Free English Classes

Please be advised that WELARC does not refer to any of the classes listed below. The class times and dates may change.
For specific details, please contact the organizations at the phone or email address listed.

Location Details

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Accueil francophone – English Club
Rene Deleurme Centre
 Monday to Friday from 9 am to 12 pm
511 St. Anne’s Road
 English conversation club for kids.
 Open to permanent residents only
Phone Gilbert at 204-975-4259 or email
[email protected]

 Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8:30am to

4:30pm
 Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30am to 8:30pm
Access English Centre at Immigrant
 Conversation Groups for all levels of English (no restrictions
Centre
on immigration status)
100 Adelaide Street
 For the schedule, call or go on the internet to this page of
their website:
Phone: 204-943-9158
http://icmanitoba.com/services/access-english-centre-
Website:
aec/aec-conversation-groups/schedule-by-classroom-
http://icmanitoba.com/services/access-
winter-18-3/
english-centre-aec/
 Also have driver education classes, settlement program,
translation services, citizenship classes, nutrition services,
computer training and more.

A&O: Support Services for Older Adults  Senior Immigrant Services

 English conversation classes for newcomers 55 years of age
Call 204-956-6440 or email and over
[email protected] to register  Various times and locations throughout Winnipeg

Barbara Mitchell Family Resource Center

– English Café
 Tuesdays 6pm to 8pm
51 Morrow Avenue  Snack and childminding available
 One to one sessions, very flexible
Phone: 204-946-8152

Canadian Muslim Women’s Association

(CMWI)  Thursdays 1:30pm – 3:00pm
 Conversation Class
61 Juno Street #201  No registration necessary

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  Childcare and snacks available

Call 204-943-8539

Elmwood Community Resource Centre  Tuesdays from 6pm to 8 pm

 Conversation circles
180 Poplar Avenue  Snacks, bus tokens and childminding are provided
 Permanent residents only
Call 204-982-1720 ext. 206

 Learn online – no waitlists

English Online  Virtual Coffee Chats, Language Circles, Lunch and Learn,
Registration: https://livelearn.ca/register/ Drop-in Workshops, Multi-week sessions, Drop-In online
group classes with EAL experts.
Mounira Ajenkar 204-946-5140 ext. 206 or  Open to Temporary Work Permit holders, Refugee
[email protected] Claimants, Spouse of an international student or Canadian
born in Canada and lived outside.

Friday Night CHAI

 Fridays, 6:30pm – 8:30pm, September to June
188 Princess Street  Conversation class
Call Devotion at 204-583-0247 or email
[email protected]

NorWest Co-op Community Health

 4:30 – 5:30
1880 Alexander Avenue  Intermediate/Advanced Level and Beginner Levels available
 Light snack, bus tickets, childcare is provided
Call Maricelle, 204-792-8158 to register  Open to permanent residents only

Peaceful Village
357 Bannatyne Avenue
 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: 9am – 12pm
Call 204-949-1858

Rene Deleurme Centre

 Registration is required as space is limited
511 St. Anne’s Road  Childcare, bus tickets and snacks are provided
 Open to permanent residents only
Call Iftu, 204-257-7308 ext. 1 or email
[email protected] to register

Welcome Place
521 Bannatyne Avenue  Tuesday and Thursday 4pm-6pm
 Conversation English Class
Call Michael Habtom at 204-977-1000 ext.  All newcomers welcome to earn English language skills for

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 living and working in the community
280 to register

NEIGHBOURHOOD IMMIGRANT SETTLEMENT WORKERS

*(Contact a local NISW to inquire about conversation circles. Please also note that some NISWs may only serve
Permanent Residents; call to confirm)*

Immigrant Centre
100 Adelaide Street
Contact NISW coordinator Roselyn at [email protected]
204-943-9969 ext. 260

Elmwood – Elmwood Community

Resource Center 204-982-1720 ext. 205
[email protected]; [email protected]
545 Watt Street

Fort Garry/Fort Richmond – Access Fort

204-894-8421or 204-981-1807
Garry
[email protected]
[email protected]
Access Fort Garry
135 Plaza Drive
Fort Rouge/River Heights/ Tuxedo – 204-771-7475
Tuxedo Family Resource Centre
[email protected]
1-225 Doncaster Street

204-794-3480 or 204-938-5962
Inkster – NorWest Co-op Community
[email protected]
Health
[email protected]
785 Keewatin Street
[email protected]
[email protected]
River East/ Transcona – River East
Transcona Immigrant Services - RETIS
Contact Vera Schroeder at 204-339-1984 ext. 3142
[email protected]
John Pritchard School, 1490 Henderson
Hwy

St. James – Assiniboia – Jameswood

204-470-9325 & 204-470-9326
Community School
[email protected]
1 Braintree Crescent Wpg. R3J 1C7

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St. Vital – Rene Deleurme Centre 204-257-7308
[email protected]
511 St. Anne’s Road [email protected];
[email protected]

Seven Oaks – Seven Oaks Adult Learning

& Settlement Services 204-632-1716
[email protected]
950 Jefferson Avenue

West Central – West Central Women’s 204-774-8975 ext. 219, ext. 225 & ext. 216
Resource Centre [email protected]
[email protected]
640 Ellice Ave. [email protected]

LIBRARIES
 Several libraries have groups. Times and dates vary. Visit
winnipeg.ca/library or see the At The Library guide to
Winnipeg Public Library programs for locations.
 Registration is required for each 8 week session. Visit in
person, phone, or register online at winnipeg.ca/library.

