Resources

Immigration and Settlement Service

• Welcome BC
• Immigration and Citizenship Canada
• BC Human Rights Clinic
• Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society
• Applying for Citizenship

 

Crisis Support

• Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789

• 1-800-SUICIDE: 1-800-784-2433
  (Both the 310-6789 and 1-800-SUICIDE phone lines are available in over 140 languages.)

• Vancouver Island Crisis Line:
  Call: 1-888-494-3888
  Chat online at www.vicrisis.ca
  Text: 250-800-3806

• Seniors Distress Line: 604-872-1234
• Online Chat Service for Youth: www.YouthInBC.com (Noon to 1am)
• Online Chat Service for Adults: www.CrisisCentreChat.ca (Noon to 1am)
• Victims of Violence – VictimLinkBC: tel:1-800-563-0808
• 24 Hour Rape Crisis Line: 1-877-392-7583
• Seniors Abuse and Information Line: 1-866-437-1940
• Alcohol & Drug Information Referral Service: 1 800 663-1441
• Shelter and Street Helpline: 211
• Trans Lifeline: 1-877-330-6366
• Trevor Project for LGBTQ Youth: 1-866-844-7386
• LGBTQ Youth Line: 1-800-268-9688
• Helpline for Children: 310-1234
• Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
• Post-Secondary Crisis Line: 1-866-925-5454
• Poison Control: 1-800-567-8911
• Healthlink – Confidential health info & advice: 811 | 711 for hearing impaired

 

Employment

• BC Labour Standards
• Rights of Temporary Foreign Workers

 

Parenting

• International Children’s Digital Library
• Unicef Parenting
• Helping Children Learn
• Parenting Resource for School-Aged Children
• Parenting for Canadian Immigrants

 

Computer Literacy

• Goodtyping: Typing practice
• Basic Computer Skills Tutorial
• How to Cut, Copy, and Paste
• Broadband Access Project: Computer Basics
• Learn Computer Basics with Pictures
• Computer Safety Tips
• How to Search on Google
• How to use Microsoft Word
• How to use Microsoft PowerPoint
• How to use Microsoft Excel
• How to use Microsoft Publisher
• How to use Google Docs

 

For Children

• Sesame Street
• PBS Kids
• Starfall
• Cool Math
• Time for Kids
• National Geographic for Kids
• The Kidz Page
• How Stuff Works
• Fun Brain
• Treehouse
• Scholastic
• BBC History for Kids
• Highlights Kids
• Learning Games for Kids
• The Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids
• Disney Junior
• ABC Mouse