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Employment Resource Centres

Our two Employment Resource Centres offer a free service available to all residents of the Greater Vancouver area who are unemployed or under-employed (working less than 20 hours a week) and legally entitled to work in Canada. We provide an information, counselling, and referral service for employment and career options, education and training opportunities, community resources, and job search tools.

 

Both of our Employment Resource Centres offer individual employment counselling and case management by appointment. Case Managers are available to assess your skills and needs, and offer one to one support in developing a detailed return to work action plan to reach your employment objectives. Both centres also have full service resource rooms to assist individuals with their independent job search.

Program Features: Vancouver East Employment Resource Centre & Vancouver Downtown Employment Resource Centre

  • Case Managers by appointment for employment counselling, referrals, case management and expert help with Skills Development Employment Benefit applications
  • Resource rooms with up-to-date library of information on careers and training, job search skills, and labour market trends
  • Updated job postings and daily newspapers
  • Use of computers with high speed Internet access for job search
  • Free résumé assistance and résumé typing 
  • Free photocopying, local faxing and phone calls for job search
  • Resource Room Advisors onsite to provide friendly, supportive assistance

Vancouver East Employment Resource Centre Staff
7 Case Managers
3 Resource Room Advisors
1 Program Manager
1 Program Coordinator
1 Office Manager

Vancouver Downtown Employment Resource Centre Staff
6 Case Managers
2 Resource Room Advisors
1 Program Coordinator
1 Office Manager

Fees for Service
No fees for this program. The Ministry of Housing and Social Development has provided funding for this initiative.

Access to Program
Self-referral
Drop-in for Resource Room
By appointment with Case Managers

Locations & Hours

Vancouver East Employment Resource Centre
300 – 1638 E Broadway
(˝ block west of Commercial), Vancouver

By transit:
Skytrain - Expo Line: Broadway station
Skytrain - Millennium line: Commercial station

Buses: #99 (B-Line), #9, #20

Vancouver Downtown Employment Centre
200 – 1033 Davie Street
(˝ block west of Burrard), Vancouver

By transit:
Skytrain - Expo Line: Burrard station, and transfer to bus

Buses: #1, #2, #6, #22, #32, #44

Hours:
Monday through Thursday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

We are closed on statutory holidays

Hours:
Monday through Thursday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm

Friday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 

We are closed on statutory holidays

Contact Information for the Vancouver East Employment Resource Centre
Phone: 604.434.0367 press 4
Fax:  604.434.7031

Contact Information for the Vancouver Downtown Employment Resource Centre
Phone: 604.434.0367 press 5
Fax:  604.694.1077

e-mail: Contact Us

For information on other employment resources in the Lower Mainland, visit the YES website at www.youremploymentservices.ca

Funded in whole or part through the Canada – British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement.

 
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