Office Holiday Break

Please note that the Vancouver East riding office will be closed for holiday break from 5 pm, December 20, 2024. Staff will return Monday, January 6, 2025.

Requests for assistance with a federal service or program placed by constituents of Vancouver East will be reviewed after the holiday period. Please ensure your email message includes your full name, phone number, street address, and postal code.

Happy holidays to you and all your loved ones and please stay safe.

If you need help with a provincial government service or program, please contact your local MLA:

Hon. Niki Sharma, MLA, Vancouver-Hastings
2365 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V5L 1V6
[email protected]
Phone: (604) 775-2277

Joan Phillip, MLA, Vancouver-Strathcona
1070-1641 Commercial Dr.
Vancouver, BC V5L 3Y3
[email protected]
Phone: (604) 660-0707

Or, look up their contact info with your home postal code at this link: https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn-about-us/members

If your inquiry relates to a City of Vancouver service or issue, please contact your Mayor and City Councillors by calling 3-1-1, or find their contact information at this link: https://vancouver.ca/your-government/vancouver-city-council.aspx

If you require shelter, or mental health support, please dial 2-1-1.

For Service Canada Employment Insurance assistant please contact 1-800-206-7218, for Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan information please contact 1-800-277-9914, For Service Canada Social Insurance Program, please contact 1-866-274-6627

For CRA Individual Tax inquiries and other Canada Revenue information please contact 1800-959-8281

For inquiries regarding Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada please contact 1-888-242-2100

For Indigenous & Northern Affair Public Inquiries please contact 1-800-567-9604

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Veuillez noter que le bureau de circonscription de Vancouver-Est sera fermé pour les vacances de fin d'année à partir de 17 heures, le 20 décembre 2024. Le personnel sera de retour le lundi 6 janvier 2025.

Les demandes d'aide concernant un service ou un programme fédéral présentées par les électeurs de Vancouver-Est seront examinées après le temps de le congé. Veuillez vous assurer que votre message électronique comprend votre nom complet, votre numéro de téléphone, votre adresse municipale et votre code postal.

Joyeuses fêtes à vous et à tous ceux qui vous sont chers et soyez prudents.

Si vous avez besoin d'aide au sujet d'un service ou d'un programme du gouvernement provincial, veuillez communiquer avec votre députée provinciale locale:

Niki Sharma, MLA, Vancouver-Hastings
2365 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V5L 1V6
[email protected]
Phone: (604) 775-2277

Joan Phillip, MLA, Vancouver-Strathcona
1070-1641 Commercial Dr.
Vancouver, BC V5L 3Y3
[email protected]
Phone: (604) 660-0707

Ou, cherchez leurs coordonnées sur ce site: https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn-about-us/members

Si votre demande concerne un service ou un problème de la ville de Vancouver, veuillez contacter votre maire et vos conseillers municipaux en composant le 3-1-1, ou trouver leurs coordonnées à ce lien: https://vancouver.ca/your-government/vancouver-city-council.aspx.

Si vous avez besoin d'un abri ou d'un soutien en santé mentale, veuillez composer le 2-1-1.

Pour l'assistance de Service Canada en matière d'assurance-emploi, veuillez composer le 1-800-206-7218, pour la Sécurité de la vieillesse et le Régime de pensions du Canada, veuillez composer le 1-800-277-9914, pour le Programme d'assurance sociale de Service Canada, veuillez composer le 1-866-274-6627.

Pour les demandes de renseignements sur l'impôt des particuliers de l'ARC et d'autres renseignements sur le ministère du Revenu du Canada, veuillez composer le 1800-959-8281.

Pour les questions concernant Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada, veuillez contacter le 1-888-242-2100.

Pour les demandes de renseignements sur les affaires autochtones et du Nord, veuillez contacter le 1-800-567-9604.

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