Support for your Employment Search
Welcome to all new VIU employees and those who joined them as they moved to one of VIU’s communities. We are glad you are here.
When a new VIU employee relocates with their family, it can be a challenge for the spouse or partner to find work without a support network in place or knowledge of the local job market. On this page, you will find links to many regional employers as well as contact people within those organizations who can inform on employment opportunities.
You can also take the opportunity to register for a VIU career account. Creating an account allows you to apply for jobs, check on the status of your applications and register for email job alerts.
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Port Theatre
800- seat performing art theatre
Lisa Desprez / ldesprez@porttheatre.com / 250.754.4555
125 Front St. Nanaimo BC V9R 6Z4
Nanaimo News Bulletin
Newspaper
Sean McCue / sean.mccue@nanaimobulletin.com / 250.754.4612
777 Poplar Street, Nanaimo, BC V9S 2H7
Island Radio Ltd
Radio Station, The Wave and The Wolf
Rob Bye / jobs@islandradio.bc.ca / 250.758.1131
4550 Wellington Road, Nanaimo Road, Nanaimo, BC V9T 2H3
Nordia
Call Centre
Laurel / info@nordia.ca / 250.760.7010 Ext: 5879
3200 Island Hwy, Nanaimo, BC V9T 1W1
Real Estate Webmasters
Branding, Leads, Websites & CRM
Carrie Baker, HR / carrie@rew.com / 877.753.9893
223 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5G8
Real Estate Webmasters Careers
Nanaimo Art Gallery
Exhibition Space, Art Education and Community Programming
Carolyn Holmes, Executive Director / carolyn@nanaimoartgallery.ca / 250.754.1750
SCOTIABANK
Financial Services
Branch Manager / mail.president@scotiabank.com / 250.716.2300 Ext. 3
RBC ROYAL BANK
Financial Services
Anne Kuzminski / 250.390.4311 Ext. 3
HSBC BANK CANADA
Financial Services
Val Carver / 250.390.8974
101 - 6551 AULDS ROAD NANAIMO BC V9T 6K2
COAST CAPITAL SAVINGS
Credit Union
Lisa De Leeuw / branchmanager@coastcapitalsavings.com / 250.483.7000
300 - 6581 AULDS ROAD NANAIMO BC V9T 6J6
BANK OF MONTREAL
Financial Services
Branch Manager / bmocareers.support@bmo.com
250.390.5086; 250.754.0564, 2 Locations
CANADIAN WESTERN BANK
Financial Services
Annie Ishmael / talent@cwbank.com / 587-489-3218
101 - 6475 METRAL DRIVE NANAIMO BC V9T 2L9
COASTAL COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION
Credit Union
Shawna McPhillips / shawna.mcphillips@cccu.ca / 250.741.3200
220 - 59 WHARF STREET NANAIMO BC V9R 2X3
ISLAND SAVINGS CREDIT UNION
Credit Union
Branch Manager / contact@islandsavings.ca / 250.390.7070
97 - 6631 ISLAND HIGHWAY N NANAIMO BC V9T 4T7
TD CANADA TRUST
Financial Services
Jeff Krafta / 250.716.2600
BC FOREST SAFETY COUNCIL
Safety Council of Forest Assoc. safety training & certification
Patty Bergeron / training@bcforestsafe.org 250.741.1060
420 ALBERT STREET NANAIMO BC V9R 2V7
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS
(PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION)
The Pacific Biological Station is part of a network of nine major scientific facilities operated by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Please call 250-756-7000
3190 Hammond Bay Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9T 6N7
HAZELWOOD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC
Contractor - Residential Building & Development
Katherine Lamb / katherine.lamb@hazelwood.ca / 250-824-0653
202 - 572 Stewart Ave., Nanaimo, BC V9S 5T5
Careers at Hazelwood Construction
KNAPPETT INDUSTRIES (2006) LTD
Construction services for residential subdivision development, underground utility installation & replacement, road building and land clearing
jobs@knappettindustries.com / 250.390.3044
7025 Doumont Rd., Nanaimo, BC V9T 6G9
SAYWELL CONTRACTING LTD
Residential Building & Development contractor
Sheldon Saywell / info@saywellcontracting.com / 250-729-0197
2599 McCullough Road Nanaimo BC V9S 4M9
WENNER HOME INTEGRATION
Western Canada’s leader in complete technology integration
Adam Stowe / adam@wenner.ca / 250.758.2231
Unit 101 – 1934 Boxwood Road, Nanaimo
WINDLEY CONTRACTING LTD
Building, Developing & General Contracting
Rick Windley / info@windleycontracting.com / 250.758.3411
3711 SHENTON ROAD NANAIMO BC V9T 2H1
VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY
900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5S5
You can also take the opportunity to register for a VIU career account. Creating an account allows you to apply for jobs, check on the status of your applications and register for email job alerts.
NANAIMO LADYSMITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SD 68)
In addition to certified teachers, SD 68 also employs skilled tradespeople, school-based staff, IT specialists and managers.
ETHOS CAREER MANAGEMENT GROUP
Deborah Bromley / contact@ethoscmg.com / 250-741-8116
202 - 155 SKINNER STREET NANAIMO BC V9R 5E8
LABOUR UNLIMITED TEMPORARY SERVICES
Provides temporary labour solutions to the light industrial, special event and construction industries
Manager / nanaimo@labourunlimited.com / 250-716-1760
103 - 10 ESPLANADE NANAIMO BC V9R 4Y7
WORKBC NANAIMO (MAXIMUS CANADA EMPLOYMENT SERVICES)
WorkBC is the provincial government's access point to the world of work in BC, helping people find jobs, explore career options and improve their skills.
centre-nanaimo@workbc.ca / 250-714-0085
BREWERS DISTRIBUTOR LTD
Wholesale distribution of beer and the collection of returnable, refillable and recyclable beer containers.
