CAREER COUNSELING
DIRECTORY
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JOB CONNECT PROGRAM
HRDC ONTARIO
USEFUL JOB SEARCHING WEB SITES
CANADIAN TECHNICAL EMPLOYMENT NETWORK
(CTEN)
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR NEW CANADIANS
COLLEGE JOB SEARCH PROGRAMS
JOB CONNECT PROGRAM
Job Connect is designed for individuals who need help in finding and keeping jobs.
Services are available to youth age 16-24 across the province. Adult services are available
in some communities.
People looking for work can obtain information on careers and occupations, the local job
market, training opportunities, and job-search strategies.
People who need support in looking for work can receive help with identifying skills,
setting goals, developing training plans and job search.
SERVICES
The Information and Referral Service provides information on careers and occupations, the
local labour market, training opportunities and job search strategies.
Employment Planning and Preparation helps people to clarify their employment needs,
establish short and long term goals, develop an action plan and search for a job.
Job Development Placement Supports helps people develop their skills and gain
experience through supports such as job trials, volunteer placements, job shadows,
subsidized on-the-job training opportunities or direct employment placements.
ELEGIBILITY
The Information and Referral Service is a walk-in, self-directed community resource centre
open to the public.
Employment Planning and Preparation services provides assistance to people who are at
least 16 years old, out of school and out of work, and are not receiving Employment
Insurance or Workplace Safety and Insurance Board benefits.
Job Development Placement Supports assists people who are at least 16 years of age, out
of school, out of work, not currently in a training program and not receiving Employment
Insurance or Workplace Safety and Insurance Board benefits. If over 24 years of age,
participants must be receiving Ontario Works benefits, Ontario Disability Support Program
benefits or be unemployed for a minimum of 6 months.
Training Hotline at 1-800-387-5656 or (416) 326-5656 to find out who delivers this
program in your area.
HRDC ONTARIO
Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) was created in 1993 to provide an
integrated approach to Canada's national investment in people. HRDC administers
programs supporting the income of Canadians and human resources programs linked to
the requirements of the national economy and labour market. HRDC's programs and
services are delivered through a network of Human Resources Development Canada
offices, which are located in hundreds of communities across Canada.
HRDC's Mission is to enable Canadians to participate fully in the workplace and in the
community.
HRDC is committed to pursuing a human development agenda in all of its activities, one
that recognizes the changes and challenges that people experience throughout their lives.
HRDC offers services such as Résumé and Cover letter Workshop and Interview
preparation, FREE of charge.
http://www.on.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/english/
Contact:
Ontario Regional Office:
4900 Yonge Street, 2nd Floor
North York, Ontario
M2N 6A8
By e-mail: ontario.inquiry@hrdc-drhc.gc.ca
By telephone: 1 800 206-7218
Job Search website:
http://www.worksearch.gc.ca/
HRDC Learning and Training Resources:
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/common/learn.shtml
USEFUL JOB SEARCHING WEB SITES
CANADA JOBS
www.canadajobs.com
Canadian Technical Employment Network (CTEN)
www.cten.ca
FLIP DOG
www.flipdog.com
GO JOBS
www.gojobs.gov.on.ca
JOBS CANADA
www.jobscanada.com
JOB SHARK
www.jobshark.com
LONDON JOBS
www.london-jobs.org
MONSTER
www.monster.ca
ONTARIO JOBS
www.ontariojobs.com
PLUS JOBS CANADA
www.canada.plusjobs.com
WORKOPOLIS
www.workopolis.com
STEPS TO EMPLOYMENT FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS AND
TECHNICIANS
www.stepstoemployment.net
USEFUL JOB SEARCHING WEB SITES BY
DISCIPLINE
COMPUTER/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DISCIPLINE
www.teksearch.net
RESOURCE/MINING/GEOLOGICAL DISCIPLINE
www.infomine.com/careers/positions
www.mininglife.com
CHEMICAL DISCIPLINE
www.duboischemicals.com/recruit.html
CIVIL DISCIPLINE
www.icivilengineer.com
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS DISCIPLINE
www.dddg.on.ca
ENVIRONMENTAL DISCIPLINE
http://canadianenvironmental.com
www.ejobs.com
www.cchrei.ca/envirojob
MECHANICAL DISCIPLINE
www.engglob.com/jobs_mechanical_New2.htm
Canadian Technical Employment Network
The Canadian Technical Employment Network…CTEN… is a national job referral system,
which puts technology professionals – members of provincial associations – in touch with
prospective employers searching for quality technical staff with specific knowledge and
expertise.
CTEN is operated by a network of provincial technology associations coast to coast and is
owned and administered by OACETT (Ontario Association of Certified Engineering
Technicians and Technologists).
