2026 FALL SESSIONS START SEPTEMBER 16
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
For any questions, contact Najib at [email protected].
LEVEL 1 REGISTRATION - 2026 FALL SESSION
Date: September 16 - November 25, 2026 (Once a week – Wednesdays only)
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: $150
Pre-requisite: None
Register: Click here to complete the registration form.
Or click here for a printable registration form.
Pay by e-transfer or cheque:
E-transfer: Send to [email protected].
Cheque: Mail to Labour Community Services of Toronto, 895 Don Mills Rd., Tower 2, Suite 710, North York, Ontario M3C 1W3
LEVEL 2 REGISTRATION - 2026 FALL SESSION
Date: September 22 - November 24, 2026 (Once a week – Tuesdays only)
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: $150
Pre-requisite: Completion of Level 1
Register online: Click here to complete the registration form.
Or click here for a printable registration form.
Pay by e-transfer or cheque:
E-transfer: Send to [email protected].
Cheque: Mail to Labour Community Services of Toronto, 895 Don Mills Rd., Tower 2, Suite 710, North York, Ontario M3C 1W3
LEVEL 3 REGISTRATION - 2026 FALL SESSION
Date: September 17 - November 26, 2026 (Once a week – Thursdays only)
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: $150
Pre-requisites: Completion of Levels 1 and 2
Register: Click here to complete the registration form.
Or click here for a printable registration form.
Pay by e-transfer or cheque:
E-transfer: Send to [email protected].
Cheque: Mail to Labour Community Services of Toronto, 895 Don Mills Rd., Tower 2, Suite 710, North York, Ontario M3C 1W3
About the LCAT program
The LCAT program allows participants to explore the ways in which unions and other labour bodies can help build resilient and respectful communities.
Core to Labour Community Services' work, is the delivery of the 10-week Labour Community Advocate Training (LCAT) program designed to train union members to become referral agents in their workplaces.
Participants receive training on social issues faced by working people, communication, interviewing, referral techniques, and resources available in their community so they can assist fellow union members.
The LCAT program provides an opportunity for Labour Community Advocates from different unions, affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress, to discuss their experiences and share ideas. It also provides training on community involvement including how community boards work and how to become an effective advocate on social issues.
Some of the topics covered in this program:
- Community Services
- Principles of Communication
- Stress
- Interviewing and Referral Skills
- Conflict Resolution
- Understanding Violence
- Time Management
- Addiction and Dependency
- Mental Health
- Financial and Credit Counselling
- Harassment and Bullying
- Loss and Grief
- Work-Life Balance
- Critical Incidents
Labour Community Advocates have 3 roles
- To link workers facing workplace, personal or family challenges with resources in the community;
- To identify community issues where the union can play a role, through collective bargaining or social action; and
- To support community activism among union members, unions, and labour organizations.
In addition to the knowledge and expertise of our presenters as they shed light, balance, and insight into that given week’s topic, one walks away with the deep, rich, and abiding life experiences that are brought to the table by participants.
Labour Community Advocates are trained to act as a resource to union members and to the local union itself. They can:
- Provide information to the union local and its members about community services.
- Listen and provide a resource where union members can safely and confidentially discuss a problem they are facing and identify how to proceed.
- Make referrals to appropriate community services and act as a link or bridge for union members.
- Follow-up and ensure that referrals are appropriate, services meet the member’s needs, and support systems are in place once the member returns to his/her job.
- Act as a liaison to the community on behalf of the local and support member and union involvement in the community.
- Engage in prevention and union action by identifying issues that are having an impact on members and the community, and to identify ways the local union can respond.
The LCAT program brings together the worlds of ministry and guidance counselling in meaningful, relevant, and authentic ways as we reach out into the community.
Contact
For any inquiries about the program, please contact our LCAT Program Coordinator: Najib Soufian at [email protected].