Employer Resources
The ImmigrationWorksinHalifax website, presented by the Partnership, is designed to help employers tap into the
potential of hiring immigrants, foreign workers and connect with
immigrants and navigate through the process of attracting and retaining international talent.
Hiring International Workers in Atlantic Canada: An Employer's Guide
Bringing
international workers into your company can be an effective way to
address labour shortages, while also increasing diversity and building
connections to international markets. The international hiring process
is broken down into five steps, which are explained in depth in this
guide.
Hireimmigrants.ca
This website identifies the challenges and explores the opportunities
for you to enhance your business through the talents of skilled
immigrants. It shares practices of employers already down this path, and
presents strategies to include skilled immigrants in Canadian offices,
boardrooms, laboratories and work floors.
Newcomer Resources
Citizen and Immigration Canada (CIC)
For information on working temporarily in Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia Office of Immigration
For information on the Nova Scotia Nominee Program and Labour Market information
Foreign Credentials Referral Office
The Foreign Credentials Referral Office provides information,
path-finding and referral services to help foreign-trained workers
succeed and put their skills to work in Canada more quickly.
YMCA Halifax
Dalhousie University
Mount Saint Vincent University
Saint Mary's University
FUSION Halifax
Partners
Immigrant Settlement & Integration ServicesISIS is a leading community organization that welcomes immigrants to Nova Scotia. Working in partnership, they offer services and create opportunities to help immigrants to participate fully in Canadian life. They provide a wide range of services to immigrants, from refugee resettlement to professional programs, from family counselling to English in the Workplace.
ALLIES Assisting Local Leaders with Immigrant Employment Strategies (ALLIES) supports
local efforts in Canadian cities to successfully adapt and implement
programs that further the suitable employment of skilled immigrants.
Maytree
Maytree is a private Canadian charitable foundation established in 1982, committed to reducing poverty and inequality in Canada and to building strong civic communities. Maytree and The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation jointly fund ALLIES.