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Located near Greater Sudbury
Distance: 100km
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Ontario Employment Services, Val Caron
Greater Sudbury
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705-897-5627
3140 Highway 69 N, Unit 14
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3N 1G3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3N 1G3
Short 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
- Provides skills training and financial support for laid-off workers
- 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
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Young Entrepreneurs
Greater Sudbury (14km)
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705-688-7582
Tom Davies Square; 200 Brady St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Short Description
Supports young entrepreneurs in business start-up
Provides various resources for youth interested in starting a business, including:
Provides various resources for youth interested in starting a business, including:
- Summer Company
- Futurpreneur
- Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation
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Economic Development
Dokis First Nation (92km)
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Lands Department, 948 Main St
Dokis First Nation, ON, P0M 2N1
Dokis First Nation, ON, P0M 2N1
Short Description
Responsible for stimulating local economy and developing economic initiatives and opportunities for the community
- Provides services through the guidance and partnership with Waubetek Business Development Corporation
- Works to generate and maintain permanent employment for individuals through the creation and support of self-employment initiatives and economic-based community projects
- Works to access funding for band-owned business ventures
- Provides coaching in areas such as business plan development and assistance in obtaining financial support for people wanting to start own business
- Maintains local business directory
- Assists with planning annual events such as Pow Wow and Dokis Summerfest
- Provides input with the Trust set up for eventual revenue from Hydro Project
- Provides assistance in the development of plans for the use of traditional lands for community members
- Dokis Quarry (opened in Sep 2011) and sale of community aggregate
- Okikendawt Hydro Project, a generating station located near the community on French River constructed and operated as a two-turbine run-of-the-river hydro project in partnership with Hydro Mega
- Construction of extensive hiking nature trails, bridges and rest areas around community over a period of 6 years; assists with on-going maintenance of trails
- Renovations to the Dokis First Nation museum and cultural centre to convert part of the museum and cultural centre into classrooms that will be available to local and regional school boards; provincial funding announced Feb 2017 from the Aboriginal Community Capital Grants Program (ACCGP) and the Aboriginal Economic Development Fund(AEDF) for this project
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Ontario Employment Services - Full Suite
West Nipissing (87km)
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186 Main St, Unit 1
West Nipissing, ON, P2B 1N9
West Nipissing, ON, P2B 1N9
Short 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
- Provides skills training and financial support for laid-off workers
- 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 training, job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- Also provides mentorship and education and work transitions supports
- Provides summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
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Economic Development
West Nipissing (87km)
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705-753-2250
225 Holditch St, Unit 101
West Nipissing, ON, P2B 1T1
West Nipissing, ON, P2B 1T1
Short Description
- Provides convention services, festival and events planning
- Promotes Tourism and Tourism Development
- Offers general marketing support
- Provides access to economic research data
- business registration and incorporation
- enterprise and empowerment zones for tax credits
- small business loans
- access to government contracts
- access to credit and financing resources
- loan form preparation assistance
- customized training
- technical assistance on market research, marketing plans and business plans
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Manitoulin (85km)
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705-285-4275
6 Rainbow Valley Rd
Manitoulin, ON, P0P 1A0
Manitoulin, ON, P0P 1A0
Short Description
Delivers the following programs:
- Commercial Loans as a Community Futures Development Corporation and an Aboriginal Financial Institution
- Business counselling and support to individuals and communities in the areas of:
- Access to financing
- Business
- Community development
- Joint venture development
- Proposal development
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Economic Development
Henvey Inlet First Nation (79km)
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Band Office, 295 Pickerel River Rd
Henvey Inlet First Nation, ON, P0G 1J0
Henvey Inlet First Nation, ON, P0G 1J0
Short Description
Responsible for stimulating local economy and developing economic initiatives and opportunities for the community
- Provides services through the guidance and partnership with Waubetek Business Development Corporation
- Works to generate and maintain permanent employment for individuals through the creation and support of self-employment initiatives and economic-based community projects
- Works to access funding for band-owned business ventures
- Provides coaching in areas such as business plan development and assistance in obtaining financial support for people wanting to start own business
- Maintains local business directory
- Assists with planning annual events such as Annual Pow Wow
- Provides assistance in the development of plans for the use of traditional lands for community members
- Partnership with Bekanon Lease Management Corporation to manage the leased lands
- Ownership and management of Pickerel Contracting Ltd which works to meet the housing needs of the community
- Operation of Henvey Inlet Wind (owned by HIFN's Nigig Power Corporation) which has partnered with private company, Pattern Energy Group, to build a 300-megawatt wind farm on community land; currently working on a transmission line plan from HIFN to tap into the existing Hydro One line with projected construction to begin winter 2017; harnessed power will eventually be sold to the grid; Wind Farm operational Oct 2019
