Companies that hired immigrants

I.M.P. Aerospace

During a consultation with I.M.P. Aerospace in Spring 2007, SmartBusiness learned the company was having challenges recruiting skilled labour in Halifax. Given the lack of qualified workers locally, I.M.P. would be attending job fairs in international markets and needed to clearly understand the process for international recruitment from an immigration perspective while also determining which recruitment program option would best suit the company's needs.

In response, SmartBusiness made a referral to the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration on behalf of I.M.P. Aerospace. The Office of Immigration worked quickly to assist I.M.P. in determining the best way to bring chosen candidates to work in Halifax after the job fairs.

I.M.P. had great success recruiting in the United Kingdom. Of the 60 candidates that the company interviewed, 21 were hired with positions varying from engineers to managers to planners. A second recruiting trip that summer resulted in another 13 employment offers.