What's New

 

New BC Government website:  Jobs, the Economy and You featuring business news and success stories from around the province.

For BC specific employment assistance program overviews check out WorkBC's Labour Market Inventory. 

Government launches new Labour Market tool for employers, job seekers and students to help choose the right career path.

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• 2010 Legacy directory outlines 61 programs that strengthen sport and recreation, healthy living, arts, literacy, accessibility and volunteerism.
• Government of Canada invests in skills development and work experience programming
• Canada Summer Jobs 2010: Canada's Economic Action Plan creates jobs for students from coast to coast to coast.
• Bladerunners, the province's award-winning skills training program for "at risk" youth, partners with Bell to expand training into the multimedia sector.
• Canada's 2.6 million self-employed awarded certain EI benefits.
• Jobs in demand: labour market predictions for now and in the forseeable future.

• Latest Labour Market Report released by Statistics Canada!
• Government launches updated WorkBC web centre for employers and job seekers
• New fund managers to boost BC's technology sector
• Trades still hungry for training opportunities and apprentices; new ideas and proposed programs to maintain and grow skills during the recession.  And check out the Construction Labour Market Forecasts from now to 2017.
• Multi-lingual provincial website, Canada's Pacific Gateway, welcomes people from all over the world interested in investment, trade, immigration, education or travel in BC.

• Innovative training program opens for employers; applications can be found here!
• Laid off resource workers awarded grant to restore historic sites in Northern BC.
• Working from home? Find out what personality types stand out at telecommuting? You might be surprised!  

• Canada helps newcomers better integrate into the workforce by providing them with a comprehensive set of online tools before they arrive in Canada.
• Program announced to assist foreign-trained professionals find work in the environmental sector
• Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.
• Qualifications recognition program implemented to help BC immigrants
• $400,000 invested to open the Connection Centre for Francophone Immigrants to help French-speaking newcomers access services and programs.

• Adults with disabilities who have low literacy will benefit from a federally funded project aimed at expanding access to literacy and essential skills training.
• BC students experience Aquatic Education on the move
• Learn more about the ever-growing StrongStart program for BC's youngest residents
• New Film Centre to be built at Capilano College.
• Energy House at Northern Lights College will be centrepiece of the Centre for Clean Energy Technologies at Dawson Creek campus.
• Twelve new degree programs announced giving more options to BC students.  

• The BCWIN Youth site focuses on finding Coaches and Mentors to assist you on your career path.  
• Check out current Events and Conferences 

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