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 - Occupations
Current and future labour market conditions in Canada for more than 200 Canadian occupations.
Current and future labour market conditions in Canada for more than 200 Canadian occupations.
Job Futures - Education and Work
Ties between the Canadian education system and the labour market in Canada. From Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
Ties between the Canadian education system and the labour market in Canada. From Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
National Occupational Classification (NOC)
The official system for describing occupations in Canada. Includes descriptions, duties and employment requirements for more than 500 occupations in Canada. From Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
The official system for describing occupations in Canada. Includes descriptions, duties and employment requirements for more than 500 occupations in Canada. From Human Resources and Skills Development 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 Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
Career planning and job hunting tools and a magazine that explores a different career each month. From the City of Calgary and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
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.