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YMCA of Greater Toronto - Employment - Ontario Employment Services, North York Dufferin Street Centre
- Comprehensive employment and job search services
- assessment of skills, interests and experience
- job search strategies, including resume preparation
- information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
- on-the-job training, work experience, help in maintaining employment as well as information and referral to other employment and community services
Better Jobs Ontario Skills training and financial support for unemployed individuals
- training program must demonstrate good employment prospects
- financial support based on need, may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance
Services for employers
- help in identifying human resource skills requirements
- matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention
Canada-Ontario Job Grant
- financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
- available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees
Application
- Call or drop in
- for general information on Employment Ontario services call the toll-free Employment Ontario contact centre at 1-800-387-5656 (TTY 1-866-533-6339) or visit www.ontario.ca/page/employment-ontario
Eligibility
Self-service information and resources
Anyone, including people with jobs, those who are under-employed, people looking for work, students, apprentices, internationally trained individuals, employers
Assisted Services (such as supported job search, job matching and placement, job retention services)
People who are unemployed and out of school
Better jobs Ontario
Individuals who have been unemployed for six months or longer and are part of a low-income household
Languages
Physical Access
Easy access to elevator; Wheelchair accessible washroom, assistance needed with door
Fees
None
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