Resources/Websites gathered From The Internationally Educated Professionals
Conference, “Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges” held on Feb 20th, 2003
(Notes by Donna Wurster )
Useful websites from the directory conference providers handed out:
GENERAL:
Information and Resources For Immigrants To Ontario- www.settlement.org
MayTree Foundation- www.maytree.com
STEM- Support Through Employment Mentoring- www.tcet.com/mentoring/
COSTI- costi.org
Coalition of Visible Minority Women- (416) 375-3337
Access to Professions and Trades Unit, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universitywww.equalopportunity.on.ca/eng_g/apt/
The Centre For Foreign Trained Professionals and Tradespeople- www.cftpt.org
Work Destinations (Relocation)- www.workdestinations.org
Work Info Net (Job Search)- www.workinfornet.ca
Working For Work (employment assistance) - www.workingforwork.ca
The New Canadian Program- www.newcanadians.org
Canadian Information Centre For International Credentials- www.cicic.ca
Skills For Change- www.skillsforchange.org
OCASI- www.ocasi.org
TOFEL – (416) 789-2331
ENGINEERING:
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers- www.pathways.ospe.on.ca/resources.cfm
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada -www.aiac.ca
American Society of Civil Engineers-www.asce.org
ASM International- www.asm-intl.org
Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada- www.acad-eng-gen.ca
Association For Computing Machinery- www.acm.org
Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute- www.casi.ca
ENGINEERING continued p.2
Canadian Coalition of Women in Science, Engineering and Technology- www.ccwest.org
Canadian Council of Professional Engineers- (613) 232-2474
Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists- www.cctt.ca
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency- www.ceaa.gc.ca
Canadian Environmental Network-www.cen-rce.org
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum- www.cim.org
Canadian Society For Chemical Engineering- www.chemeng.ca
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering- www.csce.ca
Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering- www.csme.ca
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Communications Directorate- www.space.gc.ca
Canadian Technology Human Resources Board- www.cthrb.ca
Career Resource Centre- Materials Science and Engineering- www.crc4mse.org
Chem Expo- A Virtual Trade Show for the Chemical Industry- www.chemexpo.com
Coal Association of Canada- www.coal.ca
Computer Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers- www.computer.org
Electro Federation Canada- www.electrofed.com
Engineering Institute of Canada- www.eic-ici.ca
Enviroeducation.com- www.enviroeducation.com
Environmental Careers Organization- www.eco.org
For Specific Information on Civil Engineering Technology- www.cctt.ca/dcivil.htm
Geological Association of Canada- www.esd.mun.ca/~gac
Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Technicians and Technologists- www.cctt.ca/dindus.htm
Institute for Aerospace Research- www.nrc.ca/iar/
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers- Canadian Branch- www.ieee.ca
Institute of Industrial Engineers (US)- www.iienet.org
International Mining Links- www.reflections.com.au/MiningandExploration/InternationalLinks/index.html
Links to Provincial Associations- www.cctt.ca/cmemb.htm
ENGINEERING continued p.3
Minerals, Metals and Materials Society- www.tms.org
Mining Association of Canada- www.mining.ca
Mining Industry Training and Adjustment Council- www.mitac.ca
Mining Life- www.mininglife.com
Mininglinks.com- www.minelinks.com
Professional Engineers of Ontario- www.peo.on.ca
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada- www.pdac.ca
Society of Manufacturing Engineers- www.sme.org
Software Human Resource Council- www.shrc.ca
The Canadian Academy of Engineering- www.acad-eng-gen.ca
The Canadian Society for Industrial Engineering’s University of Toronto Chapterwww.mie.utoronto.ca/csie/
The Chemical Engineers’ Resource Page- www.cheresources.com
