Please visit the SEP Canada website for details on the following jobs opportunities:

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Accountant
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Support - Casual
Agronomic Advisor
Assistant Store Manager - Lowe's
AU-03, Investigator
Building Operations Technician 4
Business Consultant - Vancouver
Butchers & Meat Cutters (30)
Child Care Professional
Child Minding Caregiver
Cleaner/Maintenance Person
Client Support Representative
Clinical Aides (International Medical Graduates)
Communications Coordinator
Controller
Customer Service Associate - Lowe's
Dairy/Frozen Food Associate
Daycamp Inclusion Coordinators (5)
Deployment & Completion Clerk II
Deposit Support Administrator
Dishwasher/Steward
ESL Daycamp Enhancement Coordinators (2)
Evening Supervisors
Finance Administrator
Food Servers (4) - P/T F/T
Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services (Data)
Full Cycle Accountant
Human Resources Manager - Lowe's
Journeyman Technician
Learning and Events Coordinator
Loss Prevent & Safety Manager - Lowe's
Manager, Finance Transformation Advisory
Meat Packagers (5)
Medical Receptionist
Merchandiser
Overnight Receiver/Stocker - Lowe's
Peak Customer Service/Returns Desk Associate
Processing Coordinator
Project Manager
Receptionists or Medical Office Assistants
Reconciliations Clerk
Recreation Aide
Registered Nurses or Licensed Practical Nurses
Sales, Assistant Store Manager - Lowe's
Secretary
Senior Accountant
Senior Manager Valuations
Store Administrator
Store Manager - Lowe's
Store Seasonal Employee - Lowe's
Tenant Resource Person
Tilesetters (2)

There are numerous jobs available in the meat industry please contact the SEP Office (403-215-6200 Ext. 214) for more details.

For more jobs visit the following websites:

Alberta Health Services
https://albertahealthservices.ats.hrsmart.com/cgi-bin/a/searchjobs_quick.cgi

The Calgary Airport Authority
www.yyc.com

Immigrant Services Calgary
http://www.immigrantservicescalgary.ca

HIRING INFORMATION
StatsCan is hiring for 35,000 census jobs across Canada. Staff are needed for a variety of supervisory and non-supervisory jobs across Canada for the 2016 Census. These jobs are ideal for students, recently retired persons, stay-at-home parents, and those wanting to supplement their income.

They offer:
• flexible work hours
• competitive wages
• work in both rural and urban areas.

See attached poster to apply for a Census Job, or contact the SEP Office for more details.

JOB FAIRS
Meet the store management team and discover why a career with TJX Canada (HomeSense and Marshalls) will take you further than you might expect.  Attend their job fair at the Sandman Hotel & Suites, Calgary South – Deerfoot Meadows, 8001 11 Street S.E. on any one of the following dates:
• Thursday, February 11 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Friday, February 12 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Saturday, February 13 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• See attached poster for more information.

SKILL BUILDING
The Centre for Newcomers is offering training for newcomers with education and experience in Accounting. 
Join an Information Session on:
• February 11, 2016
• March 3, 2016, or 
• April 7, 2016
For more details or to sign up call 403-569-3339, or email BCA@centrefornewcomers.ca

Making Changes program is starting.  Attend the 1000 Voices session at the Genesis Centre of Community Wellness on:
• February 8 – March 28 (every Monday for 7 weeks, no class February 15) from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• The program is free for immigrant women, priority is given to women with permanent resident and refugee status, and free childcare is provided. This program is really helpful for immigrant women to increase their confidence and make connections as they re-discover their skills and develop a plan to reach their goals in Canada. 

Discover which industries are hiring at the next Job Search Boot Camp. Attend on February 16 or 17! Please see attached poster for more information.

The Residential and Commercial Installers program, offered by McBride Career Group, starts February 16. Obtain a variety of installation skills to get work.  Please see attached poster for more information. 

Directions for Immigrants is offering: 
• No-cost Exam Preparation Study Groups for Internationally Educated Pharmacists starting in February 2016. Please see attached poster for details.
• No-cost Clear Communication for Business for Internationally Educated Professionals in any occupation in any industry. February 22 to 26 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please see attached poster for details.
• No-cost FE Exam Preparation Study Groups for Internationally Educated Engineers. 
February 27 to June 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (facilitated sessions) 
March 2 to June 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (peer study sessions). 
Please see attached poster for details. 

