
Saskatchewan helps newcomers find jobs in their field of study
The Government of Saskatchewan will be funding a program to help internally-educated newcomers gain employment.
The Bridging to Employment program got $638,000 in funding through the Canada-Saskatchewan Labour Market Transfer Agreements on Tuesday, Mar 1.
Uduak Bassey, communications consultant with the Ministry of Trade and Export Development told northeastNOW that regions such as Prince Albert, La Ronge, Tisdale, Melfort, Nipawin and Wakaw have been seeing a labour shortage.
“The northeast area had around 990 job vacancies posted collectively on SaskJobs and National Job Bank on February 27, 2022. Among those vacancies, sales and service; trades, transport and equipment operators; and health were the top 3 occupational groups.”