Partners Indigenous Elders with physicians and allied health professionals to provide physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual care to the community in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Primary care follows a team-based, comprehensive, and culturally-informed m...

Sponsors professional development seminars, promotes and maintains high standards of editing and publishing in Canada, establishes guidelines to help editors secure fair pay and good working conditions. Helps in-house and freelance editors to network and coope...

Grassroots group of BC post-secondary educators focused on how technology can enhance learning and teaching in post-secondary institutions. Members are post-secondary professional staff (such as media developers and technical support), faculty and instructors,...

Provides advocacy, communications, training, education, legal, and legislative services to its own members (BC's publicly elected boards of education), and to the Conseil Scolaire Francophone (BC's francophone education authority). Hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm...

Provides community-based programs promoting resiliency, mental wellness, and recovery from mental illness for children, youth, adults, and seniors. Services include psychosocial rehabilitation, wellness and support groups, volunteer opportunities, business sup...

Represents the interests of physicians in BC, strives to improve health care for all residents in BC, and advocates for a fair health care system for all patients. Supports physicians in their relations with the community, develops health care policies and pro...

Regulates social workers registered in the province of BC. Website has online registry of all registered social workers, under 'Find a Social Worker.' Does not provide referrals to social workers. Hours are 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday.

Provincial licensing and regulatory body for qualified pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Investigates and resolves complaints against pharmacy professionals. Hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.

Professional association for social workers in BC. Strengthens and supports professional social work practice and advocates for social justice. Member services include mentoring, continuing education opportunities, networking, and a newsletter. Does not provid...

Professional association of speech-language pathologists and audiologists in BC. Concerned with advocacy for the professions and in the development of services for individuals with communication disorders. Provides public education and consumer information rel...

Provincial body responsible for the regulation of psychology. Oversees registration and disciplinary matters. Hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.

Administers the BC alpine ski racing program for children, youth, and provincial ski teams. Nonprofit society.

Professional organization representing translators and interpreters in BC. Fosters the professional development and promotes the professional interests of translators and interpreters. Provides a system of certification through the administration of a CTTIC na...

Professional association representing the interests of midwives and the provision of midwifery in BC. Registered midwives are independent practitioners who offer primary maternity care to healthy pregnant women and their newborn babies from early pregnancy, th...

Provides counselling services, a family resource centre, and a library. Registered counsellors and interns (Master's level practicum students) offer in-person, online, and phone counselling services to families, couples, and individuals of all ages on a variet...

Aims to reduce male suicide, empower fathers undergoing separation and divorce, and help boys and men heal from trauma through a variety of services. Provides One-on-One Counselling via Zoom to men ages 18 and up for issues such as depression, anxiety, addicti...

Free online therapy program offers online cognitive behavioural therapy by email for Vancouver Coastal Health residents. Also offers free online self-help courses for any BC resident; the self-help courses include worksheets and audio files, and cover a variet...

Organization of professionals in medicine, psychology, dentistry, and other allied health fields, who share a scientific and clinical interest in hypnosis. Makes referrals to health professionals who use hypnosis in their treatment. Nonprofit society.

Provides knowledge and builds connections between peers in order to strengthen the role of technical communication in industry. Members include writers, editors, illustrators, project managers, instructional designers, engineers, translators, web designers and...

Supports the healthy development of families through drop-ins, parent education workshops, support services, and other family-centred programs. A Family Support Worker provides one-on-one support and referrals to parents who are facing life challenges; offered...

Free program offers support for individuals age 17 and older who self-identify as having mental health and/or substance use concerns and are not part of a mental health team. Provides information and referral to services such as housing, income assistance, leg...

Counsellors work to strengthen relationships, improve communications, reduce family conflict, and promote resilience. Works with individuals, couples, and families to find solutions to common problems. Fees are charged; reduced rates may be available for sessi...

Provides free, confidential information and education regarding sexuality and health to youth up to age 24. Services include birth control, emergency contraception, pap tests (unavailable during drop-in except on Saturdays) and pregnancy testing and counsellin...

Provides fee-for-service clinical counselling to support personal growth and development by helping adults cope with a range of emotional and relationship issues. Individual, couple, and family counselling are offered. Counsellors hold master's degrees, and pr...

Provides free integrated health and social services for youth ages 12 to 24 and their families. Mental health care, substance use services, primary health care, youth and family peer supports, and social services are accessible under one roof. Other services i...