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Events
Check out exciting ICA and cultural community events. Click here for our events calendar.
What's New
Join the Community Partnership Network! Learn more »
PIctures from ICA's 40th Anniversary Celebration! Check out ICA's Flickr site.
Upcoming ICA Workshops and Classes Learn more »
Voice and Place
Culture, Community and Belonging Learn more »
New Job Postings
Settlement Intake Worker, ESL Instructor and more Learn more »
Immigrant Welcome Centre
Welcome to Victoria! At ICA we can help you to build connections in our community through providing you information around:
- human rights
- housing
- school for newcomer children
- health
- citizenship and immigration
- employment
- income tax
- pre-natal classes
- citizenship classes
- free legal clinic
If you are an immigrant to BC, you may be eligible for services from our immigrant-serving agency:
- Settlement Services
- English As Second Language Classes
- Professional Mentorship Program
- Workshops and Training
A Virtual Host Volunteer will be happy to answer more questions you may have about immigration and settlement in Victoria.
What is a Virtual Host Volunteer?
A Virtual Host Volunteer is an Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA) volunteer who will provide you with as much information as possible to any questions you may have about settlement and orientation into the Greater Victoria area. For example if you need more information about English as Second Language programs, housing information in Victoria, or employment services etc., a volunteer will respond to your question as soon as possible.
Virtual Host Volunteers are Canadians who are familiar with all aspects of Victoria and have been trained in cross-cultural understanding. They are knowledgeable and friendly. Feel free to communicate with your Virtual Host Volunteer at any time if you have more questions. Once you arrive in Victoria and come to ICA, you can meet your Host Volunteer in person!
Languages
ICA workers support families as they adjust to life in Canada. Services are provided in many languages including:
Albanian, Amharic. Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cantonese, Cambodian, Croatian, Czech, Dari, Dinka, Dutch, English Sign Language, Farsi/Persian, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kikamba, Kikuyu, Kimeru, Kiswahili, Korean, Mandarin, Myanmar, Nepalese, Nuer, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Pushto, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Shullok (Luo), Sinhala, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Zulu
Support Groups
At ICA there are many support groups where you can meet new friends and learn together. The support groups include:
