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...

Job readiness and essential skills training program for eligible youth with disabilities. Program targets training to meet high-demand occupations in social services, security, hospitality, retail, and tourism. Youth must be 15 to 29 years of age (except 19 fo...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Addresses employment barriers encountered by people with physical disabilities. Supports them to return to a previous position, or to develop new job skills through education and training. Services include employment counselling; liaison arrangements with empl...

Assists people with an intellectual disability to select, secure, and retain paid employment in the community. Offers job development, job-site training, and other related support. Provides a resource centre with employment and training information, access to ...

Assists individuals with diverse abilities to prepare for, secure, and maintain competitive employment. Provides access to the support of an employment specialist for people who face persistent barriers to employment and may not be eligible for government fund...

Provides financial assistance to individuals with disabilities or chronic health conditions to secure employment or establish self-employment. Provides funding for training, wage subsidies, and adaptive equipment. Participants must have a self-disclosed disabi...

Provides assistive technology or supports to individuals with disabilities to assist them to gain and sustain employment or community attachment. Supports available include assistive devices, equipment, and technology; ergonomic supports; resorative supports (...

Offers individualized program plans or a group-based learning environment for people with disabilities looking for work. Services include career and personal development, assistance with employment readiness, and job search support. Also offers ergonomic and/o...

Assists people with disabilities to live as independently as possible in the community. Supported Living Program provides support to individuals in their own home according to the person's needs. Shared Living Program matches individuals with a disability and ...

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...

The Adult Life Skills Program offers assistance in learning life skills to adults with disabilities age 19 and over; contracts are set up on an individual basis with skill-focused goals at home and in the community. The Supporting Transition Adult Group Educat...

Provides information and assistance with the transition from youth to adult services for individuals with disabilities and their families and caregivers. Also provides information and assistance to job seekers and employers through individual consultations, jo...

Focuses on empowering adults with developmental disabilities to find jobs and make meaningful contributions to the communities in which they live. The program emphasizes meeting employers' business needs through solutions such as job matching pre-screened cand...

Offers various support services to the public. Offers visits and telephone care to patients with health conditions and their families in the home, hospital, or institutional setting in Burnaby, Richmond, Tri-Cities, and Vancouver, as well as visits to seniors ...

EmploymentWorks Canada (EWC) is a 12-week pre-vocational program that offers employment preparedness training for individuals with barriers to employment such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder...

Uses a rating system to determine the accessibility of commercial, institutional, and multi-family residential buildings. Application fees apply. Also offers a formal training course which provides the knowledge and skills required to deliver RHFAC ratings of ...

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...

Provides workers in BC with information about workers' compensation and the appeals process, and hears appeals concerning discriminatory action complaints and applications to reopen claims; operates independently of WorkSafeBC. Also provides certificates to th...

Participant-driven centre that provides opportunities for learning, personal growth, and individual empowerment for people with disabilities. Offers information, resources, and networking services pertaining to disability and accessibility issues. Also offers ...