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Comprehensive employment and job search services
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
- 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
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
- 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
- paid pre-employment training
- job matching
- paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- mentorship
- education and work transitions supports
- summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
- financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
- available to small, medium and large businesses
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Addresses issues facing children and youth
- remove barriers to learning
- prepare local students for post-secondary success
- organizes events
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Social Services
1-866-432-7447 Office: 613-820-4922
Office: 613-820-2001
Fax: 613-820-2006
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COVID-19 (August 15, 2022): The three food banks supported by PQCHC continue to run on modified schedule and program. Services are accessed by appointment only and available to those people living in the catchments assigned to each location: Pinecrest Terrace Community House 613-596-6703, Morrison Gardens Community 613-596-6229 and Foster Farms Community House 613-596-4866. The Health Clinic operates on appointments only. For more details and up-to-date information, see website.
Health centre focused on family and community health
Primary Health Care:
Health centre focused on family and community health
Primary Health Care:
- medical clinic staffed by family physicians, nurse practitioners and nurses / community clinics
- nutrition: individual and group support provided by registered dietitians
- clean needle exchange / safe inhalation
- diabetes education
- falls prevention program
- primary care outreach for seniors
- dental screening
- nursing foot care
- lung health program
- community development: advocacy, education and supports to community residents to increase involvement in the community
- multicultural outreach: assistance to newcomers to facilitate integration into existing services
- health promotion: focusing on enabling people to increase control of their health and address determinants of health
- community house coordination: develop and facilitate programs and outreach to five low-income housing communities, support to planning and community initiatives
- safety and trust: support to community leaders and training to support the development of healthy communities and address issues of concern
- youth programming: homework clubs, United Sisters program for girls 10-14, training, workshops and events for youth, Somali Youth leadership and skills development
- pathways to education: support to high school students from low-income communities to help complete high school and move on to post-secondary education: tutoring, mentoring, financial and advocacy support
- PQ Employment Services: bring the right people together with the resources they need to find success
- Canada Ontario Job Grant program: provides financial support to individual employers who want to purchase training for their employees
- Youth LEAD Employment Program: assists permanent resident and refugee youth between the ages of 15-29 to develop skills and experience working in Canada
- Job Track: 15 week program that provides pre-apprenticeship training in the Child Development Practitioner trade through paid placements in child care settings
- Future Builders: 15 week program that provides pre-apprenticeship training and work experience to youth with barriers to employment (aged 16-29 years) in residential construction trades (i.e. general carpentry)
- Headstart Nursery School: subsidized preschool program
- Early ON Child and Family Centre: universal access, information and referrals, bilingual designation
- Leaping Lizards: after-school programming
- Toy Lending Libraries: educational and recreational toys
- Circle of Support: parenting support for vulnerable families - home visiting
- Pre-Post Natal Programs: focus on infant care, parent education, nutrition program for high risk pregnant women
- School's Cool: school readiness program
- First Words: screening clinics and treatment for children with speech language developmental delays
- Infant Hearing: screening of all newborns born deaf or at risk of deafness
- Blind/Low Vision: intervention and consultation services for families with infants diagnosed as blind or low-vision
- Assertive Community Treatment Team: support and treatment to those with severe persistent illness
- Families First: housing assistance
- System Navigation: increase client self-efficacy and autonomy
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Social housing provider that is committed to helping its tenants achieve success through education, employment, and community engagement.
Initiatives:
Initiatives:
- recLINK: connects youth 6-18 years old, who live in OCH communities, to arts, camps and sport programs.
- Pack-a-Sack: provides school supplies and backpacks for youth in OCH communities so they can return to school in September.
- Hop on Bikes events provide refurbished bicycles, helmets and locks to youth in OCH communities.
- Youth Futures: helps youth 16-21 years old build skills to prepare for post-secondary education and employment. This six-month bilingual program is open to youth living in OCH communities.
- Inspired by Learning Bursary' provides $1,000 to tenants of OCH who are undertaking post-secondary studies and who demonstrate financial need.