CTEN is an on-line service with real benefits. With no time zones to consider but your
own, access this virtual HR network when it suits you best! With the increasing number of
Canadians looking for work online, CTEN aims to be a one-stop source for Canadian jobs
for certified technicians and technologists.
As an OACETT member, please follow the following steps to register for CTEN:
1. Go to www.cten.ca and click on ENGLISH (the French site is not active at the moment)
2. Now press the LOG IN button.
3. Once you get to the Log In page, click on CLICK HERE button,
4. On the next page click on JOB SEEKER link.
5. Now select the name of the association you are a member of (i.e. OACETT)
6. Enter your membership number and a password, then press SUBMIT.
7. On the information verification page (the next page), make sure your information is
correct and fill out the fields. When you click on THIS INFORMATION IS CORRECT
button, you will be given a User ID (your password will remain the same as your
membership password).
8. Click on CONTINUE and pick a secret question and answer (this is important for your
password confirmation).
9. Click on CONTINUE and you will get to the Members Home Page.
10.On this page, you can edit your profile and search for jobs.
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR NEW CANADIANS
www.anchoredgeinc.com
AncorEdge Inc. creates opportunities and assists in empowering new Canadians
www.aradana.com/jobs/jobs.html
The Career Step program is a FREE seven (7) week program designed to help work-ready
new Canadians and Canadian citizens find work.
www.cftpt.org
The Centre for Foreign Trained Professionals and Tradespeople (CFTPT) is a FREE and
unique program that assists internationally trained professionals and tradespeople in
finding work related to their skills or professional background.
www.skillsforchange.org
Providing learning and training opportunities for immigrants and refugees
so that they can participate in the workplace and wider community
www.workopolis.com/content/resource/newcanadians
New Canadian advisor Francine Walker helps people to learn about the selection process
and about how to fit into the Canadian labour market.
OACETT Information Sessions
OACETT holds information sessions for internationally-trained professionals in the
engineering field approximately four times each year. These sessions provide information
on the benefits of joining OACETT and are open to all who would like to attend.
The sessions are held in a central location in Toronto and are free of charge. We ask
however, that you register in advance for any session you plan to attend. Please send this
to us at least 2 weeks prior to the date of the session.
Please send your registration information to the attention of Ms. Alla Bondarenko by fax at
416-621-8694 or by email abondarenko@oacett.org and include the following information to
ensure you will have a space at the session.
Attention: Ms. Alla Bondarenko FAX (416) 621-8694
REGISTRATION FORM FOR OACETT INFORMATION SESSION
Please contact OACETT office for the next available date:
My name is: _______________________________________________________
Tel. Number: ______________________________________________________
Email: ____________________________________________________________
Print this form and fax it to 416-621-8694 at least 2 weeks prior to the session
date. We will then send you the location information. If we cannot accommodate your
request to attend, you will be contacted; otherwise you can plan to attend.
COLLEGE JOB SEARCH PROGRAMS
ALGONQUIN COLLEGE
1385 Woodroffe Avenue
Nepean, Ontario K2G 1V8
www.algonquinc.on.ca
Offers 1 time appointment for up to ½ hour for both general public and alumni, free of
cost. Handouts available on résumé writing and up to ½ hour counseling session available
on résumé writing. Centre for International Students offers assistance to new Canadians.
Contact information:
Career Services Department:
(613) 727-4723, ext.7200
COLLEGE BOREAL
21, boulevard LaSalle
Sudbury, Ontario P3A 6B1
http://www.borealc.on.ca
No service for general public; Service offered to students and graduates only. Résumé and
cover letter, interview, networking, placement and co-op placement, list of companies;
research for specific needs.
Contact information:
Pierre Perreault
(705)521-6034
job@borealc.on.ca
CAMBRIAN COLLEGE
1400 Barrydowne Road
Sudbury, Ontario P3A 3V8
http://www.cambrianc.on.ca
Offer academic career counseling; free of cost for both alumni and general public; résumé
writing techniques – current students only; academic advising for new Canadians.
Contact information:
Tammy Abresch
(705) 566-8101, ext. 7311
tlabresch@cambrianc.on.ca
CANADORE COLLEGE
100 College Drive
PO Box 5001
North Bay, Ontario P1B 8K9
http://www.canadorec.on.ca
Provide career-counseling services for both alumni and general public free of cost for ½ 1 hour (as needed). Cover anything that could help in job search. Don’t tend to get any
new Canadians but could help if needed.
Contact information:
Wendy Milne
milnew@canadorec.on.ca
CENTENNIAL COLLEGE
PO Box 631, Station A
Scarborough, Ontario M1K 5E9
http://www.cencol.on.ca
Offers service to graduates, alumni, new Canadians (as long as they are students)–
résumé, interview, and job search.
