Hiring employees 

Know your obligations and opportunities when it comes to hiring employees — from recruitment to payroll to tax returns — and familiarize yourself with current labour market conditions.

• Hiring requirements
  Learn how to implement non-discriminatory hiring practices and find out what paperwork is required when you hire a new employee.
• Job Descriptions: An Employer's Handbook
  This handbook can help you develop job descriptions to hire employees, evaluate employee performance and identify training needs.
• Wage subsidies
  Are high wage expectations making you reluctant to put up that Help Wanted sign? A wage subsidy program can put the perfect employee within your reach.
• Job Bank
  Advertise and manage your job openings free of charge, at your own convenience, and find qualified job candidates through the tool Job Match for Employers.
• Labour and employment data
  Find statistics and analysis related to the labour force, employment and income from official Canadian and international sources.
• Teleworkers
  Having a difficult time recruiting qualified employees? A teleworker — an employee who works outside your office — may be a great option for you.
• Recruit and manage sales staff
  Learn where to find salespeople, the importance of the recruitment interview and how to institute a commission structure to encourage high sales.
• BioTalent HeadStart
  Your biotechnology business can get help with simple projects from a post-secondary student.
• BioTalent HR Toolkit
  This toolkit for biotechnology businesses can help you to interview, hire and manage your employees, be aware of regulations and keep personnel records.

• Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program
  Recruit foreign workers to fill positions in your organization and help immigrant employees become permanent residents of Canada.
• Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program
  Receive assistance to recruit immigrants or find an immigrant buyer for your Newfoundland and Labrador business.
• Nova Scotia Nominee Program
  You may be able to fill the labour gap at your business by recruiting a skilled immigrant.
• Employment Central — Employer Information
  Post your jobs and find employees in the Yukon. You can use a boardroom for interviews, information sessions and employee testing for free.
• Employment Ontario Employment Service
  Get help attracting and recruiting employees, and find out if you're eligible for financing to provide training and work experience.
• Workforce Planning Boards Network
  Find information about training, employment and labour research in your region to help you manage your business employment needs in Ontario.
• SaskJobs.ca - Provincial Job Bank
  Are you a Saskatchewan employer? Post your job opportunities on SaskJobs.ca and search the resume database for candidates that meet your needs.
• Saskatchewan JOBFUTURES
  Get an industry profile on your business sector, including labour market information and wages and demographic trends for specific industries.
• Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program for Employers
  Are you an employer unable to fill your labour needs domestically?
• Direction Yukon
  Advertise your Yukon job openings to Francophone immigrants and migrants for free. Services are offered throughout Canada, France and Belgium.
• Yukon WorkinfoNET
  Join the network to access information, post jobs and find employees.
• Job Connect
  Find and hire the qualified people you need through this program, delivered by education and training organizations across Ontario.

Hiring and retaining internationally trained workers

Have you considered hiring internationally trained workers to staff the positions in your business? Canadian society is increasingly diverse and the labour market increasingly multicultural. These workers are a valuable source of skills and talent, and integrating them into your workforce can show your organization's connection to your community.

• Employer’s Roadmap to Hiring and Retaining Internationally Trained Workers
  Hiring foreign workers can help you fill labour needs when no Canadian citizens or permanent residents are available to fill the positions. This site offers tools and resources to help you benefit from recruiting, retaining and promoting internationally trained and educated staff.
• Steps to Hire Temporary Foreign Workers
  Are you considering hiring a foreign worker? Take the required steps to ensure your hire is legal.
• Hireimmigrants.ca Roadmap
  Find information and resources to help you find and hire immigrants to fill positions in your business in Canada.
• How to Hire a Temporary Foreign Worker - A Guidebook for Employers
  Do you need more information before hiring a foreign worker? This guidebook will answer many of your questions.
• Interconnection Program
  Meet qualified, experienced newcomers with skills in your field.
• International Qualifications Assessment Service
  Determine how your education or your employees' education from outside of Canada compares with Alberta's educational standards.
• Opportunities Ontario: Employers
  Get help recruiting skilled foreign workers and international students for your business.