Ottawa. City Operations

Employment Ontario Services


Description

Comprehensive employment and job search services, including:

  • 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
  • information and referral to other employment and community services

Programs:

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

  • training program must demonstrate good job 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
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
Application Process
  • 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
Office
613-580-2424 ext 14372
Crisis
3-1-1
Fax
613-560-0613
After Hours Phone
3-1-1
TTY
613-238-0821
Web Site
https://ottawa.ca/en/family-and-social-services/employment-and-financial-assistance/help-finding-job/employment-ontario#employment-ontario
Email
[email protected]
Mailing Address
370 Catherine St
Suite 100
Ottawa, ON, K1R 5T5
Canada
Languages
English, French
Fees
None
Accessibility
Fully Accessible
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Agency Information
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Copyright
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’Est ontarien
Last Verified On
September 23, 2024
Address
370 Catherine St, Suite 100
Ottawa, ON, K1R 5T5

Cross street: Catherine St and Bay St


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Hours of Operation
Mon
0800 to 1630
Tue
0800 to 1630
Wed
0800 to 1630
Thu
0800 to 1630
Fri
0800 to 1630

Mon-Fri 8 am-4:30 pm, Summer hours Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm
Service Area(s)
Ottawa