Employment-Related Resources (Ontario)
In this section, you will find links specific to Ontario. However, a number of national resources are also included.
Accommodations and accessibility
Ontario Human Rights Commission, Disability and Duty to Accommodate:
Policy and Guidelines on Disability and the Duty to Accommodate:
Ontario’s On-line Magazine on Accessibility-Related Issues:
Employment equity
HRDSC Canada: General information on employment equity:
HRDSC Canada: Employment equity: Myths and reality:
Training
HRDSC Canada: Opportunities Fund for People with Disabilities
Funding sources, Service Canada website:
National Educational Association of Disabled Students:
Starting your own business
Site designed for persons with disabilities across Canada who would like to explore the world of self-employment:
Exploring Self-Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities – A Self Assessment Workbook Course:
Service Canada information on self-employment:
Employment services
The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) is a Canada-wide network of organizations and individuals. CCRW’s mission is to promote and support meaningful and equitable employment of persons with disabilities:
Job Opportunity Information Network (JOIN) is a network of 50 communities that deliver Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Employment Supports in Toronto and the Central East Region:
www.join.info.ca