Outreach Workers are hosting events across Canada to provide information, application assistance for those applying for the first time and to validate applications.
If you have made an online application, the next step is to have your personal documents validated.
Options for validation:
- Make an appointment at a regional event - scroll down for regional event details. Click the + button on the right side of the event date to see more event details and the Outreach Worker to RSVP to
- Schedule a virtual validation (video call) with an Outreach Worker in your region
Event Requirements
1. Schedule an appointment: Click on the + sign beside the event you'd like to attend to find the event details and Outreach Worker contact information to RSVP to for an appointment time
2. Outreach Workers will request to see the applicant in-person at an event OR
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- A representative of the applicant can bring the applicant's ID and one of the following:
- A signed letter on letterhead from the care facility they are residing at stating the applicant is a resident there
- A statement from the current month from the care facility that the applicant is residing at
- A complete a Notary/Guarantor Form (process pending)
- A representative of the applicant can bring the applicant's ID and one of the following:
3. Two pieces of the applicants ID, with at least one piece being photo ID.
These pieces of ID will be used to verify your identity, that your birthdate is before April 1, 1949 and your address:
- Birth Certificate - The best method to validate Roots in BC is your original British Columbia Longform Birth Certificate (original document with official seal only). This document includes the names of your parents.
If you have your original BC Longform Birth Certificate, please contact your Outreach Worker directly to confirm that it has been included as part of your application. You may also contact our JCSHWF General Phone/Toll-free phone or email (listed here). This will speed up the processing of your application. - Passport
- Driver's license
- Health Card
- Provincial Identification Card
- Statement or bill (e.g. utility bill)
4. If the cheque is being requested to be mailed to the Power of Attorney, we will need to see:
- the Power of Attorney
- Power of Attorney's ID with proof of residence (e.g. driver’s license, health card and/or utility statement)
- Power of Attorney legal documents
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING THE MAILING ADDRESS
- Cheques can only be delivered to the Survivor's mailing address or the legal Power of Attorney's mailing address ***No other arrangements can be made***
- Cheques will only be made payable to the Survivor's legal name
5. All event attendees will be asked to complete a Survivor Contact Form with your basic information regardless of whether you are applying for the first time or have already made an application.
British Columbia (click on the + symbol to see event details)
Contact Outreach Worker Maureen Hatanaka to make an individual appointment in Kelowna
Email: maureen.hatanaka@jcwellness.org
Phone: 250-864-4146
Applications and validations can be made by video call. Please contact the Outreach Worker overseeing your region to schedule an appointment:
Elizabeth Miyanaga - Burnaby, Tri-cities, Fraser Valley, Maple Ridge, Langley
Email: elizabeth.miyanaga@jcwellness.org
Phone: 236-833-0887
Chihiro Honma - 日本語対応 - Vancouver and Vancouver Island
Email: chihiro.honma@jcwellness.org
Phone: 236-833-2373
Yumi Deyell - 日本語対応 - Steveston, Richmond, Ladner, Surrey
Email: yumi.deyell@jcwellness.org
Phone: 236-833-5669
Maureen Hatanaka - Kelowna, Kamloops, Vernon
Email: maureen.hatanaka@jcwellness.org
Phone: 250-864-4146
February 1, 2024
Wisteria Place Livestreamed Launch Event
February 4, 2024
Steveston Buddhist Temple
February 7, 2024
Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre
February 10, 2024
Tonari Gumi
February 11, 2024
Vancouver Buddhist Temple
February 11, 2024
JC Bowling League - Grandview Lanes *for members only
Nimi Nikkei Home *for residents only
February 14, 2024
Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavilion
March 2, 2024
Fraser Valley Buddhist Temple
Kamloops Buddhist Temple
March 3, 2024
Steveston Buddhist Temple
Vancouver Buddhist Temple
March 16, 2024
Steveston Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
BC Nisei Bonspiel, Vernon, BC
March 27, 2024
Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre
April 7, 2024
Steveston Buddhist Temple
April 10, 2024
Greenwood Museum
April 14, 2024
Vancouver Buddhist Temple
April 15, 2024
Vernon Japanese Cultural Society
Salmon Arm Hockey Arena
April 16, 2024
Kamloops Japanese Canadian Cultural Association
May 5, 2024
Steveston Buddhist Temple
Vancouver Buddhist Temple
Beban Social Centre - Nanaimo
May 23, 2024
Fraser Valley Buddhist Temple
May 24, 2024
Dogwood Pavilion, Coquitlam
June 2, 2024
Steveston Buddhist Temple
Vancouver Buddhist Temple
June 27, 2024
Kamloops Japanese Canadian Association Centre
May/June 2024: Office hours
Kamloops Japanese Canadian Association Centre
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
Wisteria Place
August 3-4, 2024
48th Annual Powell Street Festival
September 24, 2024
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
Don't see an event in your city? Email help@jcwellness.org or call us (North American toll-free phone #: 1-833-368-6462, General phone #: 250-797-6300) to request one.
