Welcome to the Employer Resource Corner!
Recruitment and Retention are two major challenges currently facing local employers in Waterloo Wellington Dufferin. There are resources out there, but they can take some time to find. We hope this page will serve as a one-stop shop of recruitment and retention resources for you!
This resource page is new. If you have feedback or additional resources, please email: [email protected].
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A local Employment Services provider works with jobseekers and can help you attract and recruit the right employees and find financial incentives to offset on-the-job training costs. No fee charged to the employer, as services are government-funded. When looking for job seekers, go where the job seekers go!
Map of local Employment Ontario (EO) service providers
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Also known as employment agencies, placement agencies, or recruiting firms. These are businesses that act as a middleman between employers and workers, helping to match qualified candidates with companies that have job openings. Some agencies may offer additional business support services. There is a fee charged to the employer.
Map of local Staffing / Employment Agencies
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The School Boards in Waterloo, Guelph, Wellington and Dufferin have many programs that link their students to employers.
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP): OYAP provides students with the opportunity to complete studies towards a high school diploma while beginning an apprenticeship program. Connect to the OYAP coordinator in your region via the OYAP Employers page.
The Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program offers students in Grades 11 & 12 the opportunity to explore a specific community, or economic and/or industrial sector in preparation for apprenticeship, college, university or the workplace. Students select a major as their focus in their senior years and complete three components (Certifications, Courses & Co-op) to earn their designation on their high school diploma.
Co-op: Cooperative Education allows students to earn secondary school credits while completing a work placement. The program consists of a co-op course monitored by a cooperative education teacher, a related curriculum course in any subject and a work placement.
Waterloo Region
Guelph, Wellington County, and Dufferin County
Waterloo Region
Guelph, Wellington County, and Dufferin County
Conestoga College
Georgian College
Private Career Colleges
University of Guelph
University of Waterloo
Wilfrid Laurier University
The organizations below are working directly with newcomers that want to find work! Employment programs provide job search assistance, and mentorship programs help internationally trained professionals widen their local network.
Waterloo Region
Guelph & Wellington County
Employer Playbook: Strategies for Immigrant Inclusion in Canadian Workplaces
from WES (World Education Services)
Have you recently hired a New Canadian? Settlement services can help them find the things they need to feel settled in their new community.
Waterloo Region
Guelph & Wellington County
Dufferin County
Local Immigration Partnerships are made up of businesses, community agencies, current residents, governments and investors. They plan together how to attract newcomers to their area and improve their experience in the community.
Waterloo Region
Guelph & Wellington County
Trained professional interpreters should be used for all legal, medical, and other situations that require informed consent, confidentiality, specialized terminology or impartiality. Trained interpreters are covered by Errors and Omission insurance and adhere to a strict code of conduct and industry approved Standards of Practice.
Waterloo Region
Guelph & Wellington County
Dufferin County
The Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin (WPB) identifies local labour market needs, trends, and priorities and works with the community to develop actions to address these issues.
The resources below provide data and insight on the local workforce that you can use for future planning of your business and workforce.
Services offered by the City or Townships to support their local businesses.
Economic Development services may be offered by the municipality and/or additional local organizations. Services include programs, policies, and activities to improve the economic well-being of their communities.
Waterloo Region
Guelph & Wellington County
Dufferin County
Chambers of Commerce advocate on behalf of the business community, and serve as a local business network.
Community Futures organizations provide small business services to people living in rural and remote communities. Each office delivers small business loans, tools, training and events for people wanting to start, expand, franchise or sell a business.
Waterloo Region
Guelph & Wellington County
Dufferin County
The mission of a BIA is to make the area a better place to do business. It is an association of local businesses and commercial property owners who join together to promote the economic development of the district through various marketing, beautification, safety and advocacy initiatives.
Guelph & Wellington County
Dufferin County
Waterloo Region
Guelph & Wellington County
Dufferin County
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This Employment Ontario project is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.
We are collecting data to better understand who is looking for work and what kind of opportunities jobseekers are searching for. This data is completely anonymous and non-personally identifiable.
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