This section provides links to guides and resources to assist employers in hiring and retaining internationally-trained workers. The guides and resources listed in this section address the entire process of hiring and retaining internationally-trained workers. For employer resources that address specific aspects of the integration process, see Resources for employers.
Click on the following links to access online guides and resources:
General resources
Alberta resources
British Columbia resources
Manitoba resources
Ontario resources
Quebec resources
Sector-specific resources
The following guides and resources will be useful to employers in all parts of Canada
Hireimmigrants.ca
This web resource developed by the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council provides employers with the tools and resources they need to better recruit, retain, and promote skilled immigrants. Links to region-specific resources are provided.
Take a Look at What’s Working: Internationally Trained Workers in Canada
This 2003 document produced by the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters reports on best practices in hiring internationally-trained workers.
Best Employers for New Canadians
Launched in 2007, this competition (managed by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers in partnership with TRIEC, a non-profit organization with experience in immigrant employer issues) recognizes the nation's best employers for recent immigrants. The web site presents profiles of employers offer interesting programs to assist new Canadians in making the transition to a new workplace and a new life in Canada.
Immigration and Small Business: One Solution to Canada’s Skills and Labour Shortage
This document produced by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business outlines a number of programs that are currently available to employers who wish to hire either temporary or permanent immigrant workers.
Alberta Employment Immigration & Industry Employer Toolkit
This toolkit provides a listing of websites for employers to secure the skills they need. The toolkit includes different resources to help employers find employees, with an emphasis on recruiting a diverse workforce.
Information for Employers
This portion of the Alberta Employment Immigration & Industry web site provides links to useful information geared towards Alberta employers about hiring foreign workers and immigrants.
Work BC
This website was created by the British Columbia Government and provides information to both employers and workers about working in British Columbia. The web site has a section on recruiting workers from outside Canada.
Looking Ahead – Gateway to Employment for Immigrants in BC
This is an on-line portal to information, programs and services that support immigrant employment in BC. The portal is an initiative of EASI (Employment Access for Skilled Immigrants).
I’m an employer looking to hire
This web site developed by Manitoba Labour & Immigration/Immigration & Multiculturalism provides links to information on how Manitoba companies can attract skilled people from overseas, recruitment job fairs in Europe, the Provincial Nominee Program, and cost-sharing for language training.
Ontario Ministry of Citizenship & Immigration web site – Employer section
This site provides information on recruiting internationally trained employees and assessing their qualifications. The section was developed with assistance from the Canadian Federation for Independent Business and the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME)
Skills without Borders Employer Resource Guide
This guide was developed by The Brampton Board of Trade www.bramptonbot.com to assist business owners, employers and HR Managers to access the large and growing pool of skilled immigrants available in the Brampton-Caledon communities; overcome barriers encountered while hiring immigrants; and recruit, hire, and retain a culturally diverse workforce. .
The Workplace Development Toolkit—Because a Global Economy requires Global Talent
This toolkit developed by Settlement & Immigration Services Organization in Hamilton provides employers with information, tools and resources that can help in workforce planning. Employers using the toolkit can learn how to adapt company policies and procedures to reap the benefits of an increasingly diverse workforce.
Services to Quebec employers
This portion of the Québec-Immigration web site provides information to the Québec public or private employer for hiring a foreign worker on a temporary or permanent basis.
An Employer’s guide to….Hiring Foreign Skilled Workers—Nova Scotia Automotive Service & Repair Industry Immigration Strategy
The purpose of this guide is to encourage employers in the automotive service and repair industry in Nova Scotia to hire foreign skilled workers.
Accessibility and Removal of Barriers
This link provides information on a project of the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum that identifies the perceived barriers faced by recent immigrants and other groups when accessing and completing apprenticeship training in Canada.
Hiring Internationally-Educated Engineers: The Employers' Perspective
A video presenting the employer’s perspective in hiring internationally-educated engineers is available at this web site developed by the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education.
Internationally Trained Workers Inventory
The Canadian Automotive Repair and Service Councils (CARS) developed this listing of available programs and resources for employers looking to hire and retain internationally-trained workers. CARS also welcomes internationally-trained workers to assess their skills at www.carsability.ca to help them identify any professional development that would enhance their success when integrating into the Canadian workforce.