Canada Life 캐나다 생활 정보 - echoeunc/ForWhatItsWorth GitHub Wiki

This page includes helpful resources for living in Canada, especially in the Vancouver area.
Housing and volunteer lists are ordered alphabetically. Gemini was used to help summarize the key features of each site in the Housing and Volunteer sections.
캐나다, 주로 밴쿠버 생활에 도움이 될 수 있는 생활 정보 페이지입니다.

Category: Food&Grocery | Housing | Volunteer | Life&Experience | Camping

Food&Grocery

Foupon

📍 Canada
🔠 English

  • This app provides deals and coupons for restaurants, especially fast food chains.

Housing

Walkscore

📍 Canada
🔠 English

  • You can check the walkability, transit, and bike access of a location using your postal code or address.

TRAC

📍 British Columbia
🔠 English

  • TRAC(The Tenants Resource & Advisory Centre) provides information on renters’ rights and support services.

Address Change

📍 British Columbia
🔠 English

  • You can update your address for ICBC and MSP all in one place when you move.

House Search sites

📍 Canada(Some platforms support other countries or regions, but the provided links direct to Vancouver. You can change the location on each site.)
🔠 English +

  • Craigslist:
    It serves as a marketplace where a broad range of tenants look for homes. It allows direct communication with listers and offers filters for various rental types. Users should be cautious of scams and verify listings in person.
  • HouseSigma:
    It specializes in some states(BC, Ontario, Alberta) in Canada. It provides detailed property information and filters. The site also offers market statistics like median prices and new listings.
  • Kijiji:
    It offers extensive rental listings and a wide array of filters for specific needs. It features various types of properties, and listings may also include online applications, video chats, and virtual tours.
  • Live.rent:
    It offers verified lists of trusted landlords' properties. It also provides some resources, including monthly rent reports.
  • PadMapper:
    It allows users to easily search for apartments for rent across Canada and the U.S., including in popular major cities and other locations.
  • REALTOR.ca:
    It's a national real estate platform in Canada. It provides a search function for both residential and commercial listings from trusted REALTORS®.
  • Rentals.ca:
    Rentals.ca offers a wide variety of rental options across Canada and includes listings for rooms for rent and short-term rentals.
  • RentFaster:
    It offers a variety of property types. Key features include advanced search filters (community, bedrooms, bathrooms, price), a map view for listings, and a "Proximity Tab" to find rentals near landmarks like schools and hospitals.
  • RentItFurnished:
    It lists apartments, condos, and houses for rent specifically in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and New York. It also offers options for creating free listings and subscribing to email notifications for new properties, and provides tenant insurance.
  • Zumper:
    It is a digital marketplace for renters and property managers, offering a comprehensive database of active rental listings across the U.S. and Canada. It provides over 1 million listings for long or short-term leases, and useful resources like rent trends, city guides, and an affordability calculator.

Volunteer

BC.211.ca

📍 British Columbia
🔠 Multiple languages

  • 211 British Columbia, provided by United Way BC, is a crucial resource for connecting people with assistance for a wide range of life challenges. It offers free, confidential, 24/7 help via call, chat, text, and email. Its key features include a comprehensive searchable database of resources categorized by topic (e.g., Addiction, Children and Families, Counselling) and subtopic. It also provides information for service providers on how to list their organization and access marketing materials, and offers resources in multiple languages.

CharityVillage.com

📍 Canada
🔠 English

  • CharityVillage is a comprehensive resource website for individuals and organizations involved in Canada's nonprofit sector. Established in 1995, it serves as a central hub for nonprofit news, how-to articles, training, funding sources, and job, volunteer, and event listings. It also offers e-learning courses on topics like fundraising, nonprofit management, and volunteer management. CharityVillage focuses on providing free resources to help nonprofit staff and volunteers build skills and connect within the sector, and it's also a significant job board for the Canadian nonprofit and charity sectors.

GoVolunteer.ca

📍 British Columbia
🔠 English

  • GoVolunteer is a platform specifically designed to connect volunteers with nonprofit and charitable organizations across British Columbia, Canada. Its key features include geocoded maps that allow volunteers to search for opportunities in their specific neighborhood, aiming to make it easier for individuals to find local ways to contribute.

Vancouver.ca

📍 Vancouver
🔠 English

  • This section of the City of Vancouver's official website provides information on various volunteering opportunities directly with the City and the Park Board. It highlights programs such as "Snow Angels" (helping seniors with sidewalk clearing) and the "Green Streets Program" (beautifying traffic areas). The purpose is to connect residents with volunteer opportunities that align with their interests and skills, enabling them to contribute to their local community and gain new experiences.

VolunteerConnector.org

📍 Canada
🔠 English

  • Volunteer Connector is a website designed for browsing volunteer opportunities. It allows users to filter opportunities by various causes and activities. Users can also search for opportunities based on location, radius, keywords, and time commitment. The website provides options to sort results by recommended, newest, proximity, and soonest upcoming opportunities, and it also supports organizations with login and sign-up features. It is a registered charity itself.

Life&Experience

SUCCESS BCNSP

📍 British Columbia
🔠 English

  • This is the event page of SUCCESS BCNSP, an NGO that supports newcomers to British Columbia.
    They host a variety of helpful events, including a well-organized English conversation group.

New to BC

📍 British Columbia
🔠 English

  • This site offers resources and programs to help newcomers settle in British Columbia.

Vancouver Community&cultural Centres

📍 Vancouver
🔠 English

  • You can find classes and activities offered at community centres throughout Vancouver.

Vancouver.ca Parks, Gardens, Beaches

📍 Vancouver
🔠 English

  • This page provides information about parks, gardens, and beaches in Vancouver, including areas where alcohol consumption is permitted.

CBM Press

📍 벤쿠버, 캘거리, 토론토
🔠 한국어

  • 벤쿠버, 캘거리, 토론토 소식을 전해주는 한국어 매거진. 주요 행사나 세금, 비자 등 생활 정보 등 다양한 뉴스를 볼 수 있어요.

Camping

Parks Canada

📍 Canada
🔠 English, French

  • You can find any resources about camping, hiking, or visiting national parks and historic sites in Canada here.
  • For a reservation, you can do it here.
  • They also provide an App.
  • You can find camping education programs offered by Parks Canada here.

Adventure Smart Trip Plan

📍 Canada
🔠 English, French

  • You can easily plan your trip on this site. They offer some resources as well.
  • Check their origin website, too.

Weather Information

📍 Canada
🔠 English, French

  • Checking the site's weather in advance.

Drive BC

📍 British Columbia
🔠 English, French

  • You can check the road conditions and situation through this site.