Samen Stadskanaal is a website aimed at the citizens of Stadskanaal that contains information about housing, welfare and healthcare within the municipality of Stadskanaal. The purpose of this website is to provide visitors with information and to point them in the right direction if more information is needed.
Do you have a question about housing, welfare or healthcare?
Please contact the municipality of Stadskanaal if you have any questions about housing, welfare and healthcare in Stadskanaal You can reach our team of specialists by phone at +31 599 631 631 , between 9 and 12 am on weekdays.
You can also contact us by email at gemeente@stadskanaal.nl.
Do you have a question about integration?
If you will be living in the Netherlands for a longer period, and you are from outside the EU, you may have to integrate. Part of your civic integration process is to learn Dutch. You will also learn about living and working in the Netherlands. After this, you usually take an exam.
If you are obliged to integrate, you will receive a letter from the education implementation service DUO informing you of the date on which you have to start your integration process. The integration process lasts 3 years.
It depends on your situation which steps your integration process will comprise. View a step-by-step plan on the DUO website. After answering 2 questions, you will see the steps that you will have to take to integrate.
Information on integration in English
More information in English on integration in the Netherlands can be found here:
Do you want to learn Dutch or improve your Dutch language skills?
If you would like to improve your Dutch language skills, the library in Stadskanaal will help you. Look for the Taalhuis at the library. If you would like to receive more information or make an appointment, please contact Taalhuis supervisor Niels Mulder by email: n.mulder@biblionetgroningen.nl or by phone: +31 615 083 054.
Taalhuis offers these activities:
- The [e=6631688,Taalhuis-spreekuur] are weekly consultations during wchich you can ask professionals for advice.
- You can also practice your Dutch language skills during [e=6635451,Taalcafé]. These are informal meetings at the library where you can practice speaking Dutch.