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Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Atikokan Employment Centre
Ontario Employment Services - Full Suite
- Description
- Provides comprehensive employment and job search services
- Offers assessment of skills, interests and experience
- Provides job search strategies, including resume preparation
- Offers information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
- Coordinates on-the-job training, work experience
- Offers help in maintaining employment
- Provides information and referral to other employment and community services
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers- training program must demonstrate good job prospects
- financial support based on need, may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance
- Offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
- Provides matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- Provides support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention
- Provides financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
- Assistance available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees
- Offers paid pre-employment services, job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- Also provides mentorship and education and work transition supports
- Provides summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
- Eligibility
- Self-service information and resources
- Anyone, including people with jobs, those who are under-employed, people looking for work, students, apprentices, internationally trained individuals, employers
Assisted services- Services such as supported job search, job matching and placement, job retention services
- People who are unemployed and out of school
Better Jobs Ontario- Laid off individuals who are currently unemployed
- Individuals from low-income households experiencing labour market challenges
- Ontario residents 15-29 years who are eligible to work in Canada, unemployed, not attending school full time and experiencing multiple barriers to employment
Youth Job Connection Summer- Ontario high school students 15-18 years intending to stay in, or return to high school or go on to postsecondary education after the job placement
- Focus is on those facing challenging life circumstances and at risk of experiencing poor transitions between education and work
- Application Process
- Call or drop in
- For general information on Employment Ontario services call the toll-free Employment Ontario contact centre at 1-800-387-5656 (TTY 1-866-533-6339) or visit www.ontario.ca/page/employment-ontario
- Toll Free
- 1-888-597-2485
- Office
- 807-597-2485
- Fax
- 807-597-2520
- Web Site
- https://www.atikokaninfo.com
- employment@atikokaninfo.com
- Mailing Address
- PO Box 116
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0
Canada - Languages
- English
- Contact
- Cindy Wood, Case Manager
Email: cindy.wood@atikokaninfo.com - Employment Cousellor
- Brad Beyak
Email: brad.beyak@atikokaninfo.com - Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- Documents may vary; call for information
- Accessibility
- Unknown
- Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- May 20, 2022
- Address
- 214 Main St W
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0- Located at Main St W in downtown Atikokan
- Closest intersection is at the corner of Main St W and Mark St
- Co-located with the Atikokan Economic Development Centre
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon0830 to 1630Tue0830 to 1630Wed0830 to 1630Thu0830 to 1630Fri0830 to 1630
Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
After hours service available by appointment only - Service Area(s)
- Atikokan
