Employer’s Roadmap to Hiring and Retaining Internationally Trained Workers (ITWs)

• 1. Why hire?
• 2. Plan
• 3. Recruit
• 4. Assess & Select
• 5. Integrate & Retain
• 6. Resources
• Video Series

In your search for employees, have you considered internationally trained workers (ITWs)? They are a valuable source of skills and talent for Canada’s businesses.

This roadmap is a guide for employers in small to medium-sized enterprises interested in hiring ITWs for their organizations.

In the roadmap, you’ll find:

• different routes you can take to hire and retain ITWs;
• helpful tips on issues you may encounter on the way;
• answers to questions you may have;
• practical tools you can use at each step; and
• resources to help you on the journey.

At the end of each section of the roadmap, you will find a short list of resources. For a more extensive list of national, regional and sectoral links, please refer to the resources tab.