COVID19 -- some services offered by phone, email or online * no walk-in service

• Assistance in preparing for registration exam
• orientation to nursing and the health care workplace in Ontario
• job shadowing placement opportunities
• individual counselling * group support
• branch offices in Hamilton, Brampton, Mississauga and London -- call or visit website for information

Provides a culturally based program to support and address concerns of Indigenous youth who are at risk of negative behaviors

Addressing Violence

• Provides education on how to end violence in Indigenous communities
• Teaches about the effects of drug and alcohol abuse

Education

• Encourages youth to remain in school and provides support for obtaining high school diploma
• Offers homework assistance and time at the Centre to complete homework with access to computers and Internet

General Social Supports

• Provides individual counseling for areas that youth may be struggling with such as socialization and peer pressure
• Offers Native craft classes and regalia making sessions
• Teaches Native dancing, singing and drumming
• Allows the youth to participate in Elder's Circles

Healthy Living and Physical Development

• Holds individual and group educational sessions on healthy lifestyle choices including good nutrition and traditional food preparation
• Supervises non competitive recreational activities

Justice Intervention

• Accompanies any youth registered in agency programs to court proceedings if requested
• Provides education and information about the criminal justice system and court procedures

Youth in Care

Provides cultural education and support for youth living in foster homes within community and also to biological and foster families

Operates a community information resource centre where anyone seeking employment and/or training can access services
Job Seekers: Provides the following for job seekers:

• Assessment of skills and experience
• Information about different careers and occupations
• Local labour market, employment, and training opportunities
• Information about all Employment Ontario programs and services
• Referral to other community services
• Resumé preparation assistance
• Intensive assistance and support to prepare for employment
• On-the-job training and/or work experience support

Employers: Offers the following services to employers:

• Posts employment opportunities
• Identifies human resource skill requirements
• Matches position and workplace requirements to a participants' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• Information on financial incentives to offset some of the costs of providing on-the-job training and work experience

Implements and monitors the 2006 Agreement on Labour Mobility and Recognition of Qualifications, Skills and Work Experience in the Construction Industry (2006) between the Government of Ontario and the Gouvernement du Québec and other construction mobility agreements between Quebec and Ontario * facilitates access for Ontario construction contractors and workers into the Quebec construction sector

Information et aide à l'aiguillage pour les immigrants qui veulent obtenir un permis ou être accrédité pour travailler dans des professions réglementées non liées à la santé et des métiers spécialisés en Ontario

Information sur les organismes de réglementation professionnelle, les processus d'évaluation des diplômes et les programmes de soutien tels que les programmes de formation relais, les programmes d'aide à l'emploi, les programmes d'aide financière, les programmes de formation en anglais/français, les programmes de mentorat, les programmes de stages et les occasions de réseautage professionnel

• Operates a women's enterprise centre
• Develops programs and research to advance women's access to a sustainable livelihood
• Provides educational programs, and peer lending for women to start-up and accelerate expansion of their micro enterprises

Offer the following programs for new entrepreneurs and businesses:

• Making a Difference
• Building Bridges-Breaking Barriers
• Enterprise Centre
• PARO Circles
• PARO Presents Store
• PARO on Wheels

Offers the following programs for entrepreneurs and businesses who are ready to expand their business

• Enterprise Centre
• PARO Circles
• PARO Presents Store
• PARO on Wheels
• Women's Enterprise Initiative

Offers the following program for all entrepreneurs who want to make new connections

• Mentoring Program
• Connecting to the Contracts
• Leadership
• PARO Glow and Grow e-newsletter
• Peer Circles

Employment preparation * assessment of skills, interests and experience * labour market information * training and work placement opportunities * workshops on job search techniques * resume writing support * interview skills * mentorship * support during the process of developing and launching a business Pre-departure services for immigrants -- preparation prior to arrival, after arrival and support for employment and integration in the workplace