| Location |
Project Submitted by |
Brief Project Description |
| Province-wide |
Alliance of Manufacturers and Exporters Canada
|
Helping Ontario businesses recruit, accommodate and retain qualified staff with disabilities to fill skills shortages in the manufacturing sector by implementing an employer challenge to hire people with disabilities, building member awareness and recognizing the achievements of employer champions |
| Province-wide |
Canadian Food Industry Council and the Ontario March of Dimes |
Assisting the Ontario grocery sector to increase career opportunities for people with disabilities through a targeted provincial marketing strategy to the Canadian Food Industry Council’s membership |
| Brantford |
The Corporation of the City of Brantford |
Helping victims and potential victims of domestic abuse develop skills to gain employment in the skilled trades |
| Hastings |
County of Hastings Ontario Works and the Town of Deseronto |
Supporting an initiative that helps people get to and from work, thereby removing this key barrier to employment for people on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program in the county |
| Hawkesbury |
Le Phénix |
Providing participants with job-specific training and employment opportunities with a local employer partner |
| Huron County |
County of Huron Social Services and the County of Stratford |
Providing hands-on training in the customer service/hospitality sector in the employers’ places of business during the ‘down-time’ of the winter months to mirror the experience of actual employment |
| Kitchener |
Lutherwood |
Providing customized training to enable participants to obtain employment as either truck drivers or in the banking field with employer sponsors |
| Madoc |
Madoc C.O.P.E. Corporation |
Establishing a community-based storefront bakeshop to create job and training opportunities that will prepare participants for employment opportunities at other local food service providers |
| Niagara |
Regional Municipality of Niagara |
A collaboration among three levels of government across 12 municipalities in Niagara and employers to provide direct, daily, roundtrip transportation for social assistance recipients to Niagara workplaces in the service, hospitality, horticulture, health, construction and manufacturing sectors |
| North Bay |
North Bay and District Chamber of Commerce, District Social Services Administration Boards in the North East Region, and the District Municipality of Muskoka
|
Creating a pool of employees who are ready for work and establishing a database system to streamline the recruitment and screening process for employers |
| Ottawa |
Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work |
Training participants on customer service-based skills, leading to employment opportunities with partner employers for successful graduates of the program |
| Ottawa |
City of Ottawa |
Helping participants access employment opportunities and creating a marketing campaign to engage local employers in hiring social assistance recipients |
| Peel Region |
Regional Municipality of Peel |
Expanding an existing partnership in order to place participants in full-time jobs with a large logistics/manufacturing employer and to support them after placement through a job retention strategy |
| Peel Region |
Training and Renewal Foundation |
Providing pre-employment and on-the-job skills training to prepare candidates for careers as coffee and vending service workers. Graduates of the training will receive a diploma recognized by the Ontario Coffee and Vending Service Association and will be placed in jobs with employer partners |
| Prescott-Russell |
Centre de service à l’emploi de Prescott-Russell Inc.
|
Developing a volunteer transportation system to get participants to and from work, addressing a significant barrier to employment in the area |
| Sault Ste. Marie |
John Howard Society of Sault Ste. Marie and District |
Providing up to six months of work experience in entry level jobs in retail, hospitality and cleaning brought about by the expansion of local call centres |
| St. Thomas and Elgin County |
St. Thomas and Elgin County Ontario Works |
Training, licensing and employing participants in truck driving and providing support to participants for one year following training |
| Sudbury |
Community Living Ontario and the Rotary Clubs of Ontario |
Building the capacity of business leaders to take on a key role in promoting the hiring and accommodation of people who have a disability |
| Sudbury |
Sudbury-Manitoulin District Social Services Administration Board |
Supporting workplace attachment through skill development and job placements with local employer sponsors for graduates of the program |
Toronto
|
George Brown College |
Participants will be supported by a Job Coach and will receive a Construction Craft and Worker Level 1 Completion Certificate, as well as a Material Handling Certificate. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s redevelopment project will provide opportunities for work placements and employment |
| Toronto |
Jewish Vocational Service of Metropolitan Toronto and the Retail Council of Canada |
Building employment opportunities and career pathways in the retail sector by providing participants with a paid internship with one of 12 supporting employers |
|
Toronto
|
Toronto District School Board |
Providing participants with training in material handling, shipping/receiving, purchasing and inventory, as well as with employment opportunities with employer partners |
|
Toronto |
Toronto Social Services,Toronto Community Housing Corporation and The Daniels Corporation
|
Connecting local residents with training, employment, and opportunities for career advancement associated with the revitalization of Regent Park
|
| Windsor |
Community Living Windsor |
Providing training and co-op placements geared towards entry-level positions in the hospitality industry |
| Windsor |
Unemployed Help Centre of Windsor Inc., St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology and the City of Windsor Ontario Works |
Providing a group-based intervention program designed to support long-term employment sustainability for women receiving social assistance. Sponsoring employers will provide job placements to graduates of the program |