Provincial Language Services organized and conducted five discussions and focus group sessions across the province with community participants as follows:

In addition, an online survey with ASL translation was active from February 3 - May 6, 2018, for anyone unable to attend an in-person session. 

Engagement - Summary of Input Received - Phase 2

Phase III consisted of one follow-up workshop on June 20, 2018. The workshop was hosted in Vancouver, with access to participation from several communities across British Columbia via Telehealth. Provincial Language Services staff reported on what was heard in the Phase II engagements and shared a draft model proposal for future service delivery. Participants were asked to provide input into the draft proposal.

Twenty-two people participated:

Provincial Language Services also established a Telehealth connection with the location in Victoria, and a Telehealth connection was made available for Terrace, but no participants attended from those locations.

Phase III also included receiving post-workshop input into the information shared about the proposed Service Delivery Framework. 

Phase 3 Report Summary

Engagement  Summary of Input Received - Phase 3

Community Engagement Phase 3 Visual Report

Phase IV focuses on reporting on the community input used in Provincial Language Services' short-term and long-term service planning. 

Reporting back to the community also includes feedback on the input received that might not be practical or possible for Provincial Language Services to implement, along with why this is so. 

Phase IV will also serve as a transition phase to a new Deaf-led process, establishing a community advisory group.

Announcement: Community Advisory Group