Are you a newcomer refugee woman?

Need help launching your career in Canada?

Join us for an Online information session and learn more about YWCA Aspire, a FREE employment program that will assist you in gaining valuable paid work experience with organizations in Metro Vancouver. Funding is provided by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

• Six weeks of group-based employment workshops
• Up to 12 weeks of PAID work placement with an organization in Metro Vancouver
• Three weeks of follow up support
• Financial assistance for transit
• Workplace Conversation Circles as a peer support network

PARTICIPANTS MUST BE:

• A self-identified newcomer refugee woman who is a Permanent Resident or Protected Person (Convention Refugee) in Canada
• Currently on Resettlement Assistance program or receiving Income Assistance OR a privately sponsored refugee
• Unemployed and not a full-time student
• Entitled to work in Canada

PROGRAM START DATE: January18th, 2021

Funding is provided by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada