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Ontario Colleges Application Centre
Provides administrative systems and application processing services for Ontario's Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, Agricultural Colleges and The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences

Ontario Universities Application Centre
Central bureau whose key functions is the processing of applications to the province's universities and Ontario College of Art and Design.

Colleges Ontario
An advocacy and marketing association of Ontario’s Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology. Its mandate is to advance a strong college system for Ontario.

Council of Ontario Universities (COU)
COU is an association of all Ontario universities with a mandate to improve the quality and accessibility of higher education in Ontario. This site includes access to COU research, the university application centre, and links to web sites for all Ontario universities. It also provides access to Common University Data Ontario (CUDO), which includes information such as student satisfaction rates, first year tuition fees and graduation and employment rates, by institution and program.

Ontario WorkInfoNet
Provides employment and career information over the Internet and specializes in providing links to work and career related Web sites in Ontario.

CanLearn Interactive
A comprehensive bilingual resource for learning information, products and services to support Canadians in pursuit of learning and career goals.

Employment Ontario Career Gateways
Provides a starting point for exploration of many online career and employment related resources.

Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)
OSAP is a program run by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, and funded by the provincial and federal governments. It is a needs based program that provides eligible Ontario students with financial assistance to help pay for their tuition, books, mandatory fees, living costs and transportation. Assistance is available through a variety of loan, grant, bursary, and scholarship programs.

Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
This is the main portal into the programs and services offered by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. The site provides resources for students and adult learners, apprentices, job seekers, employers and employees. It includes information on Employment Ontario, Second Career, Labour Mobility, and Summer Jobs, as well as specific resources for people pursuing postsecondary education in Ontario.

Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
The Ontario government supports programs that can help newcomers get their license or certificate in their profession or trade so that they can work in Ontario.

Jobs, Workers, Training and Careers
Jobs, Workers, Training and Careers is the Government of Canada's national employment portal. This site provides job seekers with "single-window" access to employment, skills, training, and work related information, tools (including On-line learning, Interactive training inventory), services for Canadians who are managing transitions in their lives and provides employers with the ability to post job offers directly on the web.

HRSDC Essential Skills Database
Essential Skills are enabling skills that people use to carry out a wide variety of everyday life and occupational tasks such as reading, numeracy, computer skills etc. This site profiles the essential skills required for some 170 occupations, most of which do not require high school graduation.

Forum of Labour Market Ministers - Labour Market Information Working Group
The Forum of Labour Market Ministers (FLMM) is comprised of the labour market ministers from the provinces, territories, and the federal government. It was established in 1983 to promote inter-jurisdictional discussion and cooperation on labour market issues. Through the FLMM Labour Market Information (LMI) Working Group, jurisdictions share information and undertake projects that address areas of mutual interest and concern related to the development and delivery of labour market information.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
The Department of Human Resources and Skills Development (HRSDC) is responsible for providing all Canadians with the tools they need to thrive and prosper in the workplace and community. It supports human capital development, labour market development and is dedicated to establishing a culture of lifelong learning for Canadians. Among its clients are employees, employers, individuals receiving Employment Insurance benefits, students and those who need focused support to participate in the workplace. HRSDC provides federal-level management of labour and homelessness issues, and supports students through the Canada Student Loans Program.

National Job Futures
Provides Canadians with information about the current world of work and projections for the future.

National Occupations Classifications
A tool for helping Canadians to understand the world of work. It describes duties, skills, interests, aptitudes, education requirements and working settings for occupations in the Canadian labour market.

Ontario Prospects
Ontario Prospects is an annual career planning guide published by the Ontario Ministry of Education and designed for students in Grades 7 to 12, educators, job counsellors and others seeking career information.

Ontario Skills Passport
The Ontario Skills Passport (OSP) is a bilingual web-based resource that provides clear descriptions of the skills and work habits required for success in the workplace. The OSP is designed to help employers assess and record the skills and work habits students and job seekers demonstrate in the workplace. The OSP helps students and job seekers build their skills and work habits and show employers what they can do!