Career Resources for Black and Racialized Students

As someone who identifies as black or belonging to a racialized group, you may have specific concerns while making career decisions or finding a job. The Career Centre and the Centre for Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion work closely together to provide tailored services for black and racialized students at Laurier. Browse the career resources below and book an appointment for individual support.

Career and Job Search Resources

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:

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

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

BlackNorth Initiative: A job platform for Black talent connects users with employers who value diversity and inclusivity. 

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.

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

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.

Selected Professional Associations

Ascend: An 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: A list of community and professional associations for Asian Canadians.

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

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

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.