In the Spotlight

HST

The HST and Ontario students

The HST comes into effect on July 1, 2010. As a student, you should know what exemptions are available on a number of items related to your educational costs. Read more.

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Employment Ontario

We're Employment Ontario and we want to help you get the training, skills and experience to achieve your goals.

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Second Career

Second Career provides career planning and financial support specially designed to help laid-off Ontarians participate in long-term training for a new job.

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Private Career Colleges

Find out what you need to know before you enrol in a private career college.

 

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Reaching Higher

Ontario's Reaching Higher plan is getting results. More students are attending postsecondary education and they're succeeding more often. Investments have also helped improve the quality and accountability of the postsecondary education system.

Labour Mobility

If you work in a regulated profession or a skilled trade, you may soon be able to move anywhere in Canada to find work without more training or testing.

College of Trades

Ontario's new College of Trades will promote the skilled trades and modernize the apprenticeship and skilled trades system.

OSAP

Are you looking for assistance to help pay for school? Learn more about the grants, loans and tools that are available to help pay for your education.

Knowledge Infrastructure Program

In May 2009, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced joint investments of $1.5 billion in 49 projects at Ontario's colleges and universities, through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP) and the Ontario 2009 Budget.

Northern Training Partnership Fund

Ontario is helping Northern Ontarians train for new jobs in emerging resource sectors like the Ring of Fire and green and innovative technology.


Major Programs and Initiatives

 
 

Summer Jobs

Whether you want to find a job, start your own business, or come and work for the Government of Ontario this summer, there's lots of work available through Ontario's summer jobs programs.

 
 

Study in Ontario

Right now over 37,000 international students from around the world are studying in Ontario universities and colleges.

 
Change Your World
 

Change Your World

By 2020, more than 70 per cent of all new jobs – even entry-level positions – will need some postsecondary education or skills training.