Free courseBusiness & Administration
Working in Canada: Workplace Basics for Newcomers
A free course for newcomers to Canada who are starting work in Alberta. Five short lessons cover pay and your SIN, employment standards, safety and rights, workplace communication and credential recognition, with a certificate of completion.
65minutes
5lessons
1final quiz
Freecertificate of completion
What you’ll be able to do
- Explain what a Social Insurance Number is for and how to protect it
- Read a pay statement and recognize required deductions such as income tax, CPP and EI
- Use Alberta's rules on minimum wage, breaks, overtime, holidays and vacation to check your own pay
- Name your three health and safety rights and the steps to refuse dangerous work
- Use clear phrases to ask questions, get feedback and raise a problem at work
- Find out whether your occupation is regulated and where to get credentials assessed and free help
Curriculum
01
Course lessons
5 lessons · module quiz- 01
Before your first day: SIN, offer and payLesson - 02
Alberta pay, hours, overtime, holidays and vacationLesson - 03
Ending a job, safety and your rightsLesson - 04
Communicating at workLesson - 05
Credentials, free services and your next 90 daysLesson - 06
QUIZWorking in Canada: final quizQuiz