General information

Group visits

The program of group visits of The National Job Fair was created to greet the adult clientele of various organizations working with job seekers and individuals in career development such as Carrefours Jeunesse Emploi, employment centres and clubs and adult education schools of Greater Montreal and other parts of Quebec. They are all invited to register in group visits with their clientele.

The National Job Fair is presented in conjunction with two other complementary events: The Study & Stay Abroad Fair and The National Education Fair, open to adults and youth. By booking a group visit, then you offer your customers the opportunity to explore three interrelated universes.

Target markets of group visits

The National Job Fair is presentend is presented in the heart of the largest French-language market in North America, where about 40% of the population is bilingual (French and English). The market of Greater Montreal has a population of 3.3 million people.

• Island of Montreal (1.8 million people, of which 56% are bilingual and 17% are trilingual)
• Greater Montreal (3.3 million people, of which 52% are bilingual and 24% are trilingual)

The primary target market

• Island of Montreal

The secondary target market

• North-Shore of Montreal, Rive-Nord de Montréal, which includes the cities of Laval, Blainville, Rosemère, Boisbriand, Ste-Thérèse, Bois-des-Filion, Mirabel, Terrebonne, St-Eustache, Deux-Montagnes, Lachenaie et Mascouche.
• South-Shore of Montreal, which inlcudes the cities of Longueuil, Brossard, Saint-Bruno, Saint-Lambert, Saint-Hubert, Valleyfield, Chambly, La Prairie, Varennes, Belœil and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

The third target market

• Regions of Laurentides, Lanaudière, Montérégie, Estrie and Centre-du-Québec are also surrounding regions of Greater Montreal and are part of our visitor target markets.

Visitors

Who are they?

A wide selection of adult candidates involved in all sectors visit The National Job Fair of Montreal with the hope of meeting their future employers and meet their staffing needs.

• Candidates - employed, under-employed or unemployed - with professional qualifications looking for a job
• Candidates with valuable experience and technical skills
• New graduates from colleges and universities
• Candidates looking fora second career
• Candidates in career transition
• Candidates looking to return to work
• Candidates looking for mobility (other cities in Ontario, other provinces and abroad)
• Candidates looking continuing-education
• Internationally trained candidates
• Candidates attracted to self-employment and entrepreneurship
• Candidates interested to go back to school
• Ontario residents, Canadian citizens
• New Canadians, landed immigrants and newcomers
• Visible minority workers
• Candidates with disabilities
• Bilingual (French-English) candidates
• University students
• College students

What are they seeking?

Candidates invited to The National Job Fair of Montreal include all individuals wishing to develop their careers and looking for a job in line with their professional and personal goals. All candidates are welcome in general, but more specifically the candidates of the Greater Montreal Area and its surrounding regions. The event is open to adult candidates and especially to those who are:

• Interested in finding work: full-time, part-time, contract, temporary, seasonal, summer, volunteer or occasional
• Interested in a job change (in the same sector)
• Interested in a career change to evolve into a new or second career (in another sector)
• Interested in meeting specialists in career development, employment services and support services
• Interested in getting information on the labour market
• Interested in employment and career trends in a variety of sectors
• Interested in learning more about job-search techniques
• Interested in self-employment, in starting a small business
• Interested in improving their skills (continuing-training)
• Interested in relocating within Canada
• Interested in conducting internships, paid or unpaid
• Interested in volunteering in Montreal, in Canada or abroad
• Interested in acquiring international experience
• Interested to learn a second or third language
• Interested in getting career information, advice and support

Exhibitors

Who are they?

Here is a list of organizations that we have group into categories and who participate regularly at The National Job Fair.

Employment

• Employers (private and public) from all sectors
• Placement agencies
• Head-hunting agencies
• Education and training institutions
• Governement (municipal, provincial and federal)
• Crown corporations

Training and education

• Colleges (AEC)
• Universities
• Continuing-education centres
• Technical and professional training institutes
• Vocational and training institutions
• Professional bodies
• Career training facilities
• Undergraduate and postgraduates programs
• Educational resource providers
• Distance education providers
• Language learning centre
• Associations

• Community groups

Government (municipal, provincial and federal)

• Governmental organizations and agencies
• Employment and immigration departments
• Employment, labour and education programs
• Population growth secretariat
• Municipalities
• Ministries (provincial and federal)
• Regional economic development corporations
• Education and tourism councils
• Boards of trade and commerce / Chamber of Commerce
• Consulates (international)
• International departments of immigration and citizenship

Entrepreneurship

• Organizations specializing in the promotion of entrepreneurship
• Organizations specializing in small businesses development
• Service providers and resources for self-employment
• Independent consultants
• Franchise operators

Career and employment services

• Employment services centres
• Career services centres
• New Canadians services
• Services for internationally trained individuals
• Immigrant services
• Services for persons with disabilities
• Professional resumé writers
• Professional career counsellors
• Coaching organizations
• Guidance counselors