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Provincial Health Services Authority / PHSA

  
Provincial Health Services Authority / PHSA
PHSA employees in costume at a Mardi Gras social event
PHSA employees in costume at a Mardi Gras social event
Chosen as one of Best Employers for New Canadians for 2012:
By Kristina Leung and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors  ( Mar 13, 2012)

Some of the reasons why Provincial Health Services Authority was selected as one of Best Employers for New Canadians 2012:
  • partners with Skills Connect to help new Canadian job-seekers access employment opportunities
  • refers new Canadian job-seekers to employment resources such as "ArriveBC", a program to help newcomers match their credentials to an appropriate position
  • supports hires who are new to Canada by providing assistance with the registration and licensing process for professional associations and offering relocation consulting, which includes finding schools for children of employees
  • also provides a "FAQ" information sheet with resources such as a social network site for internationally hired nurses and information on the relocation reimbursement policy
  • considers previous work experience when determining starting salaries of employees who have foreign credentials and covers the costs of courses required to upgrade credentials
  • conducted focus groups with nurses who are new to Canada in order to improve the onboarding program for future hires

 Background Information

Established: 2001. Major Canadian hiring locations: Abbotsford BC, Kelowna BC, Kamloops BC, Prince George BC, Victoria BC, Nanaimo BC. Full-time employees in Canada: 7,181. Part-time employees in Canada: 5,328. New jobs created in Canada last year: 1,228. Revenues: $1,600 million. Percentage of employees who are women: 76%. Of managers: 59%.
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©2012 Mediacorp Canada Inc. All rights reserved. Used by Eluta with permission. For comments or questions on this employer review, please contact Mediacorp's editorial team.

   

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