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Member News

South East Region Meeting

Wednesday November 12, 10:30 am at YEAH, Brockville. A draft agenda and map are available in the member section of the website.

ONESTEP Wage Survey: Final Deadline

Participants will receive a final report of the 2003 Wage Survey when it becomes available.

Final Deadline to submit your wage survey is December 1, 2003.

Toronto Region ONESTEP meeting

February 9, 2004, 9:30 to noon. Location and speaker to be announced.

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News/Alerts

The Voluntary Sector Forum

Announces the launch of its updated website.

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Human Resources in the Voluntary Sector Ramps up Website

The Developing Human Resources in the Voluntary Sector (HRVS) project has been busy over the past few months adding new and useful tools to our website (www.hrvs.ca).

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Minimum wage increase finally coming in Ontario

Throne Speech reiterates pledge to raise rate to $8 from $6.85 over 4 years.

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Ontario Throne Speech - November 20, 2003

QUEEN'S PARK -- Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty today said his government is tackling the $5.6 billion Tory deficit so it can deliver real, positive change for Ontarians.

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The Canadian Council for Refugees' First annual report card on Canada's refugee and immigration policies

Published in OCASI's Monthly Report for November 2003

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Volunteers Online

November 2003 Newsletter.

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Canadian Review of Social Policy's Issues and Debates Call for Papers

Deadline: December 10, 2003.

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Leading Lights – Forging Tomorrow’s Leaders Conference in February 2004

Members of the CBT sector in Canada are gearing up for a national conference on leadership to be held February 19 and 20, 2004 in Vancouver. The conference, Leading Lights – Forging Tomorrow’s Leaders Conference will be presented in collaboration with ASPECT, the Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training. Stephen Lewis will be the conference’s keynote speaker.

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Events

NATCON 2004 / CONAT 2004 (Ottawa)

THE NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT January 26 - 27 - 28, 2004 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Life Skills Coaches Training Phase 1 (Toronto)

5 or 6-day course
YWCA Professional Facilitator Resources

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Certification in Personality Dimensions (Toronto)

(3-Day Course)
Professional Facilitator Resources

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Professional Development Workshop: Introduction to Facilitation Skills (Toronto)

YWCA Professional Facilitator Resources
2-day course

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Information Fair - Working in the Field of Transportation (Kingston)

Invited Employer Panel includes: Bus Lines, Taxi Companies, Courier Companies, Trucking Companies, Limousine Services, ...and more

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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:

Information Technology Orientation - A Resource Guide to the Global Information Technology Industry

The IT Orientation Guide is an excellent resource for career practitioners as well as for individuals young and old who wish to learn more about information technology, computers and the Internet.

Developed in partnership with smartCOMM Inc., an IT consulting company, and written in plain language, readers of this document will quickly be able to achieve a comfort level as well as learn where that sector is headed into the future. For individuals considering IT as a potential field of interest, this is a must-read book.

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Labour Market Trends in Ontario

Labour Market Trends in Ontario

A presentation made by the Labour Market information Research department at the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

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Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

The Federal government's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act will be fully enacted in January 2004. This is a guide prepared for the non-proft sector. Please see the links for further information.

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