Looking for assistance with immigrant talent recruitment and retention?  The Immigrant Employment Council of BC is now accepting applications for the Employer Innovation Fund (EIF), a new funding initiative that will help BC employers, business associations and industry and sectoral organizations develop news ways to attract, hire and retain skilled new immigrants.

Funded by the Government of Canada and Province of BC, EIF funded projects will be province-wide, with a priority on some of the key sectors highlighted in the BC Jobs Plan www.bcjobsplan.ca.

Applications for funding will be accepted until Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 5pm with decisions being announced mid-January, 2013.

Visit www.iecbc.ca to lean more and to download an application form.

For more information about the EIF, contact info@iecbc.ca.