100 Things I Wish I’d Known in My First Year in Vancouver

Version: 2.4.1 Updated: 2023-09-04

中文版： 100件我希望自己在温哥华的第一年时就知道的事

If you’re stepping into Sauder, UBC, or Vancouver for the first time, it’s natural to feel jittery. Hey, we were in your shoes once! Coming to UBC marked my first time in Vancouver (and Canada) too. And, looking back, having a cheat sheet of sorts would’ve certainly eased my nerves. Hence, that is the origin of this note.

Oh, and while the title promises 100 things, we aren’t there yet. But we’re on our way! Yes, this project is open source, crowdsourcing, and an iterative process. If any introduction is not detailed enough or if you believe an important topic has been omitted, please feel free to contact us, or provide the content directly. we will update the note as soon as possible and credit your contribution: Contributors.

Drop us a mail at 100things.ca@gmail.com or contact us on LinkedIn. Let’s create this list of 100 things together.

Warning

Disclaimer: This guide stems from personal experiences and some materials are from the Internet, they might have a few misses. So, cross-check with credible sources before making major decisions.

Note

• URL of this Document: https://100things.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

• How this Document was built: How to Build an Online Project Document with VSCode, Sphinx, GitHub, and Readthedocs

Contents:

• 1. First Things First
  • 1.1. Study Permit
  • 1.2. Work Permit
  • 1.3. MSP
• 2. Baggage
  • 2.1. Suits
  • 2.2. Bed sheet
  • 2.3. Prohibited goods
• 3. Phone SIM Card
• 4. Bank Cards
• 5. Shopping
  • 5.1. Supermarkets
  • 5.2. Online shopping
  • 5.3. One-Dollar store
  • 5.4. Second-hand
• 6. Getting Around
  • 6.1. Public Transportation
  • 6.2. UPASS
  • 6.3. Uber
  • 6.4. Rent a car
  • 6.5. Taxi
• 7. Identifications
  • 7.1. Student card
  • 7.2. Student Email
  • 7.3. SIN
  • 7.4. BCID
  • 7.5. Driver’s License
• 8. UBC Campus
  • 8.1. Sauder Business School
  • 8.2. UBC Bookstore
  • 8.3. Libraries
  • 8.4. Rose Garden
  • 8.5. Wreck Beach
• 9. School Life
  • 9.1. Coffee Chat with BCC
  • 9.2. Meeting Room Reservation
  • 9.3. Printing/Scanning
  • 9.4. Certificate of enrollment
  • 9.5. iClicker
  • 9.6. Sports
• 10. Restaurants
  • 10.1. Pizza
  • 10.2. Chinese restaurants
  • 10.3. Tim Hortons
• 11. Medical
  • 11.1. Emergency
  • 11.2. Pharmacies
  • 11.3. Vaccines
• 12. Benefits
  • 12.1. Free Public Transportation: UPASS
  • 12.2. Free use of Swimming, and Ice Skating
  • 12.3. Insurance covers some of the cost of Vaccines
  • 12.4. Free Amazon Primary membership for 6 months
  • 12.5. Free OneDrive account
  • 12.6. to be continued…
• 13. Versions Preview and History
  • 13.1. Next Version Preview
  • 13.2. Version History
• 14. Contributors
• 15. Contact Us

This project is initiated by Henry Wu, and updated by a lot of contributors.
The detailed contributors list can be found in the Contributors section.