BC, Quebec and Manitoba
British Columbia, Manitoba and Quebec deliver their own settlement programs through agreements with the federal government. These provinces have similar programs to Host, sometimes with different names.
British Columbia
The Host equivalent program under BC Settlement and Adaptation Programs is Community Bridging Services
Kelowna Community Resources has a Host and Buddy Program
Multicultural Helping House Society, Vancouver, does Host Mentoring Matches based on occupational background as part of its Bamboo Network program
Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia pairs newcomers and volunteers in Vancouver.
YMCA of Greater Vancouver Connections Program
Additional members of the network are:
Collingwood Neighbourhood House Society
Frog Hollow Neighborhood House
Immigrant Services Society of B.C
Kiwassa Neighbourhood Services Association, Vancouver, BC Tel: 604-254-5401
Lower Mainland Purpose Society for Youth and Families
North Shore Multicultural Society
Ray-Cam Co-operative Association
Riley Park Community Association
South Vancouver Neighborhood House
Surrey Delta Immigrant Services Society
West End Community Centre Association
Kamloops Cariboo Regional Immigrant Society
Kelowna Community Resource Society
Penticton & District Multicultural Society
Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria
Immigrant and Multicultural Service Society of Prince George
Settlement and Multiculturalism Division
Quebec
The Cultural Twinning Network has about thirty mmber organizations who do "jumelage interculturel". The network can be reached at 514-990-5193.
Some members of the Network are:
Centre social d'aide aux immigrants Montréal, 514-932-2953
Centre des femmes de Montréal, 514-842-0814
Centre d’action bénévole de Montréal-Nord, 514-328-4267
Centre d’appui aux communautés immigrantes de Bordeaux-Cartierville, 514-856-3511
L’Hirondelle, Services d’accueil et d’intégration des immigrants, Montréal, 514-281-2038
Promis, Montreal, 514-345-1615
Accueil-parrainage Outaouais, Gatineau, 819-777-2960
Regroupement interculturel de Drummondville, 819-472-8333
Service d’aide aux Néo-Canadiens, Sherbrooke, 819-566-5373
Manitoba
Settling in Manitoba