Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) is a settlement program, funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. LINC provides basic language instruction in French or English to eligible adult newcomers - immigrants and those to who Canada intends to grant permanent resident status - to facilitate their social, cultural and economic integration into society.
Listed below are links to documents that have been produced to support the LINC program and ESL practitioners in Ontario.
These documents have been created and produced by a number of organizations, with funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. They are presented on Settlement.Org for your use. If you have questions about an individual resource, please contact the author organization directly.
Document Categories
Canadian Language Benchmarks
Benchmarks Competency Assessment Workshops: A Guide to Assigning Student Benchmarks
Author Organization: Centre for Language Training and Assessment
A video and accompanying guide related to in-service training and guidance to LINC instructors - 2000.
The Revised LINC Literacy Component 1997 of the LINC Curriculum Guidelines: Based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks.
These guidelines are written for LINC instructors who work with literacy learners or who find literacy learning needs in their LINC 1, 2, or 3 classes - 1997.
Curriculum and Instructional Materials
Canada Works 2nd Edition - ESL Teacher's Resource Guide / Through the Looking Glass Workbook
Author Organization: Workplace Training & Services, Toronto District School Board
The "Canada Works 2nd Edition" Resource Guide focuses on employability skills and knowledge and is designed to be integrated into an English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom curriculum - 2002.
Computer Assisted Language Learning: A Software Guide for the LINC Classroom
Author Organization: Toronto Catholic District School Board
A guide to the use of computer and information technology in the LINC classroom, including software, networks, and Computer Assisted Language Learning - 2000.
ESL Toolbox for Tutors: An Instructional Guide for Teaching English as a Second language to Newcomers
Author Organization: Frontier College
A book designed for tutors or teachers of English as a Second Language. It provides lesson plans based on thematic units - 2000.
LINC 1 - 5 Curriculum Guidelines : a Computer Integrated Curriculum based on Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000.
Author Organization: Toronto Catholic District School Board
This resource replaces two documents: LINC 4 & 5 Curriculum Guidelines (1999) and LINC 1 - 3 Curriculum Guidelines (1997). This on-line curriculum resource corresponds to Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 2000, the Canadian standards which describe a person’s ability to use the English language.
LINC 4 & 5 Curriculum Guidelines
Author Organization: Toronto Catholic District School Board
LINC 4 & 5 curriculum guidelines with an integrated computer component based on Canadian Language Benchmarks 4-6 - 1999.
LINC 5-7 Curriculum Guidelines
- New!
Author Organization: Toronto Catholic District School Board
The LINC 5-7 Curriculum Guidelines is meant to assist instructors in
program planning by providing ideas for curriculum content - 2007.
LINC 5–7 Curriculum Guidelines: In the Classroom - New!
This is a companion document to the LINC 5–7 Curriculum Guidelines. It follows the experiences of three LINC instructors (Catherine, Carol and Milla) as they planned their programs and demonstrates how they used the Guidelines in this process.
Looking for Work in Canada: strategies for New Canadians : An English as a Second Language interactive three-part resource
Author Organization: London Language Training Advisory Council
This ESL teaching tool presents an overview of job searching strategies and techniques - 1994.
Steps to Employment for Newcomers
Author Organization: LCRT Consulting
Workshop manuals offering newcomers an orientation to a number of occupations in Ontario - 2001.
Program Planning / Evaluation
Evaluation of LINC Home Study: CIC Response
Author Organization:Citizenship and Immigration Canada
CIC commissioned a study in 2005-2006 to compare outcomes of Home Study LINC delivery and Classroom Based LINC learning. The evaluation provided insights into both models and recommendations for each.
A Follow-Up Study of People In Ontario Completing Level 3 of the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Program: Report to the Ontario Region LINC Advisory Committee
Author Organization: OISE
LINC level 3 graduates are surveyed to find out how well they have adapted to life in Ontario, how LINC has impacted on them, the barriers they still face, and their suggestions for future LINC programs - 1997.
Best Practice Features of Quality LINC Programs
Author Organization: MWB Educational Consultants Inc.
The authors identify fourteen best practices that are necessary to run a quality LINC program in Ontario.
Evaluation of the Language for Employment Related Needs (LERN) Pilot Projects: Final Report
Author Organization: Power Analysis Inc.
This study assesses the extent of contextualized language acquisition of learners in CIC sponsored, LERN programs across Ontario - 2000.
Guidelines for LINC Assessment Centres in Ontario
Author Organization: CLTA
The Guidelines for LINC Assessment Centres in Ontario compiles into a single document relevant information to guide LINC Assessors and LINC Assessment Centre Coordinators - 2008.
LINC Parenting Program: Manual and Curriculum Guidelines
Author Organization: Toronto District School Board
A guide designed for LINC Service-Providing Organizations who are interested in implementing a LINC-Parenting component in their LINC delivery service - 2000.
National LINC Childminding Requirements
Author Organization: Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
CIC has developed LINC childminding requirements that must be met by service provider organizations (SPOs) providing childminding at their sites - September 2002.
Study of ESL/FSL Services in Ontario : Final Report
Author Organization: Power Analysis Inc.
This 1998 study looks at the scope and content of federal (LINC) and provincial ESL and related services as well as the needs of learners, instructors, and administrators in order to facilitate and coordinate future program planning - 1998.
Understanding LINC - Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada - A Manual and Resource Guide for Service Providing Organizations
Author Organization: Citizenship and Immigration Canada
The Understanding LINC binder was produced for use of the participants in a workshop offered to coordinators in Ontario-based organizations delivering the Language Instructionto Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program - 2003.
2005-2007 LINC Project Cost Guidelines
Author Organization: Citizenship and Immigration Canada
An overview of cost guidelines for LINC programs - 2005.
Specialized Communities
Deaf Newcomer Needs Assessment in Ontario
Author Organization: The Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf
Barriers to integration of Deaf newcomers into the community at large are identified and solutions are recommended - 1995.
LINKS IN LEARNING: A manual linking second language learning, literacy and learning disabilities
The writers identify and define learning disabilities, give strategies, and include an informal learner assessment - 1995.
Torture and Second Language Acquisition
Author Organization: Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT)
This document presents a variety of classroom and teaching strategies that are required in order to meet the learning and emotional needs of ESL learners who are survivors of torture.
En Français
Guide de formation à l’intention des aînés immigrants – Français langue seconde
Ce guide peut servir comme guide de référence et comme outil pratique pour les associations ou organismes qui veulent développer un programme d’alphabétisation destiné aux besoins particuliers des aînés immigrants - 2001.
Exigences nationales du CLIC relatives aux services de garde d'enfants
Author Organization: Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) / Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada
CIC a élaboré les exigences du CLIC relatives aux services de garde d’enfants, que les fournisseurs de services de garde d’enfants sont tenus de respecter - Septembre 2002.
Directives pour les centres d'évaluation CLIC/LINC en Ontario
Les Directives pour les centres d'évaluation CLIC/LINC en Ontario est composé d'un document unique de renseignements pertinents pour guider les évaluateurs CLIC/LINC et les coordinateurs des centres d'évaluation CLIC/LINC -
2003.
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