Links

Useful Website Links

• Aboriginal
• Advocacy
• Associations
• Career Counselling
• Charities
• Education
• Essential Skills
• Funding
• Government & Related
• Immigrants
• Labour Market Information
• Labour Standards & Human Rights
• News
• Non-Profits
• Persons with Disabilities
• Research
• Social Enterprise
• Youth

Government & Related

Federal

• Service Canada
• Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
• Cabinet Ministers List
• Statistics Canada
• Western Economic Diversification Canada
• MERX – Federal Government Electronic Tendering Service
• Federal Budget

Provincial

• Work BC
• MLA Contact Information
• BC Stats – Government of BC
• Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
• Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development
• Ministry of Children and Family Development
• Ministry of Community Development
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Housing and Social Development
• Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services
• Ministry of Small Business and Revenue
• Ministry of Technology, Trade and Economic Development
• Achieve BC
• BC BID
• Electronic tendering service for the Federal and Provincial governments and for MASH (Municipal, Academic, School and Hospital) sectors from across Canada
• BC Employment and Assistance Web Orientation
• Employment Standards Act
• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC
• Industry Training Authority
• Workers Compensation Board of BC

Associations

• Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment
• Canadian Association of Society Executives
• Canadian Coalition of Community Based Employability Training
• Canadian Community Economic Development Network
• Canadian Counselling Association
• Career Education Society
• Career Professionals of Canada
• Community Social Services Employers’ Association
• International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance
• National Employment Counselors Association - US
• Private Career Training Institutions Agency of BC
• United Community Services Co-op

Labour Market Information

• HRSDC BC/Yukon Region – Labour Market Information
• BC Workinfonet - Your Source for Career Information
• National Occupation Classification
• BC Work Futures
• BC Stats
• Ministry of Advanced Education – Labour Market Information  
• Guide to BC Economy
• Making Career Sense of Labour Market Information
  
• Industry Training Authority
• TradesInfo.ca – Your Gateway to the Trades

Career Counselling

• British Columbia Work Information Network BC WIN
• Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development
• Canadian Career Development Foundation
• Contact Point
• Career Management Association of BC
• National Life/Work Centre
• ENET
• Training Programs and Courses for Career Practitioners in BC
• British Columbia Prior Learning Assessment Network

Education Institutions

• Education Planner - Information about public post-secondary programs available in BC
• BCIT, Burnaby
• Camosun College, Victoria
• Capilano University, North Vancouver
• Douglas College, New Westminster
• Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Langley, Richmond, Surrey & Newton)
• Langara College, Vancouver
• Mount Royal College – Bachelor of Applied Nonprofit Studies. Calgary, AB
• North Island College (Port Hardy, Campbell River, Comox Valley, and Port Alberni - Career Development Certificate Program available)
• North West Community College (Terrace, Kitimat, New Aiyansh, Prince Rupert, Masset, Queen Charlotte, Smithers, Houston, The Hazeltons, Stewart)
• Post Secondary Application Service of BC, My BC Campus
• Royal Roads University
• Selkirk College, Kootenay County
• Simon Fraser University
• Thompson Rivers University – Open Learning
• University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford
• University of British Columbia
• UBC Master’s degree program in Vocational Rehabilitation Counselling
• University of Northern British Columbia (Prince George)
• University of Phoenix Online
• University of Victoria
• University of Victoria – Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education
• Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo, Duncan, Powell River, and Parksville/Qualicum)

Essential Skills

• Essential Skills - HRSDC
• Douglas College Essential Skills Education and Training
• TOWES - Test of Workplace Essential Skills
• BC Construction Industry Skills Improvement Council, SkillPlan

Advocacy Links

• Povnet.org
• Canadian Policy Research Networks
• Your Welfare Rights: A Users’ Guide to Employment and Assistance
• Report: The Rise and Fall of Welfare Time Limits in British Columbia
• Pro Bono Assistance
• Caledon Institute for Social Policy
• Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
• Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Can Work Incentives Pay for Themselves – Final Report on the Self-Sufficiency Project for Welfare Applicants
• BC Asset Building Collaborative
• Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Sources of Funding

