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Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa - Youth Employment Services - Ontario Employment Services

1355 Bank St
Suite 703
Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8K7

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Overview

Services like the ones offered at this location can help you:

  • get resources and information
  • build your skills
  • plan your career
  • get training
  • find jobs

Find more information below and learn about other locations and services.


Services

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

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
  • Youth Job Connection :
  • Ontario residents 15-29 years who are eligible to work in Canada, unemployed, not attending school full time and experiencing multiple barriers to employment
  • Youth Job Connection Summer:
  • Ontario residents 15-18 years who intend to continue high school or go on to postsecondary education after the job placement
  • focus on those facing challenging life circumstances and at risk of experiencing poor transitions between education and work

Better jobs Ontario
  • laid off individuals who are currently unemployed
  • individuals from low-income households experiencing labour market challenges


Residency requirements: Ottawa South/ Ottawa West

Our team

Assistant Director, Employment Services

Rui Medeiros

1-613-236-6457 ext. 1528

rmedeiros@ysb.ca

Director, Employment Services

Amber Costello

1-613-688-0440

acostello@ysb.on.ca


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