Are you a newcomer to Canada?
Are you unemployed?
Do you want to:
- Gain Canadian work experience in your field of study
- Update your skills
- Understand how to integrate into the Canadian labour market
- Learn what is needed to get invited for an interview and then get through that interview successfully
What is Simpact?
Simpact is a Practice Firm. A Practice Firm is a safe and supportive environment designed to provide newcomer clients with hands on experience and learn what is required to integrate seamlessly into the Canadian workplace. Clients will interact and build relationships with others that are settling into a new environment and have a shared experience.
The Practice Firm enables clients to build networks, practice hands-on skills, gain confidence with workplace language through practical exercises/projects, learn about Canadian workplace norms and engage with guest speakers including CMHA and sector specific experts to assist them with their employment and wellness goals. Clients will participate in developing a personalized return to work action plan and receive one-on-one career coaching while working with a facilitator/coach and employer relations specialist to attain a positive outcome in finding employment.
The Simpact Practice Firm program is a maximum of eight (8) weeks of supported job preparation in sectors such as administration, data entry, accounting/bookkeeping, sales, purchasing, information systems, computer graphics, human resources, communications, and marketing.
Who can join the Simpact Practice Firm?
Unemployed newcomer persons who:
- are PR’s, conventional refugees, landed immigrant, or authorized persons for emergency travel as directed by the government
- are job ready
- are legally entitled to work in Canada
- have a minimum of two years’ experience in their home country working in their profession
What participants get at Simpact?
Participants are integrated into a position that corresponds to their training and experience profile where they:
- receive supported job preparation in areas such as administration, data entry, accounting/bookkeeping, sales/customer service, human resources, and marketing
- collaborate in concrete projects with other departments in a simulated business to develop skills, gain confidence and familiarize themselves with the Canadian workplace
- participate in workshops to support job preparation in Canada such as Resume Renovation and Cover letters, Interview Skills, Employment Standards Act, Leadership and Presentation Skills, Canadian Job market and Networking
- attend 1-on-1 sessions with a facilitator for resume feedback and improve interview skills
- engage with guest speakers to support job searching and networking
