Life Skills

Much of the content in this guide is accessed through the menu on the left hand side. For the topics Employment and Housing, we have provided less information, and organized it as such. For these two topics, all the resources are on one page of the guide. 

Life can be challenging to navigate for everyone; adding university studies to the mix makes the mazes of our complex world even more difficult. Use this guide to not only survive, but also thrive, to explore and use what is available, and to get help when needed.

In this guide there are various resources to help you navigate so-called "Vancouver" as a student or as an alumni. 

The guide is broken up into different sections to the left of this page. In them are links to books in the ECUAD library collection, links to local organizations, and PDF files to get started on any applications for services. There are also many services you can find on campus, find these in the "On Campus" Tab of the section. 

If would like help finding more resources, please contact us library@ecuad.ca or visit our Getting Started in the Library guide.

Gwyn Crisp is an artist and Library Technology student at Langara. They have lived experience of mental illness, neurodivergence as well as navigating the health care system and psychiatric care in so-called "Vancouver". In their spare time, they like to ride their bike, take care of their aquarium, and spend time with friends. If you have feedback or any ideas about how this guide can be improved please reach out to them as well as the library. 

This guide was envisioned as a collective resource that is a living document and was built by an Emily Carr alumni and studying Library Technology student at Langara, who gratefully pooled these resources from various communities and their knowledges. However, this is not an exhaustive list of all the programs, services and communities that exist in so-called "Vancouver". If you or anyone you know has relevant knowledge of local non-profits or other helpful organizations and community-led initiatives that may help students, please get in touch with the library (library@ecuad.ca). The library would like to especially encourage current students to share what they know to best serve their own needs.