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Connecting Talent with Opportunities
The PAIE Program is an innovative, employer-led Ontario bridge training program that connects highly skilled Internationally-Trained Engineers and Geoscientists with employers seeking qualified talent. PAIE is developed and led by Toronto…
Skills for Change Begins New Project to Help Newcomer Women’s Employment
March 12, 2012 - Every year, Skills for Change, a Toronto settlement agency, helps about 14,000 newcomers settle in Canada. Of that number, over 55% are immigrant women. By 2031, it is predicted that 5.8 million people out of 11.1 million…
A Range of Employment Resources
New immigrants to Canada can count on a number of programs to help them to find their first job here. “Immigrants alone do not have all the tools to market themselves. The requirements are different even according to the sector or the…
Job Search Strategies: Searching the Smarter Way
by Shabnum Budwhani "I have sent over 200 resumes in a month and haven't received a single call." As counselors we hear these and other such comments very frequently from our clients who are newcomers to Canada. What you need to understand…
Help for internationally-trained IT professionals
When you planned on immigrating to Canada, you might not have considered the challenges of getting your Information Technology credentials recognized and finding a job in the field. You may have arrived in Canada with several years of…
Employment: Building the Network of Networks
In February, 2012, the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) announced an exciting new initiative: the Professional Immigrant Networks Initiative, or PINs. Sponsored by Scotiabank and funded by Citizenship and Immigration…
Employment Help in York and Durham Regions
Finding a job can be a challenge for anyone. But it is even more difficult for newcomers and immigrants who don’t know their way around the community and haven’t had the time to develop a network, which is key when looking for work.…
Job-Search: Networking Like A Canadian Pro
By Consuelo Solar It was the first week of spring, and a large group of well-dressed media professionals stood in clumps in the packed top floor of The Spoke Club in Toronto to engage in a networking evening organized by Mediabistro…
Job Interview: What Not To Do
One of the first priorities any newcomer to Canada has, apart from finding a place to live, is finding a job. So you have been sending your résumés day and night, and there has been complete silence. It is unnerving, but keep at it. One…
Work Track To Employment
by Marty Green As an ESL teacher, I try to encourage my adult newcomer students as much as possible. Yes, you can learn English. Yes, you can find work in Canada.