OPPORTUNITIES 2005 Conference Registration Now Open
	If you register before before August 4th you can get the Super Saver Rate and confirm your workshops 10 days prior to other registrants.

Member News

ONESTEP Launches Job Developer Resource Kit

The Job Developer Resource Kit is now completed. This toolkit is full of resources to help you as an organization better serve your clients. We will be mailing copies to each member organization starting on Monday June 27.

Southeast Regional Meeting

The Southeast Regional meeting will take place on September 7th at the YEAH in Brockville.

ONESTEP AGM

The ONESTEP AGM will take place on September 22 at 1:00p.m. Location to be announced.

Get your special Super Saver rate for Opportunities 2005

This year is the 7th annual Opportunities conference. Last year was the most successful year yet with over 800 participants. We anticipate a similar response this year.
If you register before August 4th you will get the special Super Saver rate of only $220. This also entitles you to an exclusive 10 day period to book sessions before they are opened to the other registrants.
To register please visit the Opportunities website at:
onestep.on.ca/opportunities2005

Southwest Regional Meeting

The Southwest Regional Meeting will take place this September 16th in London.

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News/Alerts

Apprenticeship Innovation Fund 2005 Proposals

The Apprenticeship Innovation Fund (AIF) Guidelines for 2005 Proposals

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Toronto Labour Market Bulletin January-March 2005

This is the Toronto Labour Board Bulletin for the first quarter of 2005

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Too Many Jobs Pay Too Little

The Toronto and York Region Labour Council has launched a campaign called "A million reasons to take action," to try to help improve the rights of employees in the workforce.

Click here for more information.

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Events

Bootstrapping 101: Intro to Social Enterprise for Community Groups (Toronto)

The Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) and A Commitment to Training and Employment for Women (ACTEW) are pleased to offer an information session for community agencies and social mission projects interested in learning about this approach to revenue generation

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Call For Presentations  (Ottawa)

The National Consultation on Career Development (NATCON) is an annual event with international participation addressing career development, employment and workplace skills issues.

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An Evening with Gilllian (Toronto)

Gillian Johnston speaks about her experiences within the Career Counseling community

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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:

Voluntary Sector Forum

The Voluntary Sector provides pan-Canadian leadership and coordination in the voluntary sector, on horizontal, sector-wide issues.

The goals of the Voluntary Sector Forum are:

To work within the sector, through pan-Canadian, provincial and territorial networks and sub-sectors, to strengthen the sector's capacity to work effectively as a sector with all orders of government and other sectors;
To identify new and emerging issues relevant to the voluntary sector as a whole, and to take action as appropriate;
To communicate within the voluntary sector, with other sectors, and with the public at large; To build on the foundation of the VSI and its achievements;
To champion the values, principles and application of the Accord and Codes of Good Practice.

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Hire Immigrants

This site identifies the challenges and explores the opportunities for you to enhance your business through the talents of skilled immigrants. It shares practices of employers already down this path, and presents strategies to include skilled immigrants in Canadian offices, boardrooms, laboratories and work floors.

As a manager, HR practitioner or recruiter, you influence hiring and staffing decisions that shape your business. You drive the hiring philosophy and define the recruitment process. Your employment strategies resonate throughout industries and markets, impacting how Canada does business.

Yet, you may be overlooking a labour pool of significant depth. Skilled immigrants hold the key to Canada's economic growth and prosperity.

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Lifting the Boats: Policies to Make Work Pay

"Lifting the Boats: Policies to Make Work Pay" explores measures to help the one in six Canadians who work for less than $10/hour improve their lot in the labour market and their community. This report purposes a policy mix too see that no Canadian who works full time is poor.

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The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector in Ontario

Imagine Canada conducted a survey of nonprofit and voluntary organizations across Canada. They compiled the information collected into regional fact sheets. The resource listed below has the link you need to learn valuable information on the nonprofit and voluntary sector in Ontario.

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New Directives for Contribution Agreement-HRSDC

This report begins with some background information on measures that HRSDC has introduced to enhance the administration, management and accountability of contribution programs. This is followed by a discussion of the key issues that surfaced during committee hearings. The issues include the implementation of the four national directives, the call-for-proposals process, the selection criteria, the administrative burden, the duration of funding, accountability for program results, and HRSDC’s management and personnel.

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