Alberta (click on the + symbol to see event details)
Edmonton Japanese Community Association (EJCA) - 6750 88 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5H6
Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Appointments are available between 11:00am – 3:00pm during Matsu no Kai. Appointment RVSP is required. Please note that a minimum number will need to be booked prior to appointments taking place.
Contact Outreach Worker Susan Huntley for any questions or to schedule an appointment time. Email: susan.huntley@jcwellness.org or phone: 403-973-5433.
An Outreach Worker can assist you with an application and do the ID validation. Please be prepared to show photo ID and proof of address.
If you have already applied online, your ID and proof of address can be validated at this event.
Applications and validations can be made by video call. Please contact one of the Alberta Outreach Workers directly to schedule an appointment:
Roger Teshima at roger.teshima@jcwellness.com or phone 587-896-5178
OR
Susan (Takeda) Huntley at susan.huntley@jcwellness.org or phone 403-973-5433
February 3, 2024
Calgary Japanese Community Association
February 7, 2024
Calgary Japanese Community Association - Kotobuki
February 17, 2024
Japanese Canadian Alberta Bonspiel - Lethbridge, AB
March 27, 2024
Edmonton Japanese Community Association
February 18, 2024
Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta - Lethbridge, AB
March 3, 2024
Calgary Buddhist Temple
March 10, 2024
Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta - Lethbridge, AB
March 17, 2024
Calgary Buddhist Temple
March 27, 2024
Edmonton Japanese Community Association
May 5, 2024
Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta
May 19, 2024
Calgary Buddhist Temple
Don't see an event in your city? Email help@jcwellness.org or call us (North American toll-free phone #: 1-833-368-6462, General phone #: 250-797-6300) to request one.
Manitoba + Saskatchewan + Northern Ontario (click on the + symbol on the right to see more details)
Applications and validations can be made by individual appointments. Please contact Outreach Worker Caroline Yamashita directly.
Caroline Yamashita
Email: caroline.yamashita@jcwellness.org
Phone: 431-778-7631
Don't see an event in your city? Email help@jcwellness.org or call us (North American toll-free phone #: 1-833-368-6462, General phone #: 250-797-6300) to request one.
Ontario + Quebec + Eastern Canada (click on the + symbol to see event details)
Applications and validations can be made by video call. Please contact the Ontario Outreach Workers directly to schedule an appointment:
Erin Oikawa
Email: erin.oikawa@jcwellness.org
Phone: 437-881-4879
Mark Uyeda
Email: mark.uyeda@jcwellness.org
Phone: 437-882-9856
June 27, 2024
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre of Montreal (JCCCM)
June 2, 2024
Toronto Buddhist Church
May-June 2024: Office Hours
Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre of Hamilton
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
Momiji Health Care Society
May 5, 2024
Toronto Buddhist Church
April 25, 2024
Momiji Health Care Society
April 9, 2024
Mississauga Valley Community Centre
April 7, 2024
Toronto Buddhist Church
April 6, 2024
Hamilton Canadian Japanese Culture Centre
March 26, 2024
Wynford Seniors at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
March 16, 2024
Wynford Seniors at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
February 25, 2024
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church
February 23, 2024
CANCELLED - Wynford Bowlers
“Exiles In Our Own Country: Japanese Canadian in Niagara”
Monday, February 19, 2024
Wynford Bowlers
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Rexdale Bolerama
Monday, February 12, 2024
Hamilton CJCC Koyu-kai (Seniors meeting)
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Don't see an event in your city? Please fill out this survey to indicate your interest in an event in your area: https://forms.office.com/r/JX0CCyPsne