Library Guides: Canadian Health Care for Foreign Trained Professionals: Health Care Professions

Career Planning & Development

Where can I find information about Ontario companies?
An article with suggestions on where you can find information about Ontario companies.
Where can I find job listing websites?
A list of job search websites in Canada.
HFO Jobs - Health Force Ontario
A website with listings for jobs in health care by title.
Your First Canadian Job
An article explaining the different types of jobs you can find in Canada, as well as what rights you have as a worker.
The Career Directory
Find a list of employers with a track record of hiring new grads from community colleges.
Healthcare Jobs in Canada
A collection of job postings hosted by Jobs.ca with a healthcare focus. Results can be narrowed down by occupation title and city and/or province.
Employment Hamilton
An organization in Hamilton that helps with finding jobs. It also has a job board on their website that is updated frequently.

Career Cruising
Canadian career guidance resource. Contains detailed listings of occupations, career assessment tools, Canadian college and university education information and employment guides.

Introduction to Health Occupations in Canada
This text gives a full description of different health occupations in Canada.
Introduction to Health Occupations in Canada, 2nd Edition
This text gives a full description of different health occupations in Canada.
Adult learning: Ontario Bridge Training Program
For skilled immigrants and refugees looking to continue their career in Canada.
Work in your profession or trade
Learn about the services available in Ontario to help you continue working in your profession or trade if you’ve been trained in another country.
Health Force Ontario's Resource Center
HealthForceOntario’s Access Centre has assembled a number of resources for Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs) who are interested in professional practice in Ontario.
What career strategies should I consider?
An article explaining the different strategies you can use to ensure career success in Ontario.
Foreign Credential Recognition in Canada
An article from the Government of Canada on how to get your credentials assessed to ensure they can work in Canada.
Trends in the Employment Quality of Health Care Workers

Hospitals in Canada
This dossier provides some of the most important facts and figures concerning the hospital landscape in Canada. Source: Statista
Projected average annual growth in employment in Canada from 2019 to 2028, by industry
A projected growth trend listing growth by industry, ranging from 2019-2028. Source: Statista
Preferences for home office after pandemic in Canada 2021, by industry
This statistic shows survey respondents' opinions on preferences for remote work by industry, including health care. Source: Statista
Employees' biggest work challenges since COVID-19 in Canada as of 2020
This statistic shows survey respondents' opinions on work challenges since COVID-19 in Canada as of 2020. Source: Statista
What is labour market information? Do I need it?
An article that describes labour market information and why you need it in your job search.
Employment of IEHPs in Health Occupations
Labour market outcomes of Internationally Educated Health Care Professionals in Canada.
Study: Quality of employment of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
This study focuses on workers in three broad occupational groups: nurses, personal support workers and care aides, and other health care workers, excluding physicians.

Workplace Culture in Canada
Common questions about how things work in Canadian workplaces.
Workplace Culture
A guide on some of the workplace standards in Canada.
What do Canadian Employers want?
An article outlining the soft and hard skills Canadian Employers look for in new hires.
Workplace Culture - FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about workplace culture.