The Warehouse & Logistic Skills Training program, offered by Centric Health Life Mark, is starting on February 29. The program is designed to help unemployed Albertans develop the knowledge and skills necessary to get jobs in the warehouse industry. Please see attached poster for more information.

CCIS 5th Class Power Engineering Training - Building Operator Program The program starts on February 29 and includes 18 weeks full-time training. Please visit the CCIS website at www.ogtp.ca for more details.

Attend the Retail Training Program, offered by the Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association. The course has no fee and childcare is paid for, as well as transportation during the training period. See attached poster for more information.

The Links To Success program provided by CIWA helps immigrant and refugee mothers enhance their employability skills and develop a long-term career plan leading to meaningful employment. Program starts April 4. Please see attached poster for more information. 

Summer Internship Program 2016

• Are you currently a university student in Quebec?
• Are you interested in spending time in Toronto and gaining work experience in an Ismaili- owned organization for three months this summer?
• Are you able to speak and write English fluently?
• Are you a permanent resident of Quebec?

If you answered “yes” to all the above questions, we would like you to participate in an Internship Program designed especially for you. This pilot program has been designed to assist students whose families reside in Quebec to gain meaningful skill sets during their university life.

Students who demonstrate strong performance in their academic and extra-curricular endeavors, yet face specific challenges or obstacles in obtaining employment will be seriously considered for this program.

This Internship Program will give you the opportunity to gain valuable work experience, skills and networking opportunities with select organizations in Toronto in the areas of finance, information technology, business, hospitality and others. Host families will provide successful candidates with accommodation in Toronto.

The Internship Program term dates are May 1st to July 29th, 2016. Qualified students who are selected will be provided a scholarship grant and a stipend when they participate in the program.

The Council For Canada encourages all university students to take advantage of this unique and exciting opportunity that will help you learn important skills and give you a head start in your career.

Application process

To apply, please fill out the application form on www.economycanada.com under the Internship Program section telling us why you want to participate in the program, and upload your resume and transcripts by February 28, 2016. Please make sure that transcripts and resume are ready to upload before filling out the application form.

For more Information, please contact Fahima Sultani at  

514-961-6095 or send an email to qc.sip2016@gmail.com

The Ismaili Business and Professionals Association (IBPA) invites you to join the IBPA Network in your region. You will receive invitations to Economic Planning Board (EPB) seminars and webinars in your region, the economic speech read out in Jamatkhanas, the EPB and Alliance newsletters, early bird registration to the Alliance and Entrepreneur Conference (ACC), and materials for the events that you did not attend. Please go to https://ibpacanada.com/newmailing/index.html to sign up.

• Career trends of today and tomorrow: Watch a webinar where Rudy Karsan discusses the importance of understanding the evolving market and how to better position yourself for this change. This is targeted to post-secondary students, parents and young professionals. http://iicanada.org/national/articles/career-trends-video-links
   
• Discover lesser known avenues of financing your child's education : Watch a webinar where Karim Esmail, a private wealth advisor with TD Private Wealth Management, discusses RESPs and other strategies to finance your child's education. http://iicanada.org/ecd/webinars.html

The Council for Canada is pleased to announce the launch of the 'Power Pairings Program'.

The Power Pairings Program is a unique program that connects high-profile mentors who have industry specific expertise with ambitiously driven young professionals in need of guidance in career development. The mentors in this program are well-respected, successful and recognized in their industry.

Power Pairings is a program designed for young professionals under 40 years of age who have a minimum of 5 years of work experience. Each mentee will have three 45-minute sessions during which they will receive guidance and invaluable advice to enhance their skill development.

Each mentee will be required to fill out an application form clearly describing their objectives for the relationship.

The mentor-mentee pairing is an inquiry-driven program that will provide lifelong learning for both the mentor and mentee, with a focused attention on professional/entrepreneurial development. There are limited placements available for the matching process. As a result, the selection process will involve a series of interviews. To register, please click here. For general inquiries, email powerpairings@gmail.com.