Employment and Settlement Assistance

 

ESL Program

 

To assist Internationally Trained Professionals CMA Ontario offers in partnership with Euphoria Workforce Solutions an on-line tool to evaluate registered CMA Candidates English skills.

 

Many programs - usually funded by government or community agencies - have been established to help you acquire the necessary skills to find employment within the province. On-line assistance is available through Human Resources and Social Development Canada www.jobsetc.ca or any of the following regional agencies:

Settlement.org
A website sponsored by Immigration Canada and the Province of Ontario to provide newcomers in communities across Ontario with information and answers to questions they may have on settling in Ontario. www.settlement.org

211 Ontario.ca
This website, which provides a list of resources for people immigrating to Canada, is funded by The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. www.211ontario.ca

One Step (Ontario Network of Employment Skills Training Projects)
The Ontario Network of Employment Skills Training Projects (ONESTEP) is a province-wide umbrella organization for the community-based training and employment (CBTE) sector. onestep.on.ca

 

Southwestern Ontario

WEST Inc. (Women's Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor Inc.)
Windsor, Ontario
www.westofwindsor.com

London Cross Cultural Learner Centre
London, Ontario

www.lcclc.org

WIL Employment Connections
London, Ontario
www.wil.ca

Welcome London
London and Middlesex County, Ontario
www.welcome.london.ca

Global Talent
London and Middlesex County, Ontario
www.globaltalent.ca

Diversity at Work in London
London, Ontario
www.diversityatworkinlondon.com/index.htm

 

Midwestern Ontario

Kitchener/Waterloo, Hamilton

SISO (Settlement and Integration Services Organization)
Hamilton, Ontario
www.siso-ham.org

The Working Centre
Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario
www.theworkingcentre.org

Brampton, Mississauga, Bolton

Brampton Neighbourhood Resource Centre
www.bnrc.org/index2.html

Inter-Cultural Neighbourhood Social Services
Step-Up Program
www.icnss.ca

Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre
www.dixiebloor.ca

Malton Neighbourhood Services
www.mnsinfo.org

 

York Region

Accreditation Assistance Access Centre
Advises Internationally Trained Professionals/Trades People on how to obtain professional recognition in Canada.
This service is offered to all residents in York Region at no cost.
www.aaacentre.ca

Scroll down to "Resources for Internationally Trained Professionals" on this website: www.region.york.on.ca/Departments/

Catholic Community Services of York Region
www.ccsyr.org

Welcome Centre Immigrant Services
www.welcomecentre.ca

 

Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

ACCES Toronto
Accessible Community Counselling and Employment Services
www.accestrain.com

Job Skills
www.jobskills.org

Costi
www.costi.org

JVS Toronto
www.jvstoronto.org

Centre for Education and Training
www.tcet.com/ercs/default.aspx

YMCA Newcomers
www.ymcatoronto.org/employment

Etobicoke

Microskills
Job Connect Program
www.microskills.ca/jobconnect.asp

Centre for Foreign Trained Professionals and Tradespeople
Assists internationally trained professionals finding work related to their skills or professional background.
www.cftpt.org

Toronto

Skills for Change
www.skillsforchange.org

WoodGreen Community Services, Immigrant Services
ww.woodgreen.org/immigrants/index.html

Scarborough

Accreditation Assistance Access Centre
www.aaacentre.ca

Tropicana Community Services
(Assistance for new Canadians primarily from Caribbean)
www.tropicanacommunity.org

 

Eastern Ontario

Career Edge!
Belleville, Trenton, Picton, Napanee, Bancroft
www.careeredge.on.ca

Ottawa

World Skills
www.ottawa-worldskills.org

Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO)
www.ociso.org

 

Northern Ontario

Sudbury

Sudbury Multicultural and Folk Arts Association
www.sudburymulticultural.org

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay Multicultural Association
www.thunderbay.org

 


The following agencies provide opportunities to acquire Ontario work experience through internships and mentoring programs:

The Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) is a multi-stakeholder council that is working to improve access to employment for immigrants in the City of Toronto and the Regions of Peel, York and Halton, so they are better able to use the skills, education and experience they bring with them to Canada: www.triec.ca.

Career Edge Organization provides Career Bridge, a paid internship program for professional-level newcomers in high quality business environments. www.careerbridge.ca

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