Find the help you need!
BC has many programs and services to help newcomers and their families settle into their new communities.
This directory includes hundreds of programs and services offered by public libraries and other settlement and community service agencies based in the Mainland / Southwest region of British Columbia including Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. The directory also includes programs that are open to newcomers living in communities across the province. These programs and services can be found by selecting ‘Province-Wide Programs’ from the list of communities below. Many of the programs and services have specific eligibility criteria. It is always important to check program and service eligibility requirements.
Services in the directory are listed by location. Most programs and services accept people from other communities. If you don’t find the services you are looking for within your community, search for services in other communities from the drop-down list.
Use the search tool below to find programs in your community. Click on a program’s name to learn more, visit the program’s website, or contact the service provider by phone or email.
How to create a list of services:
- select the community you are interested in
- select the type(s) of services you are interested in
- click search and your list of services will be created
- save, share, or print the PDF
Service Providers: To update your service and program information, submit here.
If you are looking for settlement programs and services based in communities outside of the Mainland / Southwest region of BC, we recommend that you review the following listings:
- Free free newcomer services near you (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada)
- Settlement services for temporary residents and naturalized citizens (WelcomeBC)
- Services for refugees and refugee claimants (WelcomeBC)
- BC migrant worker supports service map (AMSSA)