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Find out what jobs are related to your skills
Find out what jobs will be available in Montréal in the coming years
Become better acquainted with Emploi-Québec measures and services and with the labour market
Familiarize yourself with job search strategies
Discover organizations offering employability services
OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING
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CRÉCA COMMUNITY ORGANISATION
Website: http://www.creca.net
Litteracy
French teaching
computer workshop in french
Elementary school tutoring for kids
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (EI) - CANADA
▪ Employment Insurance (EI) provides regular benefits to individuals who lose their jobs through no fault of their own (for example, due to shortage of work, seasonal or mass lay-offs) and are available for and able to work, but can't find a job.
▪ Always apply for EI benefits as soon as you stop working. You can apply for benefits even if you have not yet received your Record of Employment (ROE). If you delay filing your claim for benefits for more than four weeks after your last day of work, you may lose benefits.
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EMPLOI QUÉBEC
What can Emploi-Québec do for you
regarding employment?
While taking into account the situation of the
labour market, Emploi-Québec can help you
rejoin it rapidly through a range of services
adapted to your needs.
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UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICES
Service Canada 540, avenue Beaumont Montréal, Québec 1 800 808-6352
CLE d'Ahuntsic (256)
10520, boulevard de l'Acadie Montréal (Québec) H4N 1L9 Tél. : (514) 872-4949 Téléc. : (514) 872-7098
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PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND OTHER RESOURCES
Montréal’s public libraries
Québec’s national library at Berri-UQAM’s
métro.
Les Job searching Clubs
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▪ Carrefour jeunesse-emploi St-Laurent
▪ 404, Décarie Blvd, suite 300 Saint-Laurent (Quebec) H4L 5E6 514-855-1616, ext. 224 Fax: 514 747-0008 [email protected]
▪ Opening hours
▪ Monday: By appointment only Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday: 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday: By appointment only
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Job searching clubs
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Job searching clubs
▪ Côte-des-Neiges Job Search Centre 3600 Barclay Avenue Suite 421, Montreal Quebec H3S 1K5 514.733.3026 [email protected]
▪ Our services are designed to develop skills that set you apart, lead to successful interviews, and optimize your chances to find work as quickly as possible. All our services are free. Take advantage of them!
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Services offered
Public employment assistance services
Social solidarity services
Information on government programs and services
EMPLOI-QUÉBEC
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What can Emploi-Québec do for you regarding
employment?
While taking into account the situation of the labour
market, Emploi-Québec can help you rejoin it rapidly
through a range of services adapted to your needs.
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Before starting to look for work, it is important to take some
time to identify what jobs are related to your skills.
JOBS RELATED TO YOUR SKILLS
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THE LABOUR MARKET
Why you should become better acquainted with the
labour market:
In order to find out what jobs are available in your region
In order to find out what the employment prospects are
for each occupation
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THE LABOUR MARKET
Over 144,000 new positions will be available in Montréal between 2015 and 2019.
Distribution according to skill level
Source : Emploi-Québec, Perspectives d’emploi par profession 2015-2019.
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Five year forecast (from 2015 to 2019)
Examples of occupations offering attractive employment prospects by skill level
Basic (acceptable prospects)
Intermediary (favorable prospects)
Cashier, grocery store clerk, counter
server, kitchen help, housekeeping
attendant, food processing labour force
Correctional services officer, home
support worker, wholesales
representative, aircraft assembler, and aircraft assembly inspector
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Five year forecast (from 2015 to 2019) [continued] Technical (favorable prospects)
Professional (favorable prospects)
Firefighter, paralegal, early childhood
educator, heavy-duty equipment
mechanic, computer software and
computer systems testing technician
Web designer, Web developer, dentist,
teacher (primary and preschool),
psychotherapist, auditor, accountant
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What public services does Emploi-Québec offer as
regards employment?
Information and online services
A multiservice room in local employment centres
Specialized services
EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SERVICES
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INFORMATION AND ONLINE SERVICES
What online services does Emploi-Québec offer?
