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Employment agencies in Calgary

A person looking for work and an employer filling a vacancy need different services from an employment agency. Start by identifying who hires the agency, who employs the worker and whether the arrangement is temporary, permanent recruitment or job-search support.

Use the comparison checklist

Check the agency and the offer

Alberta provides an employment-agency licensing pathway and explains the rules for this business type. Use the official information to check the agency's role and ask about any proposed fees rather than assuming all job-search services operate alike. ALIS offers public career and employment resources that are useful even if no directory listing fits. Neither resource requires choosing a commercial recruitment package first.

Understand who manages the work

For temporary staffing, ask who issues the employment documents, pays the worker and handles assignment changes. For permanent recruitment, ask the agency to explain its screening, candidate-consent and employer-selection steps. Job seekers should clarify whether their resume is sent to named employers or held in a broader candidate pool. Employers should define the duties and required credentials before asking an agency to search.

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