Employment Ontario
We help job seekers, workers and employers with advice, grants and other services around public and private sector employment.
Find a job
Find an apprenticeship in Ontario
Resources for job seekers
Build skills and retrain
- Find adult learning courses to prepare for new jobs, training or further education
- Get help for laid-off workers to pay living expenses and tuition for job training or postsecondary education (Second Career)
Find, hire and train workers
Resources for employers
- Find funding to help businesses pay for training of current or onboarding employees (Canada-Ontario Job Grant)
- Hire an apprentice in one of over 100 skilled trades
- Get financial support when you hire a young worker
- Get support to help your workers adjust after job loss (50 or more employees)
- Sponsor work opportunities for job seekers (Job creation partnerships)
- Get funding to train local workers and job seekers
Get help from a counsellor
Workers and job seekers can make a free appointment to speak with an employment counsellor to help you develop career goals, prepare for interviews or start a job.
Speak with an employment counsellor in:
Employers can make a free appointment to speak with an employment counsellor to get advice about attracting and recruiting the right employees and find financial incentives to offset on-the-job training costs. You can also get advice about managing your workforce during restructuring.
Speak with an employment counsellor in:
Other government services
- Employment Insurance benefits for workers who have lost their job
- Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) helps you pay for post-secondary school
- Ontario Works: Support for those not qualifying for Employment Insurance
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP): Support for people with disabilities
- Moving from another province to Ontario for work
- Moving to Ontario from outside Canada
- Ontario construction contractors and workers wanting to work in Quebec (Jobs Protection Office)
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
Free online health and safety training
Use our online tool to find an Employment Ontario partner in your area to sign up for one of ten online courses about health and safety in the workplace.
