Resources for Our Community Partners

Welcome to our Resources page, designed to equip community partners and volunteers with the tools and information needed to support the successful integration of newcomers into Chilliwack and the upper Fraser Valley.

“From our LIPs to Your Ears”

National Podcast Stories and perspectives on settlement in Canada from all sides

Mental Health Toolkit – Surrey LIP and DIVERSEcity

Chilliwack LIP Brochure – 2023

Fraser Valley Refugee Resources

Newcomer Resource Guide – 2023

UBC Indigenous Peoples Language Guide

Census 2021 Factsheet – British Columbia

Employment

2016 Research – LIP Working with Employers Chilliwack BC

Migrant Worker Resources info sheet

Working with Employers: Chilliwack B.C. – An Overview March 2016

Inclusion

Gender Based Analysis: Explained

Myth Busting

5 Common Myths About Immigration to Canada 2022

Busting Myths About Refugees in Canada | Citizens for Public Justice

Settlement

2014-2015 One pager – Re-Framing Settlement Challenges and Opportunities in Chilliwack BC

Re-Framing Settlement Challenges and Opportunities in Chilliwack, B.C.

Tips

17 Suggestions for Improving Cross Cultural Communication

20 Ways to Welcome Newcomers to your Community

116 Tips to Diversity & Inclusion

Your Guide to Bystander Intervention – by Hollaback

Francophone Referral Report – Integration of French-speaking Immigrants and Refugees Outside Quebec

Rural BC Service Report

2024 LIP Public Forum Report