On Track Pre-Employment Program

Job Search Skills

This section of the Career Links page is subdivided. Scroll down or select from:

· General - All-in-one employment skill guides

· Employability - Portfolios and other things to prepare yourself for employment

· Finding Work - Skills to help you locate work opportunities

· Getting Hired - Cover letters, résumés, interviewing, etc.

· Special Needs - Resources for persons with disabilities

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES

(Links Verified & Tested: July 2004)

Job Seeker's Handbook is an introductory guide to help you explore the tools used to find work (job applications, cover letters, résumés, portfolios), explore the skills used to find work (networking, information interviewing, and interview skills), identify ways to stay positive and handle rejection, and much more. PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader.

Advanced Techniques for Work Search is a publication to help you identify employability skills, update work search tools and skills, focus your search for work, and find relevant labour market information. PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader.

Creating a New Future - Job Loss Workbook is a workbook designed to help you explore the nature of work transitions and their impact on you, consider your financial needs, investigate choices and challenges, plan and apply coping strategies, establish relationships with organizations that can help you find new work, adjust your work action plans/strategies to reflect your true self, and much more. PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader.

SkillNet.ca services and tools help Canadian employers and job seekers use the Internet for recruitment, career, labour information and learning. Whether you're a job seeker looking for work or an employer searching for the perfect candidate, SkillNet.ca can help

Destination2020 - Youth Edition helps you identify what skills you have and how skills are key to finding that perfect job in your future. Check out the activities you do each day and discover how they are building the skills you need for the job you want. Match your personality characteristics and your favourite interests to the job of your future.

The 10 Things You Need to Know and Do to Land Your First Job is a tutorial is designed for college students and recent college graduates.

Job Hunting Etiquette Quiz - Do you know all the rules and protocol for proper and polite job-hunting behaviour? Take this quiz and test your knowledge.

EMPLOYABILITY

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Radical Change in the World of Work is a workbook to help you understand how trends impact work opportunities, understand the changing nature of work, examine your personal characteristics and their impact on career decisions, identify your network to assist with your work search strategies, and more. PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader.

Essential Workplace Skills Profiles of essential "generic" skills required for success in virtually any job including: communication, document use, writing, thinking, working with others, computers, numeracy, and more.

Portfolio Library is a collection of resources and links on what a career portfolio is, why you should start making one before you leave school, and how to put it together and keep it up to date.

Skills Plus: Discovering Your Personal Career Assets is a publication to help you understand how your personal characteristics affect career decisions, explore personal management skills such as time management, problem solving, and organizational skills, identify your resources and determine which are most helpful to your career path, and much more. PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader.

Transferable Skills Survey allows you to rate yourself on a 3-point scale for skills in various categories: communication, research & planning, human relations, organization, management & leadership, and work survival.

FINDING WORK

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NEW! Job Agencies helps you learn about a wide variety of Canadian recruiting agencies - what they are here for, how they work, how important they are for your job search, where to find them and how to contact them. We have a huge and constantly growing list of job agencies on our site, and detailed information about them. You can read reviews written by other job seekers write your own reviews and vote for an agency.

NEW! AllStar Jobs.Ca was introduced in July 2003 as a service merged by two of Canada’s leading career resources (JobStar.ca and iJive.com) into one larger, more comprehensive site. Since August 1999, it has provided job seekers access to over 5,000 links to employers, employment agencies and other career resources.

Job Search Steps. A systemic method covering preparation, research, job finding, follow-ups, and dealing with job offers. Also has a 10 point summary. Includes info on a wide range of proactive job search techniques like cold calling, mailing, etc.

Information Interviewing The best way to find explore a career is to talk with someone who is actually doing that kind of work, or something similar. Here is a step-by-step guide.

While job search strategies help you learn how to look for work, for help on where to look to look for work, this links page has several sections of online sources of employment opportunities.