General Public is redirected to Job Connect – (416) 289-5303 - located in Centennial College
Contact information:
Hanna McKinnon
(416) 289-5233
hmckinno@cencol.on.ca
CONESTOGA COLLEGE
299 Doon Valley Drive
Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4M4
http://www.conestogac.on.ca
Résumé service sends out résumés to employers and job openings for students. Service
offered to alumni, students and graduates. All career services including résumé and cover
letter writing, networking, interview, are FREE of cost.
General public – with appointment; career services including résumé and cover letter
writing, networking, interview.
Contact information:
Carroll Gregory
(519) 748-5220 ext.360
CONFEDERATION COLLEGE
1450 Nakina Drive
PO Box 398, Station F
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 4W1
http://www.confederationc.on.ca
No service for general public.
Alumni, graduates – notify of employment (full-time and co-operative education
opportunities), résumé workshop, and interview.
Résumé preparation - $20.
Same for new Canadians (as long as they are students)
Contact information:
Jason Ozbolt
(807) 475-6379
jozbolt@confederationc.on.ca
DURHAM COLLEGE
PO Box 385, 2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7L7
http://www.durhamc.on.ca
Offers service called Career Shop that is available to general public at the cost of:
Career Counseling 1 ½ hrs-$75; Assessment-$125, Résumé and Cover Letter-$150
Contact information:
Diane Cartwright
(905) 721-3089
FANSHAWE COLLEGE
1460 Oxford Street East
PO Box 7005
London, Ontario N5Y 5R6
http://www.fanshawec.on.ca
Career counseling offered to students only at no cost. No service for general public. Career
workshop including résumé writing, cover letter and interview preparation ENGLISH AS A
SECOND LANGUAGE classes offered as help to new Canadians.
Contact information:
Cynthia Williams
(519) 452-4100, ext. 4355
GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE
PO Box 1015, Station B
Toronto, Ontario M5T 2T9
http://www.gbrownc.on.ca
Offers Campus Work Link-Internet job-posting site for full-time, part-time and continuing
education students and graduates of George Brown College only. Counseling, interviews,
job search, résumé clinic (and cover letter) are free of charge for students. International
Students can use the same service. No service for general public.
Contact information:
Miriam Baichman, Room C221, Casaloma Campus
416 415-4737
GEORGIAN COLLEGE
One Georgian Drive
Barrie, Ontario L4M 3X9
http://www.georgianc.on.ca
Career counseling and Academic counseling; no fee for students.
General community – no fee for initial appointment, fee for testing.
Résumé and Cover letter - $30 - $60
College offers international counselor for new Canadians.
Contact information:
Nina Grottolli
(705) 728-1951 ext. 1331
HUMBER COLLEGE
205 Humber College Boulevard
Etobicoke, Ontario M9W 5L7
http://www.humberc.on.ca
No service for general public. College recommends HRDC.
Workshops offered to students, graduates, international students on résumé writing, cover
letters, job placement and employer advisors. Free of cost.
Contact information:
Karen Fast
(416) 675-6622, ext. 5030
LA CITE COLLEGIALE
801, promenade de l'Aviation
Ottawa, Ontario K1K 4R3
http://www.lacitec.on.ca
No service for general public, graduates and alumni only, as well as new Canadians, as
long as they are students. Service includes résumé writing with cover letter techniques,
interview preparation, career guidance.
Contact information:
Marie
(613) 742-2483
LAMBTON COLLEGE
1457 London Road
Sarnia, Ontario N7S 6K4
http://www.lambton.on.ca
Career counseling available for students for free. Counseling includes: résumé and cover
letter preparation, placement. Work with Job Connect (519) 542-7751 ext. 2404 - to
assist general public. No service specific to new Canadians as for career counseling
offered.
Contact information:
Judy Bunker
(519) 542-7751 ext.3371
LE COLLEGE DES GRANDS LACS
149 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 1P5
http://www.grandslacs.on.ca
Career Counseling for French Speaking, both general public and Alumni, FREE of cost.
Includes: preparing résumé, cover letter, organizing techniques, access to the Internet.
Job Connect. Match the candidates with the posting requirements that employers send in.
Resource centre - anyone can use (job postings, literature, handouts).
Contact information:
Carole Duguay
(416) 599-5043 ext. 5021
cduguay@grandslacs.on.ca
LOYALIST COLLEGE
PO Box 4200 Wallbridge/Loyalist Road
Belleville, Ontario K8N 5B9
http://www.loyalistc.on.ca
No service for general public.
Career, employment, educational, personal counseling, résumé, cover letter, and
interview preparation available for students, free of charge.
Contact information:
Jim Blakely
(613) 969-1913 ext. 2240
MOHAWK COLLEGE
PO Box 2034, Fennell Avenue & West 5th
Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3T2
http://www.mohawkc.on.ca
Free for general public and for students. No appointments are made for General Public.
