Employment Resources

Possibilities Project
http://www.possibilitiesproject.com/index.asp
Toronto's Virtual Employment Resource Centre. The Possibilities Virtual Employment Resource Centre is a project of Community Information Toronto, with the support of Human Resources Development Canada. Possibilities is Toronto's first virtual ERC, and it is a free resource for all Toronto job seekers.

Ability Edge
http://www.abilityedge.ca/
Ability Edge provides paid, entry-level internships for graduates with disabilities. Internships are full-time positions that are six-, nine-, or 12-months long. Ability Edge is used by organizations seeking more workplace diversity. Typical Ability Edge positions are in human resources, finance, customer service and technology. Interns recruited through the program are mainly university or college graduates with a variety of educational backgrounds. Ability Edge is an internship program of the Career Edge Organization. For more information and to register, visit our web site.

Work Support
http://www.worksupport.com
The purpose of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports and Job Retention is to identify factors that enhance or inhibit businesses from tapping into a pool of potential employees. Let us be your gateway to information, resources, and services regarding the employment of people with disabilities.

Community Resource Connections of Toronto http://www.cssd-web.org/
Provides employment and skills training to persons facing barriers to employment: persons with disabilities, aboriginals, youth, the unemployed and individuals living in rural areas. Ontario Council of Alternative Businesses

LinkUP Employment Services
http://www.linkup.ca
Link Up Employment Services for Persons with Disabilities is a charitable, not-for-profit employment services and training assessment centre located in the heart of the city of Toronto. When we first opened our doors in 1992, it was in response to two great needs; a need by disabled job seekers for employment suited to their skills and abilities and an equal need by Toronto businesses for qualified, able and committed employees.

Link Up provides a myriad of services to persons with disabilities seeking employment. As a first step, we conduct an extensive assessment of your employment needs. We look carefully at your skills, educational background and job experience and then advise and guide you in your choice of an employment goal. Once you have established that goal, our Employment Consultants begin job searching side by side with you; calling their employer contacts in the community, marketing your skills and qualifications and assisting and supporting you in your search for an employment fit. Our assistance and support takes many shapes and forms and aims to sharpen your job search skills and further prepare you for work. Among other services, we regularly run employment-related workshops and seminars, host presentations by businesses in the community, facilitate client groups discussing employment issues and offer wide access to a variety of self-service employment resources.

http://www.volunteertoronto.ca/
Volunteer Centre of Toronto currently offers more than 2000 volunteer opportunities to volunteers each month. Volunteers participate in on-going service that addresses critical needs in the community. Funding from the Government of Ontario, Ministry of Citizenship, Volunteer@ction online program allowed the Volunteer Centre of Toronto to develop an on-line matching system for volunteers, Volunteer Recruitment, Accessibility and Participation, ( VolRAP). This site includes an on-line self-referral system for persons with disabilities.
The goal of Ready & Able is to enhance the Voluntary Sector in Ontario by increasing the involvement of persons with disabilities as volunteers.