- Coronation
- East Central Employment Centre - Resource centre and career and employment assistance services. Contact: 5001, Government Road, Coronation, AB; 403-578-4475
- Lacombe Action Group for the Handicapped - Offers integrated employment services and training for persons with disabilities. Contact: 4 - Iron Wolf Blvd, Lacombe, AB; Phone: 403-782-8480
- Centre for Employment - Offers a variety of employment services. Contact: 5219, 50 Avenue, Olds, AB; Phone: 403-556-3808
- Red Deer
- Career Assistance Network - Located in Red Deer, the Career Assistance Network provides career workshops, employment readiness workshops, resume development. Contact: 18 - 4712-50 St, Red Deer, AB; Phone: 403-341-7811
- Catholic Social Services - Immigrant Employment Services - Counselling and job placement services for immigrants. Contact: 403 - 347-8844
- Central Alberta Refugee Effort Committee (CARE) - Immigrant Settlement Services, English as Second Language (ESL) training. Contact: 202 Central Block, 5000 Gaetz Ave, Red Deer, AB; Phone: 403 - 340-8818
- Community Futures East Parkland - Self Employment Training Program. Contact: 200 - Central Block, 5000 Gaetz Ave, Red Deer, AB; Phone: 403 - 343-2068
- Employment Access - Offers a variety of employment programs & services for clients with disabilities. Contact: 5 - 7428, 49 Avenue, Red Deer, AB; Phone: 403 - 341-2363
- Employment Placement & Support Services - Offers a variety of employment programs and services for people over 25 years of age and general recruitment services. Contact: 3rd Floor, 4915, 54 St Red Deer, AB; Phone: 403 - 309-0757
- Red Deer Aboriginal Employment Services Labour market and information services, pre-employment counseling, job referrals, job finders club. Contact: 105 - 4711, 51 Ave, Red Deer, AB; Phone: 403 - 358-7734
- Central Alberta Career Prep is a partnership with schools, colleges and business/industry. Their focus is to encourage youth to explore career options and develop career action plans. They offer 3 credentialed programs: RAP (registered Apprenticeship program), Green Certificate, and Tech Prep. Contact: 5210 61 Street Red Deer; Phone: 403-342-3797.
- Youth Employment Development Centre - Youth (16-24). A variety of employment and safety related programs and services for youth. Contact: 4919 51 Street, Red Deer AB; Phone: 403 - 340-3636
- Youth in Transition - Schools Partnership Initiative - Career Development information, workshops using "Pick Up and Go Kits", peer career coaches, access to Career Cruisin'. This initiative is offered with the Red Deer Public and Catholic, Chinook Edge, Clearview, and Wolf Creek Regional School Divisions. Contact: 403 - 342-3797
- Community Futures Central Alberta. Provides business training, support for self-employment, and small business loans. Contact: 1-888-343-2055
- AmBraighe Education and Training Services Inc.- provides employment and career services, disability related employment supports, resume skills, and workshops in the Rocky Mountain House area for persons over 25 years of age.. Contact: 4912 - 48 Ave, Rocky Mountain House, AB; Phone 403-845-7311 ambraigh@telusplanet.net.
- Rocky Mountain House Youth Development Society (Youth Employment Services) - Offers the Youth Connections program and other services for youth. Contact: 403 - 844-2165
- Service Canada Centres for Youth (formerly known as Hire a Student) - Youth summer programs. Contact: 403 - 845-6098
- Wetaskiwin Works (Lokken Career Training) - Offers a variety of employment services including career development, job retention skills, short term training, resume writing, career path management, computer training, First Aid and CPR training. Contact:5101, 50 Ave, Wetaskiwin, AB; Phone: 780 - 312-2895
- Service Canada Centres for Youth (formerly known as Hire a Student) - Youth summer programs. Contact: 780 - 361-1271
- Confederacy of Treaty 6 -The Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations has an Aboriginal Human Resources Development Agreement (AHRDA) with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada to provide wage subsidies for unemployed people, self employment, job creation partnerships, skills development, employment assistance services, labour market partnerships, youth programs, and services for persons with disabilities. Treaty 6 covers Central Alberta. Contact: Suite 204 10310 176 Street Edmonton Alberta. Phone 780-944-0334
- The Métis Nation of Alberta also has an AHRDA with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. The Metis Nation has 6 regional offices in the province plus 17 Metis Employment Service Centres. Central Alberta is in Region 3 - the main regional office for this region is in Calgary. Contact: 100 11738 Kingsway Avenue Edmonton; Phone: 1-800-252-7553
- Careers: the Next Generation Their goal is to provide career exploration opportunities for youth. They use a customized RAP model program as a means to grow a future talent pool in selected trades areas. In Central Alberta they partner with Nova/Quinn/BP and Red Deer College to provide the RAP program for steamfitter/pipe fitters. Contact: 10320 146 Street Edmonton; Phone: 1-888-757-7172
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Private Sector Employment Service Providers
Private sector employment service providers tend to focus on recruitment of employees for businesses although they may provide other HR services such as payroll, accounting, staffing, etc.
- Agrinet Management Training and Employment Services Ltd provides recruiting and bookkeeping services for agriculture and agri-business. 204, 4711 51 Avenue, Red Deer. Phone: 403-347-7877
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- Design Group Staffing Inc provides general recruiting services. 3rd Floor 4915 54 Street Red Deer Phone: 403-309-0757
- Diversified Staffing Services Ltd. provides temporary office staff and industrial labourers along with payroll services. Contact: 205 4909 48 Street Red Deer 403-343-8161
- HR Recruiting and Employment Services provides general recruiting services for oil field, office administration, trades, technical and industrial occupations. 14 26534 Twp Rd 384 Red Deer Phone: 403-347-7877
- Manpower Services provide recruiting services, resume and job search skills, HR/staffing capabilities to businesses, ISO 9002, and training (safety, manufacturing practices, computer, business management skills). Contact: 5580 45 Street Conquest Business Park Red Deer.
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Government Departments
The two main government departments interested in labour force issues are: provincially, Alberta Employment, Immigration & Industry and federally, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. However, labour force issues tend to cross departments. Government departments involved in labour force issues include the following:
Provincial Departments:
Federal Departments
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