Foreign nationals with expired or expiring post-graduation work permits will qualify to work in Canada longer

Today, Taleeb Noormohamed, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville, His Worship Ken Sim, Mayor of the City of Vancouver, and Scott Jensen, Chair of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, announced a joint investment of more than $36.2 million towards the City of Vancouver’s Rain City Strategy, which outlines a series of actions to improve the city’s water quality, increase resilience to climate change, and enhance ecosystems.

Shakti Awards 2023

City receives $150,000 USD to further Healthy City work

On Saturday, February 25, 2023, our Celebration of Care Gala – A Sweet Escape welcomed over 650 of Surrey’s business, community, medical, and philanthropic leaders at the Aria Banquet Hall. We are proud to say that our 6th annual gala raised over $2.4 million for children’s health in Surrey!

Over 300 guests donned their best evening attire for the highly anticipated VCC Foundation signature event, Flourish gala, on Feb. 28 at the Broadway campus. Proceeds from Flourish support VCC student scholarships and awards.

Burnaby Hospital Foundation celebrated the naming of Burnaby Hospital’s Emergency Department at a reception attended by Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley, City of Burnaby Council members, and Foundation staff. In honour of the City of Burnaby’s $5 million gift, the upgraded and expanded Emergency Department will be named the Burnaby Community Emergency Department. 

The Delta Community Foundation hosted a sold-out inaugural fundraising gala at the new Cascades Casino on February 11th 2023.

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction’s inaugural longlist includes 15 writers from across Canada and the U.S., one of whom will win the $150,000 USD grand prize, presented by BMO.

A major donation from the Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia (SNPBC) to the Applied Legal Studies program at Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) School of Criminology will lead to significant advancements in the field of applied legal studies, and place SFU as a pivotal partner in the expansion of notary education in British Columbia.