Online Resources for Professionals Working with Immigrants and Refugees Category Resource More Information Settlement http://ww.settlement.org Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) Information and Resourced for new immigrants to Ontario http://ww.seecanada.org This site is the result of a partnership between, OCASI, WES (World Education Services) and JVS Toronto Provides information on settlement, employment, and education resources. Employment http://ww.poss.ca Administered by Community Information Toronto (CIT) Toronto-centric virtual employment resource centre http://www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/index.asp Developed by the University of Waterloo Career services Career Development emanual including career selfassessment. This site is good for clients and counselors alike. http://www.workoplis.com Job listing and résumé-posting site http://www.newcanadians.org Specialized résumé-posting site for foreign-trained professionals. Online Program http://ww.canadainfonet.org JVS Toronto ementoring program for new Canadians
Credential Evaluation http://www.cicic.ca Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials Information about 133 professions in Canada, with a focus on foreign-trained professionals. http://www.wes.org/ca World Education Services (WES) Ontario-accredited credential evaluation service. Housing http://www.equalityrights.org Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA) Information about housing rights and discrimination, especially focused on newcomers. Legal http://www.cleo.on.ca/english/pub/onpub/online.htm Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) Clear language publications and publications on a variety of topics including refugee and immigration law, social assistance, landlord and tenant law, family law and human rights. Training http://www.actew.org Advocates for Community-Based Training and Education for Women (ACTEW) Training and Education information and resources with a focus on women http://www.microskills.org Provides computer training http://www.skillsforchange.org Provides learning and training opportunities for immigrants and refugees. Health http://www.cpso.on.ca/doctor_search/dr_srch_hm.htm College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Find a doctor service Government Provided Resources http://www.equalopportunity.on.ca Government of Ontario Diversity and accessibility resources for business and service providers includes a number of fact sheets for some regulated professions and trades http://www.businessgateway.ca Government of Canada Business resources 2
http://www.on.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/english/lmi/eaid/ojf HRDC - LMI http://jobfutures.ca/en/home.shtml HRDC Job Futures http://www.strategis.gc.ca Industry Canada http://www23.hrdcdrhc.gc.ca/2001/e/generic/welcome.shtml HRDC - NOC http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/whatsnew/index.html Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) http://integration-net.cic.gc.ca/e1home.htm Citizenship and Immigration Canada http://www.canada.gc.ca/directories/direct_e.html Government of Canada Research http://ceris.metropolis.net/frameset_e.html Joint Centre for Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement Tribunal http://www.irb.gc.ca/en/index_e.htm Immigration and Refugee Board Advocacy http://www.ocasi.org Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) Labour Market Information and Occupational trends Career planning tool Business and consumer information Specific occupational information and resources CIC What s New section Immigration & settlement sector information Provides quick access to MP information, in-person service locations, federal government employee directory Research about the impact of immigration on the Greater Toronto Area and on the integration of immigrants into Canadian society An administrative tribunal- main focus on refugee claimants Immigrant and refugee advocates 3
Community Information Centres http://www.web.net/~ccr/fronteng.htm Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) http://www.211toronto.ca Community Information Toronto 211 Toronto http://www.pinet.on.ca Peel Information Network http://info.library.barrie.on.ca/ Information Barrie Online Services http://www.cominfo-ottawa.org/index.html Community Information Centre of Ottawa http://www.communityconnection.net/ Collingwood Community Connection http://www.informdurham.com/informdurham/start.asp Inform Durham http://search.hipinfo.info/ Halton Community Services Database http://www.inform.city.hamilton.on.ca/inh/start.asp Inform Hamilton http://www.cvbinfocam.on.ca/ic/index.htm Information Cambridge http://www.info.kingston.on.ca/search/start.asp Kingston District Community Information Centre Refugee advocates Human Services information Toronto Blue Book online Community resources for Peel Region Community resources for Barrie Community resources for Ottawa Community resources for Collingwood and area Community resources for Durham Region Community resources for Halton Region Community resources for Hamilton Community resources for Cambridge Community resources for Kingston and area 4
http://www.hhpl.on.ca/niagara/start.asp Information Niagara Community resources for Niagara Region http://www.halinet.on.ca/fourinfo/ Haliburton, Northumberland, Peterborough, and City of Kawartha Lakes Community resources for Haliburton, Northumberland, Peterborough, and City of Kawartha Lakes http://www.sudburynonprofit.com/english/communitydata base/index.cfm?allareas=1 Community Resource Network of Greater Sudbury Community resources for Sudbury http://www.halinet.on.ca/yin/start.asp York Information Network Community resources for York Region http://www.halinet.on.ca/cornwall/start.asp Smart City Cornwall Community resources for Cornwall. Miscellaneous http://canadaonline.about.com Canada Online A portal site with wide range of information including immigration http://www.charityvillage.com/charityvillage/main.asp Charity Village http://www.ask.com Canadian non-profit information http://www.google.ca, http://www.google.com Google Search Engine http://www.altavista.ca, http://www.altavista.com AltaVista Search Engine http://www.copernic.com, http://www.ferretsoft.com Downloadable software This list was developed by Ann-Marie McGregor at OCASI (Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants) for ACTEW s Making Connections Workshop Series, funded by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), in collaboration with the Women s Reference Group of Peel-Halton-Dufferin Training Board, held on December 3, 2002. 5