Consulate General Vancouver
1075 West Pender Street
Vancouver, B.C.

This is a universal number and will bring emergency service, i.e. ambulance, police, fire department. Tell the operator where you are and what the emergency is. The operator will connect you to the service you need. If you are at a pay phone, just dial 911 - no money is required. The quickest way to obtain emergency medical service in non-threatening instances is to go directly to the Emergency Room at the nearest hospital.

Medical care is provided throughout the province of British Columbia by B.C. Health Care.

Family physicians provide primary care. Specialists are only seen when a patient has been referred by a family physician. Family physicians are not available outside regular office hours. If you need to see a physician immediately, you will need to go to the emergency room of the nearest hospital. This is standard practice. The emergency room is staffed by family physicians on a rotational basis and they provide care that you would normally expect your "on-call" doctor to provide.

For complete information, including contact information for British Columbia and Yukon Physicians and Hospitals, please use the link below. An Adobe Acrobat file will open in a new window.