Deciding to change your life and relocate to a new country for work can be a daunting experience. Sure, you have a job, but what about finding a place to live, getting established in your new home, and maybe even learning a new language, all while immersed in an unfamiliar culture. Where is the grocery store? Is your employer set up to help? Where do you even start? You want to focus on doing the best job possible at your new position, but you have questions!
This is why ThriveON is so important. Our settlement services are designed to ease this transition and help newcomers integrate more easily into their new communities by answering some, if not all, of the important little questions. While many companies and organisations try to offer settlement services, ThriveON provides experienced, thoughtful, and tailored support that goes beyond the basics, ensuring a soft landing and the best start possible in their new home.
What are ThriveON Settlement Services?
Our settlement services combine programs and resources assembled to assist newcomers in adjusting to their new life in our country. These services cover many of the various aspects of integration, including housing, language, skills training, and community support. By providing this type of tailored assistance, ThriveON settlement services aim to help newcomers overcome the initial growing pains of resettling for work, and just getting down to business.
The Importance of Settlement Services
Settlement services are vital for two major reasons (and a million little ones)
Facilitating Smooth Integration: A soft landing approach helps new employees get the basics out of the way first, to make the challenge of a new home and surroundings less stressful, so they can focus on why they came: their job. Basics such as housing, spousal employment services, connections to education and training, community services and the essentials of life like banking, utilities, transportation and the general ins-and-outs of living in Canada.
Boosting Employer Retention Rates: Statistics show that employers who work with ThriveON settlement services to support their international hires see employee retention rates increase from around 60% to an impressive 98%, making the investment almost essential.
ThriveON's Unique Approach to Settlement Services
ThriveON provides a holistic approach that fosters not only successful integration but also the emotional well-being of newcomers. ThriveON understands that a successful settlement is not just about finding a job or a place to live; it’s about feeling at home in a new country.
Facets of ThriveON Settlement Services: A Closer Look
Housing Assistance:
Finding suitable housing for your family, especially in our current housing market, can be almost impossible for newcomers. ThriveON helps clients to navigate the rental or purchase market, understand their rights and responsibilities as tenants, and connect with realtors and landlords. ThriveON has partnerships with experienced professionals who specialise in working with newcomers, and providing support in the housing search process.
Spousal Employment Support:
You came to Canada because you found a career here, but what about your spouse? ThriveON connects the spouses of newcomers with career services, ensuring that the entire family can have an opportunity to join the workforce. These services include such things as job search assistance, resume building workshops, interview preparation, and job placement programs. ThriveON is also plugged into existing job fairs and networking events, accessing employers directly.
Language Training:
Language barriers can of course be a potentially significant obstacle to relocating. ThriveON can provide access to language education through affiliated organisations that help learn the language, improve communication skills, and speed their integration into the community, as well as language mentorship programs to sharpen existing skills.
Community Support:
Having a strong social network is vital for one's happiness, regardless of where you live. ThriveON’s community support programs offer newcomers opportunities to connect with others, participate in local social events, and access mentorship and peer support programs outside of the workplace. These programs ideally can help reduce the feeling of isolation and bring a sense of community, and so ThriveON organises cultural exchange events and community workshops to help newcomers build meaningful connections in their new homes
Soft Landing Support:
ThriveON’s “Soft Landing” support program includes assistance with setting up immediately essential services. Banking, healthcare, and education being ready to go as you land (or very shortly afterwards) is a huge step in the right direction. Newcomers receive guidance and information on enrolling their children in schools, where and how to access healthcare services, and understanding their legal rights. ThriveON also provides workshops on things as diverse as financial literacy and navigating the local public transit systems.
Support and A Trusted Advisor in your New Home
ThriveON offers the support newcomers will need, and as a trusted advisor to the family, providing a friendly, helpful face in Canada. This includes helping to navigate the seemingly infinite everyday challenges, offering advice on various issues, and ensuring they have someone they can turn to when questions arise.
Conclusion
ThriveON Settlement Services can be a lifeline for newcomers to Canada, by supplying a roadmap to essential support and services in Canada. ThriveON is committed to providing your company's new international hires with these vital services, to ease their transition to life in Canada, and to let them hit the ground running. With a unique approach that includes “Soft Landing” support for the essentials, and acting as a trusted advisor to those who may have questions, ThriveON’s focus is as a leader in helping newcomers feel at home in their new country. Not to mention, the impressive improvement in retention rates when working with ThriveON makes it almost essential to hiring internationally.
Call to Action
If your organisation is looking to hire international talent, or you are a job seeker looking to come to Canada, contact ThriveON today. Let us help you give your new employees (or yourself!) the start they deserve so they can get to work. Visit our website or reach out to us at Jessica@thriveon.ca to learn more about what we offer, who we are, and how we can support your journey. From before you hire till after they land.
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