Welcome to Refugee Health - Vancouver

Refugee Health Vancouver is a practical resource to support clinicians who provide care to refugees in British Columbia.

Need a patient handout on diabetes in Farsi? Looking for a Spanish-speaking dentist in Vancouver who offers reduced fees? Not sure what convention refugees are, why they would flee Myanmar, or how you can bill to care for them? This site pulls together the answers for you.

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Recreation

Recreation programs (New Westminster)

Must go in person to a particular community centre and state your case.

Recreation credit program (Burnaby)

Provides you with a recreation "credit card" that you can use for anything, but it does have a limit.

Form here.

Leisure access program (Surrey)

Allows free unlimited access to drop-in swimming, fitness centre use and skating (including skate rentals). Some of their pools even have women-only swim sessions, including women-only swim lessons.

Information here.

Leisure access card application (Vancouver)

Program requires you to pay 50% of the cost of each activity.

Form here.