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	Career Planning Resources
	Labour Market Information in Canada and Ontario
	Credential Assessment & Evaluating Educational Documents
	Links to Specific Occupations  (Many useful links!)
	English Language Assessment
	Bridging Programs
	Information on General Settlement Issues
	Organizations to Serve Immigrants in Ottawa

This site has a range of valuable information for the internationally trained.

http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/working/

An information source for immigrants who want to work in these professions in Canada:

Architecture, Certified Engineering Technicians and Technology, Certified General Accounting,

Certified Management Accounting, Chartered Accounting, Forestry, Professional Geoscientists,

Land Surveying, Law (including Paralegal), Professional Engineering, Social Work and

Social Service Work, Teaching, and Veterinary Medicine

http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/english/geo.asp

A network designed for you to expand your network!   Find sector-specific employment resources on topics such as licensing, online professional networking, and useful advice from professionals who have been in your situation.

http://www.onip.ca

A list of organizations in Ottawa that offer employment services.

http://mlc.ncf.ca/jobresources.html

Career maps describe the steps required for getting your license or certification. This site provides

career maps to a number of professions.

http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/working/career/

Job Futures -- National Career and Education Planning Tool

Find occupational profiles, labour market information and other useful information to help plan your career.

http://www.jobfutures.ca/en/home.shtml

This video reviews some tips from EMPLOYERS.

http://www.cftpt.org/index.aspx

Get information on employment and training services offered in Ontario and find services offered in your area.

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/tcu/etlanding.html

Access to Professions and Trades in Ontario

A directory of organizations and programs for professions and trades in Ontario that offer information and referral, continuing education programs, networking opportunities.

A program to provide on-the-job experience for unemployed people who are eligible for Employment Insurance.

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/tcu/employers/wageSubsidy.html

A program to support unemployed people who are eligible for Employment Insurance -- providing training for marketable skills and financial assistance to cover costs of training (e.g. tuition, books).

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/tcu/jobseekers/skillsDevelopment.html

This site teaches you to apply the labour market information to make better decisions about your career.

A great source of information about things that will affect your job search over the short and long term:

occupational profiles, wage rates and salaries, future trends and conditions based on geographical area, etc. 

http://www.labourmarketinformation.ca

http://www.gov.on.ca/ont/portal/!ut/p/.cmd/cs/.ce/7_0_A/.s/7_0_252/_s.7_0_A/7_0_252/_l/

en?docid=004947

Up-to-date information about labour trends in Canada (Statistics Canada).

http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000173

http://www.cicic.ca/en/page.aspx?sortcode=2.20.23.25

ACEIT -- Algonquin Connecting Expertise of the Internationally Trained Project

For individuals who are internationally trained in health care (e.g. physicians, registered nurses, EEG technologists, respiratory therapists).

http://www.algonquincollege.com/HealthAndCommunity/hs_programs/aceit/ACEIT.htm

Algonquin College Foreign Trained Nursing Program

http://www.algonquincollege.com/HealthAndCommunity/hs_programs/f_t_n.htm

Bridging Programs for Internationally Educated Health Professionals (Michener Institute)

http://www.michener.ca/access/

International Pharmacy Graduate Program (IPG) -- University of Toronto

http://www.ipgcanada.ca/

Internationally-Educated Engineers Qualification Bridging (IEEQB) Program -- Ryerson

http://www.ryerson.ca/feas/ieeqb_program

What is a Bridging Program? An explanation with many links!

http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000685

A List of Ontario's Bridge Training Programs

http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/working/experience/

Building Futures in Canada

The Building Futures in Canada has been developed to provide assistance to individuals who are considering Canada as a destination, are planning to come to Canada, or have recently arrived in Canada. The site also provides short video clips that answer the 10 most common questions people have when planning a future in Canada.

http://www.buildingfuturesincanada.ca

OntarioImmigration.ca is a gateway of links to other websites. It covers many different topics

including practical information on living, working, doing business, and studying in Ontario.

Excellent source of information for settling in Ontario. You can post a question under the

"Current Discussion" page of each topic (right side of each page).  Topics include education,

employment, health, housing, and consumer information.

http://www.settlement.org/index.asp

Visitez ce site pour trouver informations et ressources pour les immigrants en Ontario -- emploi,

réseautage francophone, services de santé, éducation, services juridieques, communauté et

loisirs, etc. Une source d’information utile.

http://www.etablissement.org/index.asp

A free quarterly magazine to connect the ethnic communities using one voice and language by providing free information, advice, entertainment and encouragement to new immigrants. Subjects covered include employment, housing, Canadian lifestyles, health, finances, ethnic media and education.

http://cnmag.ca/

This online national magazine serves to "inform, educate, and motivate."  Read articles, news, and links on issues of importance to immigrants.

http://www.thecanadianimmigrant.com/index.php

You will find practical suggestions and valuable insights from others who have been in your

situation. This guide is especially useful for newcomers who have arrived alone.

http://www.settlement.org/downloads/Alone_In_Canada.pdf

The CIITE project is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration.  Its purpose is to enhance college services and education pathyways to better meet needs of Internationally Trained Immigrants (ITIs).  Algonquin is actively engaged in 6 specific CIITE projects in the areas of: Admissions, Language Proficiency (Assessment), Advisement, Credential Assessment and Advanced Standing, Competency Assessment, and Data Collection on Continuing Education/ Part-Time Studies.

http://www.collegeconnect.on.ca/ciite/pages/general_main.asp

Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture

http://www.ccvt.org/

Catholic Immigration Centre

http://www.cic.ca/

Canadian Council for Refugee

http://www.ccrweb.ca

Immigrant Services Women Ottawa

www.immigrantwomenservices.com

Jewish Family Services Ottawa

http://www.jfsottawa.com/

LASI World Skills

www.ottawa-worldskills.org

Lebanese and Arab Social Services Agency of Ottawa

http://www.lassa.ca/news.htm

Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre

http://www.occsc.org

Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization

http://www.ociso.org/

YMCA-YWCA

http://www.ymcaywca.ca/Adults/Newcomer-Services