Refugee Support

Click on "Immigrants and Refugees" on the home page and enter your postal code to find services in your neighbourhood. You can also search by specific type of service.

A collection of valuable resources and services to support Refugee Claimants with their essential needs immediately upon their arrival to British Columbia, Canada. This website connects Refugee Claimants with Settlement Workers to receive information regarding settlement services.

News and information for  refugees, and those working with and  supporting refugees

Helps people understand the challenges facing both children and their parents as they adjust to a new country

Provides detailed information on the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program and the sponsorship process.

The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) provides limited health care to  protected persons, including resettled refugees; refugee claimants; and certain other groups.

Responsible for making  decisions on immigration and refugee matters, efficiently, fairly and in accordance with the law.

Provides housing, orientation, accompaniment, and education for refugees and refugee claimants. 

Assists refugees and newcomers in the areas of sponsorship, family reunification, settlement, and integration into Canadian society. Refugee office in Vancouver that assists refugee claimants (asylum seekers already in Canada).

contain a selection of documents on issues that are relevant to the determination of refugee protection claims. They report on country conditions such as political, social, cultural, economic, and human rights conditions.

Listings for service providers in Vancouver.  You can also search listings for other cities.

Support and advocacy with Queer LGBT and/or HIV+ asylum seekers, refugee claimants and refugees in Canada.

Help to prepare for your refugee hearing in many languages.

Community-based organization that supports refugee claimants in navigating Canada’s refugee determination process and health promotion and case management services for refugee claimants, refugees and immigrants.

Promotes the human rights and mental health of refugees who arrive in British Columbia through trauma-focused psychological counselling and community-based psychosocial support for individuals and families, and promotes human rights through public education and advocacy campaigns on the rights of refugees and the prevention of torture.

Links to government information, community organizations, background information and training to help Afghanis settle in BC.

Up-to-date news and information on Afghan refugee programs in British Columbia.

Recommendations about the program for Afghan refugees.

Information from the Canadian government on  Afghanistan and government programs for Afghan refugees.

Reports on Afghanistan including political, social, cultural, economic, and human rights conditions.

Canadian Government site with updates on the settlement of Syrian refugees in Canada.

A 2019 study from Statistics Canada that examines the demographic situation and socioeconomic conditions of the Syrian refugee population living in Canada in 2016.

Report from the Auditor General of Canada on the resettlement program.

Report on Syrian refugees settling in Metro Vancouver in 2015 and 2016.

Reports on Syria including political, social, cultural, economic, and human rights conditions.

Report examines how to improve resettlement programs for Syrian Refugees.

Evaluation of resettlement process from the Senate.

Background information about Syrian Refugees coming to Canada. A 2016 update is also available.

Reports on the treatment of refugees in Canada.

Includes a guide to making a claim, a service directory and more.

Non-profit umbrella organization committed to the rights and protection of refugees and other vulnerable migrants in Canada and around the world

A free multilingual guide for non-U.S. citizens coming to Canada from the U.S. to make a refugee claim.

Program designed to support Sponsorship Agreement Holders.

National voice on refugee law and human rights, promotes just and consistent practices in the treatment of refugees in Canada.

Grassroots migrant justice organizations that fight for the freedom to move, return and stay.

A large collection of legal guides on different immigration related topics. Includes some material in languages other than English.

Information on how to apply for refugee status from within Canada, come to Canada as a refugee, sponsor a refugee or find refugee services in Canada.

An online portal that enables individuals to make refugee claims if they are inside Canada or if a border services officer told them to submit a claim online

Practical information for working with mothers who are refugee claimants. Includes a guide to the immigration process and a directory of assistance providers.

Guide written assist employers in BC to more effectively recruit, hire, onboard, and retain a diverse workforce that includes Syrian refugees.

Assembles and presents public data about claims for asylum made in Canada.

Debunks myths about refugees in Canada.

The UNHCR provides essential services to refugees in 125+ countries.