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County asks local employers to join job fair

May 20, 2021   ·   0 Comments

The County of Simcoe, along with the Cities of Barrie and Orillia, Georgian College, Lakehead University, Employment Ontario, and the Province of Ontario, are collaborating to deliver an on-line “Work in Simcoe County” job fair.

The event will be hosted on an interactive, user-friendly platform where job seekers and employers can connect through one-on-one text chat, audio and video.

During the current pandemic many local employers are still looking to fill positions across the region.

According to the County of Simcoe’s Work in Simcoe County website, in the month of April there were close to 6,800 active job openings in the region.

The Virtual Job Fair is an opportunity to connect job seekers and local employers in several different industries.

Included are manufacturing and distribution, agriculture and food processing, healthcare and social assistance, transportation, hospitality and tourism, communications and IT, not-for-profit organizations, construction and the trades, education and training, and professional services.

Several significant regional employers are already signed up to attend and are seeking new employees.

This includes Honda of Canada Manufacturing, Maple Leaf Foods, MiTek Canada, MacLean Engineering, Reinhart Foods, Vins Plastics, SYDNIC Computer Systems, YUCA of Simcoe-Muskoka, Innovative Automation, Glueckler Metal Inc., Tempo Plastics, JHV Equipment, CANPLAS, DECAST Ltd., Dr Parekh and Associates, Sienna Senior Living, Compass Group Canada, Landmark Bus Lines, Brotech Precision, Community Builders Construction, Baxter, and Friday Harbour Resort.

The County is now encouraging employers and job seekers to sign up for the event.

The Virtual Job Fair is limited to those employers offing employment within the 16 member municipalities of Simcoe County, as well as the Cities of Barrie and Orillia.

The Virtual Job Fair will take place on Wednesday, June 2, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

It is free to either look for a job or seek new employees but you must register to be a part of the Job Fair.

By Brian Lockhart
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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