The Chemical Institute of Canada- www.chemist.ca
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Inc.- www.ieee.org
United Mine Workers of America (includes Canadian members)- www.umwa.org
World Wide Web Virtual Library- Mechanical Engineering- www.vlme.com
NURSING:
www.certinurse.ca- exam preparation for Canadian and foreign educated nurses in Canada
Canadian Nurses Association- www.can-nurses.ca
The Canadian Nursing Student’s Association- www.cnsa.ca
Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses- www.caccn.ca
Canadian Nursing Index- www.nursingindex.com
National League for Nursing- www.nin.org
Canadian RN Job Mart- www.canadianrn.com/jobmart/jobmart.htm
Canadian Nurses Association (CAN)- www.can-nurses.ca
The College of Nurses of Ontario- www.cno.org
NURSING continued p.4
Ontario Nurses Association- (416) 964-8833
Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario- (905) 602-4664
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario- (416) 599-1925
Filipino Nurses Association- (416) 515-1151 / 515-0452
Chinese Canadian Nurses Association- (416) 515-1151
Canadian Student Nursing Association- www.cnsa.ca
The International Council of Nurses- www.icn.ch
NURSING INFORMATION AND NEWS:
Nursing Net (News and Info)- www.nursingnet.org
The Canadian Nurses Protective Society- www.cnps.ca
Nurse Friendly National Nursing and Consumer Health Directories- www.nursefriendly.com
Nurse Linx (News/Info)- www.nurselinx.com
Nurse Zone- www.nursezone.com
Nursing Centre- www.nursingcenter.com
Nursing Around the World (Links to Info)- www.world-nurse.com
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
Canadian Association of University Schools of Nursing- www.causn.org
University of Windsor, School of Nursing- 401 Sunset, Windor, ON N9B 3P4
University of Toronto, School of Nursing- dean.nursing@utoronto.ca
Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology Continuing Education Health Sciences- (905) 575-2544
Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology- (905) 845-9430 ext. 2667
University of Ottawa Ontario Nurse Practitioner Program- (613) 562-5800 ext.8444
Centennial College Health Program- (416) 289-5000 ext. 3437
George Brown Nurse Upgrading- (416) 415-2070
NURSES: EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYMENT p.5
Ontario Long-Term Care Association- www.oltca.com
Care For Nurses- infor@care4nurses.org
About the Profession of Nursing- www.nursing.about.com
Med Hunters- www.medhunters.com
Nurses@Work Central On-Line Recruiting Registry- www.nursesatwork.com
TEACHING:
Association Des Enseignantes Et Des Enseignants Franco-Ontariens (AEFO)- www.franco.ca/aefo
Canadian Teacher’s Federation- www.ctf-fce.ca
Education Network of Ontario (ENO) – www.enoreo.on.ca
Elementary Teacher’s Federation of Ontario (ETFO)- www.etfo.ca
Ontario Colleges of Teachers- www.oct.on.ca
Ontario English Catholic Teacher’s Association (OECTA)- www.oecta.on.ca
Ontario Foreign Trained Teachers’ Association- www.ottawa-worldskills.org
Ontario Ministry of Education- www.edu.gov.on.ca
Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation (OSSTF)- www.osstf.on.ca
Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF)- www.otffeo.on.ca
Ontario Teachers’ Insurance Plan (OTIP)- www.otip.com
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPPB)- www.otpp.com
Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO)- www.qeco.on.ca
Retired Teachers’ of Ontario- www.rto-ero.org
Teach Ontario- three ministry-approved websites advertising teaching positions in Ontario
Education Canada- www.educationcanada.com
Jobs In Education- www.jobsineducation.com
Workopolis- www.workopolis.com
Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC)- Opportunitieswww.accc.ca/english/Opportunities/index.cfm
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)- www.aucc.ca/index_e.html
TEACHING continued p.6
Canadian Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)- www.cais.ca
Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE)- www.cbie.ca/index_e.htm
