Provides a drop-in centre for self-identified women who are street-based sex trade workers age 19 and over. Offers basic needs support, health care services, referrals, hot meals, clean clothing, showers, condoms, harm reduction supplies, personal care items, ...

Provides culinary training programs. The free eight-week Culinary Training Program teaches occupational and life skills to individuals facing employment obstacles such as physical disability, mental health, poverty, addiction, or homelessness. Readies students...

Provides individualized support to help job seekers ages 16 and over find and maintain employment and improve employment readiness. Clients must be unemployed or precariously employed and legally allowed to work in BC. Self-serve resource area provides career ...

Offers career and employment counselling to help the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing obtain and maintain employment. Includes vocational and worksite assessments, resume and interview skills training, and follow-up and support. Also provides a resource ro...

A community economic development organization in the Downtown Eastside. The Employment Readiness Program (ERP) supports individuals who are experiencing barriers to employment to navigate their journey of returning to the workforce through skills training, pai...

Provides in-person information and access to a wide range of federal government services and benefits related to employment, financial assistance, and personal identification. Includes programs that assist seniors, families and children, individuals with disab...

Provides services for adults ages 19 and over with autism or other neurodevelopmental disabilities. Programs include a daily program and independent housing; intake form available online. PASS Marketplace is a social enterprise that provides supported employme...

Coordinates services for adults with developmental disabilities, adults with significant limitations in adaptive functioning and a diagnosis of either fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) or pervasive developmental disorder (PDD)/autism spectrum disorder (AS...

Promotes and supports meaningful and equitable employment for people with disabilities. Employment Services support job seekers with all types of disability who wish to find meaningful employment. STEAM program improves employment outcomes for persons with dis...

Christian organization aims to bring positive change to Metro Vancouver through serving children, youth, and families from diverse backgrounds, with a specific focus on vulnerable populations. Provides children and youth with opportunities to gain experience a...

Provides post-secondary educational programming and services to Indigenous adults in a culturally appropriate and supportive learning environment. Offers diploma and certificate programs, and university transfer credits. Also offers college and career planning...

Processes beverage containers on site, providing jobs for people with multiple barriers. Employees use non-motorized foot and bicycle carts to collect returnable containers from local businesses, apartment complexes, and special events and return them to the d...

Connects people looking for employment with nonprofit housing organizations that are looking for staff. Nonprofit housing organizations provide a range of services to a variety of clients, and many different skill sets and experiences are relevant. Sign-up for...

Offers financial assistance and support for individuals who are eligible for recredentialing or alternative career training. Services include information about recredentialing for a specific occupation; career opportunities (within a field or alternative caree...

Delivers vocational rehabilitation, assessment, and job placement services to support people with a disability living in Metro Vancouver to find and keep meaningful jobs. Vocational rehabilitation services support individuals with physical, psychological, deve...

Offers job training and transitional employment for individuals with multiple barriers to employment. Provides bridge employment to graduates of the Open Door Group trades employment programs by providing short-term employment contracts to build custom wood pr...

Support youth ages 16 to 24 to achieve life and employment skills for culinary jobs. Provides eight weeks of training, certifications, mentorship, work experience with experts in the field, and job search support. Serves Vancouver.

Matches job candidates with potential employers, using a pre-employment program that incorporates prescreening, individual assessment, and preparation, so as to ensure compatibility with the employer's needs. Staff work closely with the employer and candidate ...

Provides support to help job seekers who are unemployed or precariously employed and legally allowed to work in BC, find and maintain employment and improve employment readiness. Online services include career exploration and labour market information, job sea...

With guidance, young adults ages 19 to 30 work towards their mental, physical and emotional well-being through support and recovery in mental illness. The program prepares participants in discovering appropriate and enjoyable future work/volunteer opportunitie...

Provides employment assistance services to the urban Indigenous population of Metro Vancouver. Candidates must be Aboriginal (status and non-status, Metis, and Inuit), live in Metro Vancouver, be of out of school for at least one year, be 15 years or older, ha...

Serves as a connecting agency linking people with physical disabilities to activities, services, and programs which will allow them to become more active and involved in community life, helping them to consider recreation, training, education, and work. Serves...

Provides opportunities for involvement and engagement of newcomers to Canada. Offers mentorship around employment search, employment readiness, and a community kitchen.

Supports women who are wishing to reduce their reliance on sex work and/or transition, retire, or exit from sex work. Stigma-free space for women's diverse experiences offers individualized capacity-building programming. Services include one-on-one support; sp...

A Christian-based organization that fosters work opportunities through the development of social enterprises for people facing multiple barriers such as physical disabilities, mental illness, homelessness, and addictions. Social enterprise initiatives include ...