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New to Canada and wondering how to gain meaningful employment opportunities?
Get free access to professional training guides, information on accreditation requirements, financial planning tools, and job search tips. We provide everything that you will need to get started and achieve career success in a new country.
Our Skilled Immigrant Career Success Guide breaks down some of the major challenges faced by skilled immigrants in Canada and provides strategic advice designed with your needs in mind. Navigate the Canadian labour market with valuable career success checklists and exercises.
In support of skilled immigrants on their journey, Windmill Microlending has created the Skilled Immigrant Career Success Guide. In this comprehensive, free online Guide, newcomers can access topics ranging from explanations of career loans to the importance of mentorship and networking. Enhance your ability to achieve career success within Canada.
Focus areas: education credentials, financial planning, career skills and job search preparation.
Tips to acquire educational credentials, benefits of going back to school, and educational opportunities
Information on budgeting, types of loans from different institutions, and Windmill’s loan for training and licensing costs
The benefits of communication and other soft skills, mentorship, and professional association
Frameworks for creating a winning resumé, effective virtual interviews, and networking techniques
For internationally-trained professionals, the process of obtaining recognition and accreditation in Canada can seem complex. Our free Educational Pathways guide helps you navigate the quickest and most cost-effective route to returning to your chosen field.
Immigrating to Canada in hopes of pursuing your career ambitions is a big deal, so it can be disappointing to realize employers may not recognize the education or certification you brought from your home country.
The steps you need to consider to get licensed or accredited are different for each profession and vary from province-to-province. Whether you are a dentist, truck driver or lawyer, Windmill’s Educational Pathways can help you understand what steps to take to get back to your profession here in Canada.
Select your profession below to download the education pathway right for you.
Overview of educational requirements and steps for accreditation
Links to provincial or territorial licensing organizations
Salary information and job descriptions for professions in Canada
Program costs and approximate training periods
Our Trending Jobs Report provides updated localized labour market data on jobs and sectors that are
experiencing growth in Canada so you can plan your career advancement with confidence.
This province-by-province report is a resource to help skilled immigrants and refugees on their journey to find employment in growing and in-demand fields as well as advance in their career development.
Our Career Change Guide is a valuable resource packed with a career change checklist, transition tips, links to supporting resources and organizations, and advice from newcomers who have successfully made a career switch.
A recent study of working Canadians found nine out of ten who changed careers or sectors were much happier after their switch. For immigrants and refugees, the decision to change careers can be complex as you weigh the financial risks, opportunities, and challenges related to establishing yourself in a new organization, role, or industry. Windmill Microlending’s Career Change Navigator has the answers and will help you successfully complete your career transition with proven success strategies.
Read new articles featuring trending career and education topics, industry experts, and professional development.
Before you invest in an educational program, do your research into credential assessment or equivalence services to determine your educational pathway in Canada. Some national or provincial regulatory organizations (or associated organizations) require this as part of their licensing processes.
Windmill works with several partners who provide comprehensive information about credentialing, training, and learning institutions that support the career and education outcomes of immigrants and refugees in Canada.
Explore key information about credentialing from two of our trusted partners.
