YOUR GUIDE TO INTERNET JOB SEARCH SITES
Mega Sites
The following mega sites provide a one-stop link to many, many job posting sites, including sector/industry specific sites and more!
Alltorontojobs.com: www.alltorontojobs.com/employers.htm
Links to employers in Toronto that post jobs on their web site
Canada 's Information Resouce Centre: www.micromedia.ca/directories/hotlinks.htm
An extensive listing of company/association web sites and e-mail addresses
CanuckCareers: www.canuckcareers.com/
CanuckCareers.com allows you to browse Canadian jobs by career or location.
Career Bookmarks: careerbookmarks.tpl.toronto.on.ca
Find job banks, job fairs, and company home page links
Career Builder: www.careerbuilder.ca/CA/Default.aspx
Search for Jobs, Careers, Post Resumes for Employers, Receive Job Alerts, Read Career Advice Articles
CareerOwl: http://www.careerowl.ca/
Browse by region, occupation, build a resume online. Tips on cover letters, interviews, and more.
GO Jobs: www.gojobs.gov.on.ca
Jobs with the Ontario Government
Innvista: www.innvista.com/society/business/jobscanada/
Links to over 6,000 company career sites from across Canada
Job-Hunt.org: www.job-hunt.org/canada.shtml
Job Serve Canada: www.jobserve.ca/
Quickly search through the thousands of new jobs that appear every day on the site and apply online.
Possibilities: Toronto 's Virtual Employment Resource Centre: www.poss.ca
Register for free, then click on Job Boards.
Public Service Commission: jobs.gc.ca/
Jobs with the Federal Government
Strategis: strategis.ic.gc.ca/
Centrally maintained current searchable database of 50,000 Canadian businesses. Includes comprehensive information on contacts, products and services. (Click on company directories).
Strategis Industry and Professional Associations: strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_innov/tech/engdoc/3a.html
Workinfonet.ca: www.workinfonet.ca/
Click on Jobs, Work & Recruiting.
WorkopolisCampus: Workopolis.com
Connects students and new grads looking for work with employers who want to hire! More than 10,000 openings posted for summer, part-time, entry-level full-time, or internship positions.
WowJobs: www.wowjobs.ca/
Search over 100,000 jobs from thousands of employment and career sites in Canada.
Internships & Work Abroad Sites
Are you looking for an internship or overseas job?
AFS: www.afscanada.org
AFS is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world.
Campus Access: www.campusaccess.com
Comprehensive internship database with over 600 organizations listed.
Canada World Youth: www.cwy-jcm.org
Canada World Youth is a national, non-governmental organization that provides young people from Canada and around the world with the opportunity to travel, live and work in different communities.
Canadian International Development Agency: www.acdi-cida.gc.ca
CIDA's International Youth Internship Program gives young Canadian graduates aged 19 to 30 the opportunity to spend several months overseas.
Career Edge: www.careeredge.org
Career Edge is a private sector not-for-profit organization offering 6, 9, or 12 month internships to recent graduates of university, college and high school.
Overseas Jobs: www.overseasjobs.com/
Features overseas jobs and international employment opportunities for professionals, expatriates and adventure seekers.
Workinfonet.ca: www.workinfonet.ca/cwn/english/
Tons of links to internship and work abroad web sites
Youth Canada Works: www.pch.gc.ca/ycw-jct
Employment opportunities through internships and summer placements
Summer Jobs
Need to find a summer job? Check out these sites.
Federal Government
Canadian Heritage – Young Canada Works: Young Canada Works (YCW) offers students and recent graduates under age 30 the chance to put their skills to the test, build career equity, earn money for their education or get started on the right career path. Summer jobs and internships give young people access to unique opportunities to learn and work, whether it be to practice their second language in a museum, work in an Aboriginal friendship centre or even travel abroad.
Canadian Pacific Railway Co-Op Education Program: The Summer Student Program at Canadian Pacific Railway runs annually from May to August and enables students an opportunity to gain work experience.
Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP): The prime objective of FSWEP is to provide full-time students with work experience related to their Field of Study and to provide them with learning opportunities.
National Capital Commission: A Crown corporation of the Government of Canada, the NCC is the steward of federal lands and buildings in the National Capital Region (i.e. Ottawa). Its job is to plan, develop and use these properties as a source of pride and unity for Canadians. The NCC hires students every summer for events, tours, etc.
National Research Council Student Employment Program: Provides students with practical career-related experience in research and development, library sciences, communications, marketing and other areas. The program offers students a challenging and intellectually stimulating environment, while providing them with access to superior equipment, facilities and expertise. Each term lasts for a period of approximately 16 weeks (4 months) and work can occur full-time between May and August and part-time between September and April.
Parks Canada Student Employment Program: Access over 1,000 student jobs across Canada every year. Jobs normally run from May to September in areas such as resource conservation services, visitor services, heritage presentation activities, assistance on the waterways or office support. Students have an opportunity to learn about Parks Canada and the federal government, and gain valuable work experience while developing and improving their employability skills.
