COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Career and Job Search Services:
YMCA Nova Scotia Works Employment Centers
WWW.YMCAWORKS.CA
Opportunity Place – Lower Sackville
WWW.OPPORTUNITYPLACE.CA
Acadia Entrepreneurship Centre – Hubbards
WWW.ACADIAENTREPRENEURSHIPCENTRE.COM
MyMetroWorks – Spryfield
WWW.MYMETROWORKS.CA
Native Council of Nova Scotia – Aboriginal Peoples Training & Employment Commission (APTEC)
WWW.NCNS.CA
Teamwork (Disability Services) – Halifax
WWW.TEAMWORKBRIDGE.ORG
Phoenix Youth Centres
WWW.PHOENIXYOUTH.CA/SERVICES
Futureworx – Elmsdale
WWW.FUTUREWORX.CA
NS Career Service Providers
NOVA SCOTIA CAREER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Complete List of Career Resource Centres in Nova Scotia
CAREER RESOURCE CENTRES (PDF)
Community Organizations:
Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia
CSC-NS.CA
Services for New Canadians:
The Halifax Refugee Clinic – Legal representation for those claiming refugee status
WWW.HALIFAXREFUGEECLINIC.ORG
Foreign Credentials Referral Office – Helping foreign-trained workers succeed in Canada
IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP CANADA
Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)
WWW.ISANS.CA/
YMCA Newcomer Centre
YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs
Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials
WWW.CICIC.CA
Information for Individuals With Disabilities
Abilities Foundation of Nova Scotia
WWW.EASTERSEALS.NS.CA
Autism Job Seekers Database Application
WWW.AUTISMNOVASCOTIA.CA/PRE-VOCATIONAL-EMPLOYMENT-PROGRAMS
Canadian National Institute For The Blind
WWW.CNIB.CA
Canadian Paraplegic Association
WWW.THESPINE.CA
LakeCity Employment Services
WWW.LAKECITYEMPLOYMENT.COM
Independent Living Nova Scotia
WWW.ILNS.CA/SERVICES
Options Work Activity Program
WWW.GOV.NS.CA
Team Work Cooperative (organizations listing)
WWW.TEAMWORKBRIDGE.ORG
Reachability
WWW.REACHABILITY.ORG
Information for Young Job Seekers
Futurpreneur Canada (formerly Canadian Youth Business Foundation)
WWW.FUTURPRENEUR.CA
Workplace Safety
WWW.CONSIDERSAFETY.CA
Phoenix Youth Centres
WWW.PHOENIXYOUTH.CA/SERVICES
Youth Live
WWW.HALIFAX.CA/YOUTHLIVE
Information About Entrepreneurial Services and Programs:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
WWW.ACOA-APECA.GC.CA
Canada Nova Scotia Business Service Centre
WWW.CANADABUSINESS.CA
Centre For Entrepreneurship Education & Development (CEED)
WWW.CEED.CA
Department of Economic Development
WWW.NOVASCOTIABUSINESS.COM
Futurpreneur Canada (formerly Canadian Youth Business Foundation)
WWW.FUTURPRENEUR.CA
Centre for Women in Business
WWW.CENTREFORWOMENINBUSINESS.CA
Small Business Online Courses
THEBALANCESMB.COM
Small Business Opportunities & Articles
THEBALANACESMB.COM
Information and Services for Visible Minorities
Black Business Initiative Society
WWW.BBI.NS.CA
Black Educators Association
WWW.THEBLACKEDUCATORS.CA
Services for First Nations
Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre – Mi’kmaw Learning Centre (Halifax)
WWW.MYMNFC.COM
Mi’kmaq Employment & Training Secretariat (Shubenacadie)
WWW.METS.CA
Phone: (902) 405-8936
Fax: (902) 405-8965
Native Council of Nova Scotia
NATIVE COUNCIL OF NOVA SCOTIA
The Aboriginal Inclusion Network
WWW.INCLUSIONNETWORK.CA
866.711.5091
Career Counselling / Planning
Nova Scotia Community College Career Services
WWW.NSCC.CA
Prior Learning & Assessment (PLA) Centre
WWW.CAPLA.CA