Bridging the Gap for Accountants

Program Description

This full-time 12-week employment training program is designed to help professional immigrant women with accounting or finance background practice their skills and gain relevant knowledge to join the Canadian workforce in a professional field. Career planning includes individualized labor market assessment, employment skill building, and job search support. The program offers three intakes each year, in April, August, and November. With classes held Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Eligibility Clients

• Immigrant women who are permanent residents or Convention refugees
• Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 or higher
• Post-secondary education
• Unemployed or underemployed
• Educated in accounting or finance
• Preferably with one year of professional experience outside of Canada
• Participants who can commit to a full-time, in-person program for 3 months

What You’ll Gain

• 12 weeks of classroom training
• Employer connections
• Industry-Ready Technical Skills: QuickBooks, Simply Accounting (Sage), Xero, Advanced MS Excel
• Accounting terminology and communication for the workplace
• Essential professional skills & Digital tools used by Canadian employers
• One-on-one employment counselling
• Resume and interview coaching & Job search strategy
• English language enhancement
• Canadian workplace preparation
• Job search and career planning support
• Individualized labor market analysis and action plan 

Additional Program Information

• Childcare and transportation reimbursement (where eligible).
• Individual career planning and ongoing job search support.
• Networking opportunities to grow your professional connections.
• Access to future learning grant opportunities.

For more information, please email or call us:

Ashpreet  Kaur
Email: BridgingTheGap@ciwa.org
Phone: (403) 263-4414 Ext. 143