Why A Toolkit?

The world in which you do business is changing! 

Understanding your new customers, community and suppliers and being familiar with their cultural norms can help you improve your services and products and expand into new markets. 

When you hire the right people with the right skills you become a competitive business.

The Conference Board of Canada estimates that by 2013 immigration will account for 100% of the labour force growth.

Hiring Internationally Trained Professionals and Tradespeople (ITPT) makes Good Business Sense!  ITPTs bring:

  • World skills, experience and creativity
  • Strong work ethics
  • Determination to prove their skills and to succeed
  • An understanding of your customer needs, expectations
    and cultural norms

The Time to Plan
for your Tomorrow's Work Force is Now!

The Workplace Development Toolkit provides you with the information, tools and resources that will assist you to plan for your future work force. 

You will learn how to adapt your company’s policies and procedures to reap the benefits of an increasingly diverse workforce and to make the most out of your:

  • Recruitment
  • Selection
  • Hiring
  • Orientation
  • Retention
  • Promotion

This toolkit can help you improve your bottom line, by making effective use of global talent, skills and experience.

Note: For the purpose of this Toolkit, Internationally Trained Professionals and
Trades people (ITPT) refers to individuals whose education, credentials and work experience are based in a country other than Canada. 

A project funded by Human Resources and Social Development Canada, under the Workplace Skills Initiative.