Vernon & District Immigrant Services Society & Central Okanagan Immigrant Employment Service

Welcome

Vernon & District Immigrant Services Society (VDISS) is a non-profit society, assisting Immigrants, Newcomers, Refugees, Visible Minorities and First Generation Canadians and their families with their settlement and integration into Canadian society. We offer services in English, Français, Español, Deutsch, Bisaya, Tagalog and Chinese.

We have been assisting our clients in the Vernon area since 1996, and in 2005 expanded to offer our existing Employment Services in Kelowna.

Our objectives

To assist in orientation and settlement of Immigrants and Newcomers to Canada.

To recognize and provide unmet needs of Immigrants in the community.

To encourage an attitude in the community of cross-cultural awareness and understanding.

To encourage and assist Immigrants to participate in Canadian society.

To provide a reception and information centre for social, cultural and educational interactions.

To assist in employment readiness through access of existing programs and creation of new programs.

Please use the links below to learn more about our programs, services and our office locations.

Vernon:	VDISS - Vernon & District Immigrant Services Society
	Settlement Services
	EAS - Employment Assistance Service
	ESLSAP - English as a Second Language Settlement Assistance Program
Kelowna:	COIES - Central Okanagan Immigrant Employment Service

Vernon and District Immigrant Services Society is proud to announce our third annual Health Fair. For more information, click on the picture below.