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Newcomer assistance

Recommended websites

Alone in Canada: 21 Ways to Make it Better

Self-help guide for single newcomers. Available in 18 languages, it provides suggestions for 21 of the most common issues encountered by newcomers resettling in Canada.

BC211 Community Services Information & Referral

A telephone and e-mail service that provides free, confidential, and multilingual information about a full range of community, social, and government services in the Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver and Squamish-Lillooet Regional Districts.  Or search the Red Book Online database of more than 5,600 services and agencies.

Burnaby Resource Directory for Immigrants and Refugees

A directory of members of the Burnaby Interculteral Planning Table, providing services to immigrants and refugees in Burnaby.

Burnaby School District SWIS Community Resource

This directory provides information on the programs, resources and services specifically designed to meet the needs of immigrants and refugees who settle in Burnaby.

Going to Canada

Federal government site with information on moving to, working in and immigrating to Canada.

Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Human Rights Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage produced this guide which includes the complete text of the Charter and a discussion for explanatory purposes.

Welcome BC

Provincial site with information on relocating and settling in BC.

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