Career Guidance for Canadians
These career guidance resources can help you get ready for your first job or prepare for a switch in careers. They cover the labour market in Canada, skills assessment, occupations, aptitude tests, and choosing a university and work.
Career Choices in Canada
Use self-assessment and career planning tools and information from governments and professional and trade associations to make career choices in Canada.
Use self-assessment and career planning tools and information from governments and professional and trade associations to make career choices in Canada.
Career Development Manual
This University of Waterloo manual may help you take charge of your career: self-assessment, planning, researching the market and job hunting.
This University of Waterloo manual may help you take charge of your career: self-assessment, planning, researching the market and job hunting.
Career Spotlights
The University of Manitoba Counselling Service has collected resources on a wide variety of possible careers for students in Canada.
The University of Manitoba Counselling Service has collected resources on a wide variety of possible careers for students in Canada.
Federal Student Work Experience Program
High school and university students can apply to be part of the Public Service Commission inventory used to staff student jobs with the federal government.
High school and university students can apply to be part of the Public Service Commission inventory used to staff student jobs with the federal government.
Job Futures
This career tool lets you compare hundreds of occupational groups and educational programs in Canada. From Service Canada.
This career tool lets you compare hundreds of occupational groups and educational programs in Canada. From Service Canada.
nextSteps.org
Career planning and job hunting tools and a magazine that explores a different career each month. From the City of Calgary and the Alberta and federal governments.
Career planning and job hunting tools and a magazine that explores a different career each month. From the City of Calgary and the Alberta and federal governments.
OCCINFO
Profiles of over 500 occupations: duties, working conditions, skills and education needed, and salaries. From the Alberta Learning Information Service.
Profiles of over 500 occupations: duties, working conditions, skills and education needed, and salaries. From the Alberta Learning Information Service.