Resources for Job Seekers
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Government Resources
- Canada.ca – Refugees and Asylum: (https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees.html)
- Claiming refugee protection from inside Canada
- Sponsorship information
- Resettlement as a refugee
- Rights as a refugee
- Appealing a refugee claim
- Find Refugee Services in Canada (https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/help-within-canada.html)
- Health care coverage
- Resettlement assistance
- Financial support
- Protection from fraud
- Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA): (https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html)
- Relevant if you are seeking asylum at a Canadian port of entry (airport, land border crossing).
UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Canada
- Help for Refugees and Asylum Seekers: (https://help.unhcr.org/canada/)
- How to apply for asylum
- Resources for asylum seekers (including provincial legal aid organizations)
- Rights and duties of asylum seekers and refugees
- Refugee resettlement and sponsorship options
Non-Profit and Community Organizations
- Canadian Red Cross – Migrant and Refugee Services (https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/migrant-and-refugee-services): Assistance with finding basic necessities, settlement help, and connecting to their new communities.
- Settlement.org: (https://settlement.org/): Find newcomer and refugee services in your area, offering assistance with housing, language training, employment, and community support..
- The Canadian Council for Refugees (https://ccrweb.ca): A national organization advocating for the rights and protection of refugees and immigrants in Canada. They offer policy analysis, networking opportunities, and public education resources.
- MOSAIC (BC)(https://www.mosaicbc.org/): A large settlement agency in British Columbia offering a range of services for newcomers including refugees, such as language training, employment assistance, and community supports.
- Immigrant Services Calgary (ISC)(https://www.immigrantservicescalgary.ca/): Supports refugees and immigrants with settlement, language training, career, and community connection services in Calgary.
- Halifax Refugee Clinic(https://halifaxrefugeeclinic.org/): Provides free legal support and advocacy for refugee claimants in Nova Scotia.
- ROMERO HOUSE(https://romerohouse.org/): A prominent organization providing transitional housing, support services, and advocacy for refugee claimants in Toronto. They emphasize community and welcome.
- FCJ Refugee Centre(https://fcjrefugeecentre.org/): Offers a wide range of services, including legal assistance with refugee claims, social and community support, housing assistance, and mental health support.
- Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) (https://ocasi.org/): A membership organization with resources for refugees and newcomers, and can connect you with local agencies.
Guides, Articles, FAQs and Advise for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
How to Write a Canadian Resume (Format & Examples)
Excerpt from article:
This guide has the answers for the essential elements of a Canadian style resume, plus tips and examples to build a Canadian resume and land the life-changing opportunity you’re seeking.
What do Canadian Employers want?
Often, it is not enough to have hard skills, or technical skills. Canadian employers want to hire people who also have soft skills.
5 Tips to Help You Prepare for Your Job Interview
From the article:
After hours of hard work searching and applying for jobs, you finally have an interview – Congratulations! Interviewing for a new job is exciting, but it can also be very stressful. It’s completely normal to feel nervous about what to expect from a job interview in Canada.
Here are 5 tips that will help make sure you leave a great impression at your job interview:
What you need to know about Canadian Resume
From the post:
When you are applying for a job in Canada, you will need to submit a Resume. It is different from a CV. A resume is a summary of your professional qualifications, such as your work experiences, accomplishments, skills, and educational background relevant to the position you are applying for. While a CV contains more detailed and in-depth description of your qualifications and work experiences. In this blog post, I will focus on Canadian-style resume.
10 newcomer tips to find a job in Canada
From the article:
Finding your first job in Canada as a newcomer isn’t always easy. Navigating your way through a new job market and work culture requires preparation and dedicated effort. Whether it’s building your network, perfecting your resume, or getting some much-needed Canadian experience, there’s a lot you should be doing to improve your odds of finding a job.
As you prepare for your job search in Canada, learning from other newcomers who’ve travelled this path before you and succeeded can help you avoid mistakes and land your dream job faster. To make things easier for you, we interviewed 10 former newcomers who are now well-settled in Canada, and asked them to share their top newcomer tips to find a job in Canada.
14 Quick and Effective Tips for Finding a New Job
From the article:
Unless you are one of the lucky few who works in a high-demand career, finding a new job can be a challenging and frustrating experience.
You can make the job search a bit easier on yourself if you use proactive strategies for finding a new job – and the tips for finding a new job included in this article are applicable to all job seekers, from those just starting out to experienced candidates who need a quick refresher.
5 common resume writing tips to avoid