- Forest management
- Aggregate (gravel) and pit operations
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Northern Ontario - Agriculture and Food, Verner
West Nipissing (71km)
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705-594-2312
Caldwell Township Bldg; 11790 Hwy 64
West Nipissing, ON, P0H 2M0
West Nipissing, ON, P0H 2M0
Short Description
- Provides information on agriculture production and agricultural economic development initiatives and resources through workshops, information sessions, one-on-one consultations, and print and web-based resources
- Coordinates and facilitates the delivery of agricultural economic development related knowledge transfer activities
- Provides general information on Ministry programs, services and resources for the agriculture and food sectors and the rural community
- Provides referrals for farmers in finanical difficulty for farm management advice, legal information, family and stress counselling, and government programs for transition off the farm
- Provides economic development information and programs to support the development and expansion of the agriculture, aquaculture and food processing sectors
- Produces monthly electronic bulletins (OMAFRA Connects / Connexion MAAARO and OMAFRA Dateline)
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Economic Development
Atikameksheng Anishnawbek/Whitefish Lake First Nation (28km)
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Band Office, 25 Reserve Rd
Atikameksheng Anishnawbek/Whitefish Lake First Nation, ON, P0M 2M0
Atikameksheng Anishnawbek/Whitefish Lake First Nation, ON, P0M 2M0
Short Description
- Responsible for stimulating local economy and developing economic initiatives and opportunities for the community
- Provides services through guidance and partnership with Waubetek Business Development Corporation
- Works to generate and maintain permanent employment for individuals through the creation and support of self-employment initiatives and economic-based community projects
- Works to access funding for band-owned business ventures
- Provides coaching in areas such as business plan development and assistance in obtaining financial support for people wanting to start own business
- Maintains local business directory
- Assisted with completion of Comprehensive Community Plan approved in April 2014 which provides a framework for economic development
- Bingo Hall as an initiative/project
- Business Park
- Gravel Pit and Quarry
- Eco Lodge and Camps
- Outdoor amphitheatre
- Atikameksheng Anishnawbek 250 kW Solar Park Project
- Signed agreement in Sept 2014 known as Victoria Mine Advanced Exploration Agreement with KGHM Int'l Ltd/FNX which enables the mining company to carry out exploration on traditional territory
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Ontario Employment Services
Greater Sudbury (18km)
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705-674-2324
Rainbow Mall; 10 Elm St, Suite 132
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 5N3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 5N3
Short 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
- Provides skills training and financial support for laid-off workers
- 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 training, job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- Also provides mentorship and education and work transitions supports
- Provides summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
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Consultation Services
Greater Sudbury (14km)
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705-507-6037
1546 Bellevue Ave
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3B 3G2
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3B 3G2
Short Description
- Works with businesses and organizations in the community to determine if they are friendly to seniors
- Helps improve the quality of life for seniors in the community
- Advocates on behalf of Older Adults and Seniors
- Strives to change the attitudes towards seniors and increase awareness of senior issues
- Encourages volunteers to participate in various programs and activities
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Ontario Employment Services, Chelmsford
Greater Sudbury (14km)
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705-855-1562
Place Bonaventure Mall; 4764 Regional Road 15, Unit 21
Greater Sudbury, ON, P0M 1L0
Greater Sudbury, ON, P0M 1L0
Short 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
- Provides skills training and financial support for laid-off workers
- 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
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Business Planning and Consulting
Greater Sudbury (14km)
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705-688-7582
Tom Davies Square; 200 Brady St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Short Description
- Provides business planning and consultations to individuals who have an existing business or those interested in starting their own
- Offers access to a resource library and business directory
- Analyzing business competition
- Locating suppliers and manufacturers
- Reviewing business plans
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Ontario Employment Services - Main Services, and Canada Ontario Job Grant
Greater Sudbury
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3140 Hwy 69 N, Unit 14
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3N 1G4
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3N 1G4
Short 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
Second Career Program
- Provides skills training and financial support for laid-off workers
Services for employers
- 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
Canada-Ontario Job Grant
- 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
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Starter Company Plus Program
Greater Sudbury (14km)
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705-688-7582
Tom Davies Square; 200 Brady St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Short Description
- Provides young entrepreneurs with training, business skills development, mentoring from local business leaders and capital to start, grow, or buy a small business
- Offers workshops, one-on-one consultations, and mentorship with an expert panel
- Offers successful entrepreneurs an opportunity to apply for up to $5000 in provincial grant funding
- Offers outreach to individuals who have barriers to accessing the service or live in a high-needs community
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Administration
