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GENERAL

Newspapers:

The Globe & Mail www.theglobeandmail.com

The National Post www.nationalpost.com

The Toronto Star www.thestar.com

The Toronto Sun www.canoe.ca/TorontoSun/home.html

Robert Half Finance and Accounting is a worldwide leader in specialized financial recruiting services for job seekers and employers. Published Finance and Accounting Guide 2004 that provides average salaries for accountants in Canada.

Ontario Regulators for Access provides information, tips, promising practices and guidelines for Ontario regulators
www.regulators4access.ca 

Directories: 

Canadian Key Business Directory

The Dun & Bradstreet National Directory of Canadian Service Companies (2004)

Directory of Associations in Canada
circ.micromedia.on.ca/hotlinks/associations/query.asp

The Canadian Almanac & Directory

Books:

Beck, Nuala Shifting Gears: Thriving in the New Economy. (Harper Collins, 1995)

Bridges, William JobShift: How to Prosper in a Workplace without Jobs. Perseus Publishing, 1995

Campbell, Colin Jobscape: Career Survival in the New Global Economy (JIST Works, Inc., 1998)

Campbell, Colin Where the Jobs Are: Career Survival for Canadians in the New Global Economy (MacFarlane) Walter & Ross, 1997

Feather, Frank Canada's Best Careers Guide (Warwick Publishing, 1996)

Foord-Kirk, Janis Survivability: Career Strategies for the New World of Work, 1996

Human Resources Development Canada Career Handbook.

HRSD Job Futures
Volume 1: Occupational Outlooks
Volume 2: Career Outlooks for Graduates
www.hrcd-drhc.gc.ca

O'Reilly, Elain and Diane Alfred Making Career Sense of Labour Market Information (Canadian Career Development Foundation, - 2nd edition publication available on website www.ccdf.ca

Employment:

Human Resources and Skills Development Job Bank www.jobbank.gc.ca/

www.workinfonet.ca - Advice, resources and employment information.

www.ele-spe.org - electronic job matching site

Workopolis www.workopolis.com

Monster www.monster.ca

Yahoo Hot Jobs www.hotjobs.ca

Job Bus www.jobbus.com/

All star jobs www.allstarjobs.ca/jobs/

Job Search www.jobsearch.ca/

Employment News www.employmentnews.com/

Canadian Employment Search Network www.canjobs.com/

Career Builder www.careerbuilder.com/

Career Magazine www.careermag.com/

New Canadian Program www.newcanadians.org/ - registered job seekers and recruiters across Canada

www.labourmarketinformation.ca- provides labour market information about jobs, skills and worker availability in local areas across Canada.

