There's never been a better time to Buy BC and support local growers, producers and the food we love right here in BC.  Explore Buy BC products
Government of B.C. Government of B.C. Government of B.C. Government of B.C. BC Gov News
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Live Webcast
  • News  
  • News  
  • By Ministry
    • Office of the Premier
    • Agriculture and Food
    • Attorney General
    • Children and Family Development
    • Citizens' Services
    • Education and Child Care
    • Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
    • Energy and Climate Solutions
    • Environment and Parks
    • Finance
    • Forests
    • Health
    • Housing and Municipal Affairs
    • Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
    • Infrastructure
    • Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
    • Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
    • Labour
    • Mining and Critical Minerals
    • Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
    • Public Safety and Solicitor General
    • Social Development and Poverty Reduction
    • Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
    • Transportation and Transit
    • Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
  • Subscribe
Live Webcast
By Ministry
  • Office of the Premier
  • Agriculture and Food
  • Attorney General
  • Children and Family Development
  • Citizens' Services
  • Education and Child Care
  • Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
  • Energy and Climate Solutions
  • Environment and Parks
  • Finance
  • Forests
  • Health
  • Housing and Municipal Affairs
  • Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
  • Infrastructure
  • Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
  • Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
  • Labour
  • Mining and Critical Minerals
  • Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
  • Public Safety and Solicitor General
  • Social Development and Poverty Reduction
  • Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
  • Transportation and Transit
  • Water, Land and Resource Stewardship

Social Development and Poverty Reduction

Service providers identified for new employment centres

Share

More from this Ministry
Honourable Sheila Malcolmson

Honourable Sheila Malcolmson

Honourable Sheila Malcolmson

Read Bio

Contact

Email: SDPR.Minister@gov.bc.ca

close menu Social Development and Poverty Reduction

People invited to help shape future of WorkBC

July 3, 2025 3:30 PM
B.C. is expanding employment services provided by WorkBC centres to offer more choice and tailored support to meet people's individual needs, helping more B.C. job seekers get jobs.
  Read More

B.C. helps people keep full federal Canada Disability Benefit

June 20, 2025 1:45 PM
ALL NEWS FROM THIS MINISTRY
More from this Ministry
  • Factsheets & Opinion Editorials
  • Search News
  • Minister's Bio
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Print

Social Development and Poverty Reduction

British Columbia News

Service providers identified for new employment centres

https://news.gov.bc.ca/01011

Share

Information Bulletin

Victoria
Thursday, October 20, 2011 1:28 PM

Share

Information Bulletin

Victoria

Thursday, October 20, 2011 1:28 PM

More from this Ministry

  • Factsheets
  • Ministry Website
  • Ministry Photos
  • Ministry Videos

Featured Topics

  • B.C. Poverty Reduction
  • Payment Dates
  • Supports and Services for People with Disabilities
  • Building a Better B.C. for People with Disabilities

Featured Services

  • Income Assistance
  • Disability Assistance
  • My Self Serve
  • WorkBC
  • Bus Pass

(aussi disponible en français)

The Province has identified 72 successful proponents to deliver services through the new WorkBC Employment Services Centres, scheduled to open April 2012.

The Request for Proposals phase of the new Employment Program of BC closed May 26. Successful proponents from this comprehensive process will now begin the process of reviewing and signing contracts with the ministry to deliver the program through WorkBC Employment Services Centres across B.C. The ministry expects all contracts to be signed by the end of November 2011.

The new employment program was developed after considerable consultation over an eighteen-month period with stakeholders. The revised program reflects feedback about the need for better access to services for those trying to find a job.

The new WorkBC Employment Services Centres will integrate all services currently offered through a single door and make it easier to help people find work and provide stability for their families. No unemployed British Columbian will be left behind because the new service providers must ensure that everyone has access to the same services, regardless of where they live in the province.

All service providers will determine the best way to ensure effective service delivery to specialized populations and smaller communities. As a result, specialized populations - including immigrants, youth, Aboriginal people, Francophones, persons with disabilities, survivors of violence, persons with multiple barriers and people living in rural and remote areas - will receive the full suite of quality services through the new integrated centres regardless of where they live.

Each employment centre will be able to make use of various service channels to better serve their clients. There will be 85 storefront locations and another 114 satellite offices. Many locations will also use mobile services and outreach for specialized populations or those living in remote areas. The ministry will set up an expert advisory panel to monitor how the new model works for British Columbians, and a panel of specialized experts to examine how the model is working for clients with specialized needs, such as those with disabilities or clients with multiple barriers to employment.

The Province will invest $341.2 million in employment services for 2011-12. The new employment centres support the government's Families First commitment and BC Jobs Plan, which will strengthen the economy, creating and protecting jobs for British Columbians.

