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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS & SERVICES
IPS at UBC's Okanagan campus aims to:
• ensure an integrated, safe, and celebratory environment for international
students through holistic student supports in order to promote student success
and create a sense of institutional affinity and belonging;
• foster an intercultural campus community where differences are embraced
and respected and adapting is multidirectional.
Our Staff:
Leah Sanford, Manager
Philipp Reichert, Senior Advisor
Saher Ahmed, Advisor
Kirsten Bennett, EFP Advisor
Evelyne Kiiza, IPS Representative
Student Staff & Volunteers
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HOW CAN IPS HELP?
Advising
•Immigration
•Healthcare
•Personal
• Transitional
• Everything!!! And referrals to appropriate campus partners
Social & Cultural
Programs & Activities
•International Clubs & Cultural Activities
•Intercultural Development Program
•Tandem Language Program
•The Global Spectrum
•Facebook Pages – IPS, JS, IDP…
•Jumpstart Orientation Program
Workshops
•Immigration/Permanent Residency
•International Career Development Program
•Immigration Workshops
•International Tax Information Work Shop
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INTERCULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (IDP)
• Regardless of what our students study or where they
settle - from psychology to physics, from Kelowna to
Singapore – they will inevitably live and work in a
diverse community.
• Pursuing intercultural fluency is not about mastering
cultural differences but about learning about the
contexts, histories, and power structures that influence
our own identities and those of others - as well as
what this means for how our students relate to one
another.
• Through a blend of hands-on workshops and practical
involvement, the program will help our students
develop critical, intercultural perspective and skills.
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INTERCULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• The IDP has been published in Deardorff, D.K. &
Ararasatnam-Smith, L. (2017). Intercultural Competence
in International Higher Education. (Routledge) as a case
study examining the creation of programming to develop
intercultural competence in the post-secondary setting.
• The IDP was also presented at the International
Academy for Intercultural Research
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INTERCULTURAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (ICDP)
The Intercultural Career Development Program (ICDP) is a joint initiative between UBC Okanagan’s
International Programs and Services and Career Services departments. Participants who complete
the program will receive a certificate of completion and be able to:
• navigate IRCC (immigration) documentation requirements to support the Canadian and international
workplace transition;
• identify and explore their own identities/workplace expectations in relation to the identities and
expectations of others through discussion, case studies, personalized activities, and guest speakers;
• develop intercultural competence/fluency as a means to create more meaningful interview, networking,
and workplace interactions (ie. via email, meetings, and professional and social settings);
• connect with UBC’s Alumni Relations, local alumni, regional HR managers, and immigration specialists;
• participate in Career Services’ sessions to identify skills, prepare for the job search, and complete up-to-
date and relevant resumes and cover letters
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TANDEM LANGUAGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
By joining the Tandem Language Exchange Program, our students will have the opportunity to
both teach a language that they know and learn a language that they want to develop. This
program gives them the chance to meet people from different cultures and improve their
language learning outside of the classroom.
Joining Tandem can benefit students in international travel, in future employment, or in opening
the doors to another culture.
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IMMIGRATION REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP CANADA (IRCC)
ADVISING SERVICES
• Study Permits
• Temporary Residence Visas (if applicable)
• Post Graduate Work Permit Information Sessions
• Workshops throughout the year for immigration-related topics
• Questions related to eligibility for work in relation to academic studies
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HEALTH INSURANCE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
BC MSPComplete
medical
coverage
iMed
coverage(coverage for first
3 months)
Blue Cross
ihaveaplan.ca
Extended
coverage
Arrival in Canada
3-month waiting period Ongoing coverage while a BC resident
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IMED: HOW DOES IT WORK?
As soon as international students (on a study permit*) register for
courses, they are automatically enrolled in iMed
• $180.00 iMED fee will be charged to student account
• iMED Card will be emailed to students within two weeks
• Canadian Citizens & Permanent Residents are encouraged to
purchase temporary health insurance through Global Campus
Health (prices vary)
*One term Exchange students and iCharleston students have coverage for the entirety of their
visit through iMed
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MEDICAL SERVICES PLAN (MSP)
• Basic Provincial Health insurance is legally required if you are
residing in BC
• 3-month wait period to qualify for MSP (remainder of arrival
month plus 2 months)
• MSP covers medical appointments, testing, hospitalizations.
• $75.00 monthly fee
• (under 19 no fee but still need to be enrolled)
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UBCSUO Health & Dental – Blue Cross
1) Extended health insurance – student automatically
enrolled
2) Online opt-out form if proof of alternate coverage provided
3) Full-year coverage - $268.88 (divided over school terms)
4) Covers up to 80% dental fees and prescription drugs, out
of province/country emergency treatment, vision care etc.
• See the Student Union for more details regarding
coverage
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If you don’t have MSP Coverage
Fees start at:
• AMBULANCE - $550.00
• EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT - $600.00
• PHYSICIAN/DOCTOR'S FEE - $300.00 per physician that sees
you
• WARD STAY (if you are required to stay in hospital) - $3,300.00
per day
• DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN APPOINTMENT ON CAMPUS - $71.00