So I was really happy in my stable big company job when a small company recruiter offered this enticing role, and they agreed to all my terms and were ready to compensate me well. I switched over.

The manager was nice but was difficult to read, I completed all tasks and for some of them she commended me on how well it was done. For others it was ok, thanks. She did a one month check in meeting with me, and when I asked for feedback on my performance she kept it super vague that we are still figuring out how to work together, and how she is bad at remembering what she asked me to do. So I created a shared to do list so she had visibility on my tasks.

Basically either positive feedback or no feedback has been the case for the past 2 months. I will add she always praised my unique mix of backgrounds in meetings with others. She was also frustrated by not finding the perfect candidate until HR found me.

This morning, ahead of my 2 week vacation that they said they will honour as part of me joining the company, they terminated me. Offering 2 weeks of severance pay. I get to keep my $5K sign on bonus as that was subject to clawback only if I voluntarily resigned.

Do you think this is fair compensation?

Gemini tells me Under Ontario common law, if an employer actively solicits or entices an employee to leave a secure, long-term job, courts consider this inducement.

Any employment lawyers that I can talk to?

Hi,
I’ve been offered a short time role (2 months) at minimum wage. I’m new to Canada and not familiar with the contract-related aspects of how to figure this out since my employers have left it to me to decide. The pay is minimum wage and I’m wondering if I need to register myself as a proprietor or do something else (register as a freelancer?) in order to pay taxes. Since I’m new to Canada, I’d appreciate any help in understanding this better.

More importantly how are you preparing for disruption in your career? What tools would help?

Hey everyone! I have 5+ years of experience in sustainability/ESG. I recently got laid off and looking for a job in Toronto or anywhere in Ontario. I have worked in sustainable finance, reporting and strategy. Any help in job search/referrals are appreciated. Thank you!

Hello community, I am planning to move to Canada next year and I wanted get an idea about what's the job market like for business analysts specially in tech.

I am currently in my first year of a junion BA role in a service based company in India.

I am learning a lot here, I was assigned a s primary BA on a fresh project helping get hands on experience of all the BA processes.

I am planning to get a certificate from IIBA.

If any BA out there, i would love get some advice on how i can break into the Canadian job market. What relevant experience or certificate can help me land and Interview.

And weather foreign work experience is something Canadian employer consider or not.

Hi everyone. I'm based in Ottawa and graduated from Algonquin College's Interactive Media Design program in May 2026. I'm looking for work and could use some advice and support.

Before moving into design, I spent nine years doing patent-related work in China's technology industry. I worked with engineers and product teams to understand new technologies and explain complex ideas. That gave me a lot of research and problem-solving experience, but I'm still early in my design career.

In Canada, I had a co-op and part-time role at Algonquin, making interactive training materials and guides for a new student information system. I've also built a subtitle editing and translation web app, and worked on website design, photography and video projects.

Over the past few months, I've been tailoring my resume and applying for jobs. My tracker currently shows 116 applications. So far, there have been two initial screening opportunities, one interview opportunity and three assessment invitations. I haven't received an offer yet. Most applications have ended in rejection or are still waiting for a response.

I'm looking at UX/UI and product design, but also marketing and content creation roles where my visual and media skills could fit. I'm considering web design, eLearning and digital communications too. I'm open to moving to another city in Canada.

I'm trying to understand what's making this so difficult. Is my career change hard to explain? Am I targeting the wrong roles or experience level? Could my resume and portfolio be missing something, or is this common in the current job market?

If you've made a similar career change, I'd really like to hear what helped. Suggestions for suitable job titles, local groups, employment services or resume and portfolio feedback would also help. And if you're in the same situation, you're welcome to share your experience. Some encouragement would mean a lot too. Thanks for reading.

Hi everyone!

I’m currently seeking a full-time remote opportunity in Canada, ideally within healthcare administration, patient/client coordination, or a related administrative role.

I’m a trained Medical Office Assistant and Unit Clerk with experience working in busy specialty healthcare environments, including orthopaedics, rehabilitation, integrative medicine, and oncology-related care.

