Hiring Employees

Speak to our advisors to learn more about how and when to hire employees. Your employees are an important element to business success. Explore a variety of hiring resources and best practices, and download our Guide to Hiring Employees.

GUIDE TO Hiring EMPLOYEES 

Workforce WindsorEssex

Workforce WindsorEssex is your one-stop-shop for finding employees in the Windsor and Essex area. They offer a variety of resources to help connect businesses with skilled employees. Check out their hiring tools that includes a talent map, job fairs and research tools. Additional supports include:

• Job boards
• Labour market information
• Small Business Recruitment & Retention Guide
• WE search programs

Federal hiring resources

The Government of Canada provides helpful information on hiring and managing employees, offering resources on:

• Departing employees
• Employment Insurance for employers
• Human resources management
• Human resources regulations
• Labour market data
• Payroll and benefits, employer responsibilities, payroll steps and tax information
• Recruiting and hiring
• Wage subsidies and other assistance programs

Learn more about Canadians' rights in the workplace, including rights for foreign workers, the Canada Labour Code, Employment Equity Act and Canadian Human Rights Act.

Riipen 

Riipen is an easy-to-use platform that helps you achieve business and purpose goals. Connect with a pool of forward-thinking student talent to get projects done — at no cost to you. All while helping to shape the future of work and perhaps even your next inspired recruit.

How Riipen works:

1. Sign up for free
Set eager learners (and your business) up for growth and success. Sign up to find educators, internship programs, and courses looking for organizations like yours to help learners gain employable skills.

2. Post your project
Shaping the future of work is one post away. It’s as simple as choosing one of the many project templates, posting it to the marketplace, and connecting with an educator whose students fit your needs.

3. Collaborate
Engage with learners under the guidance and support of their educators. The project management features allow for effective collaboration so that you can check off your to-do list—together.

4. Review
Your feedback is mentorship. Rate and review projects to ensure work that reflects your organization’s standards and values while helping to shape future business leaders and find your next hire.

5. Repeat
Shaping the future means staying ahead of it. Continue to draw from an emerging workforce of students who are eager to make an impact.

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Setting up your payroll

Once you've hired employees, you need to set up the payroll. Visit Revenue Canada for information on how to:

• Set up a new employee
• Open a payroll program account
• Calculate deductions and contributions
• Submit payroll information returns

Federal labour standards

Discover available resources and information on federal labour standards, such as employment conditions for hours of work, payment of wages, leaves, vacation, holidays and more:

• Employer compliance
• Employer obligations toward interns
• Filing a complaint
• Flexible work arrangements
• Hours of work
• Labour standards for interns
• Leaves
• Minimum wage database
• Sexual harassment
• Termination of employment
• Vacation and general holidays
• Wage Earner Protection Program

Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Service

The Government of Canada has launched the  Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Service to help and support small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) to hire new first-year apprentices at level 1 in 39 Red Seal trades while helping, at the same time, first-year apprentices to acquire the hands-on work experience that they need to establish a career in the skilled trades. There are 39 Red Seal trades eligible for the support from the Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Program. There are  four providers of the program in Ontario including  Family Services of Peel. These organizations give financial support to small and medium-sized employers to hire first-year apprentices: $5,000 for each eligible new first-year apprentice hired and $10,000 if the apprentice hired is from an equity-deserving group. They also provide other supports to employers to help them take part in apprenticeship.

WILL Immploy 

WILL Immploy is a project of WILL Employment Solutions, a non-profit organization serving Southwestern Ontario to drive innovative employment solutions that bring immigrants and employers together.

Immploy links employers to effective immigrant employment tools and resources including:

• Recruitment services to access a pool of qualified immigrant talent.
• Screening support for evaluating international credentials and language skills to help your company implement a new and more inclusive approach to recruiting.
• Mentoring programs that strengthen the leadership, coaching and cross-cultural skills of your employees.
• Education and training to support employers in building more inclusive practices for the recruitment and retention of newcomers.
• Connections with business leaders and other professionals who have successfully attracted and retained immigrant talent.
• Connecting employers to expert consultants to increase retention in the workplace

All services are at no cost to employers.

The Newcomer Talent Retention Network (NTRN) supports employers that are committed to building and diversifying their workforce. Small business owners could take advantage of this program by getting tools, guidance and advice from expert partners at no cost and could save on hiring, onboarding, and training costs. The program is fully funded by IRCC.