Immigration and Settlement

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This guide is for people who need information about immigrating to and settling in Canada, for themselves, or for family members or friends.

For other topics, such as historical immigration policy and statistics, or immigration of specific groups (e.g. German-Canadians, Japanese-Canadians, etc.) please ask the Information staff for assistance.

Growing Roots: A Newcomer's Guide to Vancouver is an excellent resource for newcomers. It is available in print or online.

Program Spotlight

Workshops & Events

The Skilled Immigrant InfoCentre offers various free job search and small business workshops and events, which are open to all audiences unless otherwise noted. See all of our upcoming programs here.

ESL Conversation Practice

Learning English? VPL offers regular ESL conversation practice circles for people interested in improving their English.

Improve your English skills in a supportive environment, and learn about your community and Canadian culture while making new friends. These events are suitable for intermediate speakers.

Interested in learning more about the library’s ESL books and resources? Check out our guide to ESL and Literacy Resources!