Searching for Self-employment / Entrepreneurship

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
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario

• skills training and financial support for laid-off workers

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

Youth Job Connection

• paid pre-employment services
• job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
• mentorship, education and work transition supports

Youth Job Connection Summer

• summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year

• Organizational Development, Management and Human Resource Services
• For the Non-profit and Government Sectors
• Uniquely experienced consulting group to the non profit, health, human services and business sector with core strengths in Change Management, Leadership, and Human Resources
• Work with non-profit organizations to analyze the organizational and human resource dimensions of their business and provide pragmatic, customized solutions

Organizational Development and Change Management

• Strategic Planning and Integration Management
• Needs Assessment
• Evaluation
• Proposal Development
• Project Development and Management
• Information Systems and Technology Consulting
• Team Building and Skill Training

Mediation and Conflict Resolution

• Investigations
• Mediation and Conflict Management
• Needs Assessment, Evaluation and Restructuring

Operations and Human Resource Management

• Employee Assistance Programs
• Human Resource Legislation and Policy Development
• Health and Safety
• Performance Management Programs
• Compensation and Benefits
• Human Rights
• Preparing for Labour Negotiations/Unions

COVID-19 (July 27, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

One-stop service delivery for a wide range of federal programs and services

• Internet access
• labour market information
• assistance locating and applying for Employment Insurance
• Social Insurance Numbers
• Canada Pension Plan
• Old Age Security
• Passports (see separate entries for program details)
• Apprenticeship Incentive Grant
• Canada Education Savings Grant

eServiceCanada Service Request Form

Destination and resident attraction marketing organization for the Bay of Quinte region.

Quinte Mall Guest Services provides information to residents and visitors about businesses, services and events within the mall, City of Belleville, and surrounding communities.

Financial services

• terms loans
• subordinate financing
• venture capital

Consulting services:

• business planning
• financial planning
• marketing research
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards
• human resources
• technology and innovation
• business transition

A Crown Corporation - promotes and helps most types of businesses in Canada by offering the business community a wide variety of financial services including loans and consulting services.

Business Information, Business Counselling, Business Financing, Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF)

Business loan program

Business development and support

• business retention and expansion
• business achievement awards

Job creation

• small business counselling services
• small business loans program
• Ontario Self-Employment Program
• resource library and information

Promote the downtown core so that local businesses thrive and prosper in the community of Quinte West.

COVID-19 (August 17, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

One-stop service delivery for a wide range of federal programs and services

• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits
• Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
• immediate request for a Passport Service
• Veterans Affairs Canada Services

eServiceCanada Service Request Form

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 laid off 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

Youth Job Connection

• paid pre-employment training services
• job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
• mentorship, education and work transition supports

Youth Job Connection Summer

• summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year

Agri-Business Financing:

• IAPO has specific financial products to serve the needs of Aboriginal agriculture
• Loans are available for farm businesses
• Agricultural related businesses as well as enterprises that add value to agricultural products.

First Nations Youth Agricultural Programs

• First Nations Youth will develop agricultural opportunities within their own communities
• Building skills in business and production management
• The program enables training through mentorship, encourages financial responsibility and establishes a credit rating at an early age

Agricultural Advisory Services

• IAPO staff provide advisory services in farm management
• This includes financial management, livestock production, field crop production, family succession planning and marketing

First Nation 4-H

Municipal economic development department

• downtown overview
• location information
• business mix in the downtown
• business opportunities
• promotion calendar
• resource information for local businesses

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 laid off 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

Youth Job Connection

• paid pre-employment training services
• job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
• mentorship, education and work transition supports

Youth Job Connection Summer

• summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year

COVID-19 (August 16, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

One-stop service delivery for a wide range of federal programs and services

• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits
• Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
• immediate request for a Passport Service
• Veterans Affairs Canada Services

Staff at the Brighton Resource Centre work with researchers and agri-business to promote new technologies, business management, environmental sustainability, resource utilization, and rural economic development.

• Staff work on a provincial and regional basis to foster competitive agricultural and rural community development and to identify emerging issues that will affect the agriculture and rural communities.

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 laid off 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

Youth Job Connection

• paid pre-employment training services
• job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
• mentorship, education and work transition supports

Youth Job Connection Summer

• summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year

COVID-19 (July 28, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

Service

• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits
• Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
• immediate request for a Passport Service
• Veterans Affairs Canada Services

eServiceCanada Service Request Form

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 laid off 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

Youth Job Connection

• paid pre-employment training services
• job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
• mentorship, education and work transition supports

Youth Job Connection Summer

• summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year

Community-based organization working with the community to address local needs

Services include:

• community economic planning and development, investment in local businesses, business development and counselling
• resource library and information on relevant federal and provincial programs and services available

Regional government department responsible for stimulating industry and business development

• brings together professionals from the business community to recognize the essential contribution business makes to the regional economy
• staff can answer site location questions as well as providing essential information, introductions, and contacts for potential business investors
• provides a business-oriented environment that fosters the growth of diverse industries throughout the County
• ensures that Lennox & Addington County provides industry with the space, resources, and the latest in telecommunications infrastructure necessary for growth and development
• also helps potential business investors make their best location decision
• promotes Lennox & Addington as a preferred tourism destination
• fosters an environment suitable for the growth of existing businesses