Resources
Employment resources and tools for our workers.
Identification
BC ID: https://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/visit-dl-office/Pages/Accepted-ID.aspx
To get a BC ID, you have to present a primary and secondary piece of identification. If you don’t have your Canadian Birth Certificate, search for the province you were born in and “replace birth certificate”. Every province has a different process.
ICBC Appointment Booking: https://onlinebusiness.icbc.com/qmaticwebbooking/#/
Alberta ID: https://ama.ab.ca/registries/personal/alberta-id-card
If you lost your PR or Visa documentation:
Permanent Residency (PR): https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/application-renew-replace-permanent-resident-card.html
Visa: https://www.cic.gc.ca/ENGLISH/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=175&top=17
Food Resources
Vancouver Food Map: https://maps.vancouver.ca/foodmap/
Vancouver Emergency Meal Program: https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/emergency-meal-program-map.pdf
Surrey and Fraser Valley Food Directory: https://www.fraserhealth.ca/health-topics-a-to-z/free-and-low-cost-food-directory
Edmonton Food Directory: https://albertahealthservices.ca/nutrition/Page16163.aspx
Health Support
Find a family doctor in BC: https://www.findadoctorbc.ca/
Reduced cost dental care in BC: https://www.yourdentalhealth.ca/visiting-your-dentist/reduced-cost-clinics/
Find a family doctor in Alberta: https://albertafindadoctor.ca/
Reduced cost dental in Alberta: https://www.albertadentalassociation.ca/help-for-low-income-albertans
Housing Resources
BC Housing Support (rental subsidies, homeless outreach, affordable housing list etc): https://www.bchousing.org/housing-assistance
BC Rent Bank: https://bcrentbank.ca/
Rent Support for Black-identifying folks in the Metro Vancouver area: https://www.hogansalleysociety.org/18427-2/
Alberta Affordable Housing: https://www.alberta.ca/affordable-housing-programs
Alberta Rent Support: https://www.alberta.ca/rent-assistance