AAC Services in BC

Revised January 2026

Age 0-6 Years or Kindergarten Entry

Primary Services	Tertiary/Specialized Services	Potential Funding Assistance for AAC Technology
Child Development Centres (CDCs) Lower Mainland: Centre of Child Development BC Centre for Ability Tri-City Areas: SHARE Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Ridge Meadows CDC Mission/Abbotsford East to Boston Bar Fraser Valley CDC Delta: Reach Centre for Child Development	Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children (SHHC)	Private Extended Insurance Benefits Community Based Organizations Kinsmen Foundation Lion’s Clubs Rotary Clubs Legions Religious groups Local First Nations Bands Fund-raising efforts on an individual basis (E.g. bake sales, garage sales, car washes, etc.) At Home Program (financial assistance for services, not for AAC devices)
BC Provincial Health Units, Municipal Health Departments, or Hospitals
Private Practitioners Speech-Language Pathologists Occupational Therapists

Primary Services

Tertiary/Specialized Services

Potential Funding Assistance for AAC Technology

Child Development Centres (CDCs)
Lower Mainland:

Tri-City Areas:

Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows

Ridge Meadows CDC

Mission/Abbotsford East to Boston Bar

Fraser Valley CDC

Delta:

Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children (SHHC)

Private Extended Insurance Benefits Community Based Organizations

Kinsmen Foundation
Lion’s Clubs
Rotary Clubs
Legions
Religious groups
Local First Nations Bands

Fund-raising efforts on an individual basis (E.g. bake sales, garage sales, car washes, etc.) At Home Program (financial assistance for services, not for AAC devices)

BC Provincial Health Units, Municipal Health Departments, or Hospitals

Private Practitioners

Age 6-19 Years

Primary Services	Tertiary/Specialized Services	Potential Funding for AAC Technology
Education System (contact your school SLP for more information)	Special Education Technology-BC (SET-BC)	Private Extended Insurance Benefits Community Based Organizations Kinsmen Foundation Lion’s Clubs Rotary Clubs Legions Religious groups Local First Nations Bands Fund-raising efforts on an individual basis (E.g. bake sales, garage sales, car washes, etc.) At Home Program (financial assistance for services, not for AAC devices)
Child Development Centres (CDCs) Lower Mainland: Centre for Child Development Centre for Ability	Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children (SHHC)
Community Health Units or Hospitals Ministry of Health Health services and information topics
Private Practitioners Speech-Language Pathologists Occupational Therapists

Age 10 – 99+ Years

Primary Services	Tertiary/Specialized Services	Potential Funding Assistance for Purchasing AAC Technology
Acute Care Hospitals & Public Health Units Continuing Care Program Health Services for Community Living (HSCL) Program	G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre (GFS)	Private Extended Insurance Benefits Community Based Organizations Kinsmen Foundation Lion’s Clubs Rotary Clubs Legions Religious groups local First Nations Bands Fund-raising efforts on an individual basis (E.g. bake sales, garage sales, car washes, etc.)
Specialized Long-Term Care Oak Care Centre (formerly named George Pearson Centre)	Assistive Technology Service (ATS)
Regional Resource for Adults with Disabilities (RRAD) – South Island only	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Related Disorders Clinic Parkinson’s etc. Clinics
Private Practitioners Speech-Language Pathologists Occupational Therapists	Assistive Technology-British Columbia (AT-BC)
	Communication Assistance for Youth and Adults (CAYA)