INFO/LINKS:

immigrant services (not just for immigrants!)

provincial immigrant services (every province has one)
http://issbc.org

finding immigrant services in your area (not just for immigrants!)
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/map/services.asp

federal immigrant and refugee services
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/welcome/overview.asp

neighbourhood houses (every community has one)
http://www.mpnh.org

our federal minister of immigration refugees and citizenship
http://jmccallum.liberal.ca

our federal critic immigration and refugees and citizenship
http://jennykwan.ndp.ca