SURREY, BC – October 25th, 2021
His Excellency Mr. Manish, Consul General of India, Vancouver visited PICS Society office and the Senior’s Housing Facility (Guru Nanak Niwas) today, October 25th, 2021 at 10:30 AM. He was accompanied by Consuls’ Mr. Manjish Grover and Mr. Rahul Negi.
Consul General was pleased to see the quality of services being provided to new immigrants, seniors, farm workers, women and youth. “I am happy to note PICS Society’s contribution to the community in British Columbia through such a broad range of programs for not just new immigrants, but many marginalised women and seniors. Our consulate is always there to listen and support people from India and will continue working with community organizations in the best capacity that we can”, says Mr. Manish, Consul General.
The Consulate office provides variety of services to Non- Resident Indian, the services are as follows:
Passport
Visa
PIO
OCI
NRI Certificate
Attestation
Police Clearance Certificate
Life Certificate
Surrender of Nationality
Certificate of Date of Birth
Timings
Forms
Important Notice
Advisories for travellers to India
Registration of birth of a Canada born child of Indian parents
New Visa fee with effect from 1 April 2017
Registration of death and transportation of ashes/dead body to India
While visiting the Senior’s Housing Facility, he applauded the PICS team for setting up and maintaining a world-class facility that ensures seniors of all backgrounds can receive everyday care in their native culture (primarily South-Asian), from food to religious practices. He is very optimistic that the Guru Nanak Diversity Village (Long-term care home), will fill a much-needed gap in Senior’s care, here in British Columbia and he has offered to support this important community project for our senior citizens in whatever capacity their office can.
PICS C.E.O., Satbir Cheema was grateful that Mr. Manish visited PICS & the Senior’s Housing Facility. “I want to thank Mr. Manish for taking the time to visit PICS. Your presence and willingness to listen to the concerns of seniors means a lot to us and the residents”, said Mr. Satbir Cheema, CEO, PICS Society.
PICS Society provides a broad spectrum of programs and services which includes Employment Programs, Settlement Services, Language Services, Social Programs and Senior’s Housing Services. For more information, please visit: https://pics.bc.ca/.
