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Peel Career Assessment Services

Settlement and Employment Services


Description
Settlement services -- orientation to Canadian culture and society
  • information and referral
  • assistance with forms filling for social assistance applications, health cards, other benefits
  • interpretation and translation services
  • commissioner of oaths services for verifying documents
Pre-employment services -- labour market information
  • planning and goal setting
  • job search techniques
  • resumes and cover letters
  • interview skills
  • overcoming barriers to employment
  • career exploration workshops
Work assessment and return to work programs -- by referral from Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, other insurers or self-referral
  • individual assessment and counselling
  • psycho-vocational assessment
  • skills development
  • work hardening program
  • overcoming barriers to employment
  • simulated work environments in light industrial and office clerical settings

Other programs
  • Ability Works - employment program for persons with disabilities through Skills development and vocational assessment
  • Seniors Programs -- arts and crafts,fitness, skills development and networking activities
  • Youth LEAP -- community engagement and employment preparation through practical training, mentorship, micro-grants to support youth-led community development projects
  • Enhanced Language Training (ELT) -- 8-week training (virtual) followed by a 6-week co-op placement within your professionally trained field
  • International English Language Testing System test preparation (IELTS)
  • CSRL (Customer Service, Retail, and Logistics) Work Readiness Program -- 2-week training initiative designed to equip individuals with the essential skills

Programs and services may be accessed by phone, via email or video conferencing
Eligibility
Settlement services -- permanent residents, landed immigrants, Convention refugees, live-in caregivers
Employment services -- anyone looking for help to find employment or to return to work
Enhanced Language Training -- permanent residents, convention refugees, CUAET; Canadian Language Benchmark of 6 or above; basic computer skills; Internationally skilled professional
Application Process
Call for appointment ; program referral forms available on website
Toll Free
1-888-499-4455
Office
905-670-1967
Fax
905-670-3399
Website
Visit Website
Email
[email protected]
Mailing Address
975 Meyerside Dr
Mississauga, ON, L5T 1P9
Canada
Languages
Arabic, Cantonese, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Japanese, Malayalam, Mandarin, Nepali, Pashto, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Urdu
Fees
Settlement services -- none ; Employment services -- call for details
Documents Required
Contact for information
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible automatic main entrance -- with ramp ; wheelchair accessible washrooms ; ZoomText magnifier/reader for clients with low vision ; sit/stand computer station for clients with limited standing/sitting tolerances
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Last Updated On
July 26, 2024
Address
975 Meyerside Dr
Mississauga, ON, L5T 1P9
Cross streets: Meyerside Dr and Tomken Rd
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Hours of Operation
Mon
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tue
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wed
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thu
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Fri
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm
Service Area(s)
  • Dufferin County
  • Durham Region
  • Halton Region
  • Peel Region
  • Toronto
  • York Region