Employer Services
For over 35 years, Canadian Career Academy has been helping job seekers find employment and supporting local employers in filling their vacancies. We offer a simple, cost-free way of hiring job-ready, qualified candidates to meet your business needs. Our services include recruitment and selection, job matching and placement, incentives, and more. What sets us apart is our direct access to a diverse group of job seekers, from experienced professionals to entry-level candidates. We offer a variety of in-house workshops to assist the needs of local employers and job seekers, and all of our services are free! Let’s work together to find the right people for your team and make a positive impact on the community.
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How Can We Help You?
Canadian Career Academy can help your company in the following ways:
What makes us different from other companies?
- The Canadian Career Academy has been assisting job seekers in the community for over 30 years
- We have job seekers come into our office daily seeking employment
- We will post your available positions on our Job Board absolutely free
- We can collect résumés on your behalf and assist in pre-screening candidates
- We offer a variety of in-house workshops to assist the needs of local employers and job seekers
- We have different programs available to assist employers and people looking for work to find the right match
- We are your gateway to the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG). To fill out the Employer Application go to Ministry of Advanced Training and Skills Development/Canada-Ontario Job Grant .
- Employers and job seekers may be eligible for Training Incentives including: wages, on the job training costs, job trials, etc.
All of these services are FREE!!
What this means is we have direct access to the local labour force. We serve a diverse group of job seekers from licensed, certified and experienced professionals from a variety of backgrounds to those looking for their first entry-level position – and everything in between.
As a local employer looking for skilled employees, it makes sense to build a partnership with the Canadian Career Academy. It’s good for your business, job seekers and the community. So together, let’s find the right people for your team.
For detailed information about our employer services please click on the links above. If you have any questions or wish to discuss anything further, please contact our Job Developer at:
Canadian Career Academy, Employment Resource Centre
92 Bridge St., Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V3
Helping Employers to Achieve Business Success!
Recruitment and Selection
How does your company determine their recruitment needs? What are some of the key aspects you need to consider prior to starting your recruitment process? Do you understand today’s labour market benefits and challenges? The following are a few things you should think about when planning your recruitment/selection process:
- Job Description – Do I have one for this job? Does the job description accurately reflect the company’s expectations for this position and the type of candidate that the company needs to hire?
- Competitive Wage(s)/Benefits – How much do I need to pay to get a suitable candidate and stay competitive in the market? What is the company willing to offer to the successful candidate?
- Employment Relationship – What type of employment relationship best suits the company needs (Full time, Part time, Contract, Temporary, etc.)? What are the benefits and challenges to the company’s preferred employment relationship(s)?
- Talent Pool – Where does the company find the candidates willing and able to fulfill the job requirements? Will the company need to tailor their expectations based on the available talent?
- Cost – Does the company have a recruitment budget? How much time will it take to recruit a successful candidate? How will the recruitment process affect management time, production, quality service, payroll, employee relations, etc.?
- Training – What training is the company prepared to invest? Does the company have an orientation or initiation training plan to get the successful candidate integrated in the job and the company? Does the company have training dollars to get the candidate performing to expectations?
These are just some of the questions that an employer needs to answer. Where can you get the support you need to effectively recruit and select new employees? We can help!
Job Matching, Placement and Incentives
The Canadian Career Academy (CCA) provides job matching and placement services to connect local employers and clients. These services are FREE to the employer as they are funded by Employment Ontario. All of our services however do have eligibility requirements for both employers and our CCA clients. If interested in any of these services, please speak with our Job Developer for specific details.
Our Services Include
Job Matching
The CCA can assist employers with their hiring needs by referring CCA clients to any current job opportunities. We use our on-line client database and recommendations from our experienced Employment Specialists/Job Developer to refer suitable clients to the employer, at no cost. The employer then can conduct an interview to determine if the client is a good fit for the position.
Job Trials
The Job Trial service allows employers to hire a CCA client for 2-4 weeks, while receiving financial incentives to reduce the costs of hiring and training a new employee.
