Industry-Specific Employment
Program Summary:
ACCES Employment offers pre-arrival employment services for immigrants who have been approved to land in Canada. These services use a combination of e-learning opportunities, group webinars, networking and employer events, and individual one-on-one coaching to help new immigrants succeed in Canada’s labour market.
You want to work in the fields of:
- Engineering
- Human Resources
- Financial Services
- Supply Chain
- Sales and Marketing
- Healthcare
- Information Technology
- Education
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Natural Resources
- Hospitality and Tourism
They offer you:
- Explore where you might want to settle in Canada
- Understand the nuances of Canadian workplace cultures
- Develop sector-specific job search strategies to help you find employment
- Learn about how to strategically communicate in Canadian workplaces
- Build your professional network and connections with other professionals and employers
Services delivered:
- Customized e-learning content built specifically for pre-arrival professionals
- Group webinars that help you understand how to target your job search
- One-on-one support from a team of dedicated professionals
- Opportunities to meet other professionals and connect with employers
Language of service:
- English
Watch a video from ACCES Employment: Canadian Employment Connections (CEC)
- Helping you prepare for your job search from your country of residence before your arrival in Canada
- Providing one-to-one support from program consultant teams for eligible clients
- Connecting eligible clients with ACCES Employment’s expertise and vast network of Canadian employers
- Guiding you in effectively marketing your skills and experience to Canadian employers
- Supporting you in developing a foreign credential recognition plan to meet the requirements of your sector
- Exploring sector-specific workplace communication skills for Canadian workplaces
Canadian Employment Connections (CEC):
Canadian Employment Connections (CEC) is a free pre-arrival employment program designed to help internationally trained professionals prepare for the Canadian job market before immigrating to Canada. The program offers valuable insights into in-demand jobs across various sectors and the skills needed to land these roles.
Post Arrival Services:
ACCES Employment offers a wide range of post-arrival programs. Clients are encouraged to visit the ACCES website to explore a variety of post-arrival employment support services and programs available to them– ACCES Employment – Helping you in your job search.
Program Benefits:
- Flexible program delivery that supports you in accelerating your Canadian journey
- Arrive in Canada prepared for the demands of Canadian workplaces
- Build connections with ACCES Employment’s vast network of employers across Canada
- Connect to potential job opportunities across Canada
- Receive employment support regardless of where you plan to land in Canada
- Referrals to Speed Mentoring® and The Mentoring Partnership™
- Effective job search strategies including market research techniques, resume development, interview skills and targeting your job search to companies that require your specific skills and experience
- Post-arrival referrals
- Access to mentors who are professionals in your field
- Invitations to attend recruitment and networking events
Program Eligibility:
- Have been approved for Canadian permanent residency and are currently living outside of Canada
- Plan to arrive in Canada within the next 2 to 6 months
- Post-secondary education completed with a minimum of two years of experience in your field of employment
- Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level 7/8 or higher
- Commitment to actively participating in virtual services, including self-directed e-learning, conducting labour market research, and engaging in job search activities before arriving in Canada
Healthcare Connections Pre-Arrival is a free pre-arrival employment program designed to help internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs) prepare for the Canadian job market before landing in Canada. Leveraging ACCES Employment’s deep experience supporting thousands of internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs) and our extensive healthcare employer connections, Healthcare Connections Pre-Arrival offers employer-informed, sector-specific services that use e-learning opportunities, group webinars, networking and employer events, and individual one-on-one coaching to help new immigrants succeed in Canada’s diverse healthcare workplaces.
You want to work in the fields of:
- Healthcare
They offer you:
- Understand the nuances of Canadian healthcare workplace cultures
- Navigate the process to prepare for professional licensure and certification by engaging with professional associations, licensure bodies and others across Canada
- Develop sector-specific job search strategies to secure high quality non-licensed employment that supports you during your return to licensure
- Learn about how to strategically communicate in Canada’s diverse, interprofessional healthcare workplaces
- Build your professional network and connections with other professionals and employers
Services delivered:
- Customized e-learning content built for IEHPs
- Group webinars that help you understand how to target your healthcare job search
- Supports from a team of dedicated professionals that know the healthcare sector
- Opportunities to meet other healthcare professionals and connect with employers
Language of Service:
- English
Program Features:
- Developing sector-specific job search strategies with the support of a program team that knows your sector well
- Guiding you in effectively marketing your skills and experience to Canadian employers
- Supporting you in developing a foreign credential recognition plan to meet the requirements of your sector
- Accessing highly specialized trainings pertaining to healthcare employees including:
- Interprofessional Healthcare Communications training from the Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE), offered collaboratively to Healthcare Connections Pre-Arrival and CARE Centre’s internationally-educated nurses.
- CACHE is a strategic partnership between the University of Toronto and the Toronto Academic Health Science Network with the University Health Network as lead hospital.
- Healthcare sector-specific Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Access (EDIA) training from the Equity in Health Systems Lab (EqHS).
- EqHS is a trans-disciplinary group of researchers hosted at the University of Ottawa’s Bruyère Health Research Institute.
- Mental Health in the Healthcare Workplace training from the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
- Opportunities to engage with professional associations, licensure bodies and healthcare employers.
Program Benefits:
- Flexible program delivery that supports you in accelerating your Canadian journey
- Arrive in Canada prepared for the demands of Canadian healthcare workplaces
- Referrals to Speed Mentoring® and Health English Language Pro
- Supports in navigating occupational change while preparing for your licensed profession in Canada
- Effective job search strategies including market research techniques, resume development, interview skills and targeting your job search to companies that require your specific skills and experience
- Referrals to job openings and connections to employers
- Access to subject matter experts in both your licensed field and in non-licensed areas where you might seek employment after landing
- Invitations to attend recruitment and networking events
Program Eligibility:
- CLB 7/8 or higher
- Have been approved for Canadian permanent residency and are currently living outside of Canada
- Post-secondary education in a licensed healthcare profession from outside Canada
- Minimum 1 year of experience in a licensed healthcare profession outside of Canada
- Plan to arrive in Canada within the next 2 to 6 months
- Commitment to actively participating in virtual services, including self-directed e-learning, conducting labour market research, and engaging in job search activities before arriving in Canada
Post-Arrival Services:
Healthcare Connections also offers post-arrival services. Those services will be discussed with clients taking part in Healthcare Connections Pre-Arrival.
More information on services available to IEHPs through Healthcare Connections can be found here: https://accesemployment.ca/programs/bridging-and-sector-specific-programs/healthcare-connections
Select the Acces Pre-Arrival Program during your registration. Prepare to have applicable documents ready to upload to your registration.