Refugee-led organization serves newly settled refugees seeking economic inclusion by facilitating meaningful employment and entrepreneurial opportunities. Nonprofit society.

A one-stop-shop employment support program that assists newly settled refugees in overcoming hiring barriers and securing meaningful employment. Services include career readiness support (resume building, career roadmap, skill building workshops) and direct ac...

Provides information and support to refugees and refugee claimants in Canada who are seeking refugee status because of fear of persecution due to sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or HIV positive status. Facilitates private sponsorship for refugees thro...

Provides practical and social support to immigrant and refugee women 19 years of age and older, by training women from various ethnic groups to facilitate peer support groups in their first language. Leaders receive 100 hours of training over 14 weeks before d...

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 (excluding live-in caregivers), post-secondary international students...

Offers inclusive, online conversaton cafes where people can feel welcome, make new friends, learn from one another, appreciate other cultures, and develop support networks. Cafes aim to end social isolation and loneliness by fostering a sense of belonging and ...

Offers settlement services to vulnerable adults and youth who are immigrants and refugees (protected persons and convention refugees) with multiple barriers, through a wraparound approach that includes providing one-on-one case management, group support, and e...

Aims to help Canadians, immigrants, and refugees overcome language and cultural barriers, access community resources, and integrate into the community through various groups, workshops, social and recreational programs, drop-in activities, ESL classes, worksho...

Provides culturally appropriate core health competency training to service providers who work among immigrant and refugee communities to improve their knowledge of HIV and hepatitis C and enhance their ability to refer clients to health and social services. Pr...

Provides specialized trauma-informed services to address immediate critical needs and systems navigation for newcomers with complex barriers to settlement. Services include emergency and transitional housing support; emotional and clinical counselling; case ma...

Helps to build a better tomorrow through various services. Education services include ESL classes for new immigrants, scholarships for community-involved students who are pursuing post-secondary education, and yoga class. During tax season, offers free income ...

Supports the Francophone and Francophile business community in BC. Offers specialty services for entrepreneurs, businesswomen, newcomers, and youth. Also works with businesses to facilitate hiring decisions and retention of Francophone newcomers in the labour ...

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

YWCA Tech Connect is a free 10-week programs that supports newcomer self-identified women with experience in IT to secure rewarding careers in the technology industry; includes help navigating Canadian workplace culture, workshops, access to mentorship, networ...

Provides culturally sensitive and language-specific mental health assessment and treatment to adults suffering from a major mental health disorder. Services include psychiatric assessment, medication, short-term individual psychotherapy, treatment recommendati...

Offers free French-language settlement, integration, and employment assistance to Francophone immigrants who settle in BC; available to permanent residents, temporary foreign workers and students, refugees (protected persons and convention refugees), and Canad...

Online resource hub assists and empowers both individuals and organizations in the refugee resettlement process. Provides information and resources to support refugees living in BC; includes publications and statistics on all refugee categories, training resou...

Holds free legal clinics at different ISS of BC offices in Metro Vancouver (Vancouver, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Surrey, Langley, Maple Ridge, Burnaby, and Richmond) to provide free legal information and advice to newcomers to Canada who have faced or are fa...

Offers singing opportunities for singers ages five to 24 from across the Lower Mainland in five separate performing ensembles. VYC Kindred is a free choir program for newcomers to Canada ages 11 to 22 (in two groups ages 11 to 15 and 16 to 22) to sing together...

Provides a verification of status (VOS) document to citizenship and immigration clients that links their previous and new names or gender identifiers; this document facilitates obtaining services under a new name or gender that appears on a permanent resident ...

Provides knowledgeable, gender-affirming, specialized health care to transgender and gender diverse people ages 15 and up. Youth ages 15 to 24, refugee claimants, and individuals with post-operative complications who live outside the VCH region will be conside...

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...

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 who are eligible to work in Ca...

Offers a variety of programs for children and youth. The Preteen Adventures Program provides a positive and safe environment for preteens (ages eight to 12) to hang out and learn basic life skills after school; it incorporates sports, team building activities,...

Offers programs and activities to help newcomers develop the skills and knowledge to successfully engage with and participate in the community. Services include one-to-one support and settlement counselling; needs assessment; information and referral to commun...