• Funding Sources For British Columbia Communities
• Guide to Financing for Social Enterprise
• Orientation Canada
• Canadian Subsidy Directory
• Van City Community Foundation
• Vancouver Foundation
• Columbia Basin Trust
• Knowledge Development – Canada Volunteerism Initiative
• HBC Foundation

Charities

• Charity Village
• CRA Charities File – English
  
• Imagine Canada
• SPARC (Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia)
• The application of PIPEDA to clients and non-profits (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act)
• Community Foundations of Canada online bookstore
• Values Added – The Impact of Canada’s Charities and Non-Profits

Non-Profits

• The Centre for Non Profit Management
• Charity Village – Canada's supersite for the non-profit sector
• Imagine Canada
• HR Council – For the Voluntary / Non-Profit Sector
• The Canadian Association of Society Executives
• The BC Centre for Non-Profit Development
• The Complimentary Model of Board Governance
• Proceedings from the Round Table on Government and Non Profit Relations – May 2007
• Mission Based Management - help your your organization get more mission from your resources

Client Group: Aboriginals

• The Centre for Native Policy and Research
• Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy (AHRDS)
• BC AHRDS locations
• BC Association Of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
• RedWAY BC News – Website for Urban Aboriginal Youth
• Report on the Business Information Needs of Aboriginal Entrepreneurs in BC
• BC Assembly of First Nations

Client Group: Youth

• BCWorkinfoNET Youth Site
• The Bureau for At-Risk Youth
• CanLearn is a one-stop online source for information and tools to help you make informed decisions about saving, planning, and paying for post-secondary education.
• Tips for Managing Millennials – Employees born between 1980-2000
• National Youth Site
• HRSDC Youth Employment Strategy
• International Youth Programs
• Centre for Research on Youth at Risk
• YouthInBC.com – A web-based hotline for youth in distress
• Teen Chat Decoder

Client Group: Persons with Disabilities

• Information for persons with Disabilities – Provincial Government of BC
• Social Development Canada Report – Persons with Disabilities
• Technical Advisory Committee on Tax Measures for persons with disabilities
• Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
• Canadian Society for Social Development
• WorkAble Solutions an employment resource for persons with a disability, employers, and Human Resources professionals in British Columbia.
• National Institute of Disability Management and Research
• Needs Online Work System
• Canada Public Service Agency
• Job Accommodation Network – The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the employability of people with disabilities.

Client Group: Immigrants

• Info-Canada.com
• Canada's International Gateway is the government portal for non-Canadians and newcomers to Canada
• Government of Canada Citizenship and Immigration
• The Canadian Community Economic Development Network Immigrant and Refugee Action Network (ICAN) – This network is creating opportunities for new immigrants and refugees to participate in the leadership of the CED and Co-op movements in Canada.
• The Immigrant Skilled Trades Employment Program (ISTEP) is a pilot project to help landed immigrants build careers in British Columbia's construction industry and provide employers with skilled trades' workers.
• BC Internationally Trained Professionals Network was created to encourage international trained professionals to get involved in the development of professional associations and networks.
• Immigrant Employment Council of BC
• EASI Strategy (103k PDF) – Employment Access for Skilled Immigrants
• Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC
• National Visible Minority Council on Labour Force Development
• National Network on partner violence against immigrant and visible minority women
• The Skilled Immigrant InfoCentre
• Canadian Language Benchmarks
• Bridge to Your Future – An employment readiness self-assessment tool for skilled immigrants moving to BC
• Canada Immigrant Job Issues
• The Immigrant Solution – a review of best practice among employers and sectors
• Skills Connect

Labour Standards and Human Rights

• Employment Standards Act
• BC Human Rights Tribunal
• BC Human Rights Coalition
• 50 HR options for action

Research

• Centre for Policy Alternatives
• SPARC (Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia)
• Social Research and Demonstration Corporation Publications

News

• The Tyee – Online news and views for BC
• ASPECT News Page

Social Enterprise

• Enterprising Non-Profits
• The BC Social Enterprise Fund - BC Social Venture Partners
• BC Centre for Social Enterprise