- Annual Charity Golf Tournament
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- promotes the care and wise use of historic places
- raises awareness through national award programs
- heritage-led regeneration programs and services
- heritage policy, government relations and advocacy
- National Trust Conference: annual gathering of heritage professionals, advocates and stakeholders
- This Place Matters: crowdfunding platform for heritage (thisplacematters.ca)
- Young Canada Works in Heritage: funding program
- Herb Stovel Scholarship Fund for students studying heritage conservation
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Comprehensive employment and job search services
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
- 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
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
- 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
- paid pre-employment training
- job matching
- paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- mentorship
- education and work transitions supports
- summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
- financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
- available to small, medium and large businesses
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Job search support
Services
Services
- job training
- youth justice
- managing your money
- health
- student aid and education planning
- leadership and cultural programs
- travel the world
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COVID-19 (25 Mar 2020) Operation Come Home has closed the centre for the next two weeks. Youth will continue to be supported via phone, text and email with housing, employment, addictions, mental health and more throughout the time the centre is closed. In-person services will be re-assessed on April 8th. As the phones will not be answered during the closure, please email info@operationcomehome.ca if needed
18-week employment readiness program
First 6 weeks:
18-week employment readiness program
First 6 weeks:
- group workshops
- one-on-one sessions
- help building organizational, job search and interview skills
- resume building
- professional certifications including SmartServe, WHMIS, First Aid/CPR, Financial Literacy and Conflict Resolution
- job placement of participant's choice and follow-up support
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Federal programs that provide employment opportunities for students
- work experience and/or training and skills
- opportunity to assess students interest in a career in the federal Public Service
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Research and technology organization
Research and Development (R&D) in:
- provides innovation support, strategic research, scientific and technical services
Research and Development (R&D) in:
- advanced electronics and photonics
- aerospace
- aquatics and crop resource development
- astronomy and astrophysics
- automotive and surface transportation
- construction
- digital technologies
- energy, mining and environment
- human health therapeutics
- meteorology
- medical devices
- nanotechnology
- ocean, coastal and river engineering
- security and disruptive technologies
- innovation and funding services
- helps accelerate the growth of a business through innovation and technology
- advisory services
- networking
- youth employment programs
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Comprehensive employment and job search services
Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
Canada-Ontario Job Grant
- 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
- 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
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Comprehensive employment and job search services
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
- 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
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
- 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
- paid pre-employment training
- job matching
- paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- mentorship, education and work transitions supports
- summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
- 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
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- 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
- 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
Youth Job Connection
- paid pre-employment training
- job matching
- paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- mentorship
- education and work transitions supports
Youth Job Connection Summer
- summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
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
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Comprehensive employment and job search services
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
- 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
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
- 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
- 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
- paid pre-employment training
- job matching
- paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- mentorship
- education and work transitions supports
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Comprehensive employment and job search services
Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
Services for employers
ODSP Employment Supports
- 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
- 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
ODSP Employment Supports
- KEYS can help people who are eligible for ODSP Employment Supports find and keep a job
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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
- skills training and financial support for laid-off workers
- 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
- 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
- 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
- summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
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COVID-19 (19 Feb 2021): This location is now open to the public.
Comprehensive employment and job search services
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
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
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
- 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
- paid pre-employment training
- job matching
- paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- mentorship
- education and work transitions support
- summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
- 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
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Comprehensive employment and job search services
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
- 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
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
- 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
- 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
- paid pre-employment training
- job matching
- paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- mentorship
- education and work transitions supports
- summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
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Comprehensive employment and job search services
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
- 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
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
- 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
- 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
- paid pre-employment training
- job matching
- paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- mentorship
- education and work transitions supports
- summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
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- 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
- 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
Youth Job Connection
- paid pre-employment training
- job matching
- paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- mentorship
- education and work transitions supports
Youth Job Connection Summer
- summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
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
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Child Welfare - Independence Planning and Preperation (IPP)
1-800-267-5878 Office: 613-735-6866
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Independence Planning and Preparation involves coordinating multiple programming efforts and effective communication of program objectives to workers and caregivers
Programming efforts address four specific areas:
Programming efforts address four specific areas:
- Academic support
- Employment training- summer employment training for teens SETT
- Self-advocacy training
- Financial literacy training
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Comprehensive employment and job search services
Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
Services for employers
Canada-Ontario Job Grant
- 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
- 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
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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
- skills training and financial support for laid-off workers
- 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
- 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
- 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
- summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
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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
- summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
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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
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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