What Do In-Person Services Look Like?
EmploymentWorks provides practical, hands-on employment support to help you get and keep a job.
Connect
Meet with staff to discuss your goals, interests, and readiness for employment.
Plan
Develop an Individualized Employment Action Plan outlining your job goals and next steps.
Build
Develop job search strategies, strengthen workplace skills, and explore opportunities that match your interests and strengths.
Get a Job
Apply for jobs, connect with employers, and receive ongoing guidance throughout your job search.
Keep a Job
Once you secure employment, you may continue to access Job Coaching support to help you succeed and adjust in your new role.
Who is eligible to participate? Eligible Job Seekers are people who:
- Self-identify as Autistic, neurodivergent, and / or as a person with a disability.
- Are motivated and actively looking for a job.
- Want to learn how to prepare for and find employment.
- Need support to keep a job.
- Have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN).
- And have the legal right to work in Canada (for example, Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or individuals with refugee status).
What is the service format?
EmploymentWorks provides support with getting a job and keeping a job. With support available up to one year.
Getting a Job
You will work with EmploymentWorks staff to identify your goals, explore job options, and actively pursue employment.
Activities include:
- Individualized employment action planning.
- Regular one-to-one facilitator support.
- Active job search and employer engagement.
- Workplace exposure opportunities to explore role fit and build experience.
- Targeted skill development through eLearning modules, LinkedIn Learning, and in-person group sessions.
Keeping a Job
Once you secure employment, EmploymentWorks can continue to provide support to help you succeed in your role.
Job supports may include:
- Job Coaching to support workplace success.
- Funded Work Experience to help offset employer costs related to onboarding and training.
Locations
EmploymentWorks In-Person is offered in 5 provinces across Canada. If you are in a location where In-Person services are available, contact them directly to learn more about their service. Check out the Locations page for the nearest service provider.
If an EmploymentWorks Service Provider is not available near you, EmploymentWorks Online is an excellent alternative to support your employment journey. Contact us to learn more.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Click on Locations to find an In-Person service near you.
If you identify as Autistic, neurodivergent, or as a person with a disability, and are actively looking for work, EmploymentWorks may be a good fit for you.
EmploymentWorks helps you get a job by providing personalized planning, one-to-one support, active job search guidance, and hands-on workplace experience. Once you get a job, ongoing supports such as job coaching, workplace accommodations, funded work experience, and access to mental health resources are available to help you succeed and stay employed.
Yes. EmploymentWorks provides regular one-to-one support with a facilitator. You will work together to develop your individualized service and employment action plan, review progress, and take next steps toward getting and keeping a job.
Job Seekers may receive support for up to 12 months from their service start date. Funding for the current project is set to expire on March 31, 2027. Continued services beyond this date are subject to funding availability.
You do not need previous work experience. The service is intended for people who are ready and able to begin actively looking for work right now.
EmploymentWorks is offered at no cost to eligible participants.