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Employment Agencies in Prince George
Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society - Settlement Services
The IMSS Employment Assistance Services (EAS) team provides a full range of employment assistance services to unemployed immigrants, refugees and first and second-generation Canadians.
Phone: 250.562.2900 | Toll Free: 1.877.562.2977 | Fax: 250.563.4852
M. Turner and Associates
M. Turner and Associates is an Employment Service Provider who has received funding through Service Canada to provide Employment Assistive Services to individuals who are unemployed. These include:
- Employment counseling (including assessments to help with career decision making)
- Job development services, which helps people find jobs and helps employers find employees.
- Regular information sessions on the community services available to help with job searching.
- Labour market information sessions focusing on employment in different industries.
- Workshops to enhance and sharpen Job search skills.
- A job board advertising local and regional opportunities.
Phone: 250.563.6181 | Fax: 250.562.2433
Employment Action
Helps people with physical disabilities to enter the Prince George workforce through provision of specialty equipment (usually fee-based) and specialized assessment and training.
Phone: 250.564.8044 | Toll Free: 1.866.409.8044 | Fax: 250.564.8864
Prince George Neckako Aboriginal Employment & Training Association (PGNAETA)
The Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment and Training Association (PGNAETA) provides a wide array of services to First Nation Bands and Urban/Rural Centres in the field of Human Resource Development with new and exciting initiatives aimed at increasing opportunities for Aboriginal People to impact local labour markets.
Phone: 250.561.1199 | Toll Free: 1.800.510.0515 | Fax: 250.561.1149
Prince George Native Friendship Centre Employment Services
Provides employment assistance to unemployed Canadians living in the Prince George area. This assistance can be tailored to meet the needs and requirements of the individual client, and includes assisted job searching, employment counseling and a client resource centre. All services are supported by the Government of Canada and are offered free of charge.
Phone: 250.564.3568 | Fax: 250.563.0924
CNIB
Provides a free resource for people whose vision loss is affecting their ability to obtain or maintain employment. CNIB offers services for job seekers as well as community employers.
Toll Free: 1.800.563.2642 | Fax: 1.416.480.7700
Le Centre d'Emploi Francophone - Collège Éducacentre
Assists francophone job seekers in Prince George become more autonomous in a job search by providing all the latest tools that will assist with building on experience, skills and abilities.
Phone: 250.561.9197
ISTEP
The Immigrant Skilled Trades Employment Program (ISTEP) is a pilot project to help landed immigrants build careers in British Columbia's construction industry and provide employers with skilled trades' workers.
Phone: 250.614.1734
Jump on Board
If you are between the ages of 15-30 and unemployed, let Jump on Board help you be successful in the job market. The goal of Jump on Board is to provide free career development information and job search assistance to youth and young adults. This involves delivering a number of services to clients; employment counseling, job search workshops, resume development, cover letter writing and interview skills.
Phone: 250.564.9325
Northern Family Health Society
If you are between the ages of 15-30 and unemployed, let Jump on Board help you be successful in the job market. The goal of Jump on Board is to provide free career development information and job search assistance to youth and young adults. This involves delivering a number of services to clients; employment counseling, job search workshops, resume development, cover letter writing and interview skills.
Phone: 250.561.2689 | Fax: 250.562.5459
Educational Facilities
Prince George's education system - School District No. 57 - encompasses 37 elementary, 8 secondary, 2 junior secondary, 1 middle school and 8 private schools.
Post-secondary education choices include the regional College of New Caledonia (CNC), which offers two-year university courses plus vocational and professional programs. Several BC universities, the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and the Open Learning Agency have integrated their local programs with CNC. Sprott-Shaw Community College also offers programs through its Prince George Campus.
The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is the first new university to be built in Canada in over 25 years. A total of 55 undergraduate programs, 15 masters programs and two PhD programs are now offered at UNBC as well as the new Northern Medical Program. A degree-granting institution with regional teaching centre's in nine BC communities and a sponsor for several research institutes, UNBC has recently completed the construction of the I.K. Barber Enhanced Forestry Lab. UNBC's hilltop campus overlooks the City of Prince George and offers spectacular views of the Rocky Mountains to the east.
School District No. 57 |
Sprott-Shaw |
CNC |
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