GETTING HIRED

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Managing Employment Interviews This site covers preparing for the interview, common questions, stages of typical interviews, and post-interview follow-up etiquette. Also has tips on telephone interviews and other related topics.

Resumes, Cover Letters and Applications Covers the six principal résumé types, formatting, layout, reproduction, language, and more. Also detailed sections on writing cover letters and completing application forms.

Resume Tutor won't actually write the résumé for you but it will take you through a series of six interactive workbook exercises to help you get the job done.

200 sample Cover Letters Organized into topics (e.g., cold calls, clarify direction, seek part-time) this site offers tips and actual samples of relevant cover letters.

Monster.Com Virtual Interview provides a rotating selection of questions, with possible answers for each. Make your choice then see comments on each possible response.

Interviewing from prep to follow-up A systematic method covering all stages of preparing for, handling, and following-up job interviews. Includes sample questions and strategies for each principal interview type.

25 Worst Interview Mistakes From Thomas Staffing, things they've seen done that you should never do.

Telephone Interviewing Etiquette - Are you doing all you can to help you succeed in phone interviews? Read this article and find out!

SPECIAL NEEDS

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Employment Tips for Job Seekers with Disabilities is a publication to help you consider how effective communication skills, behaviours, and attitudes can foster positive interactions when finding and keeping work, evaluate the impact of your health on your decisions, explore effective work search tools, interview strategies, and work alternatives, approach employers with a strong business case for hiring a person with a disability, and much more. PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader.

NEW! AbilityEdge offers six-, nine- and 12-month paid internship to graduates with disabilities in a variety of organizations across Canada.

NEW! Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (CILT) Employment Resources has a list of disability-related employment service associations and programs in the Greater Toronto Area.

NEW! National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) is a consumer organization, with a mandate to encourage the self-empowerment of post-secondary students with disabilities. NEADS advocates for increased accessibility at all levels so that disabled students may gain equal access to college or university education. The Association provides information on services and programs for students with disabilities nationwide, publishes a regular newsletter, and conducts research on issues of importance to its members.

NEW! NEADS Online Work System is a service that allows students & graduates to promote their skills and talents to progressive employers seeking candidates with disabilities for available positions. It provides employers access to the only Canadian searchable database of its kind of post-secondary students and graduates with disabilities looking for work.

Job Listings & Résumé Posting

This section of the Career Links page is subdivided. Scroll down or select from:

· Local links, helpful for finding part-time employment.

· Employment opportunity sources specifically for post-secondary students.

· general Canadian employment opportunity sources.

· industry/sector-specfic Canadian employment opportunity sources.

· Selected international employment opportunity sources.

LOCAL LINKS

These are not links to actual job listings. They are links to local shopping malls and newspapers which may be good starting points to locate part-time employment:

· Halton Newspapers (Burlington, Oakville, Milton)

· Brampton Guardian

· Mississauga News

· Classified Extra brings together employment classified sections from multiple Sun newspaper editions, allowing you to search for a variety of full- and part-time jobs.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS

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workopolisCampus is a complete employment search site for students and graduates of Sheridan including 1000's of full-time, part-time, and summer job listings, electronic résumé posting and much more. For access code and first time login instructions click here (this link will only work from within the Sheridan network) or visit the Career Centre.

NEW! Hire A New Grad.Com Apply directly to Canadian Employers for entry level positions, jobs for new and recent graduates, career opportunities, internships and co-ops - based on your degree or diploma. Tap into the hidden job market where most of the jobs are.

jobPostings the web site for jobPostings magazine, published 6 times a year. It contains listings, organized by general area of study, of entry level positions open to university and college graduates across Canada.

CareerOwl is a Canada-wide electronic hiring hall dedicated to easing the job finding problems of post secondary students and alumni (all those with at least some university, college or technical school education). CareerOwl is designed to enable students and alumni to obtain information conveniently about employment opportunities throughout Canada.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC

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National Job Bank Search for jobs posted with Human Resource Development Canada's (HRDC), Canada-wide.

