Onboarding

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
45 minToolkit

Employer Toolkit: Attracting and Integrating Internationally Trained Employees (ITEs) in South Okanagan-Similkameen

Guide to attracting and integrating Internationally Trained Employees (ITEs) in South Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia.

Published Date: 12 March 2024DEI StrategyHow to hire talentOnboardingRecruitmentENAccess 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
30 minResources

Inclusive Onboarding for Newcomer Employees: A Resource for Employers

This onboarding resource is meant to assist employers and managers in effectively integrating newcomer employees into their teams. From establishing clear expectations and providing necessary support to fostering a positive work environment that creates a welcoming experience. Empower your newcomer employees to thrive and succeed! Download the guide.

Published Date: 17 August 2023InclusionOnboardingENAccess the Resource
57 minWebinar (On-Demand)

Webinar – Maximizing your Return on Inclusion: Onboarding Refugees

On November 16, 2016, IEC-BC hosted “Maximizing your Return on Inclusion: Onboarding Refugees,” featuring speaker Christian Codrington, Forum HCM, and moderated by IEC-BC’s Natalia Angheli-Zaicenco. Before they were refugees, they were teachers, engineers, and nurses. Canada has given them a chance for a new life, and they are eager to give back – their resilience, skills and unique perspectives – and contribute to Canada’s economic prosperity. Join us online for an engaging conversation on how to tap into this talent pool and create a diverse, inclusive, and productive workforce.

Published Date: 27 July 2023OnboardingRefugeesAccess the Webinar
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
2 minTip Sheet

Maximizing your Return on Inclusion (Onboarding Refugees Step 3)

TIP SHEET 3: Physical & Emotional Safety Being new to Canada, many refugees may have a different understanding of workplace health and safety standards.

Published Date: 15 June 2023BelongingHow to retain talentInclusionOnboardingENAccess the Tip Sheet
2 minTip Sheet

Maximizing your Return on Inclusion (Onboarding Refugees Step 2)

TIP SHEET 2: Creating a Welcoming Workplace To create a welcoming and inclusive workplace and successfully integrate new employees – including refugees – who can then contribute to your productivity, employers need to take a planned approach that follows practical steps.

Published Date: 15 June 2023BelongingInclusionOnboardingRefugeesENAccess the Tip Sheet
2 minTip Sheet

Maximizing your Return on Inclusion (Onboarding Refugees Step 1)

TIP SHEET 1: Credential Recognition and Language Support A challenge for any employer is the acknowledgement and recognition of qualifications, education and professional certifications of credentials received abroad – especially in the case of refugees, who were forced to flee their home countries with no supporting documentation and whose institutions might have no contact with the outside world.

Published Date: 15 June 2023InclusionLanguageOnboardingRefugeesENAccess the Tip Sheet
40 minTools

From Onboarding to Career Mobility

Onboarding helps new hires adjust to social, cultural and performance expectations of the workplace so that they can become quickly engaged and productive. Onboarding is a process that focuses on transferring organizational, team, and role specific knowledge to new employees. It leads to early engagement of new employees by giving them the insight into the organization's culture and strategic direction, making them feel welcome within the organization and helping them plan their own career development & personal advancement. A well-developed and well-executed onboarding process will deliver business results by reducing ramp-up time for new employees and increasing their engagement.

Published Date: 14 June 2023BelongingInclusivity StrategyOnboardingENAccess the Tool