A Job Trial can be used:
- For an employer to assess the fit of a candidate
- For a client to assess the fit of an employer
- For CCA to conduct a Skills Assessment to assist the client in developing an effective action plan
Financial incentives are provided to reduce payroll costs, with the hopes of ultimately reducing the stress between the employer and the employee at the beginning of the employment relationship. The amount of financial incentives the employer is eligible for is negotiated prior to the start date of the Job Trial. The employer may be reimbursed for 50 to 100% of the employee’s wages, whereby this percentage is based on the rate of pay for the job position.
During the Job Trial, the employer is expected to provide training and supervision to the employee as a way to assess their skill set relevant to the job position. The client is expected to participate fully in the Job Trial and to adhere to the employer’s procedures, standards and expectations. The employment terms will be dependent on the reasons for why the Job Trial is being used, but it is our hopes that the Job Trial will lead to full-time, long term employment for the CCA client. The Job Developer will monitor the Job Trial and provide support to both the employer and the client by facilitating any communication concerns, skill deficiencies and general employment relationship terms.
Job Placements
When an employer is interested in hiring a CCA client, but feels the client lacks some of the necessary skills or work experience to meet their employment requirements, CCA can use a Job Placement to provide the employer with financial incentives to help offset the costs of additional training for the client. Job Placements cannot exceed 6 months and are used as a way for the employer to help the client increase their skill set so that they can meet all the employment requirements. The financial incentives are negotiated prior to the start date of the Job Placement and are typically in the form of a $4.00 or $5.00 per hour wage reimbursement, with additional monies available for approved training requirements.
During the Job Placement, the client becomes an employee of the employer and is afforded all the same rights and obligations as other company employees. In this period of time, the employer is expected to provide training and supervision to the employee, while assessing their skill set relevant to the job position. The client is expected to participate fully in the Job Placement and adhere to the employer’s procedures, standards and expectations. The Job Developer will monitor the Job Placement and provide support to both the employer and the client by facilitating any communication concerns, skill deficiencies and general employment relationship terms.
JOB RETENTION/TRAINING
CCA and the Job Developer are committed to ensuring that our clients are successful with their employment, even after the Job Trial and/or Job Placement are completed. If there is a risk that the employment relationship may not succeed, the Job Retention/Training service is available to ensure long term attachments, completion of training and advancement in the labour market. The Job Developer is available to provide both the employer and the CCA client with support to resolve any communication issues, job performance issues, etc. The Job Developer would be happy to assist in the facilitation/coaching of these resolutions and is available to help with accessing additional resources as a way to ensure workplace success.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
We encourage CCA clients to volunteer and build upon their skills and experience, especially when returning to work after some time out of the labour force or when transitioning to a new career field. We feel strongly that volunteer opportunities create value both for the client, the volunteer organization and the community. We would be happy to advertise any volunteer opportunities through our on-line job board.
Ontario Apprenticeships
There are hundreds designated apprenticeship opportunities in Ontario in four (4) sectors – Construction, Industrial/Manufacturing, Service, and Motive Power. Some of these apprenticeships are Restricted/Compulsory, which means an individual must go through an Apprenticeship program to be a licensed practitioner journeyperson. Other apprenticeships are Unrestricted/Voluntary, which means that an individual’s other options to access employment opportunities in their field of choice. As an employer, you know that Skills Shortage is fast approaching! Does your organization have apprenticeship opportunities that could benefit from training an individual? There is a skills shortage fast approaching, now is the time to ACT!
There are many financial incentives listed below that are available to employers.
Ontario Initiatives
Federal Initiatives
Great Resource for Apprenticeship Information
Brokered Incentive Agreements
This is a financial support tool negotiated with our Employment Specialists on a case- by- case basis. These agreements are simple to organize. A BIA is a financial support agreement negotiated with our Employment Specialists on a case-by-case basis. Funding may support On Boarding needs, Job trials, Job Placements, special training needs etc. A simple phone call will quickly determine eligibility and level of need that can be supported.
