For refugees residing in Canada, we offer services and programs to accelerate your career journey.
Our tailored career support for newly settled refugees includes resume building, mentorships, credential recognition, interview preparation, career navigation, and upskilling programs to expedite their career readiness.
Take advantage of our Career Readiness programs tailored to empower refugees, refugee claimants, and forcibly displaced individuals for successful employment in the Canadian labor market.
Our Resume Building program can help accelerate your career prospects. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a recent graduate, our expert team will craft a compelling resume that captures the attention of hiring managers.
We not only enhance your resume for your job search but also actively submit it to employers when opportunities arise.
Register now to accelerate your career.
Welcome Talent Canada is our national mentorship program. Here, we match newly settled refugees and forcibly displaced people with mentors who can provide the guidance, resources, and connections needed to start your professional career in Canada.
Each match is hand-selected to ensure an ideal fit based on professional background and experience. With our support, you will be well-equipped to achieve your professional aspirations and thrive in your new home.
Apply today and get matched with a mentor in your field.
World Education Services (WES) Gateway Program’s credential evaluation and recognition is crucial to advancing your education and career goals in Canada. This report holds immense value and is recognized by educational institutions, employers, and regulatory bodies nationwide.
Partnering with WES streamlines your degree equivalence application and ensures a smooth credential evaluation process.
WES does charge a fee for this program, but financial assistance is available for those facing financial barriers.
We are dedicated to equipping refugees, refugee claimants, and forcibly displaced individuals with the necessary expertise, insights, and self-assurance to succeed in job interviews.
We understand the distinct hurdles that refugees encounter when pursuing a job in Canada.
Our goal is to deliver personalized guidance that empowers you. Our passionate staff and committed volunteers are here to conduct mock interviews and offer invaluable tips in preparation for your upcoming interview.
Take this opportunity to boost your interview abilities.
We believe that every individual has the potential to build a meaningful and fulfilling career. Our Career Navigation Program is designed to assist you in exploring your career goals, identifying opportunities, and developing a clear pathway toward professional success.
Through personalized guidance and practical resources, the program supports you in understanding your strengths, exploring career options, and making informed decisions aligned with your skills, interests, and aspirations.
As a client, you will have access to one-on-one career navigation support, career planning tools and resources, and guidance on training opportunities to regain your confidence and take meaningful steps toward achieving your employment goals.
We know refugees are extremely talented, however they sometimes need upskilling to become job ready for the Canadian labour force.
We connect you to one of our partners’ bridging programs for Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs), supporting you to pursue career paths that align with your education, credentials, and experience. Our partners’ programs offer hands-on training, industry connections, career coaching, and strong employment support, with a focus on supporting participants to pursue meaningful careers.
Through our partnerships with settlement agencies, institutions, and universities, Jumpstart provides access to programs designed to strengthen your Canadian workplace communication, workplace culture, leadership, management and technical skills.
Jumpstart also offers our clients with free Coursera Plus subscriptions. You get unlimited access to more than 7,000 courses, projects, specializations, and professional certificate programs in a variety of domains.
Jumpstart connects you to our employer partners and their job opportunities!
We focus on meaningful employment, working with you to find roles that genuinely align with your skills, experience, interests, and goals. We partner with employers across all industries in Canada who are motivated to hire refugee talent.
We use a range of strategies to make these connections, including direct resume referrals, networking events, and hiring events with our partner employers. When an opportunity matches your profile, we’ll do our best to get your profile in front of our employer partners and coach you through every step of the hiring process. 1 in 4 clients receive interviews with employers when referred by us!
Joining Jumpstart does not guarantee employment, as our efforts depend on job market demands. We encourage clients to continue their own job search, alongside the support we provide.
Our mission is to empower self-employed refugees and entrepreneurs by providing support and resources to overcome key barriers such as receiving necessary training, making connections and securing funding to turn their ideas into reality.
We offer one-on-one coaching support for refugee-led businesses to support their launch and growth. We also facilitate connections with our network of businesses, angel investors, and professional advisors.
Refugee Marketplace empowers refugee entrepreneurs by providing them access to sell their products through our online store, enabling small businesses to start selling online or established business to expand their online sales and market channels.
If you are a refugee entrepreneur and would like to feature and sell your products on the Refugee Marketplace, please connect with us.
The Refugee Impact Fund is an investment fund that will provide capital to refugee-led and refugee-inclusive enterprises across Canada. If you are a refugee starting or growing a business in Canada, we aim to provide you with early-stage capital and the support necessary for your entrpereneurial success!
Stay tuned for updates as the Refugee Impact Fund aims to launch in early 2027.