Ted Moroz / BDL@BDL.ca / 250.714.0188
425 Madsen Road, Nanaimo, BC V9S 5X3
QUALITY FOODS NANAIMO
Retail - Grocery Store
Store Manager / qfresume@qualityfoods.com / 250-754-6012 (Harewood); 250-758-3733 (Bowen); 250-756-3929 (Northridge)
7-2220 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, BC V9S 1H9
ISLAND HEALTH
Island Health delivers many types of health care services for residents, clients and patients.
Sarah / info@viha.ca
1665 Grant Ave, Nanaimo, BC V9S 5K7
SHOPPERS DRUG MART
Retail - Drug Stores
Dayna Chambers / daychambers@shoppersdrugmart.ca
Many locations, Careers at Shoppers
WOODGROVE MANOR
Convalescent/Nursing Home
Linnette Brockenborough / info@woodgrovemanor.ca / 250-390-1036
6304 Metral Drive, Nanaimo, BC V9T 2L8
CIBC WOOD GUNDY
Investment/Mortgage Company
Jessica Roberts / jessica.roberts@cibc.ca / 250-703-5380
1 - 20 Townsite Road, Nanaimo, BC V9S 5T7
MNP LLP
MNP is a leading national accounting, tax and business consulting firm in Canada
Jennifer Erno / Jennifer.Erno@mnp.ca / 778-374-2120
96 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5L3
VANCOUVER ISLAND ECONOMIC ALLIANCE
Building Alliances for Economic Vitality & Sustainability
Julie Sperber / julie@viea.ca / 250-667-5225
P.O. Box 76, Station ‘A’ Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5K4
CITY OF NANAIMO
Municipal Government
Carla Burgmann / employment.opportunities@nanaimo.ca / 250.755.4406
2nd Floor, 455 Wallace Street Nanaimo, BC V9R 5J6
NANAIMO LADYSMITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SD 68)
In addition to certified teachers, SD 68 also employs skilled tradespeople, school-based staff, IT specialists and managers.
SCHOOL DISTRICT #69 QUALICUM
Public school district on central Vancouver Island
Varies, jobpostings@sd69.bc.ca 250 248-4241
100 E. Jensen Avenue, Parksville, BC, V9P 2G5
sd69.bc.ca/Employment/Pages/default.aspx#
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO
The Regional District of Nanaimo provides regional governance and services throughout Vancouver Island's beautiful central east coast.
Human Resources rdncareers@rdn.bc.ca 250-390-4111
6300 HAMMOND BAY RD., NANAIMO, BC V9T 6N2
SCHOOL DISTRICT #79 COWICHAN
Public school district in Cowichan
Varies, teacher posting applications@sd79.bc.ca (250) 748-0321
2557 Beverly St, Duncan, V9L 2X3
TIMBERWEST FOREST CORP
Administration, Finance Office for Vancouver Island Logging Operations
Sue Handel handels@timberwest.com 250-716-3700 201 - 648
Terminal Ave., Nanaimo, BC V9R5E2
BERKS INTERTRUCK LTD
Authorized dealer for Volvo Heavy Trucks, Autocar Heavy Trucks and Isuzu Trucks, and distributor for Canuck Trailers and Felling Trailers Inc., 5 locations on VI
Dan Grubac, GM dgrubac@berksintertruck.com 250-758-5217
2230 MCCULLOUGH ROAD NANAIMO BC V9S 4M7
HARMAC PACIFIC
Harmac operates a Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) pulp mill. They hire engineers, accountants, administrators and IT, technical, and trades professionals.
Bob Smiley info@harmacpacific.com 250-722-4316
100 Wave Pl., Nanaimo, BC V9X 1J2
FORTISBC
Heating & Gas Piping Work
John Moncur recruiting@fortisbc.com 250-751-8300
2220 DORMAN ROAD NANAIMO BC V9S 5W2
MOSAIC FOREST MANAGEMENT
Mosaic Forest Management Corp. is a leader in sustainable timberlands management.
Digger Pond Please call 250 716-3700
201-648 TERMINAL AVE., NANAIMO, BC V9R 5E2
COAST BASTION HOTEL
Sherry Jordan s.jordan@coasthotels.com 250-753-6601
11 Bastion St. Nanaimo, BC V9R 6E4
GRAND HOTEL
Susie Siri info@thegrandhotelnanaimo.ca 250-758-3000
4898 RUTHERFORD ROAD NANAIMO BC V9T 4Z4
BEST WESTERN DORCHESTER
Erik Brook erik@dorchesternanaimo.com 250.739.5051
70 CHURCH STREET NANAIMO BC V9R 5H4
LONG LAKE INN HOTEL & RESORT INC
James Young james@innonlonglake.com 758-1144
4700 ISLAND HIGHWAY N NANAIMO BC V9T 1W6
BEST WESTERN NORTHGATE MOTOR INN
Geoff Wallace, GM gm@bwnorthgate.com 250-390-2222, ext. 7200
6450 METRAL DRIVE NANAIMO BC V9T 2L8
BRITISH COLUMBIA FERRY SERVICES INC
BC Ferries is one of the largest ferry operators in the world, providing year-round vehicle and passenger service on 25 routes to 47 terminals, with a fleet of 35 vessels.
Nanaimo HR Manager ernan@bcferries.com (250) 716-7131
680 Trans Canada Highway, Nanaimo, BC V9S 5R1