Explain about what is cheap food in Canada. What was cheap in their country may be very expensive here. Help them to find food which is familiar to them, but easy on their budgets. Explain about comparison shopping, returning goods, and other basic consumer education. They will need these lessons explained several times.
Garage sales are fun, provide bargains and teach about our culture.
Looking for work Look for resources in your congregation to help your family get work. If classes are not available, you may need to explain how to go about looking for work in Canada, how to fill out applications, how to conduct an interview, what is expected by employers. If the adults have training in their home country, they may be able to take courses to have themselves certified in Canada. You may have to help them find the appropriate organizations to help them do this. However, in many cases, training does not transfer to Canada, and newcomers will not get work in their areas of expertise.