Employment – CareerNet

A free employment program designed to provide training, mentoring, and career development to newcomers looking to establish a career in Canada.

Consists of three components:

• Eight-week part-time online training session
  • ​Covers essential employability skills, including personal marketing skills such as résumé and cover letter writing, job search techniques and accessing the hidden job market, interview skills, business etiquette, networking, and presentations from employer partners and industry experts.
  • Features subjects on workers’ rights in Canada, cultural literacy, history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, workplace literacy, anti-racism and the importance of essential skills.
• Eight to 12-week mentoring session
  • Clients are paired with a suitable mentor within their professional field to enhance community connections, receive advice in their job search, and build a professional network within their respective locations.
• Continuous access to employment counsellors 
  • They provide relevant and tailored support based on the clients’ employment needs and help prepare them to enter the labor market.