Provincial

Workers' Advisers Office

Provincial

Address:

500 8100 Granville Avenue
Richnmond, British Columbia V6Y 3T6 Canada

Phone:

Vancouver/Lower Mainland(604) 713-0360 1-800-663-4261

Fax:

(604) 713-0311

Provides advice, education and representation to workers, their dependents and other stakeholders while fostering safe and healthy workplaces.

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Service BC

Provincial

Phone:

In Vancouver call: (604) 660-2421

Service BC is a provincial call centre that provides services to all British Columbia residents, on behalf of provincial government ministries, Crown corporations and public agencies.

Hours of operation for Service BC are 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Monday through Friday

In Victoria call: 1-250-387-6121
Elsewhere in B.C. call: 1-800-663-7867

Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD)
In Vancouver call: (604) 775-0303
Elsewhere in B.C. call: 1-800-661-8773

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Ombudsperson

Provincial

Address:

2nd Flr - 756 Fort Street
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1H2 Canada

Phone:

1-800-567-3247

The Office of the Ombudsperson receives enquiries and complaints about the practices and services of public agencies within its jurisdiction. Our role is to impartially investigate these complaints to determine whether public agencies have acted fairly and reasonably, and whether their actions and decisions were consistent with relevant legislation, policies and procedures. Our services are provided free of charge.

The B.C. Ombudsperson is:

an officer of the provincial legislature

independent of government and political parties

responsible for making sure that the administrative practices and services of public agencies are fair, reasonable, appropriate and equitable

You can find more information about us and what we do on this website. If you have questions or would like to make a complaint, please contact us.

By toll-free telephone access:
1-800-567-3247 (all of B.C.)

By local telephone access:
(250) 387-5855 (Victoria)

Hours 8:30am to 4:30pm

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Employers Advisers Office

Provincial

Address:

Suite 620 - 8100 Granville Avenue
Richmond, British Columbia V6Y 3T6 Canada

Phone:

(604) 713-0303

Fax:

(604) 713-0345

Phone Toll Free: 1-800.925.2233

A worker adviser or advocate office is typically an independent agency of the department responsible for health and safety in your jurisdiction but it may be appointed by a separate government department. This office generally provides free services to most injured workers and their survivors in workplace compensation or insurance matters. Eligibility for assistance does vary from region to region. Contact your local office for details.

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