Canadian Educational Policy and Administration Network (CEPAN)- www.cepan.ca/
Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC)- www.cicic.ca/indexe.stm
Education Canada Network (ECN)- www.educationcanada.com/
Jobs In Education- www.jobsineducation.com/
CTF’S Teaching Career Information- www.ctf-fce.ca/e/teaching.htm
The Council for Exceptional Children- www.cec.sped.org
Canada’s School Net-Special Needs Education Project- www.schoolnet.ca/sne
Links to Provincial Teachers’ Organizations- www.ctf-fce.ca/e/who/member.htm
Canada’s School Net- www.schoolnet.ca
Canadian Facilities of Education- www.oise.utoronto.ca/~mpress/eduweb/faculties.html
Canadian Education Research and Information Service (CERIS)- www.schoolnet.ca/ceris/e
Canadian Teachers Net- www.canadian.teachers.net
Canadian Association of Immersion Teachers (CAIT)- www.acpi.scedu.umontreal.ca/
ESLWorldWide.Com- www.eslworldwide.com/search/job_search.asp
National Professional Music Teachers Association (NPMTA)- www.angelfire.com/bc/npmta/index.html
TESL Canada- www.tesl.ca
For Links To Provincial and International ESL Organizations- www.tesl.ca/tesllinks.html
ESL Magazine Online- www.eslmag.com
ACCOUNTING
Certified General Accountants of Ontario- www.cga-ontario.org/
The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants- www.cica.ca
CA-XCHANGE- www.cax.org
The Electric Accountant- www.electronicaccountant.com
CMA Canada (The Society on Management Accountants)- www.cma-canada.org
ACCOUNTING continued p.7
Institute of Management Accountants- www.imanet.org and www.imastudents.org
CGA Canada- www.cga-canada.org
Accountemps- www.accountemps.com/
Brainhunter.com (on-line placement site)- www.brainhunter.com/p196/plsq1/bh.pl_home
Career Opportunities- Sun Life Financial- www.sunlife.ca/canada/cda/level1_page_v2/1,2324,1-81,00.html
Careers- Farm Credit Canada (FCC)www.fcc-sca.ca/english/our_company/information/careers/index
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATION:
Wired Woman- www.wiredwoman.com
Smart Toronto- www.smarttoronto.org
York Technology Association- www.yorktech.ca
Spadina Bus- www.spadinabus.com
Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance- www.cata.ca
Information Technology Association of Ontario- www.itacontario.com
Information Technology Association of Canada- www.itac.ca
Digital Eve- www.digitaleve.org
Interactive Multimedia Arts, and Technologies Association- www.imat.ca
Toronto Flash User Group- www.flashinto.com
Software Human Resource Council- www.shrc.ca/
I.T. World-www.itworldcanada.com/jobuniverse
Computer Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers- www.computer.org/
Canadian Information Processing Society- www.cips.ca
OTHER RESOURCES SHARED at the IEP Conference p. 8
www.virtualERC.ca- job board and job search tools, Possibilities website
www.211Toronto.ca- find the community information and resources
www.enterprisetoronto.com- upcoming small business seminars
www.ombudsman.on.ca- consumer advocacy
www.thepeoplebank.com- has a new medical recruiting service in addition to accounting and
administration
CAPE- Council for Access to Professional Engineering- web@cassa.on.ca
AIPSO-Association of International Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario- www.aipso.ca
BBPA- Black Business and Professional Association- admin@bbpa.org
CALAPTE- Canadian Association of Latin American Professionals, Trades people and Entrepreneurscalapte@hotmail.com
MOHANDES- Canadian Society of Iranian Engineers and Architects- www.mohandes.com
CCNC-TO- Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter- www.ccnc.ca/toronto
CPAC- Chinese Professionals Association of Canada- www.chineseprofessionals.ca
CASSA- The Council of Agencies Serving South Asians- www.cassa.on.ca
Hispanic Development Council- (416) 516-0851
FNAO- Filipino Nurses Association Of Ontario- Vromero@yorkcentral.on.ca
IPA- Internationally- Trained Pharmacists across Canada- www.ipacanda.ca
www.onip.ca- on-line counseling and networking
www.internationalcareerexpo.com- August 2003 Expo on Diversity in Toronto