Explore Your Topic: Newcomer Resources
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English Language Learning
Impact North Shore offers a variety of English Language Learning services, including Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) classes, conversation circles, workplace language classes, and CELPIP testing. Specialized services offer opportunities for families, seniors, job seekers, and entrepreneurs to learn English specific to their needs.
Impact North Shore
Focusing on settlement and integration for new immigrants, Impact North Shore offers events, workshops, volunteer opportunities, employment and youth services, translation services, an English-learning centre, and a useful list of outside resources (including multilingual legal publications).
Language Portal of Canada
Resources and tools for learning English and French. Includes TERMIUM Plus®, a terminology and linguistic data bank, as well as writing tools that deal with grammar, punctuation, typography, translation and vocabulary, quizzes, articles and headlines, and linkes to other language resources.
Medical Services Plan
Information and enrolment forms for Medical Services Plan of BC and PharmaCare. B.C's publicly-funded health care system ensures that all eligible residents have access to medically necessary health care services and to eligible prescription medications, medical supplies, and pharmacy services.
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
The TOEFL® test is among the most widely respected English-language tests in the world, recognized by more than 9,000 colleges, universities and agencies in more than 130 countries, including Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. Wherever you want to study, the TOEFL test can help you get there.
Voter Information (Elections Canada)
Find your riding, learn about local candidates and learn how to register to vote if you are a first-time voter. On this portal, you will also find information about the accessibility of voting locations, frequently asked questions and backgrounders on the electoral process.
Westcoast Reader
A newspaper for people who are improving their English reading skills. The newspaper is published from September to June by CapU with assistance from the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education and Pacific Newspaper Group, publishers of The Province and The Vancouver Sun. Material is copyrighted.
WorkBC: Jobs & Careers
Virtual information centre that provides access to career, training, and employment information resources and services such as labour market information, job listings, and educational resources that British Columbians can use in order to prepare for, obtain and keep employment.
WorkBC: Labour Market Outlook 2023-2033
From 2023-2033 it is projected there will be almost a million job openings in BC. This edition uses data from the census and the TEER system to assess the age structure of the population and labour force, labour force participation and typical education requirements of occupations.