><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-159 bde-f-container cch-container cch-reg\"><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-157 bde-f-container cch-reg-side\"><span class=\"bde-f-text-936-150 bde-f-text cch-eyebrow\">\nJoin us now\n<\/span><h2 class=\"bde-f-text-936-151 bde-f-text cch-h2\">\nInformation form for newcomers to Hamilton\n<\/h2><p class=\"bde-f-text-936-152 bde-f-text cch-text\">\nFill out this form: a member of our team will contact you to welcome you, answer your questions and, if you wish, add you to our community WhatsApp group.\n<\/p><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-156 bde-f-container cch-reg-contact\"><span class=\"bde-f-text-936-153 bde-f-text cch-reg-contact-label\">\nHave a question?\n<\/span><a class=\"bde-f-text-link-936-154 bde-f-text-link cch-link\" href=\"mailto:info@lacch.ca\" target=\"_self\">\ninfo@lacch.ca\n<\/a><a class=\"bde-f-text-link-936-155 bde-f-text-link cch-link\" href=\"tel:+19053791651\" target=\"_self\">\n+1 905-379-1651\n<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bde-f-container-936-158 bde-f-container cch-form cch-reg-form\"><div class=\"bde-shortcode-936-161 bde-shortcode\"><div class=\"forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-876   forminator_ajax\" data-forminator-render=\"0\" data-form=\"forminator-module-876\" data-uid=\"6abd76d2cc79b\"><br\/><\/div><form\n\t\t\t\tid=\"forminator-module-876\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-876   forminator_ajax\"\n\t\t\t\tmethod=\"post\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-forminator-render=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-form-id=\"876\"\n\t\t\t\t data-color-option=\"theme\" data-design=\"none\" data-grid=\"open\" style=\"display: none;\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-uid=\"6abd76d2cc79b\" action=\"\"\n\t\t\t><div role=\"alert\" aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"forminator-response-message forminator-error\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"date-1\" class=\"forminator-field-date forminator-col forminator-col-6\"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-date-1-picker_6abd76d2cc79b\" id=\"forminator-field-date-1-picker_6abd76d2cc79b-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Date of arrival in Hamilton <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><input autocomplete=\"off\" type=\"text\" size=\"1\" name=\"date-1\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"\" id=\"forminator-field-date-1-picker_6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-datepicker\" data-required=\"true\" data-format=\"dd\/mm\/yy\" data-restrict-type=\"\" data-restrict=\"\" data-start-year=\"1926\" data-end-year=\"2126\" data-past-dates=\"enable\" data-start-of-week=\"1\" data-start-date=\"\" data-end-date=\"\" data-start-field=\"\" data-end-field=\"\" data-start-offset=\"\" data-end-offset=\"\" data-disable-date=\"\" data-disable-range=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"text-1\" class=\"forminator-field-text forminator-col forminator-col-6\"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-text-1_6abd76d2cc79b\" id=\"forminator-field-text-1_6abd76d2cc79b-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">First name <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"text-1\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"\" id=\"forminator-field-text-1_6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" data-required=\"true\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"text-2\" class=\"forminator-field-text forminator-col forminator-col-6\"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-text-2_6abd76d2cc79b\" id=\"forminator-field-text-2_6abd76d2cc79b-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Last name <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"text-2\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"\" id=\"forminator-field-text-2_6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" data-required=\"true\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"text-3\" class=\"forminator-field-text forminator-col forminator-col-6\"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-text-3_6abd76d2cc79b\" id=\"forminator-field-text-3_6abd76d2cc79b-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Place of birth<\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"text-3\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"\" id=\"forminator-field-text-3_6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" data-required=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"text-4\" class=\"forminator-field-text forminator-col forminator-col-6\"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-text-4_6abd76d2cc79b\" id=\"forminator-field-text-4_6abd76d2cc79b-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Nationality<\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"text-4\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"\" id=\"forminator-field-text-4_6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" data-required=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"checkbox-1\" class=\"forminator-field-checkbox forminator-col forminator-col-12\"><div role=\"group\" class=\"forminator-field\" aria-labelledby=\"forminator-checkbox-group-forminator-field-checkbox-1-6abd76d2cc79b-label\"><span id=\"forminator-checkbox-group-forminator-field-checkbox-1-6abd76d2cc79b-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Language(s) spoken<\/span><label id=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-1-6abd76d2cc79b-label\" for=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-1-6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-checkbox