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Programs and Services for Individuals and Families Guidebook

Important Contacts

For more information on provincial programs and services visit www.gov.nl.ca. Click on Departments/Agencies and then click on the department responsible for the program you are looking for.

Department of Advanced Education and Skills

Avalon 1-877-729-7888
TTY: 1-888-380-2299

Central 1-888-632-4555
TTY: 1-877-292-4205

Western 1-866-417-4753
TTY: 1-888-445-8585

Labrador 1-888-773-9311
TTY: 1-866-443-4046

TTY is for persons with hearing impairments.

Email: hreweb@gov.nl.ca
Web: www.hrle.gov.nl.ca

Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism

Phone: (709) 729-6607
Email: immigration@gov.nl.ca
Web: http://www.aes.gov.nl.ca/immigration.html

Newfoundland Labrador Housing (NL Housing)

Avalon: (709) 724-3000
Corner Brook: (709) 639-5201
Gander: (709) 256-1300
Happy Valley- Goose Bay: (709) 896-1920
Grand Falls-Windsor: (709) 292-1000
Marystown: (709) 279-5375
Stephenville: (709) 643-6826

Web: www.nlhc.nl.ca 

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Department of Health and Community Services (HCS)

Phone: (709) 729-4984
Email: healthinfo@gov.nl.ca
Web: www.health.gov.nl.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador HealthLine (HCS)

Phone: 1-888-709-2929
TTY: 1-888-709-3555
Web: www.yourhealthline.ca

Department of Child, Youth and Family Services (CYFS)

Phone: (709) 729-0760
Web: www.gov.nl.ca/cyfs

Regional Health Authorities (HCS)

Eastern Health Authority
St. John’s (709) 752-4800
Rural Avalon(709) 759-3354
Bonavista, Clarenville (709) 468-5243
Burin (709) 891-5025
Web: www.easternhealth.ca

Central Health Authority
Gander(709) 651-3306
Grand Falls – Windsor (709) 489-8150
Web: www.centralhealth.nl.ca

Western Health Authority
Corner Brook (709) 637-5000
Stephenville (709) 643-8700
Web: www.westernhealth.nl.ca

Labrador-Grenfell Health Authority
St. Anthony (709) 454-3333
Happy Valley – Goose Bay(709) 897-2000
Web: www.lghealth.ca

Mental Health Crisis Line (HCS)

Toll-Free: 1-888-737-4668
St. John’s: (709) 737-4668

Problem Gambling Help Line (HCS)

Toll-Free: 1-888-899-4357 (HELP)

Emergency Spill Number

1-800-563-9089 OR 772-2083

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Department of Education (Education)

Phone: (709) 729-5097
Web: www.ed.gov.nl.ca

Student Financial Services (Education)

Phone: (709) 729-5849
Automated Telephone Service: 1-888-657-0800 (toll free)
Email: studentaid@gov.nl.ca

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Family Justice Services (Department of Justice)

St. John’s (709) 729-1183
Carbonear (709) 945-3223
Clarenville (709) 466-4036
Marystown(709) 891-4137
Gander (709) 256-1205
Grand Falls-Windsor(709) 292-1194
Lewisporte (709) 535-6266
Corner Brook (709) 634-4174
Stephenville (709) 643-8358
Happy Valley Goose Bay (709) 896-7904
Labrador City (709) 944-3209

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Other Contacts

Child and Youth Advocate (House of Assembly)

Phone: (709) 753-3888
TTY: (709) 753-4366
1-877-753-3888
Email: office@ChildAndYouthAdvocate.nl.ca
Web: www.childandyouthadvocate.nl.ca

Citizen’s Representative (House of Assembly)

Phone: (709)-729-7647
Toll-Free: 1-800-559-0079
Email: citrep@gov.nl.ca
Web: www.citizensrep.nl.ca

Legal Aid Commission

St. John’s (General) (709) 753-7860
Mental Health Office (709) 726-8966
Family and Child Legal Aid (709) 753-0722
Carbonear (709) 596-7835
Clarenville (709) 466-7138
Marystown (709) 279-3068
Gander (709) 256-3991
Grand Falls-Windsor (709) 489-9081
Corner Brook (General) (709) 639-9226
Family and Child Legal Aid (709) 634-4391
Stephenville (709) 643-5200
Happy Valley – Goose Bay (General) (709) 896-5323
Family and Child Legal Aid(709) 896-4136
Labrador West (709) 282-3425

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