Work Ready

Pathways to Employment for Newcomers
When & where
  • Canada
    Online
  • -
Who it's for
  • Newcomers to Canada (5 years or less) who are also ICT professionals
Pathways to Employment for Newcomers

Pathways to employment in the Canadian digital economy for newcomers to Canada.

 

ICTC's Work Ready program provides employment supports for internationally educated ICT professionals, helping their transition into the Canadian digital economy.
 

The Work Ready program includes:

  • Individual job readiness counselling, including resume review, one-on-one coaching, interview tips and techniques.
  • ICTC’s Global Onboarding of Talent, an online career community for ICT professionals who are newcomers to Canada. Here you can visit employer and regional booths, access videos and other resources to assist you on your career journey in Canada, and much more!
  • Monthly webinars, providing ICT labour market information, regional and employer spotlights, and job-seeker topics, such as how to maximize your LinkedIn profile and starting your own business.
  • Finding Success in Canada mentoring and other networking events, where you can connect with other ICT professionals and Canadian employers.
     

Eligibility:

Eligible clients are already in Canada (except those in Quebec) for 5 years or less, and include:

  • All permanent residents, including resettled refugees.
  • People who are already approved to become permanent residents and who have been informed by a letter from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
     

Additional eligibility requirement:

Experience as an information and communications technology (ICT) professional who identifies with the following approved Government of Canada National Occupation Classification or NOC:

  • 00014 Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services
  • 10030 Telecommunications Managers
  • 12111 Health Information Management Occupations
  • 20010 Engineering Managers
  • 20012 Computer & Information Systems Managers
  • 21211 Data Scientists
  • 21220 Cybersecurity Specialists
  • 21221 Business System Specialists
  • 21222 Information Systems Specialists
  • 21223 Database Analysts & Data Administrators
  • 21230 Computer Systems Developers and Programmers
  • 21231 Software Engineers & Designers
  • 21232 Software Developers and Programmers
  • 21233 Web Designers
  • 21234 Web Developers and Programmers
  • 21310 Electrical & Electronics Engineers
  • 21311 Computer Engineers (except software engineers & designers)
  • 22220 Computer Network and Web Technicians
  • 22221 User Support Technicians
  • 22222 Information Systems Testing Technicians
  • 22310 Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technologists & Technicians
  • 22311 Electronic Service Technicians (household & business equipment)
  • 22312 Industrial Instrument Technicians & Mechanics
  • 52110 Film & Video Camera Operators
  • 52111 Graphic Arts Technicians
  • 52113 Audio & Video Recording Technicians
  • 52120 Graphic Designers & Illustrators
  • 62100 Technical Sales Specialists - Wholesale Trade
  • 90010 Manufacturing Managers
  • 92021 Supervisors, Electronics and Electrical Products Manufacturing
  • 94201 Electronic Assemblers, Fabricators, Inspectors & Testers
     

To learn more about Work Ready, please email @email.

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