For information about the new service providers for the WorkBC Employment Services Centres visit www.labourmarketservices.gov.bc.ca/community_organizations/btp/successful_proponents.html and for more information on ministry services for unemployed British Columbians visit http://www.labourmarketservices.gov.bc.ca/

More information on WorkBC is available at www.WorkBC.ca

BC Jobs Plan information can be found at www.bcjobsplan.ca/

Contact:
David Haslam
Government Communications and Public Engagement
Ministry of Social Development
250 356-1670 

BULLETIN D'INFORMATION

Nouveaux centres d'emploi : les fournisseurs de services ont été sélectionnés

Le gouvernement de la province a choisi 72 proposants qualifiés qui seront en mesure d'offrir des services dans les nouveaux centres d'emploi WorkBC Employment Services Centres, dont l'ouverture est prévue en avril 2012.  

L'étape de la demande de propositions pour le nouveau Employment Program of BC a pris fin le 26 mai. Les proposants qui ont été retenus à la suite de ce processus exhaustif commenceront maintenant à prendre connaissance et à signer des contrats avec le ministère en vue de dispenser des programmes par l'intermédiaire des WorkBC Employment Services Centres dans l'ensemble de la province. Le ministère prévoit que tous les contrats auront été signés d'ici la fin novembre 2011. 

Le nouveau programme d'emploi a été créé à la suite d'une vaste consultation des intervenants, qui s'est étendue sur 18 mois. Le programme révisé qui en a résulté est le reflet des commentaires sur la nécessité d'offrir un meilleur accès aux services aux personnes qui tentent de se trouver un emploi.

Les nouveaux centres d'aide à l'emploi WorkBC Employment Services Centres regrouperont sous un même toit tous les services présentement offerts. Ils aideront les personnes en recherche d'emploi à trouver du travail plus facilement et à assurer plus de stabilité à leur famille. Aucune personne sans emploi en Colombie-Britannique ne sera laissée pour compte, car les nouveaux fournisseurs de services devront s'assurer que tous ont accès aux mêmes services, sans égard au lieu où ils vivent dans la province.  

Tous les fournisseurs de services définiront la meilleure façon d'assurer une prestation de services efficace aux populations spécialisées et aux communautés de plus petite taille. Ces populations - immigrants, jeunes, Autochtones, francophones, personnes handicapées, personnes ayant survécu à de la violence, celles devant faire face à de multiples obstacles ou vivant en région rurale ou éloignée -  profiteront d'un ensemble complet de services de qualité grâce aux nouveaux centres de services intégrés, et ce, peu importe où elles vivent.

Chaque centre sera en mesure d'utiliser divers canaux de services afin de mieux servir sa clientèle. Le réseau sera constitué de 85 emplacements qui auront pignon sur rue et de 114 bureaux satellites.

Plusieurs succursales utiliseront aussi des services mobiles et de proximité à l'intention des populations spécialisées ou qui vivent en régions éloignées. Le ministère mettra sur pied un groupe consultatif d'experts qui fera le suivi de ce nouveau modèle pour les clients britanno-colombiens, ainsi qu'un groupe de spécialistes pour les clients ayant des besoins particuliers, notamment les personnes handicapées ou la clientèle aux prises avec de multiples obstacles à l'emploi.  

La province investira 341,2 millions de dollars dans les services à l'emploi en 2011-2012. Les nouveaux centres d'emploi appuient l'engagement pris par le gouvernement avec le programme Families First et le BC Jobs Plan, qui renforceront l'économie et contribueront à la création et à la protection des emplois pour les Britanno-Colombiens.

Pour en savoir plus sur les nouveaux fournisseurs de services des centres d'emploi WorkBC Employment Services Centres, consultez le  www.labourmarketservices.gov.bc.ca/community_organizations/btp/successful_proponents.html et pour obtenir plus de renseignements sur les services du ministère à l'intention des Britanno-Colombiens sans emploi, rendez-vous au www.labourmarketservices.gov.bc.ca

Pour de l'information sur le programme WorkBC, rendez-vous au www.WorkBC.ca 
Pour des renseignements sur le BC Jobs Plan, consultez le www.bcjobsplan.ca 

Renseignements:

David Haslam
Government Communications and Public Engagement
Ministry of Social Development
250 356-1670



https://news.gov.bc.ca/01011

Related Articles

People invited to help shape future of WorkBC

July 3, 2025 3:30 PM

B.C. helps people keep full federal Canada Disability Benefit

June 20, 2025 1:45 PM

Province reviewing Community Living BC home sharing

June 2, 2025 1:30 PM
BC Gov News

Connect with the Ministry

Photos

View the Ministry's latest photos on Flickr.

Videos

Watch the Ministry's latest videos on YouTube.

The B.C. Public Service acknowledges the territories of First Nations around B.C. and is grateful to carry out our work on these lands. We acknowledge the rights, interests, priorities, and concerns of all Indigenous Peoples - First Nations, Métis, and Inuit - respecting and acknowledging their distinct cultures, histories, rights, laws, and governments.

Government of B.C. Government of B.C.

We can help in over 220 languages and through other accessible options.   Call, email or text us, or find a service centre.

Connect with Us

  • Subscribe
  • Social and RSS

More Info

  • BC Gov
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility
  • Copyright
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Government of British Columbia