🖥️ Websites in Victoria

Contents:

• 👩🏽‍🦱 Black Canadian websites

• 👩‍👦 Childcare websites

• 👩‍🦯 Disability & assistance websites

• 🔥 Emergency & Natural Disaster websites

• 🧑‍ Employment services for job seekers

• 💊 Healthcare & mental health websites

• How to meet people in Victoria

• 🏠 Housing websites

• 🇨🇦 Immigration websites

• 🏔️ Indigenous and First Nations websites

• 👩‍💻 Job websites

• ⚖️ Legal aid & tenant rights websites

• 📱Victoria websites

👩🏽‍🦱 Black Canadian websites

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• Black Lives Matter Vancouver: blacklivesmattervancouver.com

• The National Congress of Black Women Foundation, based in Vancouver: ncbwf.org

👩‍👦 Childcare websites

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Check out our Lists & prices: childcare centres in Victoria section of over 200 daycare and childcare centres. This lists websites, prices, hours, child ages accepted, and more.

• BC Government Website for Childcare (ChildcareBC): gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/caring-for-young-children

• CanadianNanny.ca: canadiannanny.ca

• Chatterblock: chatterblock.com/victoria-british-columbia-c4098 

• Child Care & Resource Referrals (CCRR): A government-funded service for finding childcare. childcarevictoria.org

• Facebook: Use the childcare groups (usually private groups you have to request to join) to find childcare. facebook.com

• South Island Child: southislandchild.ca

• UsedVictoria.com - Childcare section: Many local childcare centres post about available spots on this classified website. usedvictoria.com/classifieds/childcare-babysitting

• Vancouver Island Cooperative Preschool Association: vicpa.org

• Vancouver Island Health Authority searchable directory: healthspace.ca/clients/viha/viha_website.nsf/CCFL-Main?OpenView

👩‍🦯 Disability & assistance websites

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• TaxiSaver Greater Victoria: bctransit.com/victoria/riderinfo/handydart/taxi-saver

• Victoria Disability Resource Centre: drcvictoria.com

• Victoria Society for Children with Autism: victoriaautism.ca

• Victoria Wheelchair Sports: victoriawheelchairsports.com

🔥 Emergency & Natural Disaster websites

If you need police, fire or medical help, call 911

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• BC Government, Wildfires (official government site): www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/wildfire-situation

• BC Government interactive wildfire map: All current wildfires burning in BC, governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/f0ac328d88c74d07aa2ee385abe2a41b

• City of Victoria, Emergency Preparedness: victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/public-safety/emergency-preparedness-victoriaready.html

• EmergencyInfoBC (official government site): emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca

🧑‍ Employment services for job seekers

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• Beacon Community Services: beaconcs.ca

• Community Living Victoria: communitylivingvictoria.ca/services-programs/employment

• Inter-Cultural Association of Victoria, employment services: icavictoria.org

• Victoria Disability Resource Centre, employment services: drcvictoria.com

• VIRCS: vircs.bc.ca

• WorkBC: workbc.ca

💊 Healthcare & mental health websites

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See our healthcare section for more detailed information

• BC Midwives: bcmidwives.com

• Doula Services Association of BC: bcdoulas.org

• Foundry Victoria - mental health services: foundrybc.ca/victoria

• Island Health (our regional government healthcare): islandhealth.ca

• Ministry of Health BC: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/ministries/health

• Victoria Mental Health Centre: islandhealth.ca/our-locations/mental-health-substance-use-locations/victoria-mental-health-centre-mental-health

🏠 Housing websites

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See our finding housing section for more detailed information

• Clicklaw - BC residential tenancy branch resources: clicklaw.bc.ca/organization/solveproblems/1093

• Craiglist.com

• Facebook Groups for finding housing here. The biggest group is Victoria, BC Community House Network.

• Facebook Marketplace on Facebook.com

• Padmapper.com

• Tenant organizations in BC: tenants.bc.ca/other-tenant-organizations

• UsedVictoria.com

🇨🇦 Immigration websites

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See our immigration section or the Moving to Canada websites for more detailed information

• BC Government (Provincial): Immigration to BC website, welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C

• Canadian Bar Association, BC Lawyer directory: cbabc.org/Directory/Find-a-Lawyer

• Government of Canada (Federal): Immigration website, canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html

• Law Centre at the University of Victoria: A free legal clinic to those who qualify. uvic.ca/law/about/centre/services/index.php

• Law Society of BC: The regulatory body for lawyers in British Columbia. They maintain the directory of all lawyers legally allowed to practice law (that includes immigration law) in BC lawsociety.bc.ca

• Legal Aid BC: Free immigration legal services to those who qualify in BC. lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/land_immigration

• Reddit: r/ImmigrationCanada, a social media forum, reddit.com/r/ImmigrationCanada

🏔️ Indigenous and First Nations websites

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First Nations within the Greater Victoria Region websites

• Esquimalt First Nation: esquimaltnation.ca

• Malahat First Nation: malahatnation.ca

• Pacheedaht First Nation: bcafn.ca/first-nations-bc/vancouver-island-coast/pacheedaht-first-nation

• Songhees First Nation: songheesnation.ca

• T’Sou-ke First Nation: tsoukenation.com

• Tsartlip First Nation: tsartlip.com

• Tseycum First Nation: tseycum.ca

Indigenous websites

• Indigenous Canada course - free online - through the University of Alberta: coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canada

• Native Land tool: native-land.ca

• Native Women’s Association of Canada: nwac.ca

• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Calls to Action: trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf

• Victoria Native Friendship Centre: vnfc.ca

👩‍💻 Job websites

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See our finding jobs section for more detailed information

• BC Government job board: gov.bc.ca/gov/content/careers-myhr/job-seekers/current-job-postings

• City of Victoria job board: victoria.ca/EN/main/city/Careers-with-city.html

• Government of Canada job board: canada.ca/en/services/jobs/opportunities/government.html

• Indeed.com

• Island Health job board (our regional government health authority): islandhealth.ca/careers

• LinkedIn.com

• SimplyHired.ca

• UsedVictoria.com

• University of Victoria job board: uvic.ca/faculty-staff/careers/why-apply-to-uvic/index.php

• Viatec job board: viatec.ca/jobs

• Victoria Chamber of Commerce job board:victoriachamber.ca/jobs.html

• Workopolis.com

⚖️ Legal aid & tenant rights websites

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• Aboriginal Legal Aid BC: aboriginal.legalaid.bc.ca

• Access Pro Bono for BC: accessprobono.ca

• Legal Aid BC: https://lss.bc.ca

• Residential Tenancy Law & Renter Rights: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies

• The Law Centre at the University of Victoria: www.uvic.ca/law/about/centre/index.php

• VictimLinkBC: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/victims-of-crime/victimlinkbc

📱Victoria websites

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• do250: do250.com

• Goldstream Gazette (Langford): goldstreamgazette.com

• Old Victoria BC: https://www.facebook.com/groups/312703430332

• Reddit Victoria:  reddit.com/r/VictoriaBC

• Saanich News: saanichnews.com

• Times Colonist: Our local daily newspaper. timescolonist.com

• Victoria Buzz: victoriabuzz.com

• Victoria News: vicnews.com

• VictoriaNow: victorianow.com