What
We Do:
The DiversityCanada Foundation is a national, non-profit, non-partisan
organization. Our activities are funded by donations, sponsorships,
corporate user fees and
project-based funding. We provide free services to job candidates.
We work through several channels delivering career information to help
job seekers become job-ready, and acting as a bridge to link job
seekers with employers who have career opportunities.
Online: In
partnership with Maplejobs Inc., the DiversityCanada Foundation
operates two websites:
DiversityCanada.com
and
NorthONJobs.com .
Through DiversityCanada.com, we seek todevelop the labour force among
the equity groups across Canada and to connect jobseekers in the equity
groups with employers who have career opportunities across Canada.
Through NorthONJobs.com, we seek to develop the Northern Ontario labour
force and to connect jobseekers with employers who have career
opportunities in Northern Ontario.
In Print: In
partnership with Maplejobs Inc., the DiversityCanada Foundation is
developing a career handbook and "print career fair" which aims: i) to
enable youth to develop skills to make a successful transition to the
labor market and ii) to present them with career opportunities.
Through DiversityCanada.com's Employers
Want YOU career handbook, the DiversityCanada Foundation
aims
to develop the labour force among the equity groups across Canada and
to connect jobseekers in equity
groups with employers who have career opportunities across Canada.
Through NorthONJobs.com's Employers
Want YOU career handbook, the DiversityCanada Foundation
aims
to develop the Northern Ontario labour force and to connect jobseekers
with employers who have career
opportunities in Northern Ontario.
For Individuals: In
partnership with the Canadian Federal Government (through Service
Canada), the DiversityCanada Foundation in 2006 offered post-secondary graduates
the opportunity to launch their careers. Under the Career Enhancer
Internship Project, the DiversityCanada Foundation made eight
positions available. These paid internships provided youth with the
opportunity to gain experience, to enhance their skills, and to make a
successful transition to the world of work.
In partnership with the Canadian Federal Government
(through the Department of International Trade), in 2006/2007 the DiversityCanada
Foundation offered post-secondary graduates
the opportunity to launch their careers internationally. Under the
Career
Enhancer Foreign Internship Project (CEFIP), the DiversityCanada
Foundation made 10 positions available. These placements were for six
months with some of the leading companies, financial institutions and
non-profit organizations in Europe, Central America, South America and
the Caribbean, as well as in the United States. These paid internships
will provide youth with the opportunity to gain experience, to enhance
their skills, and to make a successful transition to the world of work.
Special Events:
The
DiversityCanada Foundation, with the support of the Ontario Government
and the Northern Ontario business community launched a writing
competition. Targeted at Northern Ontario youth and entitled the NorthONJobs.com
Essay Contest, the initiative sought to encourage youth to
consider the region as a place to live and work. It also sought to give
youth an opportunity to voice their opinions about the region so that
government bodies and employers will understand how to retain youth in
Northern Ontario.
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