Job Seekers

Employment Services at TNO can assist with your employment and training needs. Our staff will assist you in taking the next step towards securing and maintaining a job. From employment preparation workshops to career coaching and placement services, we offer the tools, training and support necessary to establish your career or train for a better job.

If you are a person looking for work and/or training, we have the FREE programs and services you need.

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Who is Eligible?

Our services are free and open to all residents living in Ontario.

Program Time:

Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Contact Details

Phone: 416-467-0126

Employment Services (ES)

Youth Services

Youth Job Connection (YJC)

The program serves youth aged 15 to 29 who experience multiple and/or complex barriers to employment by providing more intensive supports beyond traditional job search and placement opportunities.
These include:

60 Hours paid pre-employment training to promote job readiness
Job matching and paid job placements
Financial Support for participants and hiring incentives for employers
Mentorship services
Education, work transitions and support to help you in your Career Goals and Aspirations

Youth Job Connection Summer (YJCS)

The program serves youth aged 15 to 18 who experience multiple and/or complex barriers to employment by providing more intensive supports beyond traditional job search and placement opportunities. This program is offered all year but the focus is on summer/after school jobs.
Program supports include:

20 Hours paid pre-employment workshops designed to improve job readiness and life skills.
Job matching paid job placements and employer hiring incentives: Youth participates in paid job placements up to six months in duration. Throughout the placement, they have access to one-on-one job coaching support from the service provider, as well as networking and mentorship from members of the community, employers and past program participants.

YJC & YJCS Contact Information

Sandra Morris
Youth Employment Program Lead
email: smorris@tno-toronto.org
Tel: 416-467-0126 Ext: 1224

YESS Contact Information

Fatima Kaalim
YESS Intake / Referral Worker
email: fkaalim@tno-toronto.org
Tel: 416-467-0126 Ext: 1261

Training Programs

Better Jobs (formerly Second Career Program)

Better Jobs Ontario provides eligible applicants with:

Skills Training for In-Demand Jobs
Financial Support

You can apply for up to $28,000 for costs, including:

Tuition
Books
Other Instructional Costs, Including Student Fees, Supplies and Electronic Devices
Transportation
Basic Living Allowance (up to $500 per week)

Additional funding may be available for:

Childcare
Disability-Related Supports
Living Away from Home

Literacy and Basic Skills (Lbs) and/or Language Training

Eligibility
You qualify for Better Jobs Ontario if you either:

have been laid-off and have not been working or are working a temporary job just to cover costs
have not been laid-off but have been unemployed for six months or longer and are part of a low-income household

You can still apply if you receive either:

Employment Insurance (EI)
Ontario Works (OW)
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

A fast-track stream is available for those who have been laid off due to COVID-19. Laid-off due to COVID-19 While the Better Jobs Ontario program is open to unemployed jobseekers, a fast-track stream is available if you were laid-off because of COVID-19 and want to retrain for jobs in sectors that have potential for future employment. If your application meets all the following criteria, you will go through a faster approval process, giving you access to training sooner:

You were laid-off on or after March 1, 2020.
You have a high school education or less, you were laid-off from an occupation requiring no more than a high school education and job-specific training, such as food and beverage servers, flight attendants and retail salespersons.
You were laid-off from an industry hit hard by the pandemic, such as hospitality and food services, transportation and warehousing or wholesale and retail trade.
You want to train for a career in demand in a local community or provincial priority area.

Road to Employment

Road to Employment will better equip professional jobseekers new to Canada, especially women, for the post COVID-19 economic recovery plan. The program aims to help participants identify and achieve their career goals through an advanced workplace communication training. Participants will build on soft skills, focus on building an inclusive workplace while learning about the Canadian workplace culture. Access to mentoring and coaching by experienced professionals.

Benefits to participants include:

Regained self confidence in the workplace
Improved culture-based soft skills and professional communication skills within the context of the Canadian workplace
Improved personal effectiveness in the workplace and a more satisfying work environment
Access to mentoring and coaching by experienced professionals
Increased potential for entering into profession-specific bridging programs

Doctor’s Study Group

Study Group for Internationally Trained Medical Doctors

TNO has study group for internationally educated medical doctors to support them in their goal of obtaining license to practice their profession in Canada.

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