Classified Extra brings together employment classified sections from multiple Sun newspaper editions, allowing you to search for a variety of full- and part-time jobs.

OntarioJobs.Com Search for jobs in Ontario. Links to other provincial sites in the CanJobs.Com network.

JobBoom.Com Specializes in posting jobs in Ontario and Québec.

TorontoJobShop.Ca Quick and easy to use, with a variety of positions, at all levels, in the Greater Toronto Area.

HotJobs The Canadian version of a large and successful American job database. Includes all standard features.

Monster Board The Canadian version of the large and successful American job database. Includes all standard features plus many advice sections.

JobCanada.org is a weekly employment listing and training web-site with a newspaper layout. The main focus is to help you easily access training and job opportunities for
Toronto & Surrounding Areas. Listing are updated every Friday at 4pm.

Most daily newspapers have their careers sections online and, even better than the print versions, information is searchable by field of interest, company name or other key word:

· Workopolis it incorporates ads from The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and related newspapers. This is public access whereas workopolisCampus (above) is restricted access to postings for post-secondary students.

· Career Click is a portal site accessing career listings in daily papers published by Southam across Canada, including the National Post.

Government ("public service") jobs are posted on web sites:

· federal government (Public Service of Canada)

· provincial government (Ontario, with links to other provinces' job sites)

· for local (municipal) government locate the city you are interested in then search their web site for employment opportunities.

INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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EnviroJob Board features include the EnviroResume, Dream EnviroJob, employer profiles, user web polls and the career centre that provides additional job search help.

Cool Jobs Canada is a site devoted to jobs in the tourism and hospitality sectors. Browse listings by province and employer type (resort, camp, etc.).

Hospitality Jobs is the world’s #1 Job Board for the restaurant & hospitality industry as
measured by site traffic and the number of jobs and resumes online.

The Commissary is dedicated exclusively to jobs in the Restaurant and Foodservice Industry in the Greater Toronto Area.

INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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Job Postings Site for jobPostings magazine, with listings, organized by general area of study, of entry level positions open to university and college graduates across the U.S.

HotJobs A large and established U.S. online recruiter.

JobBank USA Do a "meta-search" which accesses several American job banks simultaneously.

Job Shark UK Job database for the United Kingdom (Britain) with links to other Job Shark sites for Ireland, Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, Chile and Columbia. Includes salary comparison tool.

Monster Board portal to region-specific Monster Board job sites, including: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Australia, Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Hong Kong, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Singapore, South America, United Kingdom.

FlipDog Is a large job posting web site with listings for the U.S. but also over 50,000 international job listings, searchable by country.

Work Alternatives

This section of the Career Links page is subdivided. Scroll down or select from:

· Government programs including, but not limited to, summer jobs.

· Entrepreneurial pursuits: self-employment, franchising, etc.

· Anything else: internships, volunteering, working abroad, etc.

GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH

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Federal Youth Employment Strategy Gateway to info on a wide range of federal government plans, programs and initiatives for youth (in 20's and below) employment, including full-time and summer programs.

Provincial Youth Opportunities Gateway to info on a wide range of provincial programs for youth (in 20's and below) including: summer jobs, young entrepreneurs program, apprenticeship, public service internships and more.

SELF-EMPLOYMENT & ENTREPRENEURS

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Self-Employment: Is it for me? is a publication to help you understand how the changing workplace creates self-employment opportunities, determine the advantages and disadvantages of self-employment, learn about the kinds of self-employment options available, and much more. PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader.

Halton Business Development Centre Everything you need to know about getting your own business off the ground, including: hot ideas, financing, planning, licensing, federal/provincial/local government regulations, with references to many other useful online resources for small business. Click on "Business Start-Up" in the frame on the left.

Brampton Small Business Enterprise Centre serves Brampton, Caledon and Orangeville with business consultation services, business plan review, name registration services, and much more to help you evaluate your prospects as an entrepreneur and actually get your business off the ground.