forminator-checkbox-inline\" title=\"French\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"checkbox-1[]\" value=\"francais\" id=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-1-6abd76d2cc79b\" aria-labelledby=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-1-6abd76d2cc79b-label\" data-calculation=\"0\"  \/><span class=\"forminator-checkbox-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"forminator-checkbox-label\">French<\/span><\/label><label id=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-2-6abd76d2cc79b-label\" for=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-2-6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-checkbox forminator-checkbox-inline\" title=\"Lingala\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"checkbox-1[]\" value=\"lingala\" id=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-2-6abd76d2cc79b\" aria-labelledby=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-2-6abd76d2cc79b-label\" data-calculation=\"0\"  \/><span class=\"forminator-checkbox-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"forminator-checkbox-label\">Lingala<\/span><\/label><label id=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-3-6abd76d2cc79b-label\" for=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-3-6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-checkbox forminator-checkbox-inline\" title=\"Kikongo\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"checkbox-1[]\" value=\"kikongo\" id=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-3-6abd76d2cc79b\" aria-labelledby=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-3-6abd76d2cc79b-label\" data-calculation=\"0\"  \/><span class=\"forminator-checkbox-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"forminator-checkbox-label\">Kikongo<\/span><\/label><label id=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-4-6abd76d2cc79b-label\" for=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-4-6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-checkbox forminator-checkbox-inline\" title=\"Tshiluba\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"checkbox-1[]\" value=\"tshiluba\" id=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-4-6abd76d2cc79b\" aria-labelledby=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-4-6abd76d2cc79b-label\" data-calculation=\"0\"  \/><span class=\"forminator-checkbox-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"forminator-checkbox-label\">Tshiluba<\/span><\/label><label id=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-5-6abd76d2cc79b-label\" for=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-5-6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-checkbox forminator-checkbox-inline\" title=\"Swahili\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"checkbox-1[]\" value=\"swahili\" id=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-5-6abd76d2cc79b\" aria-labelledby=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-5-6abd76d2cc79b-label\" data-calculation=\"0\"  \/><span class=\"forminator-checkbox-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"forminator-checkbox-label\">Swahili<\/span><\/label><label id=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-6-6abd76d2cc79b-label\" for=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-6-6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-checkbox forminator-checkbox-inline\" title=\"English\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"checkbox-1[]\" value=\"anglais\" id=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-6-6abd76d2cc79b\" aria-labelledby=\"forminator-field-checkbox-1-6-6abd76d2cc79b-label\" data-calculation=\"0\"  \/><span class=\"forminator-checkbox-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"forminator-checkbox-label\">English<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"text-5\" class=\"forminator-field-text forminator-col forminator-col-12\"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-text-5_6abd76d2cc79b\" id=\"forminator-field-text-5_6abd76d2cc79b-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Home address (Hamilton and Area)<\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"text-5\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Street, city, postal code\" id=\"forminator-field-text-5_6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" data-required=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"email-1\" class=\"forminator-field-email forminator-col forminator-col-6\"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-email-1_6abd76d2cc79b\" id=\"forminator-field-email-1_6abd76d2cc79b-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Email <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" name=\"email-1\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"\" id=\"forminator-field-email-1_6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-email--field\" data-required=\"true\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"email\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"phone-1\" class=\"forminator-field-phone forminator-col forminator-col-6\"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-phone-1_6abd76d2cc79b\" id=\"forminator-field-phone-1_6abd76d2cc79b-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Phone<\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"phone-1\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"\" id=\"forminator-field-phone-1_6abd76d2cc79b\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-field--phone\" data-required=\"\" aria-required=\"false\" autocomplete=\"off\" 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Dans les nombreux aspects quotidiens de votre nouvelle vie, il peut \u00eatre difficile de s\u2019y retrouver : nous sommes l\u00e0 pour vous aider. 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