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Building a Disability-Inclusive Workforce: Seeing Beyond Barriers

Leave a Comment / Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, employment tips, Uncategorized / By Jaisha Valliani

Building a Disability-Inclusive Workforce: Seeing Beyond Barriers Building a Disability-Inclusive Workforce Blogpost by Jaisha Valliani October 21, 2024 A diverse workforce is a competitive advantage. By creating a disability-inclusive recruitment process, you’re tapping into a pool of talented individuals who can bring unique perspectives and skills to your organization. Here’s how to get started. […]

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From Burnout to Balance: Actionable Tips for Restoring Your Wellbeing

Leave a Comment / employment tips, mental health, Uncategorized / By Jaisha Valliani

Here’s your battle plan to vanquish burnout and reclaim your professional mojo.

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Beyond the Resume

Leave a Comment / employment tips, Uncategorized / By Karen Jansen

A Closer Look at Mental Health Support in Job Searches.

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Youth Program Spotlight – Maria

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized, Youth Diversity Program / By Karen Jansen

WeBelong Club Inteview with Maria P. November 25, 2022 Maria is a grade 12 student at Rundle College. She decided to bring her Diversity capstone project to her school community by starting a diversity club, with a goal to support underrepresented populations within her school. We interviewed Maria to get her perspective on her project

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Resume Tips with Mack

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Jienan Chen

Blogpost by Jienan Chen Photography by Jienan Chen With thanks to Mackenzie Cruikshank August 17, 2022 A resume is a key component of the job application process. It pays to write a good one that showcases to potential employers our skills and experiences. Consequently though, we often have a hard time writing a resume. What

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Dogs With Wings Pupdate

Leave a Comment / Dogs With Wings, Uncategorized / By Karen Jansen

DWW Silver Pupdate Another semester at Puppy Assistance Dog School has come to an end. Silver has been a busy kid, learning how to be calm and respectful when he is out and about! Assistance dogs need to be unflappable and calm no matter what the circumstances. Puppy Assistance dogs learn how to do this

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PEPS Employment Rally Announcement

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Karen Jansen

OSP has joined forces with 4 Hiring managers from 4 Home Depot locations to provide hiring opportunities for individuals with barriers. They are hiring cashiers, sales associates, night stocking associates and lot associates in multiple departments across all locations. This is a great opportunity to get your foot in the door. While our event is

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OSP is Partnering with Dogs With Wings

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Karen Jansen

Meet DWW Silver! On Site Placement is excited to announce a partnership with Dogs With Wings, sponsoring the cost of training our newest OSPer DWW Silver, to one day become an Assistance Dog. This partnership felt right to us. Besides many of us being dog lovers, OSP strongly advocates for employment accessibility for all, so

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One-time payment to persons with disabilities

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Ope Awolusi

This non-taxable, non-reportable, one-time payment provides up to $600 in recognition of the extraordinary expenses faced by persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. This payment complements other emergency supports, such as the one-time special payment through the Goods and Services Tax Credit and the one-time payment to seniors. Eligible clients will start receiving payments on October 30, 2020.

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