Industry-Specific Employment
Program Summary:
Offering Canada-wide employment advice, connections and job leads for the CONSTRUCTION industry. All professions supported: skilled trades, architects, engineers, H&S, project managers, quantity surveyors, estimators, etc.. We help you BUILD your construction career faster, whether you are outside of Canada or recently landed as a Permanent Resident.
You want to work in the fields of:
- Tradespeople
- Engineers (in any discipline)
- Architects
- Technicians
- Technologists
- Estimators
- Quantity Surveyors
- Construction Project Managers
- Health and Safety Consultants
They offer you:
- Skills assessment
- Job leads
- Accreditation advice
- Settlement services referrals
- One-on-one employment coaching for newcomers looking to transition careers to the construction industry in Canada
Services delivered:
- Online services globally
Language of service:
- Full employment support services available in English
Watch a video from Construction Careers in Canada - Integrating Newcomers (BCCA)
At no cost to you, we will assign a dedicated career coach and you will receive construction-related job-hunting tips and tools, live job leads, a detailed skills and education assessment, connections to provincial professional associations and licensing authorities, plus, suggestions on the most relevant pre- and post-arrival settlement services you should access.
Whether you have extensive experience in construction in your home country or are considering the construction industry as a target sector in Canada for your skills for the first time, we can help.
Services are provided via email, video chat or online messaging application, at your own pace while you are still in your home country, or you have recently arrived in Canada as a Permanent Resident.
Services are available to a variety of professionals including:
- Skilled Tradespeople
- Engineers (in any discipline)
- Architects
- Technicians, Technologists, Estimators, Quantity Surveyors, Procurement Specialists, Logistics Coordinators, Project Managers, Health and Safety Consultants etc.
This Canada-wide program is available to you pre- and post-arrival, no matter what city, province, or territory you plan on living in. We encourage you to take this opportunity today to build your career success faster.
Funded by IRCC and delivered by BC Construction Association-Integrating Newcomers.
To access our Canada-wide construction-related employment supports, job connections and licensing advice, you must:
- Have experience in the construction industry
- Be able to provide any one of the following proof of immigration application status documents:
- IRCC invitation letter to obtain pre-arrival services
- Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) letter
- A passport request letter that indicates Permanent Residence visa issuance
- IRCC request that an applicant for Permanent Residence complete medicals, background checks etc.
Click here to see samples of IRCC issued documents containing a UCI reference number.
Select the BCCA Pre-Arrival Program during your registration. Prepare to have applicable documents ready to upload to your registration.