Employment & Career Development

Current Job Opportunities 

• List of Brampton companies hiring right now as a result of an increase in demand due to COVID-19
• Ontario employment programs for people under 30
• Ontario Jobs & Employment
• Government of Canada Youth Employment and Skills Program
• Government of Canada Job Bank
• Youth volunteer opportunities with Volunteer MBC
• TRCA’s Girls Can Too program prepares young women for careers in the trades and environmental sector
• Through Conservation Youth Corps, high school students can learn how to safely use equipment and participate in environmental conservation, while earning volunteer hours.
• Roots Community Services offers a Youth Entrepreneurship Mentoring Program called Black Leaders of Tomorrow.

• Skills for Life organizes workshops, events, and other initiatives to fill the gap between traditional learning and practical skills. They offer weekly Instagram Live Series with various life skill topics.

• Canada Student Service Grant: by volunteering with a local organization this summer, students can gain valuable experience and obtain the Canada Student Service Grant.

• Ontario creating new career opportunities for disadvantaged youth

• Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP): 2020/21 applications now open

• The Resource Centre provides tools youth need to find employment, including interview techniques workshop, resume workshop, resume critiques one-on-one, magnet information session, mock interview one-on-one, and job searching.
  
  
• Employment Services provides one-on-one counselling to address some of the barriers in entering the labour market. Services include resume and cover letter writing, developing job search strategy and interview preparation through mock interviews.
  
  
• The Youth Job Connection programis for youth 15-29. Services include: 
  • Virtual paid pre-employment training to promote job readiness;
  • Job matching and paid employment placements, with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers;
  • Virtual mentorship services; and
  • Education and work transition supports.
    
    
• Youth Job Connection Summer program offers a paid pre-employment workshop to assist with overcoming barriers.
  
  
• Skills Development For Youth is a 12-week program that assists participants 15-30, who are out of work, a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected citizen and legally entitled to work in Canada with the skills and techniques to become employable.
  
  
• The Youth Outreach Worker Program supports youth 12-21 with a wide variety of issues including but not limited to education, employment, legal, family matters, housing and basic needs, to connect them with services and resources.
  
  
• The Newcomer Youth Leadership Development program is for newcomer youth 13-24. The program offers youth opportunities to make new friends, practice English, gain leadership, teamwork and social skills. Youth will learn about their community and gain volunteer hours.