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• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• job training
• youth justice
• managing your money
• health
• student aid and education planning
• leadership and cultural programs
• travel the world

• job coaching
• vocational training, including SalesCamp
• career coaching
• job search assistance for underrepresented populations
• interview and resume preparation
• life skills training

• 1-on-1 goal planning and coaching
• resume and cover letter support
• interview skills practice
• guidance on requesting accommodation and disclosing disability
• supportive job search
• participants have access to Career Management Portal

• recruitment
• ongoing support after employing a CCRW candidate, including workplace accommodations and modifications

An innovative not-for-profit social enterprise focusing on partnership, mentorship and workforce development

• work to build stronger connections between educators, employers and the students who will make up our future workforce
• deliver an interactive and informative Career Awareness Program, facilitate meaningful experiential learning opportunities, host inspiring community events, and manage multiple online communities with a focus on workforce development

Major programs and services:

ApprenticeSearch.com:

Online matching service that connects job seekers and employers in the skilled trades

• supports a variety of job seekers, including 0-year to 4th year apprentices, and also 'non-apprentices', such as individuals looking for trades experiences and general labourer roles
• Job Coaches help ready candidates for their next role, and provide candidates with necessary basic certifications, PPE and employment skills training
• Job Developers provide services to the employers who are hiring, including screening/shorting listing candidates and intentional matching for posted roles on our site

Career Development Lab:

Career Centre provides programs and services that support students as they prepare to transition into high school, allowing them to imagine a post-secondary pathway that will set them up for future success

• interactive and student-driven Career Awareness Program provides students with access to current information on a wide range of career options for a variety of learners
• complements and extends career/life planning beyond the classroom and is designed to support students as they prepare to make the transition to secondary school

Virtual Career Lab:

Lab icludes activities, resources, and relevant information in order to make informed and inspired career decisions

• modelled after the in house Career Awareness Programming, which has been serving students across Halton for almost three decades.

Women as Caeer Coaches:

An evening event that brings together young women from the community with adult mentors from all pathways

• over dinner, youth and mentors have the opportunity to engage in informal mentorship conversations, listen to a line-up of inspiring spotlight speakers, and participate in a panel discussion on career pathways

• national website with a job board focusing on the nonprofit sector


• includes job postings, volunteer opportunities, nonprofit events, online courses, free webinars, news and articles, career information, a nonprofit directory, and funding sources

• Develops an individualized vocational treatment plan that connects the client to the clinical and community support required to meet his or her employment, productivity or educational goals
• Offers situational assessments and work placements in a supported work site
• Provides employment counseling, including ongoing job coaching and job maintenance
• Provides opportunities for membership/employment in the Team Werks Co-op Program
• Offers clients an opportunity to progress through a continuum of individualized services and supports

• Offers assistance and guidance to learn skills required to meet job requirements for both on/off site employment opportunities
• Provides supervision and training at the various job sites until individual is able to perform job independently
• Provides transportation to/from places of employment

• Provides supports to businesses that employ individuals with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities
• Provides training to the employed individual

• Offers various employment and training services to Matawa First Nation members
• Funds training initiatives from various sponsors or for clients who require additional training to secure employment
• Provides adult high school education
• Offers practical career, employment, and individual counselling

• Supports the community development of Matawa First Nations by providing training and employment opportunities that will improve infrastructures, businesses and human resources at the community level
• Assists First Nations individuals to improve their personal employment skills and career potential via job training, placements, and counselling services
• Provides opportunities for multiple communities to participate in regional employment
• Assists First Nations youth between the ages of 16 and 30 years to gain meaningful employment skills and experience
• Increases First Nations participation in Apprenticeship Trades training with regional employers
• Assists applicants who may be eligible for income support during their training programs
• Provides guidance and support to unemployed Indigenous people living in the city of Thunder Bay
• Offers a fully equipped Resource Centre with free access to computers, job boards, fax and photocopier

