Build ON Blog

Build ON is a pre-arrival service funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. We provide specialized information and orientation about the Skilled Trades to newcomers approved to immigrate to Ontario, Canada. This blog is going to explore a wide range of topics relating to employment in Canada.

• Survival Jobs for Newcomers to Canada: A Perfect Storm
  May 27, 2021
  As a newcomer looking for your first role in Canada, you may have come across a lot of information on the importance of “Canadian Experience”. To this end, getting a survival job may be something you are considering but before you do, read this article to get more information about what a survival job entails as well as feedback on the realities of survival jobs from people with firsthand experience
• 3 Steps to Starting a Business in Canada
  April 29, 2021
  Starting a business in Canada requires a great deal of discipline, passion and persistence. Read this blog post by the ACCES Entrepreneurship Connections® Pre-Arrival (ECP) program to help you understand how you can utilize your education and experience and translate that into starting your own business in Canada.
• Newcomers, Education Evaluation and Credential Recognition
  March 25, 2021

  As a newcomer to Canada it is important to know the difference between having your educational qualifications evaluated versus having them approved in order to be able to practice in your desired field. Read this blog post to learn more about educational evaluation and credential recognition and what they have to do with the job search process in Canada.

• Black Heritage
  February 5, 2021

  February is Black History Month. Find out the history of this day and the way Canada acknowledges the legacy of Black people in our country. Black people’s contributions to society in North America are numerous and wide ranging, but often times overlooked and forgotten. The institution of Black History Month means to change this situation by encouraging learning and sharing and giving credit where credit is due. Find out how the Newcomer Information Centre of the Y of the National Capital Region is celebrating this year!

• How to Start Off Your Job Search in this New Year
  January 28, 2021

  This blog post is about what employment goals might look like for a newcomer to Canada in the New Year. It discusses setting realistic goals; and how to set these goals using S.M.A.R.T goal setting, and why it is important to set these goals. It discusses seeking resources and assistance while on the path to achieving goals and who/what can assist you in doing that, and lastly updating your skills so that you can be ready to enter the workforce and have an advantage over other job seekers.