Minding Your Own Business A self-directed course designed to help you decide if running a business is a realistic career choice for you. Information on the right qualities and skills needed to run a business, advice on different approaches to starting a business and writing a business plan are included. There is also information on different business structures.

Starting Your Own Business Written for students, this guide is provided by Campus Access, a Canadian web site for post-secondary students. Topics include: start-up, financing, planning, growth, and management.

Canadian Business Service Centre describes itself as a gateway to business information in Canada. It is most useful as a way of locating both federal and provincial programs to help business and entrepreneurial efforts.

INTERNSHIPS, WORKING ABROAD, AND OTHER ALTERNATIVES

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Ontario Internship Program is a full time, paid professional work experience with the Ontario public service. It offers hands-on experience via up to three job assignments of 8 months duration, an opportunity to explore your career options while building your skills and portfolio, and a promising start to a career in the Ontario Public Service.

Career Edge Internship programs The program is aimed at graduates of university, college and high school who have finished their education but who lack career-related work experience. By completing a six-, nine-, or twelve-month paid internship in one of the program's Host Organizations, the Interns gain the skills and experience they need to become more marketable in the workplace.

Volunteering: How to build your career by helping others is a publication to help you discover how you can gain work skills, knowledge and attitudes through leisure activities and volunteer work, explore volunteering as a proactive job search and personal development strategy, identify relationships gained through volunteering that can help you find work, and much more. PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader.

Students Working Abroad Program (SWAP) is a service for students wanting travel and work in Europe, Asia, the south Pacific, south Africa, and the USA. SWAP arranges travel, helps you settle in when you arrive, and supplies you with job and accommodation resources in each SWAP destination.

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) CIDA is a leader in the fight against poverty and in efforts to make this a better world in which to live. Site has info on CIDA and its initiatives as well as on working in international development and on the International Youth Internship Program.

Young Professionals International is operated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. It provides youth with a first international work experience that will further the objectives of Canada's foreign policy, specifically the promotion of prosperity and employment, the promotion of peace and global security, and the projection of Canadian values and culture abroad.

Working Abroad: Unravelling the Maze. Not job listings but detailed information and warnings from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade including documentation, health & safety, financial issues with references to additional resources.

Canadian Guide to Working and Living Overseas This is an information/promotion site for the book of the same name. The book is not online but even just looking over the contents, information and sample chapter will start to give you some perspective on what's involved in living and working abroad.

Employer Research

This section of the Career Links page is subdivided. Scroll down or select from:

· Directories to locate potential employers.

· Company Research sites so you are informed when you speak with employers.

DIRECTORIES

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White Pages Allows you to search the white pages telephone directory of every province, except Alberta, for businesses by name. Search results yield phone numbers and complete postal addresses.

Yellow Pages Allows you to search the yellow pages by company name, type of business, and/or location. Search results yield phone numbers, street address, location on a street map, and links to company web sites in some cases.

Toll-Free Numbers in Canada Search by company name or keyword (product, service, etc.) to find toll-free numbers for thousands of Canadian businesses. Searches can be limited by geographic area.

Businesses in Halton (Oakville, Burlington, Milton & Halton Hills) Browse or keyword search this listing of over 3600 companies in Halton region. Each listing briefly describes the company's line of business, provides contact name(s), phone numbers, postal address(es) and email/web addresses, if they have them.

Businesses in Hamilton-Wentworth This employer directory for Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook, Hamilton and Stoney Creek can be searched by company name, keyword or industrial classification code.

Businesses in Mississauga From this page you can keyword search either a commercial city business directory of the Mississauga Board of Trade (BOT) membership directory. BOT search results return basic name, address and phone number information plus contact name, email and web addresses.

Businesses in Brampton Keyword search the directory of the Brampton Board of Trade by keyword. Search results yield name, address and phone number plus name and title of contact person.

Who is [might be] hiring This page allows you to search the HRDC site by keyword and province to find employers who have hired your occupation in the recent past.