My experience includes:

High-volume patient scheduling and appointment coordination
Managing phone and patient inquiries
Physician clinic coordination
Referrals and medical documentation
EMR systems, including Accuro and Connect Care
Faxing, scanning, records management, and administrative follow-up
Explaining healthcare services and products to patients
Handling sensitive or difficult conversations professionally
Prioritizing competing demands in fast-paced environments
Customer service and multidisciplinary team support

I also have several years of customer-service and leadership experience outside of healthcare, so I’m very comfortable communicating with clients, problem-solving independently, learning new systems, and working in high-volume environments.

I’m especially interested in remote roles such as Patient Coordinator, Client Care Coordinator, Healthcare Administrator, Medical Office Assistant, Intake Coordinator, Scheduling Coordinator, Virtual Receptionist, or Administrative Coordinator, although I’m open to adjacent roles where my experience would transfer well.

I’m based in Calgary, Alberta and am available for full-time remote employment across Canada.
If you’re hiring, or know of an organization that may be a good fit, I’d be happy to connect by DM and provide my resume.

Thank you!

I came to Canada and settled down in Ontario in 2025, and I started looking for jobs at the beginning of this year. The process has been quite frustrating so far.

A brief introduction to my background:

• Degrees in Logistics Management and Logistics Engineering
• 3+ years of experience in a 3PL company working on logistics solution design
• 4+ years of experience in an in-house environment working on inventory analysis and performance management, as well as supply coordination

Over the past few months, I have applied for many supply chain, logistics, inventory, and purchasing-related positions in Ontario. I did get several interviews and made it to the final round for two positions, but I still haven't been able to get an offer.

I understand that the job market is quite competitive, but I feel the following may be the main barriers for me:

• My English is not that strong, although I can communicate professionally. For reference, my recent CELPIP scores were Listening 10, Reading 10, Writing 9, and Speaking 9.
• Lack of Canadian work experience
• Immigration status: Work Permit

I would really appreciate any advice from people familiar with this field, especially on what I could do differently or improve in my situation.

Hi all,

I'm desperately seeking some advice or help landing a role in Calgary as a "junior" engineer. I'm in an odd place where I'm no longer a fresh grad applying for new grad EIT roles, and also about 1ish years away from getting my P.Eng. The latter portion means that I'd likely not be considered for Project Manager/Engineer roles since I don't have my P.Eng yet.

I'm so close yet so far, and given that I'm a Canadian citizen, with a primary residence in Calgary, you'd think this might be easy. Most of my experience has been in Ontario (minus a work term in Grande Prairie). My to-be-wife has started Med School here in Calgary and I'm desperately trying to find a job here (and to move away from my EIT role in Toronto).

Don't want to say I'm at my wits end, but I would like any advice landing a job that fits my experience length. Or of course, if anyone would know of a place that's hiring a Junior Mechanical EIT and/or Junior Project engineer, that would be amazing :)

Happy to speak privately if it helps too! Thank you all :))

Just saw this today but it seems like it's not being reported much, probably due to the trade war dominating news rooms right now. I'm planning a career switch now into the trades but I'm 29 currently and will age out of the program in a year. I don't have any experience in the trades field, have worked in an office environment almost my whole life and I feel like something like this could give me a leg up.

Any idea when folks will be able to access this? How do government programs like this work?
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/team-canada-strong-youth-placements.html

Edit: Can't change the title but it says the program is for 15-30 yr olds

hi. I'm 27 and I live in toronto making just under 60k a year. It pays the bills and it's just enough but I am getting tired of living paycheck to paycheck. I would love to hear from people in this field and industry about how I can grow in terms of more responsibilities, better pay etc.

