Canadian Hearing Services

Site: Mailing Address

Service: Communication Devices and Interpreting Services

Record #: BAR3242
Last Modified: 28 Nov 2023
Last Full Update: 27 Nov 2023

Contact Information

Toll Free Phone 1-866-518-0000, Office & Emergency Interpreting Services
TTY Phone 1-877-215-9530, Use the keypad to select from menu options
Crisis Phone 416-712-6637, Text Only
Fax 1-866-781-8999
E-Mail info@chs.ca
Website www.chs.ca
Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/canadianhearingservices 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-canadian-hearing-society 
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/cdnhearing 
YouTube: https://youtube.com/CHSCanadaTV
Primary Contact Jeremy Hill, District Office Manager; Email: jhill@chs.ca

Site Information

Description (Site) No office in Barrie, services provided online and by phone.
Address & Map
Coordinates: 44.3823420, -79.7142650
Mailing Address c/o Canadian Hearing Services - Toronto Office 
271 Spadina Ave 
Toronto, ON 
Canada M5R 2V3

Description and Service Details

Description (Service)

Provides services to increase the independence of people who are culturally deaf, oral deaf, deafened

CHS Interpreting & Translation Services (OIS)

  • professional sign-language interpreters
  • set fee - organizations and businesses are responsible for the cost of making their services accessible no matter who requests the interpretation service
  • advance booking preferred
  • for after hours emergency interpreter services for health and mental health emergencies, contact:
    • CHS Interpreting & Translation Services, After Hours Emergency Interpreter Service at 1-866-256-5142 or TTY: 1-866-831-4657 or
    • email urgent@chs.ca or awareham@chs.ca

Communication Devices Program

  • carries a wide variety of devices to assist individuals who are deaf, deafened and hard of hearing including TTYs (text telephones), visual smoke detectors, baby monitors, signaling devices and alarm clocks
  • registered ADP vendor for Teletypewriter for the Deaf
Hours

Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm
Areas Served Haliburton County ; Kawartha Lakes ; Northumberland County ; Peterborough (County of) ; Simcoe County
Eligibility Individuals who are Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing
Application
Languages American Sign Language - Interpretation, Publications, Website; English; French Sign Language
Fees None

Agency and Service Names

Alternate Name CHS

Agency Information

Parent Agency Name Canadian Hearing Services
Legal Status (50) Non Profit
Funding Provincial - Central LHIN ; Donations ; United Way - Greater Simcoe County ; Charitable registration #10684 6926 RR0001

Taxonomy and Classification

Service Categories Assistive Technology Equipment Sales ; Disease/Disability Information ~ Hearing Loss ; Hearing Augmentation Aids ; Interpretation/Translation ~ Hearing Loss