Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants (CPSI)
If you are a professional looking for a meaningful career that aligns with your qualifications and experience before coming to Canada, ICA’s Career Paths for Skilled Immigrant (CPSI) program can help.
The Career Paths program at ICA can help with:
- Job search strategies, cover letter/resume writing
- Funded skills training and upgrading
- Creating connections with local employers
- Mentorship and professional networking – accessing the hidden job market
- Finding information for additional certifications
- Understanding the credential evaluation and recognition process
- Gaining insights into Regulatory Bodies/requirements
- Learning more about potential internship opportunities in the community relevant to your career field
Program Eligibility:
- Permanent Resident (five years or less)
- Unemployed or underemployed
- Not receiving Employment Insurance (EI) or BC Employment Assistance (BCEA)
- Three years of pre-arrival experience in a particular career field (one year if 19-30 years of age)
- Intermediate to advanced level of English proficiency
“Career paths isn’t just an employment support service but is part of my life events. The case manager cares for the clients individually and offers customized consulting. Even If you’re a newly landed Immigrant, I vouch that all your small concerns will be triaged and addressed. Shed your worries here, you will be helped for sure. I am forever grateful for the connections I found and will stay in touch with them.”
Praveena, CPSI Client
For more information about the Career Paths program, select your career field:
- Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
- Information Technology
- Business Administration and Accounting
- Sales and Service – Management or Supervisory role
- Regulated Occupations (requiring education, training, and experience for a license)
- Unregulated Occupations (other careers not requiring a license)
Contact
Careers in Construction & Engineering, Information Technology (IT), Business & Administration
Martina Rossmann, Immigrant Employment Specialist
Email: careerpaths@icavictoria.org
Phone: 250.388.4728 Ext. 139
Careers in all other occupations
Darcie Gabruck, Immigrant Employment Specialist
Email: careerpaths@icavictoria.org
Phone: 250.388.4728 Ext. 140
Immigrant Welcome Centre
From housing and education to employment services, ICA’s Settlement Services team can help newcomers navigate and connect with important resources and support.
Learn English (LINC)
Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) provides English language training from beginner to advanced levels for adult newcomers to Canada. LINC is funded by the Government of Canada and is FREE for eligible students.
About ICA
The purpose of the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA) is to support the full integration of newcomer immigrants and refugees into the social, economic and civic life of the Capital Region of British Columbia.