Sections in this column:
• Educational Institutions
• Find a Postal Code
• Housing, Landlords and Tenants
• Local Municipal Governments
• Marriage Info and Vital Statistics
• Moving to Canada

 

Educational Institutions

Vancouver

• Vancouver School Board (VSB)
• VSB - Adult and Continuing Education
• University of British Columbia (UBC)
• Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre (SFU)
• Simon Fraser University
• Vancouver Community College (VCC)
• Langara College
• Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
• British Columbia Institute of Technology - Downtown Campus (BCIT)

Outside Vancouver

• Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops)
• University of Northern British Coumbia (UNBC)
• University of Victoria (UVic)
• BC Ministry of Education

Find a Postal Code

• Canada Post - rates & postal codes

Housing, Landlords and Tenants

• BC Housing
• BC Residential Tenancy Office

Vancouver Area Municipal Governments

All of the links below are external to the City of Vancouver web site.

• Anmore
• Abbotsford
• Belcarra
• Bowen Island
• Burnaby
• Chilliwack
• Coquitlam
• Delta
• Electoral Area A
• Langley City
• Langley Township
• Lions Bay
• Maple Ridge
• New Westminster
• North Vancouver District
• North Vancouver City
• Pitt Meadows
• Port Coquitlam
• Port Moody
• Richmond
• Surrey
• West Vancouver
• White Rock

Marriage Info and Vital Statistics

• Getting Married in BC
  Vancouver City Hall does not perform marriage ceremonies.
• Marriage, birth, death, adoption certificates
  Issued by the BC Vital Statistics Agency

Moving to Canada

• Citizenship and Immigration
  Government of Canada website
• Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
  A SIN is required to work in Canada or to receive government benefits.
• Newcomer’s Guide to Vancouver
• Canadian Dollar Exchange Rates

Other Levels of Government

• Government of Canada
• Canada Benefits
• Government of British Columbia
• City of Victoria (Provincial Capital)
• Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD)

Photos and Online Video of Vancouver

• Greater Vancouver TV ShowGVTV
  A TV newsmagazine series about people, places, events and issues in the Greater Vancouver region.
• VanMap
  VanMap is a Web-based map system that lets you have Vancouver at your fingertips.
• Portrait V2K
  View stories about Vancouver’s past, present and future. Read memoirs, and view the photographs online.
• Vancouver Scenes
• Panoramas:
  view a Central Area Panorama [Quicktime required]

Public Health

• Four Pillars Drug Strategy
  The Four Pillars Drug Strategy is the City of Vancouver’s policy and plan for reducing drug-related harm in Vancouver.
• Environmental Trends and Indicators
• Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
• Environmental Protection
• Restaurant Inspections and Closures
• Medical Services Plan of BC
• Vancouver Hospital
• West Nile virus info and mosquito control tips

Tourism

• Tourism BC
• Tourism Vancouver
• Current Weather
  Environment Canada’s 5-day forecast for Vancouver
• Community Web Pages
  Find out about the 23 communities that make up the City of Vancouver.

Transit and Transportation

• Public transit
  Bus schedules, SkyTrain & SeaBus
• Carpooling - Ride Share
• Cycling in Vancouver
• Downtown Historic Railway
• Vancouver International Airport
• Port of Vancouver
• BC Ferries
• West Coast Express
• Roadwork in Vancouver

Utilities and Environment

• Electricity - BC Hydro
• Gas - Terasen Gas
• Regional Water Issues (GVRD)
• Regional Air Quality (GVRD)
• Regional Garbage and Recycling Initiatives (GVRD)
• Regional Sewerage (GVRD)
• Regional Parks (GVRD)
• Greater Vancouver Housing Corporation (GVRD)

Volunteering in Vancouver

• Volunteer Vancouver
• Vancouver Community Net