• Canadian Paraplegic Association

  Canada-wide links to services and information for persons with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities.

• The Canadian National Institute for the Blind
• Aroga

  Low Vision, Blindness, Communication Aids, Physical Access, Education

• Commission on Certification of Work Adjustment and Vocational Evaluation Specialists

  CCWAVES is a nationally-recognized certifying body that sets, maintains and promotes high standards consistently and responsively for persons who practice vocational evaluation, career assessment and work adjustment. The website contains information on certification, re-certification, and Continuing Education Units for the Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE)

• The Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification

  The designation of Canadian Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CCRC) is a respected, well-recognized credential for individuals who provide rehabilitation counseling services. The Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, the organization responsible for this credential, has been operating as an independent, not-for-profit organization since 1974.

• The Workers' Compensation Board of B.C.

  Worksafe BC is dedicated to promoting workplace health and safety for the workers and employers of British Columbia. Safer, healthier workplaces.

• British Columbia Psychological Association

  Since 1977, the BC Psychological Association has represented psychologists in British Columbia. It is a voluntary body and is committed to advancing psychology, the interests of psychologists, and the psychological well-being of all British Columbians. Our administrative offices are in Vancouver, but our board members represent a geographically diverse group from a number of BC cities

• The College of Psychologists of British Columbia
• The College of Physicians & Surgeons of BC
• Counselling BC
• The Physiotherapy Association of BC

  Locate a physiotherapist or physiotherapy clinic in BC.

• BC Society of Occupational Therapists

  Locate an Occupational Therapist by locale and/or specialty within BC

• BC Association of Kinesiologists

• Career Click

  Searchable access to major newspaper want ads + other employment resources.

• Career Exchange

  A job seeker recommended this site claiming she had received several good leads from it. Check it out for yourself!

• Career Paths Online

  Click on the opening text to enter this inspirational, interactive career resource which helps students and youth make relevant and informed career plans. Career paths On-line is the Internet version of Career Paths Newspaper, the Official Career Planning Guide for BC and the Yukon. Published by YES Canada with funding support from MOEST and HRDC.

• Diversity World

  Enriching Workplaces and Reducing Employment Barriers. The site contains an excellent listing of international events, job postings, and discussion forums

• Job Bank

  BC-wide career and labour market information. Monthly Labour Force Survey releases, Employment Insurance and BC Benefits Statistics, and Annual Earnings BC (1996).

• The Job Bus

  This is Canada wide site and most of the information is more relevant to Ontario & Quebec. The site links you to the companies that are hiring.

• Jobs in the Hospitality Industry

  Search 1000's of hotel restaurant, casino, resort, jobs

• Education Planner

  This is a guide to post secondary education in BC. There are two types of information within the Opening Doors web site. The first is the Academic Program Search, which allows you to view information on academic programs at all of BC's post-secondary institutions. The second is the Student Guide to studying in BC's post-secondary education system. This section contains a variety of information, including student finance (scholarships/loans etc.).

• Workopolis

  This is another Canada wide site but it has a good area search function that eliminates all the non-BC jobs

• Industry Training Authority

  ITA is the provincial government agency with responsibility for apprenticeships and industry training programs in BC.  The ITA offers information on career choices, including a comprehensive listing of trades and industry occupational profiles.

• BC Technology

  Job postings in the high tech and IT career positions

• Craft Centre

  Offering employment assistance service with an established connection to BC's construction building trades.

• Trades BC

  An employment assistance service with specialization in the trades industry

• What's Key in LMI in BC

  What's Key in Labour Market Information for BC is a catalogue of selected resources for British Columbia career practitioners, young people and adult job-seekers.

• Guide to the BC Economy & Labour Market

  Provides BC career practitioners and others with a listing of current career and labour market information. These resources were selected by successful practitioners and are the key to understanding BC's labour market.

• Work Futures BC

  Written to help British Columbians with their career decisions, Work Futures provides employment facts and information about trends in today's labour market. It also predicts how labour market conditions and employment prospects in B.C. will change over the next decade.

• Labour Market Information Service Canada

  Looking at the employment prospects for an occupation is an extremely important area to investigate when researching careers or even when recruiting staff.

• Vancouver Volunteer

  A resource connecting individuals with volunteer opportunities.

• Volunteer Site For Board Positions

  BoardMatch® Fundamentals, a program of Altruvest Charitable Services, in association with Volunteer Vancouver, is an innovative internet program which introduces registered charities to enthusiastic and informed candidates willing to share their expertise by serving as members of the boards of charitable organizations

• Charity Village

  Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector --- 3,500 pages of news, training, jobs, information and resources for executives, staffers, donors, and volunteers. If philanthropy and volunteerism are part of your world, this is your place.

• Volunteer Centres Organized By Community Within BC

  A complete list of volunteer centers in British Columbia, organized by community.

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2011 Provincial Pain Summit: Chronic Pain Self-Management Program
Patrick McGowan, PHD
University of Victoria