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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
- Forum of Labour Market Ministers
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
- Government Non Profit Initiative (GNPI)
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 Career Development Association
- BC Prior Learning Action Network
- British Columbia Prior Learning Assessment Network
- British Columbia Work Information Network - BC WIN
- Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development
- Canadian Career Development Foundation
- Contact Point
- National Life/Work Centre
- Training Programs and Courses for Career Practitioners in BC
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
- National Adult Literacy Database
- 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
- Not-for-Profit Governance Blog
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
- Service Canada Youth & Student Job Bank
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
