Law & Government
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Settlement Services
Links to information and organizations that can help once you've arrived in Canada, with a particular emphasis on services available in British Columbia and the Metro Vancouver region.
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SimplyAnalytics
Provides demographic information including Canadian census data, household spending on hundreds of goods and services and detailed business profiles from Dun & Bradstreet. Digital lifestyle data providing mobile phone ownership/usage, detailed social media behaviors and activities, and online shopping insights is also provided. Limited to 5 simultaneous users. Resource will time-out after 20 minutes of inactivity. Not optimized for phones and tablets.
For more information see our help guide.
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Statistics Canada
The Canadian Goverment's national statistics database. Includes statistics on income and spending, demographics, consumer price index, economic indicators and more.
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Support for Displaced Ukrainian Newcomers to BC
This guide provides an access point to resources and initiatives to support Ukrainians displaced by the war and coming to BC as newcomers.
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The Fur Trade
This section will help you find material in Vancouver Public Library on the Fur Trade in Canada.
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Translation Services
This page is for people who are looking for help translating between English and another language.
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US Major Dailies
This collection provides full-text access to five of the most respected national and regional newspapers in the United States. Included are: Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post.
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Vancouver City Council Minutes
Full text of Vancouver City Council minutes from 2001 to the present with keyword searching capability.
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