Canada Business Directory Select a geographic region then enter business name keyword or specify an industry type (SIC code). Search results yield basic name, address and phone numbers plus email and web addresses where available. Some listings have contact name. Limited somewhat by the requirement for companies to register to be part of the database but useful nevertheless.

COMPANY RESEARCH

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Strategis is an vast site by Industry Canada offering company directories, business information by industrial sector, economic analysis and statistics, and much more. A great strating point for researching specific employers or industries in general.

50 Best Companies to work for is Report on Business magazine's third annual ranking of Canada’s top employers by Hewitt Associates.

Canadian Corporate News Search for news releases about both public companies and non-public organizations by either keyword or company name. Or just browse the day's/week's releases to see who's in the news.

Canadian Annual Reports This free service contains listings, sorted by industry or alphabetically by company, of Annual Reports for hundreds of Canadian companies. You can order paper versions of the reports sent in the mail. Increasing numbers of reports are also available directly from the web site as PDF files. There is no charge for either service.

Public Company Snapshot, part of the GlobeInvestor site, allows you to input all or part of a company name and get an overview of the company's business and critical numbers.

NEW! Associations Canada contains over 19,000 listings of Canadian associations and
selected foreign associations active in Canada or of interest to Canadians it is a powerful fact-finder to business, trade, professional and consumer organizations.

Sheridan account holders can access a wealth of online research resources by logging into their Portal and looking in the Sheridan Library box. Of particular use for occupational, company and career research are the following resources:

Scott's Directory is an online source of information on Canadian manufacturers, distributors and business service providers. The URL is www.scottsinfo.com. The library has an on-site license for three concurrent users -- this database cannot be accessed from home. For user ID and password information, please contact the Davis or Trafalgar Libraries (x5280, x5281 at Davis; x2495, x2484 at Trafalgar).

Cancorp Financials gives company history, ownership data, financials and stock performance for more than 8,000 Canadian public and crown corporations. This product will replace our subscription to Financial Post Reports and Profile. We have had unresolved technical difficulty getting remote access to Financial Post since we started our subscription. CANCORP FINANCIALS can be accessed through the Library's online services web page or the portal.

Still can't find info on the company you are looking for? Try Canadian search engines like Altavista and Yahoo.

Occupational Research

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We subscribe to Career Cruising, a Canadian career exploration product that features profiles on over 450 different occupations, multimedia interviews with real people in each of those occupations, tools which can help you find careers that suit your interests, and a database of post-secondary programs. There are two ways to access it:

· If you have your Sheridan student number handy click here for instant access.

· If you don't have your student number, but you ARE connected to the Sheridan network, click here for a Career Cruising password and username.

NOC Occupational Descriptions. The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is Canada's official career dictionary. This site contains information on the main duties, education and experience requirements, and related occupations, for an index of over 29,000 different job titles. Click on "Index of Titles" for an alphabetical list or click on "occupational descriptions" to browse by category.

NEW NOC Career Handbook. The Career Handbook is a detailed version of the NOC Occupational Descriptions, including coded information on interests, aptitudes, data/people/things, physical activities, environmental conditions, and education/training. While primarily intended for professional reference by Career Development Practitioners, the Career Handbook search function is useful for people who have completed related career tests such as the Canadian Work Preference Inventory.

Occupational Profiles Information, indexed alphabetically or clustered into broad career sectors, on over 500 different job titles details: duties, working conditions, skills required, education & training, employment, salary, NOC code, and relevant associations/organizations to contact for more information. Newly updated, with advanced search options.

AboutMyJob.Com is a searchable collection of job stories detailing how people feel about their job and career choices. Keep in mind that these are personal reflections but the site is a great way to help you understand an occupation beyond the objective facts you find on other sites.

SalaryExpert.Com provides comprehensive salary data reports on hundreds of occupations in the U.S. and Canada. Ontario data can be reported combined or by region (Hamilton, London, Toronto, etc.). You may have to complete a quick survey before it gives you the report but it is free!

