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Thank you for your interest in volunteering with PIRS. Please email our Volunteer Coordinator: Jugnoo Salahuddin, at jsalahuddin@pirs.bc.ca for information about our volunteering opportunities.

This fall, PIRS is excited to re-launch the Entry to Hospitality Careers for Women program in partnership with VCC. The fully-funded course equips women with the foodsafe and hospitality skills…

Is English your second or additional language? Are you working or looking for work? Want to improve your writing skills for the workplace? This is a workshop for you! Presented…

On Refugee Rights Day, (April 4th, 2017) PIRS released a position paper on barriers refugee women face in accessing language and employment programs. The paper urged government and…

On Tuesday May 30th, join PIRS and our host, Bal Brach for an inspiring evening of storytelling about belonging. The evening will feature Carmen Aguirre and Crisanta Sampang sharing…

REGISTER! Your best ever Scotiabank Half Maraton & 5K! Get early bird rates with PIRS codes. Join us for the 2017 challenge.

If you are a participant or staff member of any PIRS programs you are invited to be part of the Belonging Project leadership team. This project looks at what it…

We are deeply saddened by the tragic shooting at Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec. Our condolences to everyone affected by this act of violence. We also echo Prime Minister Trudeau’s…

PIRS kicked off “Giving Tuesday” with a video and fundraising campaign. Community-based programming with childcare for immigrant and refugee women continues to be a pressing need today. We’re looking to…

Our AGM is coming up, October 24th, 7 p.m. For more information: PIRS Annual General Meeting…