December 16, 2016
For more information and resources, visit the following websites:
Propel – Tourism and Hospitality Student Work Placement Program
Funded by the Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program, Propel offers registered Canadian businesses, startups, and not-for-profits related to the tourism and hospitality sector a wage subsidy for each qualifying student hired through the program. Employers can sign up through the online Propel portal and post work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities for students to apply for.
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)’s Canada Summer Jobs program is an initiative of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy which aims to provide quality work experiences for youth to develop skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market. The program supports non-profits, small businesses (50 or fewer employees), and public sector employers with wage subsidies to provide quality work experiences for youth aged 15 to 30.
The BC Centre for Ability provides community-based services to enhance the quality of life for children, youth with special needs and adults with disabilities, and their families in ways that foster inclusion in all aspects of life.
By raising awareness, identifying opportunities, recruiting candidates, and enabling training and financial support, they work with employers and individuals to help create diverse and inclusive workplaces. They have a range of programs for persons with disabilities including financial support for training, wage subsidy, as well as coaching, mentoring and connecting youth with diverse abilities to employers.
The only national not-for-profit organization in Canada that has for over thirty years empowered Canadians with disabilities through the use of computer-based assistive technologies, research and development, and various employment programs:
Creative Employment Options program (replaced the Working Together program)
WorkBC Assistive Technology Services
Information database of resources for employers
Accessible Employment BC is a free job listing site for people with disabilities who are looking for work opportunities and for employers who wish to diversify their workforce
Find a Settlement Service provider near you at Welcome BC
Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSofBC)
Hiring services, resources and workplace training to help employers tap into the hidden talent pool of new immigrants.
Free services to help employers access local and internationally trained candidates from various MOSAIC Employment Programs and WorkBC Employment Services across the Lower Mainland as well as access to funded incentives such as Wage Subsidies, Onboarding/Job Start supports and more.
A non-profit charity offering range of services including job ready candidates, a free job board, employment matching, mentorship, job fairs and training
Immigrant Employment Council of B.C.
The Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC) is a not-for-profit organization that provides BC employers with solutions, tools and resources they need to attract, hire and retain qualified immigrant talent.
South Okanagan Immigrant & Community Services (SOICS)
A non-profit society, SOICS offers employment services for newcomers and employers including an informal job matching service.
Friendship Centres provide culturally relevant programs and services for Indigenous people living in urban centres across Canada in multiple areas including, health, shelter, youth, justice, development and employment. They have also become a place for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to come together, to share traditions, and to learn from one another. Find a Friendship Centre
OTDC (Okanagan Training and Dev. Corp) – North Okanagan Friendship Center Society
North Okanagan Employment Services is a program designed to increase the employability and employment rate of First Nations people in the North Okanagan area. Resources for employers include a job board.
Okanagan Training & Development Council – Workplace Training & Wage Subsidy
The Okanagan Training & Development Council offers funding for workplace training to help employers to upgrade the skills of current full-time, current part-time or seasonal employees who are in danger of layoff. This primarily involves the purchase of (off-the-job) training.
Wage subsidy also available for replacement costs for employee hired during regular employee’s absence to attend training (more than 1 week).
Support job seekers in finding career opportunities as well as help employers fill jobs, find the right talent and grow their businesses
Employment programs and resources for employers in Surrey, BC
Based in Chilliwack, BC, Triangle Community Resources provides resources, training and supports to help clients who are unemployed, under-employed or have multiple barriers to employment transition into employment throughout the lower mainland.
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