Wages & Salaries across Canada. This page allows you to search the HRDC site by keyword and province for wage and salary data.

National Canadian Association of Skilled Trades (NCAST) is a grass root, not for profit organization, which received its letters patent in May 2003. NCAST is dedicated to the development and advancement of all skilled trades within Canada.

Trends and Outlook

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Alberta Careers Update is a publication to help you understand the effects of the global economy, understand how social, demographic, technological, and environmental trends impact work opportunities, explore how trends affect work and work roles, and examine opportunities in 500 career clusters and 19 industrial sectors. The specifics are Alberta-based but, as a whole, the publication is of interest to anyone wanting to understand what affects work trends in Canada. PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader.

National Occupational Outlooks Outlooks, earnings, and other useful statistics on hundreds of different job titles. Lists are organized by job title, as well as by NOC code and by general interest area. Newly updated and revised you can now compare up to 5 occupations.

Employment Prospects across Canada This page allows you to search the HRDC site by keyword and province for information on labour market.

Working in the 21st Century is an American site containing a good presentation with a macro perspective on where the labour market is headed. Keep in mind that there are social and demographic differences between the U.S. and Canada so this should be used as a a general guide.

Economic Reports Regular reports on economic trends including "Global Economic Outlook", "Provincial Pulse", "Economic Commentary" and "Market Trends".

Labour Force Survey Statistics Canada's monthly retrospective on what's up and what's down in employment across the country. Including (un)employment rates for various industries and work groups.

Further Education

This section of the Career Links page is subdivided. Scroll down or select from:

· General sources of information on post-secondary education and training.

· College information on applications, programs, and links to other schools.

· University information on applications, programs, and links to other schools.

· Alternatives like private vocational schools, trades, apprenticeship, high school credits.

· International Education in the U.S.A. or overseas.

· Financial aid and planning information on OSAP, bursaries, etc.

GENERAL SOURCES AND INFO

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CampusConnection, run by Industry Canada, is a gateway site to education and learning opportunities. It includes a searchable database of course listings and distance education opportunities as well as info on prior learning assessment, credit recognition, and more.

CanLearn is a comprehensive "portal" site that contains original contents and connects you with Canadian resources for planning your post-secondary education. Includes planning & preparation, extensive financial aid & scholarship info, tuition fees databank, links to calendars, campus newspapers, and more.

Graduate Outlooks Job Futures allows you to look up hundreds of different fields of study and get national statistics on outlook, wages, employment sectors, program satisfaction, and much more.

Educational Testing Service is the administrator for a wide variety of academic and post-secondary admission tests including: SAT, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, TOEIC, PRAXIS, AP, SLS & CLEP. Their site provides info on the tests, practice questions, and info on where, when and how to take them.

COLLEGE

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Program Locator Search this database of programs at Ontario's 25 colleges by keyword, program name, or area of study. (For Canada-wide program searches see the General Sources, above.)

Ontario College Application Service (OCAS) The OCAS site is your first stop for info on colleges on Ontario. Among other things, you can: search for programs at Ontario colleges by area of study or keyword, find out the program status, and even apply online.

Ontario's 24 Colleges and Institutes of Advanced Learning Links to each Ontario college home page and a map of locations around the province.

General Information A thorough overview of education at colleges in Ontario, published by the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training.

Canadian Colleges and public Technical Institutes outside Ontario Searchable directory, with links to home page of each institution.

UNIVERSITY

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Program Locator Select program criteria from menus and it searches for university programs across Canada, or just in the province you specify.

Ontario University Application Service (OUAC) Home Page The OUAC home page provides details on applying to undergraduate programs, medical programs, law programs, and teaching programs, at universities in Ontario. Now allows online applications.

Ontario's 20 Universities. (Includes Ontario College of Art & Design and Royal Military College, both of which are degree granting institutions.) Addresses, phone numbers, and links to the web site for each Ontario university.

