What’s New

May 20, 2018

Settlement Orientation Services (SOS)

Settlement Orientation Services (SOS) is an organization based in Vancouver, BC at the ISSofBC Welcome Centre. SOS provides services to new Refugee Claimant clients arriving British Columbia. […]
May 20, 2018

Welcome Centre Refugee Claimants Statistical Highlights – 2018, Quarter 1

Welcome Centre Refugee Claimants Statistical Highlights  Quarter 1 Statistics – January to March 2018: Get the latest statistics, trends and observations of new refugee claimant clients […]
May 16, 2018
Successful Refugee Entrepreneurs – Tayybeh Foods

New Video: Successful Refugee Entrepreneurs – Tayybeh Foods

This second video by the BC Refugee Hub spotlights successful refugee entrepreneurs residing in British Columbia. Tayybeh, which is the Arabic word for “delicious” and “kind,” […]
May 16, 2018
Successful Refugee Entrepreneurs – Hasan Sheblak

New Video: Successful Refugee Entrepreneurs – Hasan Sheblak

The BC Refugee Hub spotlights successful refugee entrepreneurs residing in British Columbia. Hasan Sheblak came to Canada as a Government Assisted Refugee (GAR) under the Canadian […]
May 16, 2018

Welcome Communities ToolKit

Welcome Communities ToolKit – A toolkit for municipal governments in creating welcoming communities for refugees and immigrants. (Excerpt from Report) The civil war crisis in Syria has […]
May 16, 2018

Provincial Training: Mental Health & Primary Healthcare for Refugees

The 2-Day Refugee Readiness Training meeting took place in the Spring of 2016 and was hosted by ISSofBC and funded by The Province of British Columbia. […]