Losing a job can be a devastating experience. However, many people go through a job loss at some point during their lifetime and successfully move on to other opportunities.
There are many resources to support you through this transition and reconnect you to employment in your field or elsewhere.
If you’re unemployed and entitled to work in Canada, a good place to start in your search for work is with an Employment Assistance Service (EAS). These organizations can work with you directly to provide employment assistance targeted to your specific needs. (Some programs and services have specific eligibility requirements. For example, job seekers may need to be eligible for Employment Insurance and unable to find suitable employment.)
EAS providers can also help job seekers to access government programs that offer support to workers in transition.
- Skills Development is an employment program that provides financial assistance to eligible individuals to help them obtain the skills training they need to re-enter the labour market.
- Targeted Wage Subsidies provide funding to assist employers in hiring unemployed eligible job seekers who need work experience.
- Job Creation Partnerships provides eligible individuals with meaningful work experience to help them obtain ongoing employment.
- Self Employment is an employment program that supports eligible individuals to develop and implement a business plan to become self employed.
Are you a resource worker in B.C. who has recently been laid off?
- RuralBC provides information on educational opportunities, retraining programs, employment advice, and funding programs to help you transition back into the workforce.
- The Job Opportunities Program creates short-term work (up to six months) in or near resource-dependent communities to help laid-off resource workers.
If you’re between the ages of 55 and 64, you’ll find additional resources in our Older Workers section.