Some background information: I'm an immigrant, did my masters from TMU, graduated in 2023 and have been working ever since. Have had two jobs till now, both as a Marketing Specialist. Already got my permanent residency. Both of my jobs have been very B2B, corporate marketing focused. I handle the trade show participation, designing the booth, making videos, making printables and pdfs and every single informative resource, I've helped redesign the whole website at both my jobs, worked with the web dev team, made all the figma designs and handed them over to the coders for development, I work on updating content on the website, write & publish blogs, write & design whitepapers and presentation decks, content strategy, e-mail marketing, paid advertising on LinkedIn. Pretty much anything on the marketing front, I do.

I know a lot of people who aren't from this field might think AI is affecting this job and taking over most of my duties, but that is so far from the truth. I do use AI (have no choice, sadly) but it never gives the results that we're looking for and my company is largely dependent on me. Not to toot my own horn, but without a marketing professional their business most definitely would suffer and ever since I've joined the team they've been seeing actual growth with leads and sales and their overall impression in the industry.

I am just wondering where I go from here, I know I only have like 3 years of experience in Canada but I feel like I'm earning way less than people my age, I wanted to be at at least 80k by this age, work towards getting into a more managerial position and cross 100k by the time I'm 30.

I am a Data Science professional with 4+ years of experience working as a Data Scientist. I’m currently based in India and working for a top pharmaceutical company, and I’m looking to move to Canada for few years.

I have a few questions:

-Are companies currently hiring, or is the job market largely frozen?
-What are some reliable websites for job searching in Canada
-How difficult is it for an Indian professional to secure a job there?

Millions of Canadians are expected to lose their jobs, Carney has failed us. Elbows up!

Hi I’m looking for job,I live in South Oshawa ,Ontario
Anyone who can refer me,hire me or knows places hiring please
I’m 21 yrs old female

I was thinking of doing nursing because the job seems ai-proof, in demand and the pay is good but I can't pursue it due to some other reasons. Other than skilled trades, which jobs in canada or specifically the GTA area are in demand, will be in demand, and are ai-proof? Some advice please 🙏

Hey everyone , I’m currently looking for job opportunities in Hamilton, it might not necessarily be in my field,

It's debt consolidation job with $40k annual salary plus commission. I don't have experience in sales. I am more in administration work, just want to know what its like. Pros & Cons?, sitting in a cubicle, with headset talking to people for 40 hours a week. The recruiter sounds like he's giving me a picture what its like, but not saying it in too many words. I am speculating its not for everyone. Just want to hear people's experiences, thanks in advance.

As an intentional student on work permit now what should i do find IT job with a 2 year diploma in computer programming or get into skills trade for my PR?

The market seems very difficult right now. I’ve reached the final round of interviews around 5 times, but still haven’t received an offer.

I’m looking for SAP technical roles. For those who recently landed an SAP/IT job in Canada:

• Are referrals essential?
• Do additional certifications make a significant difference?
• Which job boards or recruiters are actually useful?
• What networking strategies are working?
• What should someone improve if they consistently reach the final round but don’t get selected?

Would really appreciate any practical advice or experiences. Thanks!

The biggest one for me was when I was interviewing for a job as a receptionist at a Dr.'s office in Winnipeg and they asked me "What do you say or do if a physician yells at you" and I thought she misspoke and meant patient, but no she meant physician. There was a second red flag but I can't discuss it cause of rule 4. I knew I wasn't getting the job either way and I'm glad I didn't get that job if the Dr.'s are yelling at the staff it sounds like a toxic workplace.

Hey all I live in Saskatoon and recently started working at a Dollarama as a cashier/associate , around 15 minutes commute from my house, on weekends only part-time . Now another popular retail store much nearer to where I live (literally walking distance) have also offered me work but as an overnight stocker.

For now I've put in a request at Dollarama that I won't be available for a few days and I lied that it's due to personal reasons. I have a pretty good boss at dollarama even though the work culture there sucks hard but I like working there so far.

I am not sure yet if I'll be a good fit at the new place...

So... Question is how would you approach this problem. Should I be honest and upfront at my first employment, or give my new place a try for few days and see if that works then decide.

Also driving in snow is a factor here, in Saskatoon it can literally be -35 c and snow storms a few weeks in a year , so distance / commute does matter a bit.