There are many resources and organizations available in Edmonton to help employers manage the process of hiring newcomers or permanent residents. These resources are directed to different scenarios, including employers interested in hiring international students, professionally accredited immigrants, or those immigrants who are unemployed or underemployed.

Immigrant employment resources for employers (in alphabetical order):

Acces Emploi   

Are you an employer seeking skilled, motivated workers? Could your business benefit from a bilingual employee? Whatever your needs, Acces Emploi is ready  to help you find a suitable candidate.  Acces Emploi's French-speaking clients come from within Canada and overseas, and skill sets include accounting, customer service, and trades and technology. Candidates with a diverse range of backgrounds and experience are available – and all are ready and willing to work today! Pre-employment training courses (such as Construction Safety Training Service) are also available, as is assistance in establishing a workplace training plan.

To list a job opportunity or to discuss our programs and services, please call (780) 490-6975. 

You can also visit Acces Emploi’s website: http://www.accesemploi.net/employeur_english.htm

Bredin Institute        

The Bredin Institute offers a number of programs that assist employers in hiring immigrants. Two bridging programs are offered in Pharmacy and Accounting in which internships are provided, and employers can offer to host an internship in their workplace. The Bredin Institute’s Target Employment Program provides employers with clients from a broad range of backgrounds including trade occupations, labour positions, secretarial and administrative positions. Job opportunities can be listed with the Target Employment Program by calling the Bredin Institute. Cross cultural workshops for senior managers and human resource departments are also available, and these workshops help to provide a learning process between management and foreign employees.

To find out more about any of the programs offered at the Bredin Institute, call (780) 425-3730 or see the website at http://www.bredin.ab.ca

Catholic Social Services – Immigration and Settlement Programs

Catholic Social Services (CSS) provides a range of services developed specifically to facilitate the employment of immigrants in the Edmonton region. These services address language, education and enculturation needs to help immigrants adapt to Canadian workplaces. The Intercultural Education Program offers professional development training in the area of intercultural and cross-cultural communication to public and private organizations. This helps employers and employees understand and integrate differences across cultures in the workplace and in interpersonal relationships.

For more information, contact call (780) 425-3545 or by email at alice.colak@catholicsocialservices.ab.ca

See the CSS website at www.catholicsocialservices.ab.ca/services/immigration.asp

Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN)

EMCN connects Edmonton employers with interview ready, highly motivated candidates skilled in a wide variety of occupations including engineering, accounting, information technology and others. ESL training in the workplace is also available, and job developers work closely with employers to determine needs and requirements.

For more information, call the EMCN Coordinator for Job Development at (780) 423-9677.

See the EMCN website at www.emcn.ab.ca/Career_Services/Services/Employers_Services

NorQuest College

NorQuest College provides intercultural education in the workplace as a means to increase diversity and integrate people from different cultures. English-as-a-second-language (ESL) training is also available, and can be customized to the language needs of specific workplaces (such as manufacturing, construction or retail environments). Coaching services are available for human resource managers in the process of integrating their workplaces, and NorQuest also provides essential service health care providers with on-site training programs that lead to certification.

For more information, call (780) 644-6700 or see the NorQuest College website at www.norquest.ca/programs/esl/index.htm 

Personal Supports and Development Network (PSDN)

PSDN provides Edmonton employers with skilled and unskilled immigrant candidates (landed immigrants who possess a social insurance number). The Employment for Immigrants program provides job placement and support to both clients and employers. Job placement is based strictly on previous experience, which may or may not include Canadian job experience. Clients are unemployed or underemployed, and employers are encouraged to utilize the Government of Alberta Workplace Training program that provides funding for up to 70 per cent of wages paid. 

For more information, contact PSDN at (780) 496-9220 or see the website at http://www.psdn.ca/who.php