Making Friends & Community

Making friends in a new country can feel harder than expected. This category focuses on building friendships, finding community, navigating social norms, and learning how people actually meet and connect in Canada.

Essential Budgeting Tips: How Much to Spend on Activities as a Newcomer in Canada

Newcomers to Canada often balance building social connections with managing a limited budget. This guide provides concrete monthly ranges for social and recreational spending, breaks down typical per-event costs, and offers repeatable steps to create an “activity fund” using common budgeting frameworks like 50/30/20. You'll discover free or low-cost activities in the GTA and beyond, tools to track spending, and tactics to maximize social value without overspending. The articl

Ada Ndubisi

Nov 288 min read

How to Meet People in Toronto as a Newcomer

Arriving in Toronto presents both excitement and practical challenges: new routines, unfamiliar neighbourhoods, and the need to build a social circle from scratch. This guide shows proven, situational ways to meet people in Toronto as a newcomer, combining event strategies, everyday habits, and mental-health-aware approaches so you can make connections that stick. The Welcome Party — a community hub established to help newcomers with social and practical settlement needs — of

Chidi Ijeh

Nov 287 min read