Kelowna Community Resources is a searchable online database of community resources from across the central Okanagan.

Navigating Mental Health Services in Toronto: A Guide for Newcomer Communities is an online guide (in PDF, multilingual) that explains the mental health system to new Canadians. It describes the rights of people with mental health issues, and includes a section on mental illness and the criminal justice system. It is produced by the Community Resource Connections of Toronto.

14 million refugees and up to 25 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) live in temporary shelters throughout the world. Although some people ultimately return home or move to another country, the number of refugees and IDPS continues to grow. Doctors Without Borders provides a graphical tour of what life is like for those people. Learn about the basic needs in a refugee camp: shelter, food, water, sanitation, and health care. Hear the personal stories of refugees and relief workers. The site provides good information for use as educational materials in schools.

Ontario Coalition Against Poverty - Immigration provides direct-action advocacy for individuals facing deportation as well supporting the work of immigrant and refugee organizations.

Forced Migration Online has launched an extensive, new resource on international law related to refugees and other forced migrants: a Research Guide on International Law and Legal Instruments.

MultiLingoLegal.ca provides online access to multilingual legal publications and aims to provide community workers and newcomers with legal information and community resources in their own language. A project of MOSAIC, the web site includes publications covering subjects, which have been selected through community consultations during both its planning and implementation stages, in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Spanish and Vietnamese.

This booklet contains useful information for people who need help with immigration and/or social assistance. Its explains what to do if the person who sponsored you to come to Canada is unwilling or unable to support you. This booklet gives basic information about sponsorship and what happens if it breaks down. It provides information about how to apply for welfare if you're sponsorship breaks down. This booklet is available in Chinese, English, Punjabi, Vietnamese, Korean, and Spanish.

Booklet, 24 pages, November 2003. It's available online in Chinese, English, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, and Vietnamese at the Legal Service Society's publications page or it can be ordered from: Legal Services Society fax: 604-682-0965 or e-mail: distribution@lss.bc.ca

Direct Action Against Refugee Exploitation is a group of women in Vancouver who formed in 1999 to support the rights of the 90 Fujianese women detained by Immigration Canada after they arrived by boat in BC. They are no longer active, but have useful publications on their website.

This guide was designed for schools, but is also useful for community groups seeking an introduction to refugee issues. The guide aims to increase people's understanding of the need for refugee protection.
Teachers guide and catalog of teaching resources, United Nations Association of Canada, 2001 Refugees: A Canadian Perspective is free and available online.

This guide contains information about work permits, application forms, medical examinations, welfare, social insurance numbers, and getting help. It also contains the names and telephone numbers of lower mainland organizations that help refugee claimants.
Getting a Work Permit in BC is available online (in PDF) or it can be order from: Legal Services Society fax: 604-682-0965 or e-mail: distribution@lss.bc.ca

Getting a Work Permit in BC is also available in Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, and Spanish from MOSIAC. The brochure was published in 2001 and is free in British Columbia (and $3.50 outside B.C.)