 Has ongoing conversation groups throughout the year

 Groups are for adults who can understand basic English and
Millennium Library who can speak in short sentences.
Phone: 204-986-6489  Groups are limited to 10 people so that everyone has a
chance to speak.
 Attending each week is expected.
 Childcare not available.
Henderson Library  Contact library for information about dates and times
1-1050 Henderson Highway  Call 204-986-4314
St. James-Assiniboia Library  Contact library for information about dates and times
1910 Portage Avenue  Call 204-986-5583
Fort Gary Library  Contact library for information about dates and times
1360 Pembina Highway  Call 204-986-4917
Kidbridge  Women only
North End:  A weekly English language conversation/play group for
Turtle Island Community Centre (510 King mothers & children new to Canada and their neighbours.
Street) - Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 am  Play group now has an emphasis on sewing instruction for
mothers who are interested.
Downtown:  Call 204-918-9297 or [email protected]
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Calvary Temple (400 Hargrave – Room
130) - Wednesdays 9:30-11:30am  Closed during public school holidays

West End Library

999 Sargent Avenue (inside Cindy Klassen
Recreation Centre)  West End Library Learning Program (WELL)
 Upgrading program for adult learners to improve their
Phone: 204-793-7705 reading, writing, speaking, and math skills.
Website:
http://wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/well.asp

FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS

Manitoba Islamic Association - Women’s  Women of all ages who would like to learn and practice
Conversation Circle English are welcome to attend.
Winnipeg Central Mosque  Saturday 10:00am to 12:30pm for speaking, listening,
715 Ellice Avenue vocabulary, grammar
 Call 204-256-1347, [email protected]
Bethesda Church – English Conversation
Class  Wednesdays: 6:30pm – 8pm (September – April)
Bethesda Church (near Pan Am Pool)  Call 204-987-2890 or [email protected]
1350 Grant Ave.
Central Church of Christ
170 St. Mary’s Road
Wednesdays 7:00pm to 8:30pm
 Practice conversational English
Phone: 204-475-6462
 All levels welcome
Email: [email protected]
 Children are welcome.
Website:
Call ahead to register
http://winnipegchurch.ca/wp/programs/fr
iendspeak/
Church of the Rock General Conversation Classes January 24-May 30, 2019 on
1397 Buffalo Place Thursday evenings 7:00pm to 8:30pm (drop in)
 Beginner to advanced English classes
Contact: Grace  Textbook English class – grammar, culture, vocabulary
Phone: 204-261-0070  Conversation groups
Email: [email protected]  Writing class – grammar, sentences, paragraphs, IELTS
 IELTS preparation class
Website:  Childcare is available
http://www.churchoftherock.ca/ministries  Meet in the chapel of the building.
/eal/
Monthly Baking Class on Thursday evenings

English Community Classes on Fridays from 7:00pm to 8:30pm

(drop in)

English Bible Study from January 22-May 28, 2018 on Mondays

from 7:00pm to 8:15pm
 Meet in Meeting Lounge
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 Learn about the Bible and study English

Drop Ins Welcome

 Thursday afternoons, 1:15 - 3:00 p.m.

Fort Garry MB Church  Conversation circles in small groups
1771 Pembina Hwy. – park and enter the  Canadian living and cultural topics
back of the building  Registration is ongoing
 All are welcome
 Carla Kehler, 204 269-5940 or [email protected]

Gateway Church (East Kildonan)

851 Panet Road AND 486 Rathgar Avenue
Phone: 204-989-6580
Email PANET location:  Sunday mornings: 10:15 am- 11:30 am.
[email protected]  Adult beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes
Email RATHGAR location:
[email protected] No pre- registration required- drop-ins welcome.

Website:
http://gatewaywinnipeg.com/eal/
 Enter by the Smith Street door, ring the doorbell and go
downstairs.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
 Ten-week sessions in the fall and in the spring.
256 Smith Street (Across from Millennium
 Registration: Ongoing
Library)
 Everyday English conversation all levels in a group setting.
 Call 204-942-7465 for times.
 Saturdays from September to May
Waverley Church  Register at 9:00am, classes & conversation groups from
2171 Waverley Street (at Bison Drive) 9:30am to 11:30am
 Call Bob, 204-261-8013 or [email protected]
 Wednesday evenings 7 pm to 8:30 pm
 Ten week program offers an opportunity to practice
Whyte Ridge Baptist Church NEW
conversational English, receive extra support as a beginner
LOCATION
speaker, share your insights and stories to help others,
2405 McGillivray Blvd. (west of Costco)
develop new friendships, all are welcome!
 Call 204-489-3875 or [email protected]

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