Greater Sudbury (14km)
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705-688-7582
Tom Davies Square; 200 Brady St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Short Description
- Provides information and guidance to individuals who are looking to start, expand and operate a business
- Offers confidential one-on-one consultations
- Helps individuals with licenses, permits and regulations
- Provides a resource library
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Summer Company Program
Greater Sudbury (14km)
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705-688-7582
Tom Davies Square; 200 Brady St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Short Description
- Provides students the opportunity to develop and run their own summer business
- Offers grants of up to $3000
- Connects students with a mentor who provides them with one-on-one business training, support, and advice
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Financing Programs
Greater Sudbury (14km)
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705-688-7582
Tom Davies Square; 200 Brady St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Short Description
- Assists individuals in obtaining funding to start or expand their business
- Complied a funding handbook to outline the resources that are available for small businesses
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Business Registration
Greater Sudbury (14km)
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705-688-7582
Tom Davies Square; 200 Brady St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Short Description
- Offers assistance to business owners in registering their business name
- Assists individuals who are paying by credit card with Master Business License registrations and are using the Service Ontario online portal
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Onsite Outreach
Greater Sudbury (14km)
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705-688-7582
Tom Davies Square; 200 Brady St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 5P3
Short Description
- Provides on-site consultations with business owners to discuss their business concerns
- Provided by a Small Business Specialist
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FedNor, Sudbury Office
Greater Sudbury (14km)
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19 Lisgar St, Suite 307
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3E 3L4
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3E 3L4
Short Description
Functions as a regional development organization
Delivers three key programs in Northern Ontario:
Northern Ontario Development Program
Delivers three key programs in Northern Ontario:
Northern Ontario Development Program
- Assists with community economic development, business growth and competitiveness, and innovation activities, resulting in long-term benefits for local communities
- Provides repayable and non-repayable contributions to non profit organizations and small and medium-sized enterprises
- Priorities include:
- Community Economic Development
- Business Growth and Competitiveness
- Innovation
- Supports 24 Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) in Northern Ontario, providing an array of business and counselling services, as well as financial assistance to not-for-profit corporations and small and medium-sized businesses in Northern Ontario
- Provides support to Francophone communities for their economic development projects
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Ontario Employment Services - Main Services, and Canada Ontario Job Grant
Greater Sudbury (14km)
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117 Elm St, Unit 102
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1T3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1T3
Short 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
Second Career Program
- Provides skills training and financial support for laid-off workers
Services for employers
- 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
Canada-Ontario Job Grant
- 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
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Ontario Employment Services
Greater Sudbury (13km)
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705-671-2544
435 Notre Dame Ave, Suite 102
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 5K6
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 5K6
Short 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
- Provides skills training and financial support for laid-off workers
- 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
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Ontario Employment Services - Main Services, and Canada Ontario Job Grant
Greater Sudbury (11km)
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1560 Lasalle Blvd, Unit F
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 1Z7
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3A 1Z7
Short 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
Second Career Program
- Provides skills training and financial support for laid-off workers
Services for employers
- 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
Canada-Ontario Job Grant
- 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
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Economic Development
Nipissing First Nation (93km)
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705-753-2050
Administrative Office; 36 Semo Rd
Nipissing First Nation, ON, P2B 3K2
Nipissing First Nation, ON, P2B 3K2
Short Description
Responsible for stimulating local economy and developing economic initiatives and opportunities for the community
- Provides information, training and educational workshops to enhance employability skills
- Posts employment opportunities at office
- Works to access funding for band-owned business ventures
- Provides coaching in areas such as business plan development and assistance in obtaining financial support for people wanting to start own business
- Maintains local business directory
- Responsible for development of plans for the use of traditional lands for community members
- Self-employment ventures
- Home-based businesses
- Enabling entrepreneurs to build equity and gain experience
- Support to existing businesses that have difficulty obtaining financial assistance
- Allocates the profits generated by the Nipissing First Nation Bingo to participating NFN charities through a request for funds
- Amounts allocated are based on the specific needs of the charity and the NFN Finance Committee reviews each request and decides the allocation
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