Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.

How Do I Find A Job?

yellow parked bus near building
Source

Where would I work?

  • Work for bus companies, local governments, and school boards

Bus drivers:

  • work for urban transit systems, school boards or transportation authorities and private transportation companies

Subway, light rail transit & streetcar operators:

  • work for urban transit systems

Finding Advertised Jobs

Jobs are advertised in a variety of sources including newspapers, magazines and online job sites.

Local Newspapers

You can look at the Vancouver Sun & The Province at Vancouver Public Library for free. Check the job postings daily, the careers section in the Vancouver Sun on Wednesdays and Saturdays and, in The Province on Sundays.

Online Job Postings

Public Transportation Services including Coast Mountain Bus Company, Skytrain and West Coast Express Rapid Transit

Public Transportation Services including Coast Mountain Bus Company, Skytrain and West Coast Express Rapid Transit

 **must have permanent resident number** newcomers can post their skills, education and work experience to BC employers looking for workers.

Finding “Hidden Jobs”

Many job vacancies are not advertised. The resources below will help you with finding jobs in this “hidden” job market.

Using Directories to Create a List of Potential Employers

You can use directories to produce lists of bus companies.  Contact them directly to find out if they’re hiring. 

Instructions for using Reference Canada (see link to external resource below):

  • Click on “Start Search” beside Canadian Businesses, then select the “Advanced Search” button.
  • Select both “Keyword/SIC/NAICS” under Business Type and “City” under Geography.
  • In the top search box enter “bus” and click SEARCH.
  • Select the appropriate headings (you can also try ‘tour bus’ or ‘school bus’).
  • Lower down, select the Province, choose the cities, and click the “View Results” button.

NOTE: You can access this database from a Library computer. If you are using a computer from outside the Library, you will need a Vancouver Public Library card to login to this database. After clicking on the database name, you will be asked to enter your library card number and PIN (usually last four digits of your telephone number).
Available from the VPL Digital Library

Filter by Sector – Transportation

online directory of Canadian companies in the hospitality, travel and tourism industry; -    try browsing through ‘Motor Coach Tour Operators’ - also available in print at the Central Library, Level 4, Reference Resource, 338.479 P46  

Home and Consumer Info Subject Icon

Provides information on more than 2 million businesses throughout Canada. Tutorial available.

Access:
Everywhere for VPL cardholders

Networking, Volunteering and Temporary Agencies

Many positions are filled by people who have been recommended by someone they know. Networking, working as a volunteer or registering with a temporary employment agency are good ways of helping you find jobs and meet people in your industry.

Networking and the Hidden Job Market:

When looking for work, be sure to talk to friends, relatives and neighbours. They may know someone who is hiring! Working as a volunteer, attending events, and joining clubs and associations are good ways to gain “Canadian experience.” They are also good ways to meet people to learn about the local job market.

Volunteer opportunities

Many communities throughout BC offer a ‘meals on wheels’ program that delivers hot nutritious meals to those who cannot cook for themselves. Meals are delivered by volunteer drivers.  

Many communities throughout BC offer a ‘meals on wheels’ program that delivers hot nutritious meals to those who cannot cook for themselves. Meals are delivered by volunteer drivers.

Many communities throughout BC offer a ‘meals on wheels’ program that delivers hot nutritious meals to those who cannot cook for themselves. Meals are delivered by volunteer drivers.