Find a career in health and social services that suits youWith a population of about 320 000, the region offers numerous career opportunities for caring and outgoing health and social services professionals:
- 2 teaching hospitals and numerous health centres
- 6 English-language seniors’ residences and CHSLDs
- 4 school service centres
- 7 post-secondary institutions
- Numerous elementary and high schools
- Countless manufacturing companies and service sector employers.
THE TOP 5 IN-DEMAND HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES CAREERS IN THE TOWNSHIPS:
- NURSES
- IMAGING TECHNICIANS
- ORDERLIES
- SOCIAL WORKERS
- RECREATIONAL TECHNICIANS
Find your perfect match in the health and social services sector
Townshippers’ Association—with the financial support of Health Canada and McGill University through Dialogue McGill—has created guides that will help you get on the right path!
The Health and Social Services Career Opportunities Catalogue highlights the wide range of careers offered provincially in the health and social service fields. This guide includes job descriptions and requirements for both health care and social service-related careers as well as the skills and qualities you’ll need for career success.
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The Health and Social Services Career Opportunities Training Guide offers more in-depth information about the steps to take toward a successful career in health and social services. This guide—a complement to the Catalogue—provides details about the training you will need and where this training is available in or around Quebec’s beautiful Eastern Townships region.
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The Bursary and Scholarship Directory for Students in the Eastern Townships is a comprehensive directory of bursaries and scholarships available to high school graduates and post secondary students.
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Townshippers’ Association—a community organization focused on promoting and supporting the interests of the English—speaking community in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec-is here to help you.
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Picture a work-life balance in your health or social services career
The Eastern Townships region can offer you the best of both worlds: a challenging career and wonderful discoveries. Why not consider living and working in this region?
- 500 km of hiking trails
- 4 ski resorts
- 4 national parks
- year-round arts, cultural, and food festivals
- 3 English-language post-secondary institutions (vocational, college, and university)
- 3 English public high schools
- 7 hospitals and other health care service centres
- a lower cost of living
- dozens of cultural communities
- and so many microbreweries, vineyards, and culinary attractions!
Are you a health and social services student or a healthcare professional between 18 to 35 years old? Are you thinking of moving to the Eastern Townships?
Our Place aux jeunes Eastern Townships program can help!
This program encourages qualified young English-speaking professionals to settle in the region by helping eligible participants discover Quebec’s beautiful Eastern Townships.
Learn more about Place aux jeunes by writing to paj@townshippers.org.
Dialogue McGill
Better Communication for Better Care
Dialogue McGill has been supporting initiatives to improve access to health and social services for English-speaking communities in Quebec since 2004.
Via its three programs, Dialogue McGill helps train, recruit, and retain health and social services professionals with the knowledge and skills to provide services in English in Quebec.
- Language Training
English and French training that is geared to health and social services professionals and students. - Recruitment and Retention
Activities and services to help in the recruitment, training, and retention of health and social service professionals in Quebec. - Research & Evaluation
Studying the relation between language and access to health and social services.
Want to learn more? Visit Dialogue McGill