Government Programs (LINC)

Maple Leaf Academy Ltd. has an agreement with Citizenship and Immigration, Canada to provide English instruction for newcomers (permanent residents and refugees) to Calgary.

LINC Program:
Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada

Sponsored by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
The LINC program provides free English instruction to qualifying applicants.

You qualify for the LINC program if you:

  • are permanent residents or have refugee status
  • are not a Canadian citizen
  • have an English language assessment within the LINC level
  • have not used the number of instruction hours allowed for LINC

To apply for LINC instruction:

  1. Phone the Immigrant Language & Assessment Referral Centre-ILVARC- (403-262-2656) and make an appointment for a language assessment test.
  2. Meet with a counsellor at ILVARC to learn about language training opportunities.
  3. Be referred to an appropriate English program.
For further details, please call or write us at:

Phone: 1-403-262-8851
Snail Mail Address: #200, 731-6th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
T2P 0T9
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