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Career Resources

• Business in Vancouver Datebook: find local networking events 

• Canada's Top 100 Employers

• Education Planner.ca: provides clear, reliable and detailed information about post-secondary programs available in BC

• Guide to the Employment Standards Act

• Immigrant Employment Council of BC: finding, hiring, and training new immigrants in BC

• Job Seekers - British Columbia: programs and services to help the unemployed, from the Government of British Columbia

• Jobs, Workers, Training & Careers: from the Government of Canada

• National Occupational Classification: the federal government's classification structure and descriptions of over 30,000 occupational titles

• Salary Wizard Canada: salary survey for a wide variety of Canadian jobs

• Workapedia: includes job education, career planning and labour market information (used to be BC Workinfonet) 

• WorkBC: Labour Market information, tips for job seeking and career development. From the Province of British Columbia

• Working in Canada: produce reports on numerous occupations in Canada. Includes wage, qualifications, job demand, and more

• Work Destinations: information on regulated professions & trades across Canada. Includes qualification and certification requirements

• Work Futures: BC occupational outlooks

• Writing a Great Cover Letter: from the CareerLab site 

Volunteering

• Vancouver Coastal Health Authority: volunteers support patients, clients and residents in communities across the North Shore, Powell River, Richmond, Sea-to-Sky, Sunshine Coast and Vancouver.

• Community Volunteer Connections: learn about volunteering locally and abroad

• Go Volunteer: can search for volunteer opportunities by location, activity, and organization type

• Volunteering at Fraser Health: learn about volunteer opportunities with Fraser Health

 

Career Resources for Youth

• International Youth Programs: from Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

• Job-One: safety and legal information for young workers

• Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada: also known as SEVEC

• YMCA Summer Work Student Exchange: arranges summer work exchanges between Quebec and the other provinces

Careers - Science, Technology & Trades

• BC Apprenticeship Homepage: from the BC Ministry of Employment

• Government of Canada Science Job Page

• Future Works: referral, training, recruitment for science and high-tech careers, funded by HRDC

• Industry Training Authority

• Interprovincial Standards "Red Seal" Program: information about skilled trades and their portability between provinces

• TechWorks: Career pathways and profiles in technology

Job Search Resources

• Job Hunters Bible: supplement to the book What Color is Your Parachute?

• JobWave: employment programme and job placement for those on BC Assistance

• Lower Mainland Empoyment Resources: agencies to contact if you are unemployed and need assistance finding employment

Job Ads - British Columbia

• British Columbia Government Postings

• City of New Westminster Jobs

• CivicInfo BC: search for jobs in the B.C. local government sector

• BC Chamber of Commerce: job store for job seekers (post your resume) and employers

• BCjobs.ca

• Craigslist: job ads for Vancouver and surrounding area

• Job Freeway: only accessible within the Library - the online version of the Job White Pages

• Union of BC Performers: local current productions, updated daily

• Raisin Jobs: BC hospitality jobs: kitchen to management jobs, and more

• Van.Net Classified: ads from Lower Mainland community newspapers

• Vancouver Community Net Career Information: a metasite of links to local employment resources

• Vancouver Sun and The Province career classifieds

• Workable Solutions: taking action on employment for persons with disabilities in BC

Job Ads - Canada

• AboriginalCareers.ca: an employment portal fully-dedicated to assisting Aboriginal Job Seekers.

• Eluta: Comprehensive web site that lists Canadian jobs taken directly from employer web sites. They also offer email alerts for job searches.

• Globecareers.com: from the Globe and Mail newspaper

• Hire Ground: search for jobs in western Canada

• Indeed Canada:searches jobs across Canada

• Job Bank: the national job bank, from Human Resources Development Canada.

• Monster Job Board Canada

• Prime 50: employment services for the 50+ age group

• Public Service of Canada Federal Job Site

• PSjobs.ca: a job directory to help jobseekers looking for public sector (federal, provincial and municipal) jobs across Canada.

• Workopolis: Canada's Biggest Job Site

 

Job Ads - Specific Industry

Education

• Apply to Teach Network: includes some Canadian School Boards and private employers

• BC School Boards Employment Links: includes jobs for teachers, support staff, administrators. Will only post jobs from BC School Districts and related public sector organizations

• Education Canada - job postings include mainly private schools

• English Language Services for Adults (ELSA): job postings for ESL teachers

Forestry

• Forestry careers and employment

Health Care

• Canadian Medical Placement Service: for physicians, therapists and specialty nurses

• Health Match BC:  BC physician, nurse, and pharmacist recruitment

• MedConnexions: Health employment solutions from Industry Canada and the Canadian Medical Association

• HealthECareers Network: a large job bank for healthcare careers

• Nursing Careers Canada: employment opportunities for nurses in Canada

Technology

• BC BioTech Internet Job Postings

• The PetriDish Career Portal: for the Canadian biotech industry

• T-Net High Tech and IT Job Listings

• TechVibes: Vancouver technology job search

Oil Fields

 

• Careers in Oil and Gas: Working in the Canadian Petroleum Industry

• Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors

• Nickle's Energy Group: information on the Nickle's Rig Locator

• Petroleum Industry Training Service: The toll-free registration line for the Calgary centre is 800-667-5557. The Nisku line is 800-387-4976

• Petroleum Services Association of Canada: Useful information on what's happening in the industry, plus an employment link.

• Rigzone Career Centre: includes jobs listings for Canada and around the world

• Fort McMurray Labour Market News: information about working and living in the oil sands, Fort McMurray and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

 

Other Sectors

• Charity Village Career Centre: jobs in Canadian non-profit organizations

• Cultural Human Resources Council: job postings for Canada's cultural workforce

• Hcareers.com: hospitality careers online