To facilitate workforce entry of Metro Vancouver refugees, the Metro Vancouver Refugee Response Team (MVRRT) is conducting a 10-minute survey of employers. The key objectives of the survey are to:
- gain an understanding of the interest and capacity of employers to hire refugees;
- understand the range of employment possibilities within Metro Vancouver for refugees especially for those with limited language and transferable skills; and
- identify existing positions / job opportunities for refugees.
Please complete the survey or pass along this request to your Human Resources department or hiring manager. All responses will remain anonymous and confidential.
Since the influx of Syrian refugees into B.C., many employers have come forward with an interest in hiring refugees. However, few “job matches” have been made. This has largely been due to the fact that many of these newest refugees have arrived with limited English language skills and / or limited transferable training and work experience. As a result, many will require job search assistance and / or specialized employment and workplace supports.
The MVRRT is funded by the Province to plan for the settlement of refugees across the following Metro Vancouver communities: Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Tsawwassen, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, New Westminster and Port Moody. To learn more about the MVRRT, visit metrovanrrt.ca.