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For Day-to-Day Needs

• Automobile. Transport Canada - Pacific Region - Vehicle Importation.

• Banking. For a description of Canada's banking system, see Canada's Banks or Canadian Bankers Association - Association des Banquiers Canadiens.

• Child Care. Visit the following web sites for child care resources:
  BC Parent News
  Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre
  YMCA of Greater Vancouver
  Vancouver Society of Children's Centres
  
  If you are interested in placing your child in a child care program, please contact them as early as possible as space is limited, demand is high and waitlists are long.

• Housing. For help finding housing in Vancouver, visit the City of Vancouver Housing Centre. If you're interested in purchasing a home, you can do some research at www.realtylink.org.

• Medical. The web site at the BC Ministry of Health Services contains information about the BC Medical Services Plan and Pharmacare.

• Transportation. Translink is the local public transportation provider - visit their web site for fares and schedules information; Visit the YVR - Vancouver International Airport web site for information about arrivals and departures at the Vancouver airport.

Web Sites on Vancouver

• Tourism Vancouver - is in the business of helping you enjoy the natural beauty, cosmopolitan flavour and diversity of experiences of Vancouver.
• Tourism British Columbia, Canada - provides information about the whole of British Columbia
• Vancouver Magazine - all kinds of information about Vancouver including shopping, restaurants, etc.

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