Career Resources for Diverse Students

In addition to the jobs listed for Laurier students and alumni in Navigator, the following websites may be of use in conducting your job search:

Career and Job Search Information

Accelerate Her Future: a community for Black, Indigenous and other self-identifying women of colour pursuing careers in business and tech.

Access Employment: a leader in connecting employers with qualified employees from diverse backgrounds. More than 34,000 job seekers are served annually at five locations across the Greater Toronto Area.

Canada's Best Diversity Employers: Each year, new winners are selected that are putting in the work to make diversity, equity and inclusion a high priority in their organizations.

Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion: made-in-Canada solution designed to help employers, diversity and inclusion/human rights/equity, and human resources practitioners effectively address the full picture of diversity, equity and inclusion within the workplace.

HireBIPOC: an industry-wide roster of Canadian BIPOC creatives and crew working in screen-based industries with the objective to eradicate systemic racism in the Canadian Media landscape by shifting thinking and practices around hiring, investing in the BIPOC community and getting more BIPOC hired.

Equitek: making employment opportunities available to qualified job seekers from all of the underrepresented demographics across Canada.

Talent Egg: a job search engine for students and new graduates that features inclusive diversity employers.

WomenHack: events focused on connecting top female engineers, designers, and product managers with opportunities at diversity first companies.

Community Resources

519 community Centre: Offers networking and educational opportunities.

Kitchener Waterloo Multicultural Centre: Offers one-on-one employment counseling, job search workshops and professional networking opportunities.

Selected Professional Associations

Black Canadians: One of the largest networks serving the black community in Canada, providing resources, support and networking opportunities

Black Business and Professional Association: To advance Canada’s Black communities by delivering programs that support business and professional excellence, higher education and economic development.

Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals: A member-based resource organization providing a link between corporations and the Black communities through innovative programs that facilitate economic growth and educational opportunities.

National Council of Canadian Muslims: Built from within the Canadian Muslim community, the NCCM is a leading voice for Muslim civic engagement and the promotion of human rights.

Catalyst: A global nonprofit working with some of the world’s most powerful CEOs and leading companies to build workplaces that work for women.

The Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW Canada): Organization offering events, a national convention, and gender equality advocacy resources.

Canadian Association of Women Executives & Entrepreneurs (CAWEE): National professional organization for Canadian women, offering networking and social events and sponsorship opportunities.

eWomenNetwork: North American chapter-based professional group, offering networking events and a yearly conference.

Lean In Canada: Networking events and a blog for professional women in Canada.

Lilith Professional (LilithPro): Programs for women in Western Canada that combine leadership and personal development with one-to-one mentoring.

Network of Executive Women (NEW): Events, research, and leadership programs for women in the retail and consumer goods and services industry.

Women’s Executive Network (WXN): Aimed at women in management and executive roles, offering personal and professional development, including mentoring and networking.
Ascend: Organization for business professionals in the US and Canada. Provides leadership and professional development programs, conferences, mentoring, networking opportunities, and a career center for Pan-Asian leaders.

Asian Canadian: List of community and professional associations for Asian Canadians.

Cross-cultural Professionals Association of Canada (CPAC): Trains international professionals in gaining recognition, cultural integration, and career advancement in Canada. Provides events, a job list, apprenticeship, certification programs, career counseling, and mentoring.