Identify as a racialized woman

Legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial and federal legislation and regulations; and

Unemployed or underemployed

Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or persons who have been granted refugee status in Canada

English proof of CLB 7 or higher

Available to attend in person training Monday to Friday between 10 am and 4 pm

Refugee claimants

Refugee claimants

Naturalized citizens

Provincial nominees

Temporary Foreign Workers

International students

Open to all LGBTQIA+ refugees and newcomers.

Self-refer

Referred by Friends/Family

Referred by Community agencies, BC Corrections, MCFD, local police offices

between 16-29 years old

a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person (under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27) legally entitled to work in Canada

not receiving financial supports from another provincially or federally funded labour market program.

living in British Columbia

unemployed or precariously employed

permanent residents

conventional refugees

already living in Canada

self-identified women

over the age of 19

living in Metro Vancouver Area

personnes francophones (services disponibles en français)

persons with a disability

youth and at-risk youth

Indigenous people

persons with multiple barriers

immigrants

survivors of violence and/or abuse

victims of crime living in Vancouver and Burnaby