Provides prevention and early intervention resources for child and youth mental health. Resources for educators include EASE (Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Educators), an online course for educators and curriculum-aligned classrooom resources for teaching Ki...

Telephone service provides weather forecasts, current weather conditions, information on impending hazardous weather, marine weather information, and air quality and health index information. Audio files are updated as soon as new forecasts or observations are...

Free, confidential peer-to-peer support helpline for all with questions about viral hepatitis (hepatitis B or hepatitis C). Peer navigators provide safe and non-judgemental support for people with viral hepatiits including information, general peer support, he...

A 24-hour helpline for children and youth who may feel unsafe, confused, or scared, and wish to talk with someone; line is answered by child protection social workers. Children, parents, community members, or anyone having reason to believe that a child is, ha...

Provides free, confidential counselling and community referral services to students registered with a BC post-secondary school. Counselling is offered by app, phone, or online chat. Operates 24 hours daily; no appointment required. Tele-service is available in...

Offers support groups for people who have a loved one who uses substances or who may be in any stage of recovery journey. Groups support participants in telling their unique stories, let participants know they are not alone, share information and local resourc...

A contracted service with people or families in the community who offer a home for someone with a diverse ability. Bethesda supports and monitors relationships between host families and people with diverse abilities. Home share providers are screened and match...

A 24-hour telephone line offers confidential and culturally competent crisis intervention and counselling support for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis ?people across Canada. Counsellors also work with callers to identify follow-up wellness supports they can acc...

Website offers free legal information, education, and resources for newcomers to Canada and the people working with them. Topics include employment, residential tenancy, family law, domestic violence, and more.

Provides evidence based information about immunization and online tools for B.C. residents. Information about various vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine, includes who should get vaccinated, how vaccines work, steps to take after being vaccinated, potenti...

Offers affordable, flexible and individualized housing options for people with and without disabilities. The Intentional Community is a group of people who choose to live together with a common purpose, working cooperatively to create a lifestyle that reflects...

Offers administrative support and financial assistance for application fees to people navigating the Parole Board of Canada's (PBC)?record?suspension/pardon application process. Goal is to help simplify the process and remove any barriers individuals may have ...

Empowers young leaders across Canada to revolutionize mental health. Trained youth form chapters at high schools, post-secondary campuses, and anywhere else that youth gather, and work to identify and break down barriers to positive mental health in their comm...

Responsible for planning, coordinating, controlling, and conducting aeronautical and maritime search and rescue (SAR) operations across BC and Yukon. Also coordinates search and rescue unit responses for humanitarian incidents in accordance with national polic...

Provides dietitian information on eating renal-friendly and an online cookbook of recipes chosen specifically for people living with kidney disease. The online Meal Planner allows individuals to create daily and weekly plans to calculate the nutrient value of ...

An interactive online community to help support the physical, mental, and social well-being of all kidney patients, care providers, and living organ donors. Provides free resources and videos on staying fit, eating well, activities to boost mental health, and ...

Provides free and confidential telephone and online peer support and information to members of the the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning community. Operates three hotlines, the LGBT National Hotline (all ages), the LGBT National Youth...

Investigates reports of suspected tax or benefit cheating in Canada. Reports are anonymous and may include: not declaring all income, creating false expenses, taking cash "under the table," not filing taxes when required, setting up a fake business to claim lo...

Provides eligible low-income people with a lawyer, under certain circumstances. Apply at all Legal Aid BC local agents and regional centres, or by phoning the LABC Call Centre.Representation Services (Serious Family Law Matters) are provided in situations such...

A network of secular peer support groups for people who want to live free of alcohol and drugs. Based on sobriety, secularity, and self-help, the group seeks to empower the 'sober self' of each member through positive social reinforcement. Provides a safe, sup...

Free app that can link drug users to emergency responders if an overdose occurs. The app acts as a digital check-in; after the user activates the app, they are required to respond at certain time intervals in order to show they are okay. After 75 seconds witho...

Volunteer-facilitated support group offering caregivers for ALS patients the opportunity to discuss issues related to caregiving. Meets virtually by Zoom from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm on the third Thursday of the month. Contact alexandra@alsbc.ca to register.

Provides compassionate, lived-experience support and connection to people helping a loved one who is considering or planning for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), and those who are grieving a loss due to MAID. To request support, fill out an online form and ...

Offers 12-step support groups for anyone who has the desire to stop using marijuana. Meetings are held in-person, online, and by phone; see website for meeting days and times around the world.

Provides services to expectant mothers and new parents, guardians, or caregivers of newborn babies in rural and remote First Nations communities in BC via Zoom or phone. Family members and health care providers can also receive support. Zoom or phone calls are...