• KKETS Adult Education Program (KAEP) which assists students to obtain their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
• Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ISETS) which focuses on skills development
• Pre-Apprenticeship Readiness Program which allows people to pursue education, skills development and apprenticeship
• Construction Craft Worker Training Program which teaches skills in construction over a 3-year course
• Indigenous Language Revitalization offered through University of Victoria

• Assists Indigenous people to pursue education and employment opportunities
• Offers financial support/wage subsidies and opportunity through a number of client-based and project-based programs which are listed on website
• Partners with Supercom Industries LP (a six-community First Nations owned enterprise involved with the transmission line route of the proposed East West Tie) and delivers various training initiatives posted on website
• Holds status under the Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program (ISET)

• Career Planning
• Continuing Education Assistance
• Elder In Residence Support
• Employment Advising
• Job Development Support
• Life Skills Support

• Free online job posting board and internal office job posting bulletin board for employers looking for prospective employees
• Collection of applications and related forms and packaging/forwarding for employers if required
• Hosting employer briefings/information videos in boardroom for job seekers
• Assistance with booking and/or hosting interviews with prospective workers
• Referrals of qualified candidates to job postings
• Circulation of applicable job postings to the applicable applicants employer is seeking
• Wage subsidies for First Nation citizens to overcome labour market barriers
• Training programs for prospective employees
• Tailored Personality Dimensions Training workshops for employers and Indigenous communities

• Provides help for a child who is experiencing challenges in mastering the fundamental skills necessary for becoming a successful reader
• Utilizes Phonics Assessment Test to determine level to build from and skill gaps to improve on
• Focuses on phonics, letter names, letter sounds, printing, vowels and consonant blends with attention to vocabulary and comprehension

• Tests students based on current, standardized Canadian assessments to identify strengths and weaknesses
• Offers personalized programs in reading, math, writing and study skills

• Assists students who have a good grasp of all previous curriculum expectations but are experiencing difficulty in specific subject(s)
• Facilitates seminars on study skills, resumé writing, job search training, career testing and financial management

• Provides a digital literacy training and certification program
• Offers a computer literacy credential that consists of 3 individual modules: Computing Fundamentals, Key Applications and Living Online

• Qualified Tutoring
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• General Education Development (GED)
• Study Skills Program
• Introduction to Computers
• Job Search Training Program (JSTP) and Creative Job Search Techniques (CJST)
• Customer Service Program
• Special Work Placement

• 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

• 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

• Offers a range of services for individuals with an intellectual and/or developmental disability in paid employment, job placements, or meaningful volunteer activities
• Explores options with the individual to determine abilities as well as preferences
• Support is individualized and adjusted to need
• Community options include recreation and leisure, making connections in the community and building relationships based on people's interests and needs

• Offers employment assistance for youth, adults and employers
• Provides a central location for accessing federal government forms
• Assists individuals to make applications to Employment Ontario funded programs
• Posts local and surrounding area job opportunities on website
• Offers resources for both job seekers and employers

• Ontario Employment Services
• Internet job searching
• Resumes and cover letters

• Provides instruction on developing job skills, social skills and good work habits
• Offers information about industrial practices
• Provides job coaching at places of secured employment as required
• Provides employment through various community contracts such as yardwork and snow removal
• Provides training in various printing related areas such as shredding, folding, photocopying and laminating through Good Impressions Printing, located in the building
• Tailors ongoing training and supports to meet the needs and capabilities of each individual

• able-bodied claimants must be seeking employment to remain eligible

• amount based on annual net family income up to $25,921 and on the number of children in the family and their ages
• entitlement will be added to EI payment

• sickness benefits
• compassionate care
• benefits for the self-employed
• benefits for Canadians living abroad
• family caregiver benefit for children
• family caregiver benefit for adults
• fishing benefits

• 15 weeks maternity benefits
• 35 week standard parental benefits which can be shared by the two parents (children born or adopted)
• 61 weeks extended parental benefits which can be shared by both parents (children born or adopted

• for individuals without access to the Internet, or facing other barriers, a Service Canada Outreach Support Centre is available by phone at 1-877-355-2657 Mon-Fri 8:30 am to 4 pm