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== Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) == | === Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) === | ||
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== Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada == | === Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada === | ||
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== Canada Border Services Agency (Enforcement) == | === Canada Border Services Agency (Enforcement) === | ||
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== Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture (VAST) == | === Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture (VAST) === | ||
Provides medical and/or psychological assistance to refugee claimants who were victims of torture, as well as services to family members of survivors. <br /> (This organization may have closed / their mandates may be significantly altered due to changes in funding). | Provides medical and/or psychological assistance to refugee claimants who were victims of torture, as well as services to family members of survivors. <br /> (This organization may have closed / their mandates may be significantly altered due to changes in funding). | ||
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== MOSAIC Settlement Services == | === MOSAIC Settlement Services === | ||
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== Immigrant Services Society of B.C. == | === Immigrant Services Society of B.C. === | ||
ISS is a non-profit organization committed to identifying the needs of immigrants and refugees and to developing and providing programs which meet those needs. <br /> (This Society can no longer assist people whose claim has not been granted). | ISS is a non-profit organization committed to identifying the needs of immigrants and refugees and to developing and providing programs which meet those needs. <br /> (This Society can no longer assist people whose claim has not been granted). | ||
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== Inland Refugee Society of B.C. == | === Inland Refugee Society of B.C. === | ||
The Society facilitates the landing in Canada of people whose refugee claims are in process or who need to file a claim. Their services include assisting in the claim process, providing counseling during the claim period, and providing basics like shelter, food, and clothing. | The Society facilitates the landing in Canada of people whose refugee claims are in process or who need to file a claim. Their services include assisting in the claim process, providing counseling during the claim period, and providing basics like shelter, food, and clothing. | ||
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== S.U.C.C.E.S.S. == | === S.U.C.C.E.S.S. === | ||
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is a non-profit social service agency that provides assistance to newly-arrived immigrants and refugees. The agency provides instructions in Cantonese and Mandarin on how to fill out citizenship forms and study for the citizenship test. | S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is a non-profit social service agency that provides assistance to newly-arrived immigrants and refugees. The agency provides instructions in Cantonese and Mandarin on how to fill out citizenship forms and study for the citizenship test. | ||
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== Legal Aid (Legal Services Society) Vancouver Regional Centre == | === Legal Aid (Legal Services Society) Vancouver Regional Centre === | ||
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== BC Provincial Nominee Program == | === BC Provincial Nominee Program === | ||
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=== Lawyer Referral Service === | |||
The Lawyer Referral Service provides referral to a lawyer who will provide up to 30 minutes of free legal consultation. When requesting for a referral, please request for a lawyer who specialize in immigration or citizenship law because citizenship law is an area of law that changes frequently. | |||
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| address = Head office: 300 – 845 Cambie Street <br /> Vancouver, B.C. V6B 4Z9 | |||
| phone = (604) 687-3221 | |||
| online = [http://www.accessprobono.ca/node/385 Website] <br /> E-mail: lawyerreferral@accessprobono.ca | |||
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