ACCOUNTING

  • Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
  • 277 Wellington Street West
  • Toronto, ON
  • M5V 3H2
  • Tel: (416) 977-3222
  • Fax: (416) 977-8585
  • 1-800-268-9793
  • www.cica.ca
  • Publishes: CA Magazine
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO)
  • 69 Bloor Street East
  • Toronto, ON
  • M4W 1B3
  • (416) 962-1841 or 1-800-387-0735
  • (416) 962-8900 (Fax)
  • www.icao.on.ca
  • Publishes Member's Handbook and quarterly newsletter Checkmark. ICAO also provides a fact sheet which details step-by-step information on the assessment process and labour market conditions for internationally trained accountants.
  • Certified Management Accountants of Canada (CMA -Canada Head Office)
  • 1 Robert Speck Parkway
  • Suite 1400
  • Mississauga, ON
  • L4Z 3M3
  • (905) 949-4200
  • 1-800-263-7622
  • www.cma-canada.org
  • Publishes: CMA Magazine
  • Certified Management Accountants of Ontario (CMA - Ontario)
  • 70 University Avenue, Ste 300
  • Toronto, ON
  • M5J 2M4
  • Tel: (416) 977-7741
  • 1-800-387-2991
  • Fax: (416) 977-6079
  • www.cma-ontario.org
  • CGA - Canada (Head Office)
  • 1188 West Georgia Street, Ste. 800
  • Vancouver, BC
  • V6E 4A2
  • Tel: (604) 669-3555
  • 1-800-663-1529
  • Fax (604) 689-5845
  • www.cga-canada.org
  • Publishes: CGA Magazine
  • Certified General Accountants of Ontario
  • 240 Eglinton Avenue East
  • Toronto, ON
  • M4P 1K8
  • Tel: (416) 322-6520
  • 1-800-668-1454
  • Fax: (416) 322-5594
  • www.cga-ontario.org
  • Canadian Association of Financial Planners
  • 439 University Avenue, Ste. 1710
  • Toronto, ON
  • M5G 1Y8
  • (416) 444-5251 ext. 267
  • 1-800-563-5822
  • www.cafp.org
  • Society of Professional Accountants of Canada (SPAC)
  • 37 Cosentino Drive
  • Scarborough, ON M1P 3A3
  • Tel: (416) - 350-8145
  • 1-877-515-4447
  • Fax: (416) - 350-8146
  • www.professionalaccountant.org
  • •  Title of Registered Professional Accountant (RPA) conferred
  • Canadian Securities Institute
  • 121 King Street West
  • Toronto, ON
  • Tel: (416) 364-9130
  • 1-866-866-2601
  • www.csi.ca
  • •  Courses on investments in securities
  • •  Needed for licence to trade securities
  • Canadian Institute of Financial Planning
  • 151 Yonge Street, 5 th Floor
  • Toronto, ON M5C 2W7
  • Tel: (416) 363-2150
  • Fax: 366-1527
  • 1-888-865-2437
  • www.cifp.ca
  • •  Educational program recognized by the Financial Planners Society of Council of Canada (FPSCC)
  • •  Must take educational program and pass FPSCC Professional Proficiency Exam
  • •  Grants Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Certificate

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Universities:

  • University of Toronto
  • Joseph L. Rotman School of Business Management
  • (416) 978 -5703
  • 105 St George Street
  • Toronto, ON
  • M5S 3E6
  • www.mgmt.utoronto.ca
  • Ryerson University
  • 350 Victoria Street
  • Toronto, ON
  • M5B 2K3
  • (416) 979-5181
  • www.ryerson.ca
  • Schulich School of Business, York University
  • 4700 Keele Street
  • Toronto, ON
  • M3J 1P3
  • Tel: (416) 736-5062
  • www.schulich.yorku.ca

For a list of all Ontario universities see this Government of Ontario web page:
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/list/univers.html

Community Colleges:

  • Centennial College
  • P. O. Box 631
  • Station A
  • Scarborough, ON
  • M1K 5E9
  • Tel: (416) - 289-5000 ext 4699 for full time and ext 2556 for part-time courses
  • www.centennialcollege.ca
  • George Brown College
  • P.O. Box 1015
  • Station B
  • Toronto, ON
  • M5T 2T9
  • (416) 415-2000
  • www.georgebrown.ca
  • Seneca College
  • 1750 Finch avenue
  • Toronto, ON
  • M2J 2X5
  • (416) 493-4144
  • www.senecac.on.ca
  • Humber College
  • 205 Humber College Blvd
  • Toronto, On
  • M9W 5L7
  • (416) 675-3111
  • www.humber.ca

For a list of all Ontario colleges see this Government of Ontario web page:
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/list/college.html

LARGE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS

Arthur Andersen & Co.

Deloitte & Touche

Ernst & Young

Peat Marwick Thorne

Price Waterhouse Coopers

BDO Dunwoody

MAGAZINES/JOURNALS

Accounting Technology

CA Magazine

Canadian Business

CGA Magazine

CMA Magazine

Financial Review

Harvard Business Review

Internal Auditor

Journal of Accountancy

Journal of Cost Management

Report on Business Magazine

The Accounting Review

The Bottom Line

The Practical Accountant

Career Insider Accounting: The Essential Guide to the Accounting Profession

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