OPPORTUNITIES - Conference Update
	The next Opportunities Conference will be held Spring 2007, stay informed by visiting ONESTEP’s homepage for regular updates.

Member News

Phase 1: HR Online Surveys Now Available

Posted to the ONESTEP homepage (onestep.on.ca) are the links to the online surveys. Please take some time to complete the corresponding survey, pass along to your co-workers and send to your board members. Later this week we will be conducting a official launch, coming to you via email. This email will include the paper versions of the surveys, for those of you who prefer the whisper of pen on paper.

New Rates for Youth Projects

The following flat rate percentage has been assigned for the Skills Link Program only:
1. 4% for Other Direct Project Costs (type 1C) = multiplied by the sum of cost 1A + 1B; and
2. 10% for Organizational Infrastructure Costs (type 2) = multiplied by the sum of cost types 1A + 1B + 1C

All of our Service Canada Centres (SCC) have been notified and this information should be posted on the Service Canada web site soon.

Toronto/Niagara Regional Meeting

NOTE: Change of Meeting Date - The next Toronto/Niagara Regional meeting is now Tuesday, April 11th. The date and location are still being determined. An agenda will be sent out prior to the meeting.

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News/Alerts

Recognizing Learning's Call for Presenters

Just a reminder that April 12 is the deadline for the Call for Presenters for the Sixth International Forum on Prior Learning Assessment and Qualification Recognition, taking place in Fredericton, New Brunswick on October 15-18, 2006.

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CANADA AND ONTARIO SIGN HISTORIC IMMIGRATION AGREEMENT

TORONTO – The Honourable Joe Volpe, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and the Honourable Mike Colle, Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today signed the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement.

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McGuinty Government Helping People With Disabilities Find Jobs And Increase Their Income

The McGuinty government is helping people with disabilities gain greater financial independence and increase their standard of living by improving the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Minister of Community and Social Services Sandra Pupatello announced today.

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Events

Rethinking Work and Learning: Research Findings and Policy Challenges Conference (Toronto)

Presented by the Research Network on
Work and Lifelong Learning (WALL)

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Halton Region Job Fair - Free Admission (Burlington)

Job Fair open to the public. Free Admission and Parking. Employers from a variety of industries across Halton. Contact Halton Region for further information or to exhibit.

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Video Club (Milton)

Free weekly Video Club is a group session where participants watch a film on a job search topic and participate in a discussion.

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The Women’s Reference Group (WRG) of the Hamilton Training Advisory Board (Hamilton)

This opportunity to join the WRG will be of interest to women with an interest in or knowledge of labour market issues pertaining to women, and who wish to play a role in improving women's access to employment in Hamilton.

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Online Resources

The Resource Library is an online searchable database of information about community-based employment and training across Ontario and beyond. Visit the ONESTEP Resource Library: www.onestep.on.ca/resource/intro.cfm Below are some recent additions:

Partners in Employment (PIE) Position Paper

Partners in Employment (PIE), a coalition of agencies in London and Middlesex that provide employment services for people with disabilities, has prepared a position paper highlighting the barriers facing people with disabilities. We are calling on all levels of government to work collaboratively to develop a labour market strategy for persons with disabilities, and a national strategy for disability supports.

I am sending you a PDF of our paper (click to download), because I know you care about including people with disabilities in employment and community life. I encourage you to email your local MP and MPP to let them know you support our call to action. To find your Member of Parliament, visit www.elections.ca , and enter your postal code. To find your Member of Provincial Parliament, visit www.electionsontario.on.ca , go to "Find Your Electoral District," and enter your postal code.

Please feel free to use any of the information included in our paper, and to share the paper with your friends and colleagues. If you would like to obtain a draft letter of support for mailing, or cutting and pasting into your email program, please let me know. It would be much appreciated if you would copy me on any correspondence or email you send.

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The Non-Profit Sector in a Place-based Policy World

The value of the non-profit sector has never been clearer. In addition to its age-old role of providing social goods and services that the market and public sectors have failed to deliver adequately, the sector is a key player in the new social policy era. So argues David Hay, Director of CPRN’s Family Network. Hay says that despite the challenges inherent in funding regimes, reporting requirements and regulations, the sector is still a major source of social innovation. Its committed workforce, experience, knowledge, flexibility and creativity, its entrepreneurial capacity and its holistic approach are its strengths. Hay suggests that non-profits are well placed to play an increasingly important part in place-based policies of the future.

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