We are continously collecting information to share with employers that will assist you with recruiting and retaining internationally trained newcomers in the fields of engineering, geoscience, planning, green building, and enviornmental sciences.This section will provide you with some information for human resources management, programs and services for employers, programs and services for employees, regulatory information, and success stories. With a combination of articles, websites, and videos, we hope to continue to inform employers on recruitment and retaintion strategies of internationally trained newcomers.

E Learning Modules

Employer Training

The goal our Employer Engagement Project was to conduct a needs analysis with employers and to create training and resources for hiring managers that will help guide them in recruiting, hiring, and retaining interntionally trained professionals in the environmental sector.  

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Understanding International Experience and Credentials

 It was made evident from our research that one of the biggest challenges that hiring managers and human resources professionals face is understanding the international experience and credentials of internationally trained professionals. This online learning module aims to assist you in overcoming this challenge by offering strategies and suggestions which will help you in your hiring process. There will be opportunities to apply your knowledge throughout the module and to be visually engaged.

Resources

Recruitment

• Hack the hiring process to reap diversity's bottom-line benefits

• Employer best practices for hiring skilled newcomers

• Hire a registered professional planner

• Multimedia and recruitment tools

• Diverse recruitment:tips for inclusive recruitment and interviewing

• Create a job ad or job description

• Ontario Skills Passport

Onboarding

• Employer's guide to integrating immigrants into the workplace

• Tips for onboarding skilled immigrants

• Onboarding recent immigrants in the workplace (video)

• Inclusive employee onboarding (free course)

• Onboarding Skilled Immigrants: Ensuring Success for New Hires

• Onboarding Boosts Success for New Hires

• 10 Keys to an Immigrant-Inclusive Workplace

Retention

• How to retain global talent

• Integrating and retaining internationally trained workers

• Prepare for a diverse work force

Tools and Resources

• TRIEC Campus (free)

• Hire Immigrants Roadmap

• The Ultimate Hiring and Retention Toolkit

• Hiring and Retaining Skilled Immigrants: A Cultural Competence Toolkit

• Danger and Opportunity: Bridging Cultural Diversity for Competitive Advantage by Lionel Laroche and Caroline Yang (Book)

• Recruiting, Retaining and Promoting Culturally Different Employees by Donald Rutherford and Lionel Laroche (Book)

• Managing Cultural Diversity in Technical Professions by Lionel Laroche (Book)

• Essential Language Skills Profile

• Hire Immigrants Ottawa's Cross-Cultural Competency Training Program (free)

Programs and Services for Employers

• Multicultural Business Solutions

• Canada - Ontario Job Grant

• Academic Credential Assessment Services

• Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Ontario Bridge Training

Programs and Services for Employees

• CAPE's Advanced Training and Workshops

• Global Experience Ontario (GEO)

• Language Training

• Access Centre for Regulated Employment

• Comparative Edcuation Service (CES)

• International Credential Assessment Service of Canada

• Ontario Skills Passport

• Career Map: Applied Science and Engineering Technicians and Technologists

Regulatory Information

General

• Ontario Human Rights Commission

Professional Engineers

• Government of Ontario Professional Engineers Act

• Use of the Professional Engineer's Seal

• Professional Engineering Practice

• Professional Engineers Reviewing Work Prepared by Another Professional Engineer

• Professional Engineers Ontario Practice Advice Resources and Guidelines

• Professional Engineers Ontario Academic Requirements

• Professional Engineers Ontario Work Experience Requirements

• Professional Engineers Ontario Requirements for LIcensure

• Professional Practice in Canada

Professional Geoscientists

• Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program Requirements

• Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario Minimum Knowledge Requirements

• Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario Work Experience Requirements

Professional Planners

• Ontario Professional Planners Institute Continous Professional Learning

• Ontario Professional Planners Institute Professional Regulation

Green Building Professionals

• LEED Credentials

Environmental Professionals

• Qualifications for the Environmental Professionals Certification

• Environmental Professional in-training (EPt) Certification

Success Stories

• Enbridge lays down the pipeline for immigrant talent to succeed

• Investing in staff helps Teshmont Consulting engage and retain their employees

• Self-declaration form asks Manitoba Hydro employees to disclose immigrant status

• Work to improve yourself, on a professional and personal level

• Finding employment is often a team effort

• Canada's Best Diversity Employers: BC Hydro

• Canada's Best Diversity Employers: City of Toronto

• Canada's Best Diversity Employers: City of Vancouver

• Former PAIE participant success story  (video)

• York Region success story with the PAIE program (video)

• Conservation Authority Removes Barriers and Shares the Value of Diversity

• Engineering firm turns to skilled immigrants for hard-to-find skills

• Construction union trains and tests in native language

• More than one-third of engineers hired at Husky are skilled immigrants

• Syncrude strengthens its workforce by recognizing foreign skills and experience

• Associated Engineering helps foreign-trained engineers become accredited in Canada