Employer Resources

This page provides employers with resources related to newcomer/immigrant workforce attraction and retention. View below, as PDF with links  to resources, or download the Employment Resources QR Code Sheet. Print copies of the 4"x6" QR code postcard that links to this page and share with employers.

GBLIP Municipality Welcome Packages (links to Welcoming Packages available on Municipality websites) - GBLIP Community Sub-committee has developed a Welcome Package Template. The English, French, Arabic and Ukrainian versions of the template were distributed to the seventeen municipalities in Grey and Bruce Counties for each to complete by added local information and resources. These Welcome Packages help newcomer residents navigate as they settle into their new home.

The Employment Standards Poster is available for download in multiple languages. It describes important rights and requirements under the Employment Standards Act, and must be provided to employees who are covered by the ESA within 30 days of their date of hire.

Download Diversity & Inclusion posters and put them up in your workplace to encourage a welcoming environment for newcomer and immigrant employees. 

"Conversations for a More Inclusive and Welcoming Community" is a two-and-a-half-hour interactive EDI training which can be offered virtually or in person. The facilitators are local residents from diverse cultural backgrounds who have completed the GBLIP Train the Trainer program. Participants will explore fundamental concepts including Brave Space, Unconscious Bias, Power and Privilege, Microaggression, and Allyship.

Understanding Workforce Attraction and Retention (Migration) was a research conducted by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board (FCLMPB), incorporated an analysis on the distribution of migrant occupations and age groups and revealed positive gains in the Region’s ability to attract and retain the working age population. The Executive Summary and Observations Report are available in English and French.

How Being Welcoming Benefits Economic Development of the Region (video) -GBLIP created this podcast video for Welcoming Week 2023 in which Economic Development Officers of Grey and Bruce Counties, Jacinda Rudolph, and Pierre Valley, talk about how to build a welcoming community and help address workforce shortage of the region.

Business to Bruce Closing Workforce Gaps webinar series informs employers on various aspects of immigrant attraction and retention:

Create a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace on the Business to Bruce website contains resources that support employers in making their workplaces more adaptive in a changing world of work diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

The Welcoming Communities Grey Bruce have created resources for employers, and employment service providers to support the newcomer social and economic integration: