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Workplace Standards

  • Employment Standards Act
  • (416) 326-7160
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • (416) 314-5421
  • Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (416) 344-1016
  • Ontario Ministry of Labour website www.gov.on.ca/LAB/main.htm

Workplace Benefits

  • Employment Insurance Benefits
  • Benefit provides temporary financial help to unemployed Canadians while they look for work or upgrade their skills, or on pregnancy or sick leave.
  • 1-800-206-7218
  • Compassionate Care Benefits
  • Benefit provided to persons who have to be absent from work to care for a gravely ill family member.
  • 1-800-206-7218
  • www.HRSD-drhc.gc.ca/ei-ae/pubs/compassionate_care.shtml

Training and Upgrading

Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, Training Hotline (can also provide a list of employment service agencies on request, not available on website) 1-800-387-5656 or visit their web site at www.edu.gov.on.ca.

Self-Employment

The Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism provides counselling and assistance programs to small business.

Small Business Self-help Offices offer information and advice to people wanting to start their own businesses. Each office is a first-stop source of information with access to resource materials and personal advice on preparing a business plan, managing a new business and government assistance to entrepreneurs.

For the location of the office nearest you, contact the Canada-Ontario Business Call Centre at (416) 775-3456 or Fax (416) 954-8597or (toll-free) 1-800-567-2345. www.cbsc.org

Self-help publications are available by visiting your nearest Self-help Office or at Publications Ontario, at 880 Bay Street, Toronto or through telephone mail order. In Toronto call (416) 326-5300. Elsewhere in Ontario call (toll-free) 1-800-668-9938 or website www.publications.gov.on.ca

Publications available include:

  • How to Prepare a Business Plan
  • Marketing for a Small Business
  • Record Keeping Made Easy

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