Service Canada Centre for Youth (SCCY) is an office which targets young people, mostly secondary and post-secondary students. The primary mandate of an SCCY is to assist students in their search for summer employment by connecting them with local employers and helping them prepare their resumes. Visit a local SCCY office for help finding a summer job.
Student Connections: Post-secondary students are hired as Student Business Advisors (SBA) and receive valuable on-the-job technology and business experience that will enhance their future employability. In addition, wages earned through the internship help youth finance their education.
Youth Employment on Parliament Hill: Includes positions in Senate and House of Commons, as well as at the Library of Parliament.
Provincial Government
Ontario Public Service Regular Student Hiring: Individual government ministries post summer positions for students of all ages in many different fields. Positions range from 6-16 weeks. Recruitment usually takes place in the spring, depending on the starting dates of the positions.
Ontario Summer Experience Program (SEP): SEP offers nearly 4,000 summer jobs across Ontario with the Ontario Public Service, its agencies, and other community groups. These full-time positions for Ontario residents under age 24 last 7 weeks on average and occur between mid May and the end of August.
Summer Jobs Program: Whether you want to find a job, start your own business, or come and work for the Government of Ontario this summer, there's lots of work available through Ontario's summer jobs programs. It also pays employers $2 per hour to hire summer students.
YMCA Summer Jobs Service: Provides free access to a Summer Jobs counselor who will help you connect with employers in your community looking to hire. You will also receive support with resume and interviewing skills. Students ages 15-24 (29 with a disability) are eligible.
Municipal Government
City of Toronto Summer Employment: Summer employment with the Toronto Public Service can be a great way to develop employability skills by providing on-the-job learning opportunities. The Toronto Public Service will be posting all available Summer Employment Opportunities on the website below - jobs are posted as they become available.
Toronto Parks and Recreation – “Hiring Now” Job Board: Hiring Now offers part-time culture and recreation jobs. You can work in a variety of program areas, including aquatics, arts and heritage, camps, community programs, fitness and wellness and sports. It's a great way to earn money while getting involved in your community.
Online Job Boards
Some of these job boards have specific segments devoted to jobs for students. For those that do not, try searching for keywords “student” “summer” “internship” etc.
Sites such as Craigslist, Kijiji and other community classifieds are not moderated and may have scams. If it looks too good to be true, it probably is! Be aware and do not respond to any ad that looks sketchy.
Volunteer Jobs
Want to get some work experience as well as help out in your community? Consider volunteering.
International Volunteer Sites
Canadian Crossroads International (CCI): www.cciorg.ca
Builds a constituency of global citizens committed to voluntarism, international development and social action in the new millennium.
CUSO: cuso.org
Canadian-based international development organization and one of the leading volunteer-sending organizations in the country. Information on overseas volunteer opportunities and some employment opportunities.
Youth Challenge International: www.yci.org
Youth Challenge International builds the skills, experience and confidence of young people by involving them in substantive overseas international development projects in partnership with local youth-serving organizations. YCI has volunteer opportunities in Canada, Africa, Central and South America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific.
Habitat for Humanity: www.habitat.org
Habitat for Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.
Volunteer Abroad: www.volunteerabroad.ca
Volunteer Abroad connects motivated people with not-for-profit organizations, communities and government agencies in need of assistance around the world.
Global Volunteers: www.globalvolunteers.org
In 1984, Global Volunteers laid the foundation for what became known a decade later as "volunteer vacations:" short-term service opportunities on community development programs in host communities abroad.
Sites for People with Special Needs
Jobpostings Disabilities Edition: Canada's ONLY career magazine for students with disabilities!
jpcdn.disabilities.dgtlpub.com/
Workink: workink.com
A virtual employment resource centre for people with disabilities, providing job postings, links to resources, online career counselling and job accommodation advice.
Workinfonet.ca: www.mb.workinfonet.ca
Links to job posting and employment related web sites for people with disabilities Self- Employment Sites.
Persons with Disabilities Online:http://www.pwd-online.gc.ca/
This site provides access to services and information for persons with disabilities, family members, caregivers and all Canadians.
Career Fairs and Employment Agencies
Can be a great way to find employment. Visit these sites to find out about Job Fairs and Employment Agencies throughout the GTA .
Adventa Job and Career Expo: adventajobandcareerexpo.com/jobseekers/
Upcoming Job Fair and Career Expo.
Career Bookmarks: careerbookmarks.tpl.toronto.on.ca/secondary_pages/jobs_frame.html
Job openings from Career Fairs & Employment Agencies.
The Toronto Employment Directory: www.thetorontoemploymentdirectory.com/
Exhaustive listing of Career Fairs & Employment Agencies.
Upcoming Job and Career Fairs in Toronto: www.torontojobs.ca/en/jobs/view.php?job_id=4951
Online Newspapers
Don't forget to check the Help Wanted ads in the newspaper!
News Voyager: www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm?mid=can
Select newspapers across Canada and view their classified ads
Online Newspaper Ads: careerbookmarks.tpl.toronto.on.ca/
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