CANADA
(updated 12/16/05)

 At the time of this printing, there were no completed survey responses submitted by agencies or programs from Canada for inclusion in the Directory.  The agencies listed below can be contacted for referrals:

British Columbia

The Wellbeing Project
    1070 West Broadway
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    Canada, V6H 1E7
(604) 732-7656
Lori Dalecki

Manitoba

Winnipeg Community Centre for the Deaf
    301-285 Pembina Highway
    Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R3L 2E1
(204) 453-1840 (Voice/TTY)

Nova Scotia

Metro Drug Dependency Centre
    5675 Spring Garden Road
    Lord Nelson Building
    4th Floor Arcade
    Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Canada B3J 1H1
(902) 424-5920 (Voice); (902) 424-2017 (TTY)
(902) 424-5623 Emergencies

Ontario

The Canadian Hearing Society
London Regional Office
181 Wellington Street
London, ON N6B 2K9
TTY: (519) 667-3323
PH: (519) 667-3325
FAX: (519) 667-9668
Email: office@london.chs.ca
Website: http://www.chs.ca/offices/london/index.html

Director: Marilyn Reid

The Canadian Hearing Society
Ottawa Regional Office

    139-225 Colbowne Street
    Brantford, Ontario
    Canada N3T 2H2
(613) 521-0509 (Voice); (613) 521-0634 (TTY)
(613) 521-0838 (FAX)
Rene' Rivard, Director

The Canadian Association of the Deaf
   251 Bank st, Suite 203
    Ottawa, Ontario
    Canada K2P1X3
Jim Roots, Executive Director
(613) 565-2882 (Voice/TTY)
(613) 526-4718 FAX

Addiction Services of Thames Valley
    200 - 256 Pall Mall Street
    London, Ontario N6A 5P6
(519) 673-3242 (Voice); (519) 673-1022 (FAX)
Contact person: Linda Sibley, Executive Director
Host Institution: 
Year Established:  1985
Ownership:  Provincial Government - Non-profit
Number of Staff:  15 Full-time; 6 Part-time; 2 Multi-lingual
Interpreters: 
Services Offered:  Alcoholism, Drug abuse; Out-patient treatment; Prevention/Education; Aftercare; Assessment/Intake
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf: 
Number of Deaf Clients Served: 
Ages of Clients Served:  16 and Over; 18-25; 25-50; 50-65; Over 65
Populations Served:  All populations
Financial Arrangements:

CONNECT Counselling Services
The Canadian Hearing Society
    271 Spadina Road, 4th Floor
    Toronto, Ontario M5R 2V3
(416) 928-2512 (Voice); (416) 928-2511 (TTY)
(416) 928-2513 (FAX)
E-mail: kfrayn@chs.ca
Internet:  http://www.chs.ca
Karen Frayn, MSW, CSW
Host Institution:  The Canadian Hearing Society
Year Established:  1986
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  7 Full-time; 4 Part-time; 4 Deaf; 7 American Sign Language Skilled
Interpreters:  1 Part-time
Services Offered:  Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Day Program
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  1 Closed Captioning; 14 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  200 Past 6 Months; 400 Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  16 and Over; 18-25; 25-50; 50-65; Over 65
Populations Served:  Black; Hispanic; Native American; Women; Deaf; Other Disabilities: Clients with a hearing loss
Financial Arrangements: Free Services - Agency Program Funded By Ministry of Health, ON

Date Survey Completed: March 2nd, 1999
 

The Donwood Institute
    175 Brentcliffe Road
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada, M4G 3Z1
(416) 425-3930

Maple Green Counselling Services
    77 Lightfoot Place
    Kanata, Ontario
    Canada K2L 3M1
(613) 599-1284 (Voice); (613) 599-1246 (TTY)
(613) 599-1245 (FAX)
Rick Sinclair, AAC, CDC
(Interpreted AA meetings made available upon request.)

Quebec

Canadian Clearinghouse on Disability Issues
    25 Eddy Street, Suite 100
    Hull, Quebec
    Canada K1A OM5
(819) 994-7514 (Voice)
(800) 665-9017 (Voice) (in Canada only)
(800) 561-9706 (TTY) (in Canada only)
(819) 953-4797 (FAX)

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
    #3 511 First Avenue, North
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
    Canada S7K 1X5
(306) 665 6575(Voice/TTY)
(306) 757-3252 (FAX)
George Thomas, Executive Director

Saskatchewan Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services, Inc
    109-514 23rd st. E
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
    Canada S7K 0J8
(306) 665-6575 (Voice/TTY)
(306) 665-7746 FAX
Gwen Germann, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

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