How to Get Settled - Adult Education & Employment

Post-Secondary Education

College, university and post-graduate students of all ages must pay for their tuition and books.

• Ontario’s Go to College or University in Ontario
• Ontario’s Student Loans, Grants, Scholarships and Bursaries
• Ontario’s Private Postsecondary Schools
• Ontario’s Private Career Colleges
• Settlement.org's The Newcomer's Guide to Secondary School in Ontario

Apply for a Social Insurance Number

To work in Canada or access government programs and benefits, you need a 9-digit number know as a Social Insurance Number (SIN). For more information, including how to apply, see the Government of Canada’s webpage.

Find a Job

• Learn about how to apply for a job, where to find work, and what happens once you do become employed
• Ontario’s Jobs and Employment
• Better Jobs Ontario - get skills training and financial support when you qualify
• Employment Ontario – helps job seekers, workers and employers with advice, grants and other services around public and private sector employment
• Find job opportunities in the federal government and with employers across the country
• Search jobs from employers who want to recruit newcomers to Canada using the Government of Canada’s Job Bank
• Ontario’s Get Skills Training – find out where you can get the skills training and job experience you need to succeed in your career
• Ontario’s Employment Programs for People Under 30
• Ontario’s Entrepreneurship Funds and Resources for People Under 30 – government support programs to help you start your own business
• Settlement.org’s What is Canadian Etiquette at Work?
• Settlement.org’s What do I Include in my Canadian Resume? What do I Exclude?
• Settlement.org’s Your Rights Under the Employment Standards Act

Continue Your Career - Work in Your Profession or Trade

• Ontario’s Work in Your Profession or Trade Webpage includes a partial resource list of profession, trade or sector regulatory bodies, organizations that oversee a profession or trade
• Ontario Bridge Training Program for immigrants who have international training and experience
• Skilled Trades Ontario Trade Equivalency Assessment compares your experience and skills to an apprenticeship program
• Health Force Ontario serves internationally educated health care professionals
• Global Experience Ontario (GEO) helps you learn how to become licensed or certified to work in a regulated profession or skilled trade if you’ve been training in another country – 1-866-670-4094 or geo@ontario.ca
• You’ll need to have your credentials assessed if you immigrate to Canada as a Federal Skilled Worker, come to Canada to work in a certain profession or trade, or come to study. for more information visit the Government of Canada's information on Getting your credentials assessed in Canada.

Apprenticeships

• Ontario’s Start an Apprenticeship – find out how you qualify and apply to be an apprentice in a skilled trade.
• Local Apprenticeship Offices

Employment Insurace and Pension Programs

For more information, visit the topic: Financial Assistance & Pension Programs.