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The VICCIR office is closed December 25 2021 to 3 January 2022.

From the web site of the United Way of Southern Vancouver Island: Vancouver Island Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees...

Please join us on Friday October 22 & Saturday 23 for Working Across Cultures – Language, Family and Refugee & Immigrant Mental Health....

To reduce the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health of VICCIR clients, staff and their families, as of September 13, 2021, we...

VICCIR centres itself in supporting the mental health of immigrants and refugees and provides invaluable mental health services that are...

At the beginning of June of this year, VICCIR was honoured to receive a 2021 Partnership Award from the BC Principals’ and Vice...

A slide from the session, showing the social, health and well-being effects of racism, data drawn from Racism in Greater Victoria: a...

L-R Kelly King, Veronica Cooper, Tracy Yerrell, Adrienne Carter. We received this spectacular gift from Veronica Cooper. A Heart of Many...

From June 21 to June 25 Art With Impact will be hosting a free, online short film festival focused on stories of Black and immigrant...

Statement from Mayor Helps on the Targeted Act of Violence Against a Muslim Family in London, Ontario June 7, 2021 In support of...

Welcome to the Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre (MMHRC). Responding to Cultural Diversity in Mental Health The MMHRC provides...

Via Global News - click on this link for more info. Halifax is now home to a renowned chocolate store that is run by a family from Syria,...

CBC article 5 years on, Syrian refugees in Victoria reflect on hardships and successes in a new home, posted February 27 2021 by Adam van...

After several successful parenting online courses in English, VICCIR in collaboration with Dr. Alison Miller is about to launch a new...

ICA will be hosting, in partnership with VICCIR - a workshop for Temporary Foreign Workers on health and well being. All migrant workers...

AMSSA has just released the newest E-learning Module “Self-care and a Healthy Workplace in the Settlement and Integration Sector”! This...

"We hope that the thoughts expressed in this small video resonate with people. It’s undeniable that the health of the planet is in...

Adrienne Carter reviews VICCIR's transition into working online during COVID-19.

We would not be able to do our important work without those individuals and organizations who support VICCIR. Thank you those who donate...