Newcomer Supports
Below are resources and information for newcomers to Canada, immigrants, and refugees.
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Beyond Borders and Binaries Group
Mosaic hosts the online Beyond Borders and Binaries Group on the third Monday of every month for any trans and non-binary refugees and newcomers. Website: https://mosaicbc.org/our-programs/services-for-newcomer-lqbtq-refugees/
Guide to Student Accommodation in Victoria, B.C.
Global Village Victoria, a school where you can learn English, explore new surroundings, and make friends from different nationalities, has posted a guide to finding student accommodation. This resource provides information, tenancy rights, and places to search....
Welcome Day Celebration and Newcomer Expo 2023
This free all-ages community event showcases newcomer initiatives and brings our local community together around diversity and inclusion. We look forward to welcoming you as an attendee, volunteer, artisan, maker, artist, community organization, performer, or cultural...
Find Newcomer Services Resource
The government of Canada has offered a resource to help newcomers find the services they need as they integrate into their new community. This directory is free and available online, and is a national resource....
LEGIT Immigration Supports for Same-Sex Partners
LEGIT, the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Taskforce, was founded in December 1991 in Vancouver, Canada. LEGIT is an organization of volunteers helping same-sex couples who wish to live together in Canada. Many of the volunteers are couples who have been successful in...
The Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS)
The Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS) is a non-profit organization that has been in existence since 1975, providing unique and essential programming for newcomer women and their children. PIRS is a supportive community dedicated to empowering women to rise...
Pathways to Professions, Trades, and Entrepreneurship (P2PTE)
P2PTE supports the social and economic integration of newcomers to provide employment services to newcomers, Indigenous, and disabled youth between the ages of 18 and 30 who face multiple barriers to employment through the provision of employment, language testing,...
Enable Program for Immigrant and Newcomer Children
The Enable Program supports the needs of immigrants and refugees, children and youth between the ages of 6 - 25. All of our services are designed to address their academic, social and emotional needs as they transition into Canadian Society. This program offers...
New to BC Resource Directory for Newcomers
New to BC is an organization that supports immigrants and newcomers in their transition to life in British Colombia. Their website has a free directory where you can find various types of services for newcomers and search by city. This service is free to use and can...