Successful applicants will be contacted after arrival by a coordinator from the Vernon and District Immigrant and Community Services Society. They will make arrangements for a mentor to support you and your family in the Community.
You are encouraged to make use of the services and programs in the community.
Please consult the following links for more information:
Communities in the region which include some rural surrounding area:
- City of Vernon
- City of Salmon Arm
- City of Armstrong
- City of Enderby
- District of Lake Country / Oyama
- District of Coldstream
- District of Sicamous
- Township of Spallumcheen
- Village of Lumby
- Village of Chase
- Okanagan Indian Band
- Splatsin First Nation
- Adams Lake Indian Band
- Neskonlith Indian Band
- Skwlax Little Shuswap Lake Band
- and several unincorporated areas within the North Okanagan, Columbia Shuswap, Central Okanagan and Thompson Nicola Regional Districts
The area excludes the census subdivision of Kelowna (City), as defined by Statistics Canada and the Sun Peaks Resort area.
