The paperwork first
A Social Insurance Number from Service Canada is needed before anyone can pay you. It is free, and it is done in person or online. If your profession is regulated in Ontario, find out early whether your credentials need an assessment; World Education Services is the evaluator most employers here recognise, and the assessment takes time, so it belongs at the start, not the end.
The résumé, Canadian style
No photograph, no date of birth, no marital status, no signature. One or two pages. Most recent job first. Each job as a short list of what you did and what changed because you did it. A cover letter is still expected for most posted jobs, and it is one page.
This is the single thing we rewrite most often with people, because a résumé that was right at home is often wrong here in ways nobody points out.
Where the jobs are posted
The Government of Canada Job Bank, at jobbank.gc.ca, is free and lists across the country. LinkedIn is where most Toronto employers look at people. Beyond those, the settlement agencies do a lot of matching that never reaches a job board, and 211 Ontario, by phone or at 211ontario.ca, will tell you which agencies serve your area and your language.
The interview
Interviews here are conversational and behavioural: expect to be asked for a time you handled a difficult situation, and to answer with a specific story. Arrive a few minutes early, not thirty. Send a short thank-you email the same day. None of this is obvious, and all of it is learnable in an afternoon of practice.
What we do here
Job search and a job database, and interview preparation, are part of what we do at 2095 Weston Rd, Unit 210. Staff work with you to find the right job, not just any job, and take you through the interview before you walk in. Translation in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese is one of our ongoing programs, and training is offered in multiple languages, including Pashto, Farsi, Urdu. Book a free session or call (416) 727-6836.