Guide to applying to Ontario undergraduate programs Updated 2003/04 Version The online version of INFO, a comprehensive guide printed each year. While, intended primarily for use by secondary students, the guide has much useful info including: admission criteria, residence, and much more.

College-University Transfer Guide Find out about collaborative programs, articulation agreements and credit transfer between Ontario universities and colleges. Whatever details you're looking for about transfer policies and agreements made between the province's colleges and universities, you can find using this guide, searchable by institution or geographic location.

Business Students' University Transfer Guide. A detailed guide to transfer agreements with 25 Canadian and 2 international universities, for those students interested in pursuing a University Degree after completing a two or three year Sheridan Business Diploma Program. The web version of this guide is currently unavailable... visit the Career Centre to see a reference copy. Once the guide is available on the School of Business site, this page will link to it.

Distance education at Canadian Universities Information and searchable database on over 1000 courses available via internet, radio, and other distance media from 15 Ontario universities.

University Report Card allows you to access independent ratings for Canadian universities on 65 categories including quality of education, course variety & availability, quality of students services, quality of technology, atmosphere, and much more. Requires you to register but is free and without obligation.

General Information A thorough overview of education at universities in Ontario, published by the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training.

Canadian Universities An geographical and alphabetical list of all Canadian universities with links to the web site for each.

Maclean's University Rankings Sometimes controversial but always of interest, this annual report on Canadian universities offers an informative, objective look complete with evaluations and comparative rankings of factors like prestige, student life, research quality and much more. The site offers sample reports and general university information. The complete rankings guide must be purchased online or at the newsstand.

PRIVATE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, TRADES, HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS

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General Information A thorough overview of education at private vocational schools in Ontario, published by the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training.

Private Vocational Schools and Career Colleges Listing of private vocational training in Ontario, accompanied by program areas for each school and links to schools' web sites, if they have them.

Apprenticeship Questions, answers, information, and links about apprenticeship programs available for 45 industrial, motive power, service, and construction trades in Ontario.

Apprenticeship in Hamilton, Halton & Peel-Dufferin The apprenticesearch.com site provides information and facilitates the matching of prospective apprentices and employers within Halton, Peel-Dufferin regions.

High School Credit by Correspondence The Independent Learning Centre is operated directly by the Ministry of Education and Training. It offers credits at a secondary level (including OACs until Sep/2004) by distance education.

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

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Canadian Bureau for International Education Virtually everything you need to know about post-secondary education outside of Canada. Includes extensive links and annotated bibliography of Canadian print resources.

U.S.Programs & Institutions Home page for Peterson's Guides allows you to search for post-secondary programs and institutions by name, location, program type or length, and much more. Most listings have links to institutions' web sites.

Universities and Colleges around the World Not a program locator (like the US link above) but nevertheless a useful list of direct links to colleges and universities in over 175 countries.

Transworld Education The online presence of Transworld Education magazine, with information on studying in the U.S., Britain, Australia, and Asia. Also has a dedicated section on studying Media Arts & Design abroad.

FINANCIAL AID

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Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) The OSAP home page, from which you can get info on loans, check status of your loan, apply online, and much more.

Canada Student Loans Program Information on the Canada Student Loans Program, Canada Study Grants, and other federal government initiatives to help with financing your education.

Scholarships & Awards The Student Awards site is a database of available scholarships and student financial awards at post-secondary institutions across Canada.

Career Planning Skills

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Career Planner - Choosing an Occupation is an easy reading workbook designed to help you identify and discover how your skills, interests, values and traits relate to work roles, research the tasks, knowledge, and attitudes needed in work categories, and develop action plans and problem solving strategies instep with your preferred future, all in the context of career planning as an ongoing process. PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader.

Multiple Choices - Planning Your Career for the 21st Century is a guide to help you identify your positive assets and characteristics, consider a variety of work alternatives, explore the skills, knowledge and values related to specific industries, discover the difference between jobs, occupations, and roles, and much more all. PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader.</