They can drop in and the counselor will see them when time permits. Career Counseling,
résumés, and cover letter assistance are available. Service to new Canadians available
through ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE department, but the college is willing to offer
additional counseling to new Canadians.
Available to contract for a group session on Saturdays – cost involved.
Contact information:
Jack Leon
(905) 575-2106
Room C117
NIAGARA COLLEGE
PO Box 1005, 300 Woodlawn Road
Welland, Ontario L3B 5S2
http://www.niagarac.on.ca
Helps general public with résumé writing. Anyone can use college’s job board to look for a
job. Free of cost. Students can use Web Site and look at the postings posted on the web
site. No specific service for new Canadians available, except for ENGLISH AS A SECOND
LANGUAGE classes. Contact information:
Janet Forsar
(905) 735-2211 ext. 7787
NORTHERN COLLEGE
PO Box 3211
Timmins, Ontario P4N 8R6
http://www.northernc.on.ca
Placement offered to students and graduates, as well as job fairs, interview preparation
and résumé writing.
Contact information:
Placement Officer
(705) 235-3211 ext. 237
info@northernc.on.ca
ST CLAIR COLLEGE
2000 Talbot Road West
Windsor, Ontario N9A 6S4
http://www.stclairc.on.ca
Offers career counseling and résumé workshop (including cover letter and interview
preparation) for students and graduates only. No service offered to general public. Contact
information:
Sue McLelland
(519) 972-2727 ext. 4761
ST LAWRENCE COLLEGE
King and Portsmouth
Kingston, Ontario K7L 5A6
http://www.sl.on.ca
Free service offered to students (counseling, career workshops). Cost involved for general
public, but career services offered. Kingston campus offers services specific to new
Canadians.
Contact information:
General inquiries and describe a type of service needed
(613) 544-5400
SAULT COLLEGE
PO Box 60, 443 Northern Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 5L3
http://www.saultc.on.ca
The Employment and Career Planning Office provides services to college students and
alumni. Job Search services offered to students include: résumé writing, interview skills,
statistics, resource material, job fair providing networking opportunities. No service is
offered to general public.
Contact information:
Career Planning Officer:
1-800-461-2260
SENECA COLLEGE
1750 Finch Avenue East
North York, Ontario M2J 2X5
http://www.senecac.on.ca
The employment counseling services that Seneca College offers are: computers with
Internet, résumé writing, library, handouts, career counseling technicians, fax machines.
Offered to students. No appointments for general public, but will not turn out walk-ins.
International student department can assist new Canadians.
Contact information:
Yvonne Gilbert
(416) 491-5050 ext. 2934
SHERIDAN COLLEGE
1430 Trafalgar Road
Oakville, Ontario L6H 2L1
http://www.sheridanc.on.ca
Offers business courses that teach Career Workshop offered through college. Course
name: Business Communications. Length: 12 weeks, 1 night a week for 3 hours. Course
starts in fall, winter and summer semester. Cost: $218. Job Connect offered through
college.
Contact information:
Laura
(905) 842-8800
Ultimate Canadian University and College Info-Site - http://www.uc411.com/
Self-Assessment Tools
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Essential Skills- http://www15.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/english/es.asp
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A database of essential skills profiles showing how these skills are used in
over 160 occupations.
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Scales to describe the difficulty of skills needed in a job. These can be used
to reflect on the skills you have.
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A collection of materials that illustrate how reading, writing, and math are
used in the workplace.
Youth Resource Network – http://www.youth.gc.ca/selfassess_e.shtml
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general information on the importance of self-assessment
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links to numerous self-assessment exercises under three categories:
Interests and Aptitudes, Choosing an Occupation and Career Plan
Development
Career Development Manual – University of Waterloo
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocecs/CRC/manual-home.html
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a step-by-step approach to career planning
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self-assessment, decision making, occupational research, employment
contact, resumes and interviews, and the final stop, work
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career planning for students with disabilities
Employment Search Readiness Inventory - http://www.careerweb.com/
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question-based assessment analysed by computer to help you determine
whatever you are doing everything possible to find employment
Kiersey Temperament Sorter - http://keirsey.com/keirsey.html
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designed to identify different kinds of personality; similar to other devices
derived from Carl Jung's theory of "psychological types," such as the MyersBriggs, the Singer-Loomis, and the Grey-Wheelright
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questionnaire identifies four temperament types: rationalists, guardians,
idealists and artisans
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Canada Prospects
http://www.careerccc.org/products/cp_00/home_e.cfm?yearid=7&sectionid=1&art
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Job search engine
http://www.jobsearchengine.com/searchjob/engine/jseCA.html
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Job-Search-Engine is not a Job Board, but rather a meta job search engine
dedicated to employment. It searches the top 250 American, 60 British and
110 English and French Canadian and job boards in parallel and in real time.
The one click will save you hours of searching through the job boards and
career fairs individually.