Chinese Interagency Network Greater Toronto

Address: 3330 Midland Ave., Ste. 229
Scarborough, Ontario
M1V 5E7 Canada
416.979.8299

The Chinese Interagency Network of Greater Toronto (CIN) is an umbrella organization of 33 social and health service agencies. CIN came together as a necessity for Chinese serving organizations to share resources, coordinate services and provide an active voice for Chinese Canadians on their needs in Toronto. Its member agencies provide a wide range of vital services to the Chinese Canadian community including social and health services, settlement programs family counseling services, language classes, recreational programs, employment service, legal services, special services for Aids and disabled persons and advocacy.

CIN began its operation in 1984 and was incorporated in August 1991 with the following objectives:

• To build a coalition of social service agencies serving the Chinese-speaking communities in the Greater Toronto and other areas of Ontario
• To coordinate the delivery of services to the Chinese speaking community
• To advocate for better funding, services and policies for the benefit of the clients of the Network’s member agencies and for the benefit of the Chinese-speaking community in general
• To train staff, develop volunteer programs, share information, identify needs, gaps, coordinate program planning and develop strategies with respect to serving the Chinese-speaking community, and
• To educate and inform the public about the needs and concerns of the Chinese-speaking community.