Any negotiated agreement must be in place before the new employee is actually on payroll.
Canada-Ontario Job Grant
* New applications currently on pause
awaiting Ministry direction, while the
program is under review.
Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG) provides opportunities for employers, individually or in groups, to invest in their workforce, with help from the government.
The Canada-Ontario Job Grant provides direct financial support to individual employers who wish to purchase training for their incumbent employees and new hires. It is available to small, medium and large businesses with a plan to deliver short-term training to existing and new employees.
Important to know:
- Employers may be eligible to for up to $10,000 in government support per person for training costs.
- The training has to be delivered by an eligible, third-party trainer.
- Employers with 100 or more employees need to contribute 1/2 of the training costs. Small employers with less than 100 employees need to contribute 1/6 of training costs.
- Employers with fewer than 100 employees who are training and hiring unemployed participants are
eligible for 100% of the training costs up to $15,000 per participant and are not required to make a minimum contribution to training costs for training funded through COJG.
For more information, visit the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development Canada-Ontario Job Grant.
Ontario Job Creation Partnership (OJCP)
The Ontario Job Creation Partnership (JCP) is another Employment Ontario program, but does have some different goals and uses. Upon receiving Employment Ontario approval for JCP, the employer works with the Canadian Career Academy to find a candidate that meets their requirements.
This program is aimed at supporting community and non-profit groups who need assistance in their community development work. Eligible participants (employees) who are hired under this program will benefit by a full time hands-on learning experience in a field of work that is relevant to their long term employment and career goals.
In some cases, this could be pioneering a new service or program for the community and can often lead to regular employment once the product has been established, however, by the nature of the program it is meant as a training experience. The employer is expected to allow the employed candidate time off to conduct and maintain their job search effort. Employed candidates build marketable skills in a field of work that is of relevant interest. The employing agency benefits by the development of their community programs.
For more information of this service, please contact an Employment Ontario Training Consultant with the Ministry of Advanced Education and and Skills Development at Toll-free: 1-800-387-5656
Other Community Resources for Employers
Valley Heartland
Valley Heartland Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) is a community-based organization dedicated to stimulating job creation and economic growth through business and community development. Funded by FedDev, Valley Heartland CFDC assists small towns and rural communities to strengthen and diversify their economies.
Visit their website at: Valley Heartland
Small Business Advisory Centre
The Enterprise Centre provides confidential business advisory services to small business start-ups, as well as on-going support for existing small businesses. The Lanark-North Leeds Enterprise Centre is a business information source designed to point entrepreneurs in the right direction including offering Events and Workshops to keep you informed of Small Business needs and linking you to other knowledgeable resources.
Visit their website at: Small Business Advisory Centre
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) has grown to become Canada’s largest manufacturing consortium and with order 1,000 hands-on industry events annually, the most active manufacturing organization in North America! EMC is a unique not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping manufacturers GROW and become MORE COMPETITIVE, at home and around the world.
CONTACT: Gay Henniger, Field Service Advisor, Phone: 613-924-0609 or by email at ghennifer@emccanada.org
Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce
The Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce exists to support local businesses, to provide information and resources to residents and visitors in the community, and to create and maintain an environment for business success by providing value and support to our members. They have provided supports for businesses such as: engaging in dialogue with representative at all levels of government, lobbying and representation, assisting with marketing and promotion, offered discounted training and various tools and resources.
Visit their website at: Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce
Carleton Place Business Improvement Association
The BIA is a self-help mechanism funded through a special municipal tax, designed to assist the local downtown business area. It allows for planned programs to be developed through an annual budget contributed to, by all its members. The ongoing efforts of the BIA attract and maintain customers, clients, and shoppers in the commercial area, as well as attracting new business to the community.
Visit their website at: Carleton Place Business Improvement Association (BIA)