Employment Specialists

Employment Specialists is a staffing agency in British Columbia that places temporary and permanent workers with employers. It covers the Lower Mainland, from West Vancouver out to Chilliwack, and describes itself as locally owned and operated.

What Employment Specialists offers

• Temporary placement — supplies workers for short-term jobs and peaks in demand.
• Permanent placement — recruits staff for long-term roles and matches candidates to suitable jobs.
• Payroll handling — the agency pays the workers it assigns and then sends the employer a summary and an invoice.
• Insurance cover — staff it supplies are covered under the agency's own insurance.
• Training courses — the website lists occupational first aid levels and food processing courses.

Who it works with

Employers in construction, manufacturing, warehousing, shipping, waste and recycling, transportation and landscaping, plus people seeking work in those fields.

Key facts

• Offices: Vancouver, New Westminster and Abbotsford, British Columbia
• Dispatch hours: weekdays from early morning to evening, with dispatch only at weekends and on holidays
• Coverage: Lower Mainland, West Vancouver to Chilliwack