iAdvance Pathways: Employment Opportunities for Newcomers (ICTC)

Are you a newcomer with an ICT background looking for work? Or an employer looking for skilled talent and could benefit from a wage subsidy? Funded by the Government of Canada, iAdvance Pathways provides career coaching and accelerates the employment prospects for internationally educated professionals (IEPs) that are unemployed and underemployed in Canada, while simultaneously helping Canada’s industries accelerate their digital advantage, and further expand their employment prospects.

2024-03-31

Deadline not available

Grant, Funding

All Sectors

Non Profit

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This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

Employer Eligibility Criteria

Be a registered business in the Province of Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, or Alberta
Located in the Province of Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, or Alberta
Be hiring for a position in Canada’s digital/ICT industry
Willingness to provide a work-integrated learning placement for iAdvance Pathways
Willing to hire the participant as an employee on payroll
Abide by all the Labour standard Laws of the province of Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, or Alberta
Have Comprehensive Liability Insurance
Minimum annual salary of $45,000*
All employers are encouraged to provide fair market value to their candidates. Please refer to the Government of Canada’s Job Bank for more information
Candidate cannot be currently employed with iAdvance Pathways employer
Candidates are not to start until final contract with ICTC is signed
Offer letter figures must match the ICTC contract

Candidate Eligibility Criteria

Be a Newcomer to Canada (landed in Canada within the last 5 years)
Be a Permanent resident of Canada or Canadian Citizen or a person for whom refugee protection has been bestowed under the Immigration Refugee and Protection Act, and be legally entitled to work in Canada
Be a resident of Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, or Alberta, Canada
Is unemployed or underemployed at the time of the application
Fulltime candidates only, no students or returning students
Have ability to commit to complete the six-month program
Hold a Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field.
Have a Language level CLB7 or higher
Cannot be currently employed with iAdvance Pathways employer