Moving to Welland
Welland apartments and community resources

For information on your rights as a tenant go to the Ontario Tenants Most Asked Questions and Answers page.

Welland apartments for rent, plus houses and condo rentals:

Welland apartments for rent, from GottaRent
Welland apartments, Apartment Corner
Apartments for rent in Welland, by GSC Rentals

Student Housing in Welland:
Niagara College Student Residence, Welland Campus, 555 First Avenue, Welland, (905) 732-9700, niagara.welland@stayrcc.com
Niagara College Off-Campus Housing, for Welland apartments and houses for rent

Welland public housing, rent geared to income accomodations, and government benefits for the disadvantaged:

Niagara Regional Housing, housing applications can be picked up at: The Hope Centre, 179-181 East Main Street, Welland, (905) 788-0744


Golden Horseshoe Co-operative Housing Federation

Niagara Region Social Services (welfare and other social assistance), 250 Thorold Road, Welland, (905) 734-7975

Welland Tenants Associations:

Tenant Associations Organizing guide

City of Welland - Government pages

City of Welland, main page, 60 East Main Street, (905) 735-1700
How to contact your City of Welland Mayor and Councillors
City of Welland By-laws
Regional Municipality of Niagara, government web site
Regional Council - Municipality of Niagara
By-laws - Regional Municipality of Niagara


Garbage collection.
Recycling information.
Niagara household hazardous waste, for proper disposal of hazardous waste such as batteries, fluorescent and compact fluorescent lamps (as they contain mercury,) pharmaceuticals, paints, solvents, pesticides, etc..

Other Welland Social Services, Agencies and Advocacy Groups (help and advice)

• Be WebAware, for Parents to keep your children safe when on the Internet
• The Hope Centre, 179-181 East Main Street, Welland, (905) 788-0744
• United Way Windsor-Essex County

Legal Services

COMMUNITY LEGAL AID CLINICS


• Community Legal Services of Niagara South, 3 Cross Street, 2nd Floor, Welland, (905) 735-1559
• Legal Aid Office, 3 Cross Street, 2nd Floor, Welland, (905) 735-1559



• Landlord and Tenant Board, (formerly the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal,) Client Service Office, 301 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, 1-888-332-3234

Emergencies: Fire, police, plus distress centres

Fire: for emergencies call 911
City of Welland Fire Departent, or for general inquiry non-urgent calls (905) 735-9922

Niagara Regional Police: for emergencies and crimes in progress call 911
For general and non-urgent inquires call (905) 688-4111


Poison Information 416-813-5900 (TTY-only 416-597-0215)

Distress Centres:

• Distress Centre of Niagara, (905) 734-1212, (905) 688-3711
• Kids Helpline 1-800-668-6868
• Parent Helpline 1-888-603-9100

Welland Foodbanks and emergency shelters

Salvation Army Family Services, 30 East Main St, Welland, (905) 735-5700
Welland Harvest Kitchen, different locations on different days of the week, (905) 732-0482


The Hope Centre, 179-181 East Main Street, Welland, (905) 788-0744
Women's Place of South Niagara, Crisis Phone: (905) 788-0113

Welland Hospitals and Healthcare

Telehealth Ontario 1-866-797-0000 for health advice over the phone

Hospitals

Niagara Health System, Welland Hospital Site, 65 Third Street, Welland, (905) 732-6111

Doctor Search, a service provided by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

Education

District School Board of Niagara, for public Kindergarden to Grade 12 education
Niagara Catholic District School Board, for Catholic elementary to high school education
Niagara College

Welland Public Library

Transportation

Welland Transit, public transit, (905) 732-6844

Other Services

Welland lawyers

Other Directories and Search Engines

Google Canada Search Engine
Yahoo Canada Directory

General Reference

Canada 411 Telephone Directory
Canada Post
Postal Code lookup, from Canada Post
Welland Map, from Mapquest
Welland Maps, from Yahoo