Employment Programs

Employment Services

  • Free Individual Employment Coaching
  • Disability Employment Programs
  • Employment Advantage Workshops
  • Targeted Wages Subsidies for on the job training
  • Youth Employment Programs

It’s Time to Expand Your Possibilities!

Employment Advisors are available to assist you with job search, career exploration, and interviewing strategies. They can also help develop resumes and cover letters.

Want a new career?

Looking for training?

Make an appointment today with one of CF Nadina’s Employment Advisors by contacting the CF office nearest to you.

Free individual employment coaching and assistance with applying for training.

We also support your job search with access to the following services:

  • Job postings board
  • Weekly job advertisements from local newspapers
  • Computers for Internet job search, e-mail, and other employment-related activities
  • Fax services for sending job applications and resumes

Employment Advantage Workshops

  • Job search techniques
    Investigate various proven job search methods that make the most of your personal network and help tap into the hidden job-market.
  • Self-Marketing
    Learn methods to build successful resumes, cover letters, and personal
    portfolios. Explore various techniques to make your next interview a winner.
  • Winning interview skills
    Find out about the types of interviews used by current employers and what information they are trying to obtain from them.
  • Career exploration & Transition
    Explore your employment and career options with a targeted personal plan.
    Learn methods to move toward a successful future that matches your vision.

EI Eligible Client Assistance

For clients who are unemployed and currently on EI (Employment Insurance), and/or
Who have had an EI claim in the past 3 years, or
Who have had parental claim in the past 5 years:

Career Decision Making

  • Myers Briggs Type Indicator (Personality Type)
  • Choices Program

Cost-Shared Training

  • Client must meet with an employment advisor.
  • Client must provide details of a complete and thorough job search.
  • Client must demonstrate strong employment opportunities and labour market research must support training

Targeted Wage Subsidy

This program is designed to assist individuals who are having difficulty finding work because of lack of experience, by offering employers an incentive to hire them.

Disability Employment Programs
Opportunities Fund
This program is designed to assist individuals with a self-declared disability to access formal or on the job training.

Non-EI Eligible Client Assistance:

Employer Services

We support employers with the following services:

  • Advertisement of your employment vacancies on our job posting board
  • Targeted wage subsidies

For more information on how Employment Assistance Services could help you, contact your nearest CF Nadina office.

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