Finding Jobs
You’ll find job advertisements in local newspapers, trade journals, and electronic sources, as well as through professional association publications.
Local Newspapers
You can look at the Vancouver Sun & The Province at Vancouver Public Library for free. Check the job postings daily and the careers section in the Vancouver Sun on Wednesdays and Saturdays and in The Province on Sundays.
Online Job Postings
B.C. has five regional health authorities:
Professional Associations’ Career Resources
Identifying the Right Position
When you browse job advertisements, you’ll find a wide range of different job titles that are relevant.
For occupational therapists, look for these and other related job titles:
- Clinical occupational therapy specialist
- Community occupational therapist
- Occupational therapist, case manager
- Occupational therapist, research and development
- Occupational therapist rehabilitation consultant
Creating a List of Potential Employers
You can use directories to produce lists of potential employers in the Lower Mainland or BC. Contact them directly to find out if they’re hiring.
Instructions for using Reference Canada (see link to external resource listed 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 “Occupational Therapists” and click SEARCH.
- Select the appropriate headings.
- 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)
