Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment Council

Mission statement. 'we integrate skilled immigrants into our labour market at a level that utilizes their skills training experience and education'. This mission is carried out by providing programs that: increase employer’s awareness of the economic advantages of hiring immigrants; help skilled immigrants to understand the alberta work environment; help skilled immigrants increase their readiness for employment; augment the efforts of other stakeholders working to increase the employability of immigrants and; are designed to meet employers’ needs for a skilled workforce. This work is carried out in partnership and the three levels of government education providers professional associations and immigrant serving agencies. Charitable objects of the council include; to develop educational mentorship and networking programs and workshops and conferences for unemployed and underemployed skilled immigrants in the edmonton area; to develop educational resources and materials designed to educate the public about techniques strategies and tool to recruit hire and integrate skilled immigrants into the workplace; to undertake activities ancillary and incidental to the attainment of the above mentioned charitable purpose