NEW English Summer Classes

Accelerate your learning and confidence in personal or business conversation and workplace communication today!
Click HERE to learn more about ICA’s fun and affordable summer series for English language learners.

New Reception Hours

Starting July 2nd, our Reception Hours will be from 10:30am to 2:30pm, office hours will remain the same from 8:30am – 4:30pm. Click here for more information.

GVLIP Housing Resources

Hope for Home: Building an Immigrant Housing Action Plan Together

This event is a community dialogue focused on the housing challenges faced by immigrants in the Greater Victoria region. This event brought together key community partners and solution-makers to share real stories, explore solutions, and collaborate on building a collective immigrant housing plan.

Regional Housing Report

The Regional Housing Report focuses on housing and community integration for displaced Ukrainians and Afghan and Syrian refugees on Vancouver Island.

Published: March 2024

 

Check full report

Video testimonies: the honest truth about renting to refugees

We invite you to listen to the voices of the hosts and landlords of Vancouver Island who shared their experience of hosting and renting to refugees. The stories were collected as a part of the Refugee Readiness Project to share the honest lived experiences of a diverse group of hosts and landlords as they opened their homes to refugees.

Video testimonies

The videos were made by GVLIP in collaboration with the Refugee Readiness Team – Vancouver Island.

The RRT-VI was an initiative that commenced in March 2022 and concluded in March 2024. As of March 31, 2024, this project has reached its completion and is no longer active. The materials presented here reflect the efforts and accomplishments of RRT-VI (More info) during its two-year duration. Please note that the services and activities described herein are not ongoing. For current initiatives and support services for refugees and displaced Ukrainians, please refer to the Greater Victoria Local Immigration Partnership (GVLIP) or other relevant local organizations and authorities.

Contact us to become a partner

Hanna Kontomyrova, Greater Victoria Local Immigrant Partnership (GVLIP) Coordinator
Email: hkontomyrova@icavictoria.org

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GVLIP Employment Resources

Want to create an inclusive workplace? Find helpful resources here.

GVLIP Equity & Justice Resources

What do you do when you experience or witness hate? We have created several resources with useful information.

GVLIP Healthcare Resources

Our Health Sector Table works and advises on many healthcare issues facing newcomers, immigrants and refugees in Greater Victoria.