How to retain talent

1 hourGuides

Employer’s Guide: Newcomers and Your Workplace

Attraction, hiring and retention strategies are important aspects that employers must embrace to ensure a competitive business environment.

Published Date: 13 March 2024DEI StrategyDiversityHow to find talentHow to hire talentHow to retain talentInclusionInclusivity StrategyOnboardingRecruitmentRetentionENAccess the Guide
25 minReports

Hiring Immigrant Talent: The Path to a Thriving Workforce

We trust you will find in this report valuable Insights, best practices and solutions that will fuel your efforts to attract and retain newcomer employees, in an inclusive and sustainable way.

Published Date: 12 March 2024AttractionDEI StrategyHow to find talentHow to hire talentHow to retain talentMentoringMulticultural IntelligenceOnboardingRecruitmentRefugeesRetentionENAccess the Report
1 hourPrintable Resource

Guelph-Wellington Employers’ Guide to Hiring and Retaining Newcomers and Immigrants

Key principles to attract and retain an immigrant workforce. As Canada’s workforce shrinks and more employers begin to face skills and labour shortages, immigration has been recognized to be a critical source for economic growth and workforce development.

Published Date: 12 March 2024DEI StrategyHow to hire talentHow to retain talentOnboardingRecruitmentRetentionENAccess the Resource
2 hoursGuides

Attracting & Retaining Immigrants – Employer Guide

Putting in place the right conditions and steps to create a welcoming and inclusive workplace for newcomers takes planning, commitment and flexibility.

Published Date: 12 March 2024How to hire talentHow to retain talentRecruitmentRetentionENAccess the Guide
1 hourToolkit

The Employer’s Roadmap: Hiring & Retaining Internationally Trained Workers

Hiring & Retaining Internationally Trained Workers (ITWs) can help you: 1) Meet your labour needs; 2) Increase your competitiveness; 3) Access new markets; 4) Make your organization more effective; 5) Connect you with other valuable workers and organizations.

Published Date: 14 November 2023DiversityHow to hire talentHow to retain talentRecruitmentRetentionENAccess the Toolkit
28 minReports

The Leaky Bucket: A Study of Immigrant Retention Trends in Canada

Canada’s future prosperity depends on immigration. Studies by The Conference Board of Canada show that immigration leads to GDP growth, improves the worker-to-retiree ratio, and eases labour shortages that add to inflation. To meet Canada’s immigration goals, the country must not only attract newcomers but also retain them. Yet very few attempts have been made to evaluate Canada’s immigrant retention trends & its rate.

Published Date: 14 November 2023How to retain talentRetentionENAccess the Report
45 minToolkit

Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project

The toolkit is designed to provide a snapshot of essential information, tools, resources and examples of promising practices that can be integrated into the daily work of settlement, social, and health service providers across Canada, with the aim of building the capacity to better support the unique mental health needs of immigrants and refugees.

Published Date: 25 October 2023BelongingHow to retain talentInclusionRefugeesENAccess the Toolkit
1 hourToolkit

Onboarding Newcomers: A Toolkit for Nova Scotian Employers

Newcomers to Canada represent one such talent pool. With their skills, expertise, and connections to communities around the world, immigrants bring unique perspectives, and they are often able to understand unmet needs in under-leveraged markets.

Published Date: 25 October 2023AttractionHow to find talentHow to hire talentHow to retain talentOnboardingENAccess the Toolkit
45 minToolkit

Safe Work Toolkit for Newcomers (Ontario)

Expect the following outcomes: * Describe and synthesize the relevant literature, employer practices, and newcomer workers’ needs related to managing OHS in diverse workplaces. * Resources to support settlement agencies in feasible and effective approaches to engage employers to the unique OHS needs of newcomers and help employers create safe workplaces for newcomers.

Published Date: 25 October 2023Employee DevelopmentHow to retain talentENAccess the Toolkit
2 hoursWorkshop Material

Course: Evolving Membership Management

Module 1 - Creating Membership Value Learning outcomes: 1. Identify and analyze various stakeholders of your association 2. Develop a high-level plan to create membership value in five steps 3. Identify member personas and apply it to your association’s strategy Module 2 - Know Your Members - Developing Member Personas Learning outcomes: 1. Identify and analyze various stakeholders of your association 2. Develop a high-level plan to create membership value in five steps 3. Identify member personas and apply it to your association’s strategy

Published Date: 30 August 2023How to retain talentLeadershipStrategyENAccess the Material
1 hourGuides

Employer’s Guide to Integrating Immigrants into the Workplace

This document is intended for employers in Ottawa who are interested in hiring and retaining skilled immigrants. The document is a reference guide that provides information about and insight into the most common challenges faced by local employers when recruiting and integrating immigrants into the workplace. The guide offers practical tips and suggestions for employers to address these challenges, highlighting local resources.

Published Date: 30 August 2023How to find talentHow to hire talentHow to retain talentENAccess the Guide
2 minTip Sheet

Maximizing your Return on Inclusion (Onboarding Refugees Step 4)

TIP SHEET 4: Reasonable Accommodation Religion is a protected ground under BC Human Rights Law, as well as under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Many of the current refugees to Canada are practising Muslims.

Published Date: 15 June 2023AccomodationsBelongingHow to retain talentInclusionOnboardingRefugeesENAccess the Tip Sheet