Canada-Saskatchewan Career and Employment Services
What is available
Canada-Saskatchewan
Career and Employment Services can help you learn what type
of work you want to do, and where the jobs are. They can help
you improve your skills and employment prospects, as well as,
help match the abilities of Saskatchewan's workers with the needs
of Saskatchewan's employers. Their programs and services assist
people in learning how to:
- Plan a career
- Upgrade their education and find job-related skills that are
in demand
- Find a job
- Fill a job vacancy
Services
You'll find:
- Self-help resources like university, technical and regional
college calendars, information on training and income support
programs, career planning and job search information;
- Counselling to help assess individual career needs and develop
a plan to meet those needs;
- Computers to provide access to labour market information and
employment opportunities;
- Referrals to training opportunities such as apprenticeship,
technical education and basic education.
Programs
You'll find:
- JobStart/Future Skills - work-based training support;
- Employment programs - Bridging, Community Works and Self-employment;
- Income support information and applications (Provincial Training
Allowance, Student Financial Assistance and Skills Training
Benefit).
Where to Go
There are 20 Career and Employment Services offices throughout
Saskatchewan. These offices are operated by Saskatchewan Social
Services. The services and programs provided by these offices
are delivered in partnership with education and skills training
institutions and community organizations.
For the Canada-Saskatchewan Career and Employment Services office
near you, see the following
pages for addresses and a map of offices, or visit www.sasknetwork.ca
More Useful Contacts!
Saskatchewan Public Service Commission
Contact the Commission regarding employment
with the provincial government, and information about employment
equity programs in the provincial government. The Public Service
Commission maintains an inventory and refers qualified Aboriginal
applicants to provincial government jobs. Job-seekers can put
their resume into the inventory.
Contact:
Saskatchewan
Public Service Commission
Staffing and Development Division
2100 Broad Street
Regina, SK. S4P 3V7
Phone: 787-7575
TYY: 787-7576
Fax: 787-7558 (Staffing Services)
Fax: 787-7578 (Applicants)
Website: www.careers.gov.sk.ca
Public Service Commission of Canada
Contact the Commission regarding employment with the federal government,
and information about employment equity programs in the federal
government.
Contact:
Public Service Commission of Canada
400 - 1955 Smith Street
Regina, SK. S4P 2N8
Phone: 306-780-5720
TYY: 306-780-6719
Fax: 306-780-5723
Regional Child Day Care Offices, Saskatchewan Social Services
Regional Child Day Care Offices provide information about childcare
services available and what to look for when choosing childcare.
Contact:
Regina - Phone: 787-4980
Fax: 787-5559
Saskatoon - Phone: 933-6071
Fax: 933-8228
Prince Albert - Phone: 953-2392
Fax: 953-2371
Moose Jaw - Phone: 694-3644
Fax: 694-3657
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
Contact for information concerning human rights and to find out
which employers in Saskatchewan have employment equity programs.
Contact:
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
Saskatoon - toll-free 1-800-667-9249
Fax: 953-2371
TYY: 373-2119
Regina - toll-free 1-800-667-8577
Fax: 787-0454
TYY: 787-8550
Aboriginal Affairs
The Aboriginal Affairs Division of the Government Relations and
Aboriginal Affairs works with Aboriginal people and their organizations
to develop and implement policies and programs that advance our
common interests. In addition, Aboriginal Affairs works to increase
the participation of Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan's social,
cultural and economic life.
Contact:
Aboriginal Affairs Division
Government Relations and Aboriginal Affairs
9th Floor, 1919 Saskatchewan Drive
Regina, SK. S4P 3V7
Phone: 787-6250
Fax: 787-6336
Saskatchewan Literacy Network
The Network provides information about literacy training programs
throughout the province.
Contact:
Saskatchewan Literacy Network
Room 206, 220 3rd Avenue South
Saskatoon, SK. S7K 1M1
Phone: 653-7368
Fax: 653-7368
Career Planning and Counselling Services
Assistance with career planning, evaluation testing and counselling.
Contact:
In Regina:
SIAST - Wascana Campus
4500 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK. S4P 3A3
Phone: 798-1267
In Saskatoon:
The Career Campus
226 20th Street East
Saskatoon, SK. S7K 0A6
Phone: 665-5668
South Saskatchewan Independent Living Centre (SSILC)
Contact: In Regina:
Phone: 757-7452
In Saskatoon:
Phone: 665-5508
Status of Women Office
The Status of Women Office publishes the Saskatchewan Women's Directory,
a comprehensive listing of women's organizations, their services
and programs, as well as contact numbers, names and addresses. You
can count on this version of the Directory being current as information
on individual organizations is updated weekly. Users can brows,
search or print the directory in its entirety.
Contact:
Status of Women Office
3rd Floor, 1870 Albert St.
Regina, SK. S4P 3V7
Phone: 787-7401
Fax: 787-2058
Website: www.swo.gov.sk.ca
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