employment and education assistance

Do you want to enter the job market in a successful and permanent way? The counselling process aims to develop a professional project that takes in consideration your interests, skills, experiences and your reality. Services are offered to people who are actively seeking employment or who are considering a return to work or studies.

Services* :

Educational and professional orientation
Job search assistance
Second Language Program
Workshops and groups
Entrepreneurial project
Monitoring exams for distance education
Job Fair

*Available to military families and reservists.

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The military spouse employment initiative

With posting season approaching and many military families on the move, don’t forget that the military spouse employment inventory is an effective option to fill permanent or temporary vacancies in your organization, while providing military spouses employment opportunities. This initiative directly contributes to supporting Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and their families, which is a the Department of National Defence (DND)/CAF priority outlined in the Defence policy, Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada’s Defence. https://hrciv-rhciv.mil.ca/fr/g-dotation-initiative-demploi-pour-les-conjoints-de-militaires.page

What is the military spouse employment initiative?

The military spouse employment initiative https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/job-opportunities/civilian-jobs/civilian-job-opportunities/military-spouse-employment-initiative.html aims to provide military spouses and common-law partners employment opportunities within the federal public service and connect them with employment tools and resources.

What’s new?

The Department has:

Expanded eligibility https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/job-opportunities/civilian-jobs/civilian-job-opportunities/military-spouse-employment-initiative.html to surviving spouses of CAF members whose death is attributable to service
Established an organizational need to prioritize military spouses when staffing vacant positions
Established a pre-approved exception https://hrciv-rhciv.mil.ca/HRCIV_Intranet/hybrid-work-exception-process.page to Common hybrid work model https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/modernizing/hybrid-work/common-hybrid-work-model.html policy for military spouses to support work continuity and CAF retention during deployments, where operationally feasible – This means the military spouse may be able to work remotely without having to give up their current job

For more information!

Hire a military spouse!

DND/CAF military and public service managers can hire a military spouse from DND’s inventory by completing a referral form https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=lERbMocV1UC7MYtmC38QOFx3forbiBNAuh4fpduZFs5UMkdTQ1pTR1A2TElaQkVBRlNJT1pOTTU4Uy4u&route=shorturland submitting it to MilitarySpouseEmployment-Emploidesconjointsdemilitaires@forces.gc.ca
Hiring managers from other public service government departments or agencies can hire a military spouse https://hrciv-rhciv.mil.ca/en/m-staffing-military-spouse-employment-initiative.page from DND’s inventory – Spread the word!

If you have any questions, contact HR-Civ’s team at MilitarySpouseEmployment-Emploidesconjointsdemilitaires@forces.gc.ca.

Thank you.

Second Language Training

Second language services help military family members and reservists improve or maintain their English or French language skills.

This hybrid program combines group conversation practice (2 hours per week online or in person) with unlimited access to the LRDG (Language Research Development Group) online learning program which includes interactive exercises and lessons.

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PERSONALIZED MEETINGS

Job search assistance

New : Employment integration project;
Personalized career counselling;
Job search strategies;
Resume and cover letter preparation and translation;
Interview skills;
Employer contacts and job follow up;
Referral to external resources.

Educational and professional orientation

Needs assessment;
Personalized career counselling;
Skills and interests assessment, and self-awareness;
Psychometric testing;
Information on the work force;
Information on the a educational institutions;
Information on financial assistance;
Monitoring exams for distance education.

Workshops and groups

Various thematic workshops and groups are offered throughout the year.

Workshop: Skills Assessment

The skills assessment helps you identify and gain greater confidence in your strengths. It also allows you to discover, develop, and be reassured about your choices. This four-session workshop is a tool that will help you on your career path.

Coffee Chat: Work-Life Balance

Juggling work, family responsibilities and being a spouse is not easy. Wearing many hats can be a real challenge! A guidance counsellor offers you meeting space where you can, in a group, discuss your reality and share your tips.

Workshop: Resume and cover letter

The resume and cover letter are the most important tools in a job search. It is your foot in the door to a job interview.”This workshop gives job hunters the tools to adapt and to shape their resume and cover letter as accurately as possible.

Workshop: Job Interview

This workshop gives job hunters the tools they need to conquer a job interview and develop self-confidence.

Workshop: Mommy Goes Back to Work

After your kids’ diapers, baby bottles, homework, and little aches and pains, you feel ready to go back to work. A guidance counsellor will give you a series of three two hours workshops to help you think about where you want to go in life, strike a balance between work and family, and develop job search strategies suited to your needs.

Workshop: Life after the uniform

When you leave the Forces, you’re not only leaving behind a job, but a part of your military family as well. The goal of this workshop is to help you reflect on what you are leaving behind, and also on what you stand to gain.

Workshop: Life Goal

Workshops to assist willing and motivated veterans in developing a life project in order to grow as individuals. This project can also be meaningful for anyone looking to contribute, directly or indirectly, to the development and well-being of their environment, whether it is through a part-time or full-time job, involvement in the community, implementing a project based on their interests.

Professional transition and their mourning process

A guidance counsellor will present concrete tools to encourage reflexion on your professional situation. Take a moment to think about your professional situation, its transitions and the mourning process related to it.

Workshop: Going through a Transfer-related Job Transition

This workshop provides military spouses about to go through a transfer with help preparing for their job transition. A guidance counsellor will discuss job-hunting strategies for your résumé and cover letter, show you job-hunting tools, and more.

Workshop: Employment Integration in Quebec City

Do you need help finding a job because your spouse, a military member, has just been posted to Quebec City? In this workshop, you will learn strategies specifically for finding a job in Quebec City. A guidance counsellor will show you user friendly job-hunting tools.