Youth Job Seekers

Employment-related services and supports are available for youth looking to find work. You can also explore Jobs at the City to learn of current opportunities to work for the City of Toronto.

See our events listing for up-to-date workforce development events and announcements.

Toronto Youth Partnerships & Employment (TYPE) is a mobile intensive case management program supporting vulnerable youth (aged 16 to 29) in Toronto who are facing multiple and complex barriers to finding employment. An Outreach Youth Counsellor will help you with life stabilization supports by developing an action plan and connecting you to relevant services, programs, and resources.

TYPE helps you move towards employability by identifying your skills and interests, and working through the barriers that prevent you from reaching your immediate and long term employment goals.

Youth in the TYPE program can access:

  • intensive, mobile, and youth directed support and service planning
  • support with job readiness and job preparation
  • connection to employment, education, and training programs

TYPE supports youth who identify as part of the following equity deserving groups:

  • Newcomer
  • Person with Disabilities
  • 2SLGBTQ+
  • Experiencing Gender-Based Violence
  • Involvement with the Justice System

Contact

Email: type@toronto.ca

Youth Employment Partnerships (YEP) is a youth-friendly community organization network that offers co-ordinated support to young job seekers 15 to 29 years of age.

YEP is flexible to connect you to the right service and through one-on-one support and mentorship help you develop skills and knowledge as well as identify and secure the right opportunities with career potential. YEP can also connect you with training, certification and education programs to prepare you for employment.

For more information about YEP, contact Mikael Khalam at Mikael.khalam@toronto.ca

 

The Toronto Youth Job Corps (TYJC)  is a free to join, full-time paid employment program designed to connect you to the workforce.

Are you having a hard time getting a job or staying employed? Are you between the ages of 15 to 30 and out of work and out of school?

If yes, the TYJC program might be exactly what you need.

TYJC is a full-time, paid employment preparation program for youth, especially those who are facing a difficult life situation or having a hard time getting a job.

TYJC will help you become more employment ready through:

  • Employment readiness activities
  • Training modules to develop employability and job skills
  • Soft skills enhancement
  • Job search assistance
  • Group and one-to-one job coaching
  • Supervised work experience through community-based work projects; and
  • Work experience opportunities with a network of vetted employers
  • Access to individualized case management support

TYJC is delivered through the following two phases:

Phase I – Employment Skills Training

  • 5-weeks of group-based employment training where you will receive skills development training
  • Gain skills through a combination of in-class life and employability workshops and a community project
  • Participate in a community project which simulates a real work environment where you will complete different projects for non-profit organizations in your own community

Phase II – Employment Opportunity

  • Opportunity be placed with an employer for up to 8 weeks to gain work experience
  • Gain experience and learn new skills to further enhance your employability
  • Explore and evaluate different careers to create a clearer vision for your future and what you want to be doing

Participant Eligibility

Prior to joining the TYJC program you must be:

  1. Between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive).
  2. Resident of the City of Toronto
  3. A Canadian citizen, or permanent resident or a protected person as defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
  4. Legally entitled to work in Canada.
  5. Legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.

This program is coordinated by the City of Toronto’s Social Development, Finance, and Administration Division in partnership with Service Canada and is delivered by four community agencies across the city.

For more information regarding how to apply and upcoming intake dates please contact the agency closest to you:

Scarborough: West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre 
1919 Lawrence Ave. E., Suite 303,Telephone: 416-615-1049

Etobicoke: Arab Community Centre of Toronto 

180 Norseman Street, Suite 109, Telephone: 416-231-7746 ext. 212

 

Next summer, work for the best boss ever… you!

Every summer, Enterprise Toronto delivers a program designed to foster the entrepreneurial spirit in students aged 15 to 29 who are returning to school in the fall.

In place of a summer job, students have the opportunity to be their own boss. All that’s required is a good summer company idea, a detailed business plan, commitment and hard work.

In return, students receive hands-on training from successful business people, financial support with awards up to $3,000, and the opportunity to find out if they have what it takes to be an entrepreneur.

Apply for Summer Company and select Enterprise Toronto as your program provider.

ArtWorksTO is an equity, diversity, and inclusion workforce development program for Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour and/or 2SLGBTQ+ youth who are working towards careers as creative industries professionals.  ArtWorksTO was created in response to the need to create inclusive and representative career paths in creative industries for racialized youth.

ArtWorksTO is delivered in partnership with the Toronto Arts Foundation’s Neighbourhood Arts Network, the City of Toronto, OCAD University and the Remix Project.  The program includes:

  • Portfolio Development Training – Offered to 200+ IBPOC and/or 2SLGBTQ+ youth media artists by OCAD University
  • Advanced Skills Training – Participants are provided with tuition, a stipend and student supports for a customized Certificate in Arts & Design Professional Skills from OCAD University
  • Paid Work Experience – Participants are matched with a host organization through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process and awarded a $4,000 contract
  • Industry Mentorship & Networking – Participants are provided one-on-one and group coaching sessions over the duration of the program
  • Alumni Pathways – Additional training, internship and paid contract opportunities for youth who have completed the program

ArtWorksTO is open to:

  • Residents of Toronto/Treaty 13
  • Youth 18-29 (by the application deadline)
  • Youth who are Indigenous, Black, People of Colour (IBPOC)
  • Youth who are Two-spirited, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer (2SLGBTQ+)
  • Youth with experience (either self-taught or through community-based or formal training) as a media artist (videographer, graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, social media communications, User Experience – UX design, etc.)
  • Youth artists with career aspirations in the creative industries as a media-based artist, entrepreneur, freelancer, or working professional

For further information, please visit the ArtWorksTO website.