Supports parents whose children up to three years of age are developmentally delayed or at risk of being so; provides home visits, workshops, and opportunities to meet other parents, and assists the family in planning activities that encourage development in p...

Supports Indigenous families with infants from birth to age three who are at risk of, or already have, a delay in development and provides culturally sensitive developmental programs. Offers one-on-one consultation with the Aboriginal Infant Development Progra...

Family-centred program for Indigenous children from birth to age six who have or who are at risk of having a developmental delay. Supports parents to understand and respond to children's needs. Services are delivered in culturally sensitive and meaningful ways...

Enables Aboriginal children who require extra supports to be included in child care settings and communities. Designed to ensure cultural safety and cultural sensitivity for Aboriginal children and families. Supports children in the areas of physical, cognitiv...

Enables Aboriginal children up to age 12 who require extra supports to be included in child care settings and communities. Designed to ensure cultural safety and cultural sensitivity for Indigenous children and families. Supports children in the areas of physi...

Funds nonprofit agencies to deliver services in BC communities. Programming enables Aboriginal children who require extra supports to be included in child care settings and communities. Designed to ensure cultural safety and cultural sensitivity for Aboriginal...

Tertiary rehabilitation services for young people aged 12 to 19 diagnosed with a complex physical disability and/or cognitive disability from acquired or congenital conditions. The interdisciplinary team offers time-limited and goal-driven rehabilitation for B...

Offers camps and recreational activities to blind or partially-sighted children and youth, and their families. Children challenge personal limits, develop new skills, and increase physical activity. Parents learn to see their child's true capacities and allow ...

Offers specialized one-to-one services for children and youth ages three to 18 who have developmental and/or physical disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder. Program addresses goals such as life skills (including hygiene, money handling, and transportati...

Provides day treatment and educational services for children ages six to 12 who are living with complex developmental, behavioural, trauma, and attachment issues, and who are unable to manage in the regular educational system. Treatment aims to help children m...

Provides assessment and treatment programs to support a wide range of individual and family functioning. Supports individuals with a variety of diagnoses, including developmental, learning, attention, behavioural, and emotional challenges; fetal alcohol spectr...

Consultative service for clinicians in BC and the Yukon that supports assessment and prescription of assistive technologies for adolescents and adults with disabilities. Provides support in the areas of computer access, electronic aids for daily living, and au...

Provides financial assistance for the medical and respite needs of families with children up to 18 years of age who have severe disabilities and are being cared for at home. Application forms are available online, at local MCFD offices, and health units.

Offers comprehensive hearing services for children from birth to 19 years, and for dependent adults who receive professional caregiver support. Services may include full hearing assessments, hearing screening programs for school-age children and newborns, hear...

Provides funding to help families with the cost of purchasing eligible autism intervention services for children or youth with autism spectrum disorder. The Autism Funding: Under Age 6 Program provides families up to $22,000 per child to assist in purchasing e...

Self-advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of autistic people and fostering a sense of autistic identity and pride. Holds regular monthly meetings in Vancouver and Burnaby to achieve local advocacy goals and to organize events in the autistic ...

Provides proactive prevention and education strategies to Squamish Nation families with children up to age six. Aims to help parents and children learn about lifespan development skills; family dynamics; developmental milestones; health and nutrition; and Squa...

Delivers comprehensive oral health care, including surgery and emergency services, to infants, and to medically compromised children and adolescents. Medical eligibility criteria apply. Referral from a dentist and appointment required. Hours are 7 am to 4 pm M...

A tertiary care facility providing diagnosis and treatment on an inpatient or ambulatory basis for children and youth ages 16 and under from across BC. Houses a 24-hour emergency department. Visiting hours are 2 pm to 8 pm Monday to Friday. Also houses the Sun...

Serves families with young children birth to school-age who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deafblind. Family-centred early intervention promotes successful communication between children and their families. Services include support groups, information, speech a...

Serves families with young children birth to school-age who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deafblind. Family-centred early intervention promotes successful communication between children and their families. Services include support groups, information, speech a...

Breeds, raises, and trains guide dogs for individuals who are blind or visually-impaired; Autism service dogs for children with profound autism ages three to 10 and their families; and OSI-PTSD service dogs for veterans, RCMP and First Responders with post-tra...

Inclusive preschool program for children ages three to five years. Serves children with any kind of disability (not just intellectual or developmental disability), as well as typically developing children. Sessions are generally five hours per day; extended ho...

Offers licensed inclusive care before and/or after school, for children with varying needs and abilities, ages five to 12. Hours of operation are 7 am to 9 am and 3 pm to 6 pm from Monday to Friday; 7 am to 6 pm on professional days (PD days) and school breaks...

Support group for parents with autistic children meets 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm on the second Saturday of each month at 7716 and 7724 Royal Oak Avenue. A guest speaker is usually invited. Childminding is available upon request. Groups are held in Chinese or English,...