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Why hire with us

By choosing EMBERS Staffing, you’re not just hiring workers: you’re partnering with a staffing agency that puts community impact, reliability, and flexibility at the heart of everything we do.

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Our Hiring Process

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After meeting with a representative of our Business Development Team to understand your temporary labour needs, we will recruit and match qualified workers that get the job done right. Our Staffing Specialists personally get to know each worker, carefully screening and matching them to ensure the best fit for your needs.

Our Advantages

We Take on the Risk

We pay all employer contributions to wages (EI, CPP, WCB, holiday pay), saving you time and money.

Temp to Permanent

Our Temp-to-Permanent service offers a flexible and low-risk way to grow your team. We provide qualified temporary workers who can transition into permanent roles after a set number of hours. This reduces hiring risk, saves time on recruitment, and ensures a smoother onboarding process. For our staff, it provides a pathway to stable employment, with the chance to prove their value and become part of your team. Many of our most successful long-term placements have started through our Temp-to-Perm model, which is available across industries including hospitality, cleaning, administration, warehousing, and more.

Payroll Support

No more dealing with payroll: we take over all accounting activities.

High-Quality Workers

Our Staffing Specialists personally get to know each worker, carefully screening and matching them to ensure the best fit for your needs.

Safety

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We are COR Certified, which confirms our team’s high safety standards and the importance of providing a safe workplace for your team.

Training

Our in-house Training division offers certified skills training to all EMBERS staff. We will work with companies to upskill staff for your specific needs.

Socially Responsible

  • 100% of our profits are reinvested into our programs

  • We offer certified skills training free of cost for our workers

  • We provide tools and PPE necessary for all jobs through our lending library

  • We provide breakfast, packed lunches, and transportation to sites

  • We support workers in accessing counselling, affordable groceries, and other vital community services

Community Impact

AT A GLANCE

1750 +

Workers placed in 2023

400 +

Certifications earned
in 2023

170+

Full-time equivalents
in 2023

Hire staff today

  • “EMBERS is our go-to organization for workers with short notice. Things happen daily that are last-minute changes. With EMBERS we can call and sometimes get people on the same day. When we work with EMBERS we have the option to direct hire after a certain amount of hours worked. This option makes our decision to hire easier because they have worked with our team already. This has been very successful at the New St. Paul’s Hospital project.”

    Randy Callaghan, PCL Construction, Workforce Supervisor

  • “Darwin deeply values the meaningful partnership that we have with EMBERS. We understand that sometimes people need an extra hand to get themselves out of a difficult situation. Working with EMBERS has allowed Darwin to provide that opportunity all while filling our project staffing needs. We believe that providing employment encompasses far beyond mere income; it embodies self-worth, friendship, and integration into a social network. Collaborating with EMBERS stands as a source of immense pride for Darwin and reflects our shared dedication to fostering social inclusion and sustainable employment.”

    Darwin Construction

  • “Our experience with EMBERS has been fantastic. The work that Marcia, Doug, and their fantastic team do is truly inspiring! At EllisDon, we appreciate the hardship the people that EMBERS represents have gone through in life and for us to be able to give these people a chance to get back on their feet is a true privilege.”

    Garreth Maybury, EllisDon | Senior Construction Manager

  • “The partnership with EMBERS was an opportunity to make a meaningful difference and a strong social impact. Obviously, they’re doing great work and it aligned with our opportunities to provide people with meaningful and inspiring work and help them improve their lives.”

    - Paul Merrick, Purolator | General Manager Western Canada

  • “EMBERS Staffing consistently delivers high-quality workers that align with our business needs. Their commitment to socially responsible staffing reflects Purolator’s values of community support and inclusion. Our partnership with EMBERS aligns with our focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, fostering a more inclusive workplace. Their exceptional support during our busy season and their dedication to providing skilled workers makes them an excellent agency to work with. Through collaboration, we’ve built a strong partnership that supports our workforce and helps us deliver for our customers. We highly recommend EMBERS for their commitment to quality and social impact.”

    — Purolator Northern Edmonton team

Trusted by Leading Companies

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EMBERS is proud to be the recipient of many awards

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