eTalent Canada

eTalent Canada provides accurate and up-to-date labour market information on Canada’s digital economy.

Government of Canada Business-Accessibility

Are you looking for talented employees? Do you want to attract more customers? Making your business accessible to persons with disabilities may help. Your business may gain a reputation for being open to all. Start implementing changes now as an investment in your future — make the necessary renovations to your building, train your employees, and update your website so that it’s easy for all visitors to find what they want. Be prepared to provide your customers with the highest level of service and to provide your employees with the best work environment possible. Making it easier for Canadians with disabilities to do business with you makes good business sense.

Government of Canada Business-Employment Equity and Human Rights

As an employer, you have the responsibility to create a work environment where employees are treated with respect. That means ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment in the workplace. This information will help you understand your obligations related to employment equity and human rights

iAdvance Pathways

Funded by the Government of Canada, iAdvance Pathways provides career coaching and accelerates the employment prospects for internationally educated professionals (IEPs) that are unemployed and underemployed in Canada

iAdvance Pathways

iAdvance Pathways assists employers by providing wage subsidies for hiring skilled newcomers, as well as by providing upskilling opportunities and best practices techniques for recruiting, hiring, and integrating internationally educated professionals. Contact us to learn more! Participant Eligibility Criteria Be a Newcomer to Canada (landed in Canada within the last 5 years) Be a Permanent resident of Canada or Canadian Citizen or a person for whom refugee protection has been bestowed under the Immigration Refugee and Protection Act, and be legally entitled to work in Canada Be a resident of Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, or Alberta, Canada Is unemployed or underemployed at the time of the application Have ability to commit to complete the six-month program Hold a Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field. Have a Language level CLB7 or higher Employer Eligibility Criteria Be a registered business in the Province of Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, or Alberta Located in the Province of Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, or Alberta Be a company in the Canada’s digital/ICT industry Willingness to provide a work integrated learning placement for iAdvance Pathways Willing to hire the participant as an employee on payroll Abide by all the Labour standard Laws of the province of Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, or Alberta Have Comprehensive Liability Insurance

Industry Sector Councils

Find sector-specific resources and expertise to help you attract, retain, and train employees. The Association of Industry Sector Councils represents the interests of 32,000 small-and medium-sized businesses and 370,000 workers and their families, all over the province. Collectively, with our employers and training partners, we attract, retain and train talent to build a robust Nova Scotia. Our various sectors share ideas, success stories, resources and expertise to create more jobs.

Inspired to Hire

Find online tips and tool to help you reach, recruit, hire, and retain younger workers.

Invest Nova Scotia – Payroll Rebate

A payroll rebate is an earned incentive, paid out yearly after a company achieves pre-determined targets. The rebate is a return on a company’s eligible gross payroll. It is issued over a set number of years – usually between three and five – and to a set amount. This means that for every dollar a company spends in salaries and benefits, Invest Nova Scotia rebates back a negotiated percentage. The payroll rebate agreement includes performance targets that a company must achieve in order to receive the rebate, including: Number of new positions created Average annual salary

ISANS-Diversify Your Workforce

ISANS helps employers recruit and retain international talent by providing information, workshops, assessments and training to hire immigrants, support immigrant employees, build inclusive workplaces and share professional skills and experience. Some of the assistance provided by ISANS to employers include: On-site Recruitment & Career Info Sessions Skills Match Online Recruitment English in the Workplace Professional Practice Program Trades Practical Assessments Internationally Educated Engineers Bridging Program Internationally Educated Architects Work-based Assessment (Pilot) Program Atlantic Immigration Pilot Project (AIPP) Workplace Culture Program

Job Bank

Post your jobs and look for matches with skilled job-seekers, on this online service.