The Immigrant Employment Council of BC connects employers with immigrant talent

Since 2008, IEC-BC has been building awareness about the strategic benefits of integrating immigrants into the Province's labour market. We develop effective solutions to connect businesses with this unique talent pool to improve their bottom line, build local communities and grow BC’s economy. More ...

PNI

We weren’t looking to hire immigrants. We just wanted the best and the brightest, and some of those happened to be immigrants, from places like China, Russia, India and Iran. We haven’t seen any major stumbling blocks. They are great programmers. And if they make a technical conference call with our client in China go more smoothly—bonus. More of Aaron's story Aaron Rallo
President and COO

The City of Vancouver tapped cultural competence.

To meet your customers’ needs, you need staff who really understand your customers. As a city with a very diverse population, we need staff with diverse cultural backgrounds. We are fortunate that locally there is a large pool of professional, well qualified immigrants that we can draw from. More of Wendy's story Wendy Au
Assistant City Manager

HSBC Bank Canada is tapping global markets.

Globally, future economic growth is going to come mostly from the emerging markets —China, India, Indonesia. Immigrants from these emerging markets are perfectly positioned to help companies tap in to all that growth. More of Lindsay's story Lindsay Gordon
President and CEO

Investors Group tapped growing local markets.

The cultural mosaic within our communities is changing rapidly. English is really a second language in many communities. As employers, we need to keep pace. The business opportunity is huge. Hiring, training and developing great candidates from these populations is a natural lead in to these market segments. More of Bala's story Bala Naidoo
Regional Director

Safeway tapped a world of innovation.

Diversity fosters innovation. Imagine people with identical backgrounds trying to solve a tough problem, versus a team with different backgrounds. Which will find the best solution? We think the diverse team will win out. That’s why we offer diversity and inclusiveness training for all our managers, and why we’re proud to be one of Canada's ‘Best Diversity Employers 2010. More of Cliff's story Cliff Yeo
Human Resources

BC Hydro beat the skills crunch.

The boomers will be retiring right at the same time as BC Hydro will be taking on huge, complex new projects. So we have to be proactive, or we’ll be facing a serious skills shortage just down the road. More of Lesley's story Lesley MacDonald
Manager, Diversity & Top Employer Projects

Telus tapped growing local markets.

At Telus, we want our team to really understand and mirror our customers. In 2031, 59% of the population in the Vancouver area will be visible minorities. That will be our customer mix, whether it’s consumers or businesses. So how do we support those customers? You have to ensure that your team members reflect that. That’s just a reality of business: you have to mirror. More of Richard's story Richard Beed
VP, Talent Solutions

PNI

We weren’t looking to hire immigrants. We just wanted the best and the brightest, and some of those happened to be immigrants, from places like China, Russia, India and Iran. We haven’t seen any major stumbling blocks. They are great programmers. And if they make a technical conference call with our client in China go more smoothly—bonus. More of Aaron's story Aaron Rallo
President and COO

News & Events

Province-wide Employer Consultations Kick-off in Fort St. John

IEC-BC  |  Jan 12, 2012

Employer consultations have started across the province, driven by an Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC) initiative to obtain the views and advice of BC employers on their needs and requirements in attracting, hiring and retaining skilled immigrant talent.

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BC Employer Consultation - The Immigrant Talent Pool

IEC-BC  |  Dec 15, 2011

In January-February 2012, IEC-BC will be carrying out a consultation with businesses across the province to obtain the views and advice of BC employers on their needs and requirements in attracting, hiring and retaining immigrants in their workforces. The initiative will be implemented in partnership with Human Capital Strategies.

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Have You Realized Just How Much the Labour Market Has Changed?

IEC-BC  |  Dec 12, 2011

Prevalent changes in the composition of our communities suggest significant shifts in taste cultures and consumer preferences that businesses need to be aware of, but many organizations may not realize just how much things have changed.

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Top talent: whose team do you want them on?

Top global talent is already in BC. Employ it!

 

In today’s global and highly dynamic market, the quest for talent is becoming more and more competitive. In a world where borders are fading and human capital mobility increases by the minute, talent has become multilingual, internationally trained and multiethnic. Do you want to employ that talent to your advantage? Check all our tools and resources for BC employers.

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