HIRES
Five Ways to Support Refugee Leadership Towards a More Inclusive World
This year, World Refugee Day focuses on solidarity with refugees – for a world where all refugees are welcomed. Durable solutions to forced displacement and welcoming communities for refugees are needed more than ever. And everyone has a role to play. Governments, NGOs, community organizations, post-secondary institutions, businesses, and refugees themselves are all essential to…
| News | Durable Solutions for Refugees, Economic Opportunities, Education, HIRES, Student Refugee Program
How Every Job Vacancy Becomes an Opportunity for Refugee Youth and Canadian Businesses | HIRES Pilot Learnings Report
Canada’s commitment to expanding durable solutions for refugees through new complementary pathways has been demonstrated through initiatives like the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP), offering skilled refugees a chance to immigrate to Canada while also enabling Canadian employers to access a new pool of qualified candidates to fill job openings. At the Global Refugee Forum,…
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“Enabling refugee youth to immigrate and fill vacancies in Canada is heartwarming and good for business” [say employer champions]
With protracted conflict and record-high numbers of refugees around the globe, the imperative for durable solutions for refugees resonates now more than ever. In countries of asylum, many refugees have the personal ambition, skills, and capacity to work, but are often prevented from accessing legal employment opportunities. Meanwhile, with acute and persistent labour shortages impacting…
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WUSC partners with Camosun and Canadian workplaces to welcome nine refugee youth from Kenya to British Columbia through HIRES
CANADA (Nov. 9, 2021) – This fall, WUSC and Camosun College welcomed nine refugee youth from Kenya to British Columbia, Canada through HIRES, a unique new employment-linked sponsorship pathway in collaboration with Tofino’s hospitality sector. Participants will complete a two-month hospitality management education program at Camosun College in Victoria before joining their new workplaces and…
| News, Press Releases | Canada, Durable Solutions for Refugees, HIRES
WUSC Celebrates 2021 Fall Arrivals
Every year in August and September, members from the WUSC community across the country prepare to welcome a new cohort of refugee youth to Canada. Through our various sponsorship programs, these youth are given the opportunity to continue their studies at Canadian universities, colleges, and CEGEPs, and now expanded to Canadian workplaces. In total, WUSC…
| Success Stories | Durable Solutions for Refugees, Economic Opportunities, Education, HIRES, Refugee Athlete Stream, Student Refugee Program
Businesses Respond to the Global Refugee Crisis: A new model to think global and build local through welcoming workplaces
HIRES is a pilot initiative that resettles refugee youth who currently live in Kenya through a unique private sponsorship pathway that partners with Canadian businesses. This pathway involves vocational training and an employment placement upon arrival. Both, responding to persistent barriers to economic inclusion facing refugee populations and supporting Canadian employers to meet labour market…
| News | Canada, Durable Solutions for Refugees, Economic Opportunities, HIRES, Kenya
