Community Employment and Resource Centre

What Community Employment and Resource Centre does

Community Employment and Resource Centre (CERC), incorporated as CERC-MB Inc. on December 1, 2011 and founded in 1999, is a nonprofit bilingual (English/French) Employment Assistance Program serving residents and employers of Southeast Manitoba. CERC operates from a main office at 427 Sabourin Street in St-Pierre-Jolys and a satellite office in Ste. Anne (open the 1st and 3rd Thursday by appointment), with remote service available via phone, text, email, and Zoom/Teams. Its core offerings are job-seeker services (resume writing, cover letters, interview preparation, job search, career direction, labour market information, business start-up support, training/education pathways, immigrant and disability services) and employer services (job posting, candidate recruitment, wage-subsidy application assistance, HR support, employee training workshops, and labour market studies), supported by an English/French job board integrated with the Service Canada Job Bank, an intake form, an appointment-request system, and an 'Employers Tell All' video series on YouTube. The organization is embedded in the Manitoba Job Centres (MYJC) network of 34 rural community-sponsored committees and is funded primarily by Employment Manitoba (Province of Manitoba) and the Government of Canada; all services are provided free of charge to job seekers and employers in the region. CERC has 7 employees and no proprietary technology product, no patents, no API, and no disclosed private-sector revenue streams.

Name

Community Employment and Resource Centre

Legal name

Community Employment and Resource Centre

Website

https://cerc-mb.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CERC is a nonprofit bilingual (English/French) Employment Assistance Program serving residents and employers of Southeast Manitoba, providing free one-on-one job-seeker and employer services funded by Employment Manitoba and the Government of Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employment Assistance Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL)

Keywords

• Employment assistance services
• Bilingual job placement
• Career counseling services
• Workforce development programs
• Job search support

Headquarters

HQ city

St-Pierre-Jolys

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: CERC operates as a nonprofit Employment Assistance Program funded primarily by Employment Manitoba (province) with additional funding from the Government of Canada. Services are provided free of charge to both job seekers and employers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CERC provides free, bilingual (English/French) employment assistance services to residents and employers of Southeast Manitoba. Job seekers receive resume writing, cover letters, interview preparation, job search support, career direction, labour market information, and training/education referrals; employers receive job posting, candidate matching, wage subsidy application support, HR guidance, and workforce training coordination. Services are delivered one-on-one at the main office in St-Pierre-Jolys, at a satellite office in Ste. Anne, and remotely by phone, email, or video conferencing.

Product overview

Community Employment and Resource Centre (CERC) is a bilingual employment assistance program offering a unified service model for job seekers and employers in Southeast Manitoba. The core offering consists of personalized employment services available in English and French, including a job board integrated with Service Canada Job Bank, employer services for recruitment and wage subsidies, appointment scheduling via phone/Zoom/Teams, and intake/consent management. Services are delivered through a bilingual service centre in St-Pierre-Jolys with a satellite office in Ste-Anne.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Job Seeker Services Bilingual (English/French) employment assistance services for job seekers in Southeast Manitoba, including resume writing, cover letters, interview preparation, job search support, career direction, labour market information, starting-a-business guidance, training and education referrals, portfolios, and services for immigrants and persons with disabilities.
• Employer Services Bilingual employment assistance for employers in Southeast Manitoba, including free job posting, candidate recruitment and matching, wage subsidy application support, human resources guidance, employee training workshop coordination, and labour market studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free services to all job seekers and employers with no fees charged

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MB4Youth (Manitoba Youth Employment Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCERC participates in Manitoba Job Centres (MYJC) network operating in 34 rural communities. MB4Youth coordinates with local sponsoring committees including CERC to provide employment services for students and youth.
• Service CanadaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCERC posts job openings on the Service Canada Job Bank, providing employers with access to national job search platform.
• Réseau communautaireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity network that sponsored CERC from October 2008 to November 2011 before CERC became an independent incorporated entity (CERC-MB Inc.)
• Chaboillé Community Development CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal sponsoring organization that initiated CERC in 1999 based on Chartier Report recommendation for a Bilingual Service Centre. Provided sponsorship until 2008.
• 34 Community Sponsoring CommitteescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCERC participates in Manitoba Job Centres network with local sponsoring committees in 34 rural communities throughout Manitoba. Each committee operates community job centres from May to August for students and youth.
• Colleges and Educational InstitutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCERC partners with colleges to bring work-related educational programs including Health Care Aide, Trade Exploration, computer courses, and customer service training to address workforce shortages.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• COSTI Immigrant Services: Greater Toronto Area nonprofit providing employment services, language training, and settlement support — directly comparable to CERC's job-seeker and immigrant-services portfolio.
• JVS Toronto: Toronto-based nonprofit delivering employment, training, and career-counselling services with a similar free, community-driven service model to CERC, including newcomer and disability employment supports.
• Manitoba Start: Manitoba newcomer employment-services nonprofit offering job-matching, mentoring, and settlement support — comparable to CERC's immigrant-services component and broader employment-assistance model.
• ACCES Employment: Toronto-based nonprofit delivering free employment services to immigrants and refugees with similar job-matching, mentoring, and employer-connection services as CERC.
• Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS): Calgary-based nonprofit providing employment, settlement, and language services to newcomers — comparable multilingual employment-services model to CERC's bilingual service offering.
• Neil Squire Society: Canadian nonprofit delivering employment and assistive-technology programs for people with disabilities — closely comparable to the disability-services component of CERC's employment assistance.
• S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Multilingual nonprofit in British Columbia offering employment services, newcomer settlement, and community support — comparable multilingual employment-service model to CERC's bilingual Red River Region offering.
• YMCA Employment Services: National nonprofit providing free employment assistance, career counselling, and job-matching across multiple Canadian cities — directly comparable service model to CERC, though operating at broader geographic scale.
• Opportunities for Employment (OFE): Winnipeg-based nonprofit providing employment services to job seekers facing barriers, including people with disabilities and newcomers — directly comparable to CERC's job-readiness and placement mandate in Manitoba.
• World Skills Employment Centre: Ottawa-based nonprofit offering free employment services, including job-matching and employer engagement for newcomers — directly comparable to CERC's job-seeker support model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cercmb7250
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-employment-and-resource-centre

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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