Who Are We?

Vancouver Island Vocational and Rehabilitation Services (VIVRS) is a dynamic, growing company that has been providing individualized services to clients on Vancouver Island since 1992.

Our professional approach, creative and energetic staff, and dedication to exceptional service have been recognized through ongoing contracts with Federal and Provincial Governments, Crown Corporations and private insurance companies.

VIVRS provides services throughout Vancouver Island with offices in Victoria, Nanaimo, Duncan, Port Alberni and Parksville. Our strength is our staff, who bring with them the necessary related academic qualifications, including the Registered Rehabilitation Professional (RRP) status, and an extensive variety of work experience.

Our knowledge of the communities in which we work and our solid relationships with support agencies and employers gives our clients a head start in their efforts to contribute to society and enhance their own feelings of self worth.

What Do We Do?

VIVRS has a proven track record in providing:

• Assessment
• Liaison with medical specialists
• Employment and vocational counselling
• Job search assistance
• Life skills coaching
• Work experience
• Training and employment plans
• Application for training and educational funding
• Work placement and Follow-along to job seekers and individuals wishing to participate in their communities.

For our clients, we focus on exploration of your goals to prepare you for volunteering, training and employment. We provide ongoing support that is tailored to your specific needs. For more information,

• Federal Programs
• Private Consulting
• Customized Employment Services (CES)

For employers, we focus on supporting you as you assess, train and hire our clients. We provide you with skilled, motivated volunteers and workers for short or long term opportunities such as work experience placements and paid employment.

VIVRS carries its own liability and WCB insurance, which allows you to work with our clients in a risk-free environment.

For more information,

• Employer Services

How Successful Are We?

On Vancouver Island, hundreds of employers have collaborated with us to help both their businesses and our clients. Employers comment on the enthusiasm our clients bring to the workplace and the support and availability of VIVRS staff when setting up placements and training new workers. VIVRS clients not only contribute to the productivity of companies where they work, but also to the community reputation and morale within these businesses.

VIVRS has been successful in placing over 70% of our clients in employment situations, including clients living with physical, mental, developmental, emotional and neurological disabilities.

Our clients report an increase in confidence and self-esteem, and a feeling that they can make a genuine contribution. In ratings completed regularly by an independent third party, 90% of clients found the services provided by VIVRS to be good or excellent. No clients rated the service as poor.

Our staff has a reputation for exceeding all outcomes contracted by our funding agencies, in an effective and timely manner.

In the past fourteen years, VIVRS has grown from one dedicated professional serving the Nanaimo Regional District to a team of ten providing a variety of services throughout Vancouver Island. Throughout this growth, VIVRS has maintained an average turnover rate of less than 3%, indicating excellent retention of skilled personnel.