Top websites for newcomers

1. Vancouver City hallwww.vancouver.ca

2. Health insurancehttp://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/forms.html

3. Leisure

  •  JCC of Greater Vancouver: The Jewish Community Centre offers a variety of child and adult programs, swimming pool, daycare and much more! A Vancouver newcomer receives a complimentary 3 months membership! Please visit their website: https://www.jccgv.com
  • http://www.vancouvertrails.com

4. Finding a jobwww.indeed.ca

5. Transportation

6. Driver’s License
After moving to Vancouver, you have 90 days to switch over your Israeli driver’s license to a Canadian one. If you have been a driver for more than two years, all you have to do is go to an ICBC branch and do a knowledge test and a road test, and you will be good to go! Further information can be found here: http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/moving-bc/Pages/Moving-from-another-country.aspx

7. Finding a house/apartmenthttp://www.padmapper.com

8. Newspapers – There are a variety of newspapers in Vancouver including:

9. Jewish Family Service Agency – Please visit their website at http://jfsa.ca

10. Neighborhoods in Vancouverhttp://moving2canada.com/city-guides/moving-to-vancouver/where-to-live-vancouver/

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