Government programs to support your employment goals
Talk to an Employment Services Coordinator at the Regional Employment Help Centre and get help planning your career or employment goal, getting the training required and finding your ideal job through the Employment Services available locally and regionally.
Learn a skilled trade while working at the same time.
There are many exciting and rewarding careers as apprentice. An apprenticeship is a form of job training that enables you to learn by doing. As an apprentice you work under the supervision of a person skilled in the job you wish to learn. That individual teaches you how to do the work. As part of all apprenticeships, there is an in-school educational component. Once you have found an employer willing to teach you the trade, contact the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development and officially register as an apprentice. For details regarding the traditional apprenticeship system, see the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development.
For more information on apprenticeship options, please visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/skilled-trades.
Want to start a new career?
Better Jobs Ontario is designed to provide laid-off workers with skills training to help them find jobs in high-demand occupations in Ontario. Its purpose is to provide training that helps laid-off workers move to better jobs that they could not obtain without training.
An Employment Services Coordinator can help you learn about high-demand jobs in the local market and access the training needed through Better Jobs Ontario.
Here is a list of Ontario Colleges to consider.
Youth Job Connection Programs
Earn While You Learn!
Youth Job Connection
This program offers intensive, specialized support to youth between 15 and 29 years of age who are not working, not in school and not in training. While the program is open to all eligible youth, it is intended to assist those who are experiencing significant employment challenges. Youth must be a resident of Ontario and eligible to work in Canada.
Program Description:
- Minimum of 60 hours of paid training to prepare youth for the workplace
- Placements (up to 26 weeks) with support and funding for employers
- Mentorship, coaching, and help with school and work transitions after the program
Youth Job Connection: Summer
This program offers intensive, specialized support to high school students between 15 and 18 years of age seeking summer job opportunities. While the program is open to all eligible youth, it is intended to assist those who are experiencing significant employment and school challenges. Youth must be a resident of Ontario and eligible to work in Canada.
Program Description:
- Minimum of 20 hours of paid training to prepare youth for the workplace
- Placements (up to 8 weeks) with support and funding for employers
- Mentorship, coaching and help with school and work transitions after the program ends
Contact us 705-856-1648 or info@wawarehc.com
