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Help and contacts for clients and families

Phone numbers for WorkSafeBC, ICBC, Veterans Affairs and other funders, plus free services for pain, brain injury, anxiety, mental health and caregivers. Your CTC clinician can help you work out which ones fit.

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Funder contacts and help lines

Your case manager, recovery specialist or claim owner is your first contact for approvals and questions about your file. Use these lines to start a claim, find out who is handling it, or get support. We are not connected with these organizations. Details checked November 2026.

If you need help now

9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline

Free, 24/7 support anywhere in Canada for anyone thinking about suicide or worried about someone.

Call or text 9-8-8

Hope for Wellness Help Line

Free 24/7 counselling and crisis support for Indigenous people across Canada, by phone or online chat.

Call 1-855-242-3310

HealthLink BC

Free health advice by phone from nurses, pharmacists, dietitians and exercise professionals, any time of day. In an emergency, call 9-1-1.

Call 8-1-1 (7-1-1 for deaf and hard of hearing)

WorkSafeBC

WorkSafeBC Claims Call Centre

Report a workplace injury, check your claim status or get your case manager's contact details.

Call 1-888-967-5377 (604-231-8888 in the Lower Mainland), Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm

WorkSafeBC Crisis Support Line

For injured workers and their families in emotional crisis. Independent crisis counsellors answer 24/7, and you don't need a claim to call.

Call 1-800-624-2928

CTC and WorkSafeBC

What we provide for injured workers and how a referral from your case manager works.

ICBC

ICBC claims

Report a crash or injury claim, or get help reaching your recovery specialist. You can also report online, 24 hours a day.

Call 1-800-910-4222 (604-520-8222 in the Lower Mainland), daily, 8 am to 8 pm

If you disagree with an ICBC decision

Start with your recovery specialist, then a claims manager. ICBC's Fair Practices Office can review how your claim was handled.

Fair Practices Office 1-800-445-9981

CTC and ICBC

Rehab after a crash under Enhanced Care, what is pre-approved and how we bill ICBC directly.

Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada

Questions about VAC benefits, services and your file. There are VAC offices in Kelowna, Vancouver and Victoria.

Call 1-866-522-2122 (1-866-522-2022 en français), Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

VAC Assistance Service

Free, confidential 24/7 support from a mental health professional for Veterans, former RCMP members and their families.

Call 1-800-268-7708

CTC and Veterans Affairs

Community rehab, counselling, equipment and home safety for Veterans across BC.

Other funders

FNHA Health Benefits

First Nations health benefits in BC, including medical supplies and equipment, medical transportation and mental health counselling.

Call 1-855-550-5454, Monday to Friday

WCB-Alberta

For people hurt at work in Alberta, including our Calgary clients. Claims questions and help reaching your case manager.

Call 1-866-922-9221 (403-517-6000 in Calgary), Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm

Disability insurers and extended health

Call the number on your benefits card or claim letter. Our fees and funding page explains who pays for what.

Free supports in BC and Alberta

Services we often point clients and families to, alongside the care we provide. Local groups, such as your regional brain injury association, are listed on each location page.

Living with pain

Pain BC Support Line

Free information, resources and support by phone or text for people living with pain and their families. Leave a message and staff call back on weekdays. Not a crisis line.

Call or text 1-833-261-7246

Pain BC Coaching for Health

Free phone coaching for BC adults with chronic pain, to set and work toward self-management goals. Needs a referral from a health professional, which your CTC clinician can help with.

LivePlanBe+

A free, self-paced online program from Pain BC for learning about pain and building self-management skills in your own time.

Anxiety and mental health

Anxiety Canada

Free, evidence-based tools for managing anxiety, including the MindShift CBT app for iPhone and Android and online self-help programs.

BounceBack (CMHA BC)

A free skill-building program for adults and youth 13 and over with low mood, mild to moderate depression, anxiety or stress, with or without a coach.

Call 1-866-639-0522

HereToHelp

Plain-language information, self-tests and resources on mental health and substance use from BC's mental health partner agencies.

Brain injury, concussion, spinal cord injury and stroke

BC Brain Injury Association

The provincial association for acquired brain injury, with information, events and help finding services across BC.

Call 778-381-2696

Concussion Awareness Training Tool

Free concussion information and recovery guides for patients, families, workplaces and schools, from the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit.

Your local brain injury association

Regional societies run support groups, life skills and caregiver programs. Find yours on the page for your area.

Spinal Cord Injury BC InfoLine

Free information and support for people with spinal cord injury or other physical disabilities, their families and providers.

Call 1-800-689-2477 or text 778-247-2477

Stroke Recovery BC

Peer support, exercise, communication and education programs for stroke survivors, in communities across BC and online.

Caregivers, disability and benefits

Family Caregivers of BC

Phone support, information and referrals for anyone caring for a family member or friend.

Call 1-877-520-3267, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4 pm

Disability Alliance BC

Free help applying for disability benefits, the Disability Tax Credit and the RDSP, plus a free disability law clinic. By appointment.

Calgary and Alberta

Health Link 811

Free 24/7 health advice and navigation by phone for Albertans, including rehabilitation advice.

Call 8-1-1

Addiction and Mental Health Help Line

Free, confidential 24/7 phone support, crisis help and referrals for Albertans.

Call 1-877-303-2642

Distress Centre Calgary

A 24/7 crisis line plus free short-term counselling for youth, adults, couples and families in the Calgary region.

Call or text 403-266-4357

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