Newcomer Employment Centre (NEC)

Newcomer to Canada?  Looking for a job?

We can help!

          Who Can We Help?

• Immigrants who are permanent residents and/or Canadian citizens.
• Newcomers to Canada who are unemployed or working part-time.
• Newcomers actively looking for work.

You are welcome to drop by for a visit.

Interested in Funded Training?

Click on the link below to have more information!    

SECOND CAREER STRATEGY

CAREER COUNSELLING

• One-to-one sessions and group workshops for professional and

             non-professional new Canadians

• Exploring career and educational options and setting short and long-term goals

• Understanding how skills fit into the Canadian workplace

• Information and Resources on: Licensing, Credential Assessment, Translations and Oaths, Professional Courses, Business Directories, Employment Agencies, English Training, etc.

GROUP JOB SEARCH PROGRAM

In groups and independently, learn and practice how to

•   Introduce and market yourself professionally
•   Find companies who need you and your skills

•   Network for connections in your profession

•   Complete a successful application package

•   Conduct a winning interview

•   Make effective phone calls to employers

JOB SEARCH WORKSHOPS

Career and Job Search Counselling workshops assist clients on their path to meaningful employment in Canada.

Topics include:

• Occupational Decision Making
• Conducting A Targeted Job Search

Employment Information Interview

• Bring in educational and work documents from your home country or Canada. Together we will make a plan for your job search.

• We will refer you to over 20 employment services and programs in the community Please click on the links below to have more information about these programs:
  • Ball Lange & Associates
  • Conestoga College, Career Employment Services
  • Region of Waterloo - Employment Options Program
  • Focus for Ethnic Women
  • Guelph Business Enterprise Centre
  • Service Canada Youth Employment Strategy
  • K-W YMCA Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program
  • K-W Multicultural Centre
  • K-W YMCA Language Assessment Centre
  • K-W HOST Program - Mentorship/Partnership Program
  • Lutherwood
  • Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
  • Ontario Works - Regional Municipality of Waterloo
  • St. Louis Adult Learning Centre
  • The Working Centre
  • Vocational Pathways Inc.
  • YMCA of Cambridge
  • NEW: K-W YMCA Business Quest Program - Self - employment Program for Newcomers

  And other services

Employment Resource Centre

• Computer/Internet access/Job banks
• Fax machine, photocopier, public telephone
• Labour market information
• Local and national newspapers
• Business directories of Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, Cambridge
• Scott's Directory (Ontario Manufacturers Directory)
• Books on resume & cover letter writing and interview skills.
• Television with videos in different languages on looking for work in Canada.
• National Occupational Classification Directory.
• Various specialized dictionaries (visual, architecture, economics etc.)
• Pamphlets from many community and government agencies.
• Video based WHMIS training.

800 King Street West, 3rd Floor

Kitchener, Ontario

N2G 1E8

Telephone: (519) 579-9622 Ext. 244

Fax: (519) 579-9624 or 579-4397

E-mail address: lmyers@kwymca.org

NEW HOURS!!!

The Newcomer Employment Centre is open:

Monday - Wednesday

8:30am - 4:30pm

Thursday

8:30am - 7:30pm

Friday

8:30am - 12:00pm (noon)

Saturday

9:00am - 1:00pm

Our Services Are Confidential and Free!

Click HERE for the Newcomer Employment Centre

Frequently Asked Questions

Weekly Job Search Tips

HOW DO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES WORK?

Employment agencies (also known as placement and temporary [or temp] agencies) can help you find a job. Their role is to find people for specific openings but these jobs are with other companies .

... More

For past "Weekly Job Search Tips" please click here

My Job Search Success Story

By Kanan Alali, University Professor from Palestine

I have a Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics from Ohio University, USA. Before coming to Canada ... read more

For past "Job Search Success Stories" please click here

Did you know?

• Since opening in September 2002, we have had over 9000 newcomers visit our employment centre.
• You can come to have an employment needs interview.
• Our assessors will guide you through the job search process until you find a job.
• We have qualified staff members that speak several different languages
• Interpreting and childminding is provided if needed.

Employment Ontario programs are funded in part by the Government of Canada

Centre D’Emploi de YMCA pour les Nouveaux Arrivés

Ce programme aide les résidents permanents et les citoyens Canadiens qui ont écu au Canada moins de 5 ans, qui n’ont pas d’emploi ou qui travaillent à temps partiel et qui cherchent du travail.

Nos services comprennent :

• L’identification des besoins du client pour trouver un emploi (curriculum vitae, éxpérience du travail au Canada, des conseils d’emploi, etc.).

• Faire un plan pour guider le client pendant la recherche du travail.

• Des références à plus de vingt services et programmes d’emploi dans la communauté.

• Le soutien aux clients pendant la recherche d’emploi.

Aussi, notre centre d’emploi est disponible à tous les nouveaux arrivés pour leurs recherches indépendantes. Les services d’ordinateurs publiques avec internet, l’imprimante, le fax, la photocopieuse, répertoire d’affaires, les vidéos d’emplois et beaucoup de livres sont accessibles pour nos clients.

Pour plus d’information téléphonez au 579 9622 . Demandez “The Newcomer Employment Centre” (Centre D’Emploi pour les Nouveaux Arrivés).

Updated in October 2008