Employment Manitoba Centres
We operate 16 Centres that offer a wide range of services including:
- employment needs assessment
- employment/career counselling
- referrals to community agencies
- Job Referral Service for Red River Floodway Expansion Project
and Northern Generating Stations
- information on:
- job openings
- Manitoba's labour market
- training options/opportunities
- career options
- community organizations
- educational institutions
- job search assistance:
- cover letters
- hidden job market tips
- faxing of resumes and cover letters
- access to computers for:
- resume writing
- Internet job search
- online application for student loans
- access to additional employment services
- Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) advisory services
to help you identify skills you already have
Employment
Manitoba Centre Locations
Additional Employment Services
Additional employment services are available at our Centres and
through partnerships with community and employer groups. These services
may be available to those who meet eligibility criteria.
Additional employment services include:
- skills/training upgrading assistance
- job placement
- pre-employment preparation
- work experience/training placements
- training for self-employment
- work placement with wage subsidy
- apprenticeship training assistance
- financial assistance
Eligibility Criteria for Additional Employment Services
We review your request for assistance in relation to your skills,
current circumstances, the needs of the labour market and service
priorities. You may be eligible if you fit into one of the following
categories:
- unemployed (working less than an average of 20 hours/week) and
a current or previous Employment Insurance recipient
- receiving income assistance benefits
- low income individual or family
- an individual about to lose your job
Contact the Employment Manitoba Centre location nearest you.
Employment
Manitoba Centre Locations
Community Locations – Employment Assistance Services
Employment Manitoba contracts with community-based organizations
to assist unemployed people to prepare for, find and keep jobs.
These services are targeted to individual needs, specific client
groups and local communities.
Each program/organization offers all, or a combination of, the
following:
- employment plan development
- employment counselling
- assessment services
- information on the labour market and education/training opportunities
- resume assistance
- job search assistance
- job finding clubs
- job referral and/or placement
View the services available in your area.
Services
in Northern Manitoba
Services
in Southern Manitoba
Services
in Winnipeg
Job Search - Online Assistance
Job Bank - A Service Provided by Service Canada
The Job Bank is a free bilingual Internet service for job seekers
and employers provided by Service Canada. It allows employers to
advertise their job openings to job seekers across Canada. A job
seeker can use the Job
Search feature to narrow their search by province, area within
the province and occupation. You can also limit your search to all
jobs in the system, those posted in the last 7 days or those posted
in the last 48 hours.
Job Match
This service allows job seekers to advertise
their skills in the Job Bank. You will need to create an account
to manage your profiles in the future.
Job
Match allows you to create and manage 1 to 3 job profiles
that can be advertised to employers using the Job Bank and/or
matched against existing job advertisements.
You create your job profile(s) by completing the checklist provided.
You may then select “Advertise” which will post your
profile for employers to view. You may also select “Match”
which will provide you with a list of current matching job advertisements.
Job Alert
The Job
Alert feature sends, by e-mail, a list of job openings that
match your search criteria. Job seekers automatically receive
up to three e-mails, twice daily, listing job openings from the
Job Bank and the Public Service Commission (PSC) that match their
search criteria. Registered users log on to their account and
complete the Job Alert (Job Search) form.
Resume Builder
Create up to 5 resumes using this Resume
Builder tool. It is complete with different layouts, resume
building tips, and help pages.
You can use this step-by-step online feature to create a professional
resume – stored and accessible via the Internet under your
account – which are ready for print, or to be saved to a
computer and sent electronically to an employer.
Career Navigator
The Career
Navigator allows you to explore career options.
You will receive a “text box” of the significant
information on an occupation while exploring the career options.
- You will complete an online
career survey which helps define your interests and abilities.
- Based on the quiz results,
you receive a list of suggested occupations that match your profile.
It includes information on wage rates, future potential and skills
and training required.
Job Search Internet Sites
Employment with the Government of Canada: www.jobs.gc.ca
Employment with the Provincial Government –
Manitoba Civil Service Commission: www.gov.mb.ca/csc/employment/jobs.html
Employment with the City of Winnipeg: www.winnipeg.ca/hr
Other: www.mb.workinfonet.ca
Employment Insurance (EI) Questions
This bilingual interactive voice response system,
provided by Service Canada, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week. It's simple, using a telephone with Touch-Tone™ service,
just dial the toll-free number 1 800 206-7218.
If you have questions you can also refer to My
Employment Insurance (EI) Information Online.
Funding provided by the Government of Canada Employment
Insurance Account and the Province of Manitoba.
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