Labour Market Information site (LMI online)
Online Placement site
Tools for job hunters
Documents
Information about events and activities (including job
fairs) www.emploiquebec.gouv.qc.ca
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Explore the following with the Labour Market
Information site (LMI online)
Over 500 trades and occupations (description, salaries,
job prospects, etc.)
Training programs
Activity sectors
Répertoire d’entreprises (a business directory)
Québec-wide data covering all 17 regions
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INFORMATION AND ONLINE Services
Through the Online Placement site you can
Access job postings
Publish your candidacy and apply online
Create Job Alerts! and receive job offers
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Multiservice ROOM
There is a multiservice room in local employment
centres (LEC) to help you in your job search
Tools and documents available to you in doing your own job
search
Computer (internet access)
Photocopy machine
Fax
Telephone
Documents
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Multiservice ROOM
At the multiservice room, an assistance officer can help
you
Find information
Take the necessary steps or direct you to the appropriate
service
Register with Online Placement
Use online tools (for example LMI)
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SPECIALIZED SERVICES
Some persons may only need the tools and services
offered at the multiservice room to help them in their job
search.
Others may need to undergo an employment assistance
and assessment interview with an assistance officer.
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SPECIALIZED SERVICES
The employment assistance and assessment interview
will help the assistance officer to
Assess your employment needs
Identify the service or active employment measure that
will best respond to your needs and to the needs of the
labour market
Establish an action plan
Offer you support and assistance in integrating the labour
market
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SPECIALIZED SERVICES
Active employment measures
To find employment
Employment assistance services
To develop skills
Manpower training measure
Job readiness
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SPECIALIZED SERVICES
Active employment measures (continued)
To move into employment
Wage subsidy
Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and
Visible Minorities (PRIIME)
To start a business
Support for self-employment
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Employment assistance services
What it is
Activities designed to provide job search techniques and
help define employment objectives
Who it is for
Persons needing to review their job search methods, a
job searching strategy, or to find out about the tools at
their disposal
Persons who wish to find employment but need
assistance in order to specify their employment needs
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SPECIALIZED SERVICES
Manpower training measure
What it is
General, vocational, or technical training
Who it is for
Persons who have stopped being full-time students for at
least two years and risk remaining jobless for a significant
length of time due to the lack of a skill
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SPECIALIZED SERVICES
Manpower training measure (continued)
What are the advantages of doing full-time training with
Emploi-Québec?
Develop new skills in demand on the labour market
Do training in fields with favourable employment
prospects
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www.emploiquebec.gouv.qc.ca/FormationsMontreal
SPECIALIZED SERVICES
Manpower training measure (continued)
How to get information about a training course?
Emploi-Québec vocational and technical training program
inventory for the Island of Montréal
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Job readiness
What it is
Mainly group activities aimed at developing employability
through participation in a project
Proposed activities include the acquiring of personal and
relational skills.
Who it is for
Persons needing to develop personal skills in order to be
able to keep their employment
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Wage subsidy
What it is
Financial assistance paid in the form of a wage
It allows a person to acquire valuable work experience and
encourages the employer to offer him or her lasting
employment.
Assistance service to help a person fit into a new work
environment
Who it is for
Unemployed persons who have difficulty integrating into the
work environment
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Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and
Visible Minorities (PRIIME)
What it is
Financial assistance for businesses
Who it is for
Immigrants and persons who are members of a visible
minority needing an initial work experience in their field
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Support for self-employment
What it is
Financial assistance for developing a business plan and
starting a business or, if the project is eligible, for creating a
job
Who it is for
Persons wishing to start their own business or to become
self-employed
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Income support while participating in an active
employment measure
Depending on the person’s situation, financial support may
be awarded if he or she participates in an active
employment measure. This assistance may be paid in one
of the following forms:
Employment assistance allowance
Reimbursement of temporary fees
Reimbursement of supplemental fees
Supplemental feels include child care expenses, transportation
expenses, tuition fees, and other training-related expenses.
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You are ready to begin the process of finding
employment?
Main steps in finding a job
Know yourself well
Become informed about the labour market
Explore job leads
Write a resume and a cover letter
Prepare for the job interview
JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES
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Emploi-Québec has made tools available on its website to
help job hunters, including Your complete job search guide.
JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES