: I am...

A Job Seeker
An Aboriginal
- Aboriginal Canada
- Aboriginal Youth Network Employment Centre
An Entrepreneur (Self-employed)
- Looking for information on how to start your own business or improve on an existing business? Check out the sites below....
- Business Plans
  - Canada Business Service Centres (CBSC)
- Business Opportunities
  - MERX (contract opportunities with the federal, provincial and municipal governments)
- Information
- Resource Centres
  - Enterprise Toronto
- Franchises
  - Canadian Franchise Association - Lists Franchises in Canada
- Government Sites
- Innovations
  - Canadian Industrial Innovation Centre
- Research
  - Strategis
- Seminars/Workshops
  - ACTEW (select EVENTS)
  - BizLaunch
  - Consulting as a Career Option (HRDC Program)
  - Enterprise Toronto
  - MicroSkills-Women's Enterprise and Resource Centre
  - Self-Employment Discovery
  - SEDI (Self Employment Assistance (SEA))
- Specialized Groups
  - Women
  - Youth
    - Canadian Youth Business Foundation
    - Young Entrepreneurs Association
An Experienced Worker
- Centre for Experienced Workers (45+) - Humber College
- Retired Worker
A French Speaker
- Community Organizations
  - Alpha Toronto
  - Centre Francophone
- Job Banks/Online Recruitment
- Educational Institutions
  - Conseil scolaire de district Centre-Sud-Ouest (French-language public school)
A Newcomer
- Access to Professions and Trades
- Accreditation/Assessment
  - Just moved to Canada??? Where can you get your credentials evaluated? In order for your educational background to be easily recognized by Canadian employers, educational institutions, professional associations and government agencies, your academic documents may need to be evaluated. Below is a list of organizations/academic institutions that can help.
  - University of Toronto
  - York University
  - World Education Services (WES)
- Studying in Canada
  - Study in Canada
- Educational Loan Programs
  - Maytree Foundation
- ESL and LINC
  - COSTI
  - Skills for Change
- Information
- Job Search
  - SkillsInternational.ca - connects internationally trained professionals to employers
- Programs & Services
- Settlement Services/Information
  - OntarioImmigration.ca
A Person with a Disability
- ALDERCentre
- Canadian Association of Independent Living Centres
- Canadian Hearing Society
- Canadian Paraplegic Association
- Career Edge (Ability Edge)
- Equitek - Employment Equity Solutions
- LinkUp
- Ontario Disability Support Program
- Strategic Employment Solutions (Employment Agency)
- The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
- WORKink - The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
A Woman
- MicroSkills (Women's Enterprise and Resource Centre)
A Youth/Student
- Financial Assistance/Scholarships for Students
- Information
  - Alternative Youth Centre for Employment
  - Campus Access - Information about Colleges and Universities
  - Covenant House - Street Youth
  - Youth Canada - Service Canada Web Site
  - Youth Opportunities Ontario (Summer Jobs and other opportunities)
- Internships/Co-op/Student Exhange Programs
  - Canadian Association for Cooperative Education
  - CareerEdge
  - Federal Public Sector Youth Internship Program
  - Exchanges Canada - Student Exchange Program
- Job Search
  - Jobpostings
  - Mazemaster
- Employment Centres
  - St. Stephen's - Job Connect
  - YES (Youth Employment Service)
Looking for Training
- Apprenticeship Training
- Co-op Programs
  - Yorkdale’s Careers Co-op Certificate Program
- Distance Education
  - Canadian Virtual University
  - DistanceStudies.com (program type, correspondence type, program duration)
- High School Diploma
  - Independent Learning Centre (Secondary School Diploma Credits and GED)
- Search for a School or Training Provider
  - ACTEW and ONESTEP
  - Association of Community Colleges-Programs Database
  - Association of Colleges and Universities in Canada
  - Campus Access
  - Campus Program
  - Ontario Association of Career Colleges (NEW!!! Search Database)
  - Ontario Ministry of Education/Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
  - Schoolfinder (search for a college/university by subject)
  - Study in Canada
  - Toronto District School Board
  - Toronto Public Library
On Disability Support
- ODSP - Information
On/Applying for Employment Insurance
- Service Canada Application and Information
On Social Assistance
- Toronto Social Services

Last updated April 17, 2008