What is WelcomeBC?
WelcomeBC is a no-nonsense, one-stop website for newcomers, the agencies that serve them, and the communities they select as home. If you haven't arrived here yet, or are looking for ways to join us, this website can help you too. Anyone thinking of living, working, studying or investing in B.C. can find what they need from this reliable government website.
It is designed to help:
- newcomers to move to B.C., and to live, work, invest or study here
- communities to welcome other cultures and nationalities, and
- service providers to connect with communities, funding and support
WelcomeBC.ca has been designed to assist prospective immigrants, newcomers, community leaders, and service providers. This web-site coordinates information available through a wide cross-section of B.C. government and federal ministries, providing our clients with direct access to the information they need, in the format they want it in.
The website helps clients to easily navigate a wide range of programs, resources to support newcomers in B.C.. These programs and services are administered under the Agreement for Canada-British Columbia Cooperation on Immigration, largely through a flagship initiative called WelcomeBC.
Funding for WelcomeBC.ca is provided by the Government of Canada.