Essential Services
Located within the West Parry Sound District, the Township of The Archipelago has access to a full range of essential services that support a safe, healthy, and well-supported community.The page below provides residents with information on where to find health services, police services, government services, and other essential supports. Together, these services ensure that residents have access to the resources they need to live, work, and thrive in the Township and surrounding region.
Government Services
Business Services
Parry Sound Area Community Business and Development Centre
Employment Services
- LINC, an employment services provider for the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Employment Supports division, is funded through the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS).
- LINC takes a holistic approach which acknowledges employment as a meaningful attachment to community life. Our objective is connecting people with employment barriers to sustainable, competitive jobs. At LINC, we ensure that individuals are matched with employment opportunities that are successful for both them and their employer.
- LINC will provide individualized services that will assist in success within the workplace. We do this by maintaining regular contact with both the employer and employee as needed. Individualized supports are available at no cost.
LINC
Police Services
Family And Children's Services
- Child Care Fee Subsidy
- Licensed Early Learning and Child Care Centres
- Home Child Care Program
- Ontario Early Years Child and Family Centres
- Inclusion Support Services for children with special needs
- HIGH FIVE/Summer Recreation Programs
Paramedic Services
Social Services
The District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB) provides social services to all citizens in the District of Parry Sound, including:
- Children's Services (Child care information & fee subsidy, directly operated home and child care programs, EarlyON programs, and Inclusion Support Services)
- Income Support & Stability (Financial Support, employment support, life stabilization support, and the Homelessness Prevention Program)
- Housing Services (Community housing, landlord engagement, housing programs, and housing subsidies)
- Violence Against Women (Esprit Place Family Resource Centre & Shelter, the Outreach Program, and the Children’s Voices Program)
CONNECT WITH THE DSSAB! www.psdssab.org
1-800-461-4464
Health Services
- Promote healthy lifestyles including nutrition, active living, reproductive, sexual and dental health, and child development.
- Prevent tobacco use, substance and alcohol misuse, and injuries. Prevent diseases through genetics counselling and clinical services for immunization, dental, and sexual health.
- Protect our communities from infectious diseases and environmental hazards in food, water, air, and soil.
- Prepare for, respond to and support recovery from major emergencies.
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit


