The Community Adult Literacy Program (CALP) connects adults 19 years of age or older who want to improve their literacy skills with trained adult volunteer tutors. Tutors and learners are paired and meet one-on-one at a mutually arranged time for about two hou...

Supports the social and economic integration of newcomers who are not eligible to receive services from federally funded programs. Program serves refugee claimants, temporary foreign workers, post-secondary international students, provincial nominees who are n...

A language program for newcomers offering beginner English instruction, practical and relevant information sessions and hands-on workshops, introduction to community services available for newcomers, digital literacy instruction, opportunities to meet and soci...

Provides settlement services for immigrants and refugees (protected persons and convention refugees). Services include new immigrant orientation and referrals, Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) classes with childminding, public workshops, sen...

Offered at select post-secondary institutions across BC for individuals whose first language is not English to develop communication skills and socio-cultural and workplace knowledge to achieve further academic programs or career training. Also provides indivi...

Supports free language training in English and French for adult newcomers who are permanent residents or refugees. French-language classes are called Cours de langue pour les immigrants au Canada (CLIC). Language classes funded by the federal government are of...