Employment

This resource contains information about the Employment Insurance (EI) program, which provides Sickness Benefits to individuals who are unable to work because of sickness, injury, or quarantine.

This web site provides information on the Ontario Disability Support Program Employment Supports for people living with disabilities. It helps people to realize what skills they have to offer and what programs and help is available to them, including employment benefits and training  support. The web site also provides the listing of local ODSP Employment Supports offices.

This website contains income and employment support forms for the Ontario Disability Support Program.

This webpage details the personal story of an individual living with schizophrenia. The story highlights the difficulties the individual overcame through the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).

This resource is designed to help you understand the employment and income supports and strategies available to Canadians living with MS. It is intended to  provide general information that helps navigate this complex topic. Each person’s situation will be different. Knowing your employment and income replacement options can help you stay employed for as long as possible and plan for a time when you may no longer be able to work.

PATH Employment Services is committed to ensuring the meaningful employment of people with any type of disability and to the enrichment of our communities. PATH Employment Services works collaboratively with job seekers to develop employment plans. PATH works with clients to achieve and maintain meaningful, quality employment, provides efficient and effective services in support of the business and industrial communities. PATH refers clients to community agencies, assessments, or training when appropriate, as well as advocates for the rights of people with disabilities to eliminate artificial, arbitrary barriers.

These web pages provide integrated access to information, programs and a wide range of services for persons with disabilities and their families in Canada. It includes disability pensions, children’s benefits, savings plans and a gasoline tax refund program.

This website provides legal information about the rights of people with disabilities in employment situations. With this resource you can find information about all aspects of your legal representation, including: legal services for people who receive attendant services, education law, and services for persons with intellectual disabilities. 

This inspirational life story highlights experiences of an individual who after years of struggling with seizures due to epilepsy, become successful at his work, and opened his own business.

Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) is a Canada-wide network supports meaningful employment of persons with disabilities. CCRW provides leadership in programs and services for job seekers with disabilities and businesses committed to equity and inclusion.

This website allows persons with disabilities to access employment and income support information. Ontario has two social assistance programs to help eligible residents of Ontario who are in financial need. One of them is Ontario Works and the other is Ontario Disability Support Program.

The Canadian Abilities Foundation convenes a forum for the exchange of information to promote an inclusive society and provide inspiration and opportunity for people with disabilities. They publish several disability-related books and publications, including Abilities, Canada's Lifestyle Magazine for People with Disabilities, with a readership of about 80,000. Their on-line portal, Access Guide Canada: an online directory, provides a detailed look at accessibility across Canada.

These factsheets provide information for people living with HIV and AIDS, as well as organizations where they work who wish to integrate HIV/AIDS into their human resource standards and other policies.

The Ontario Disability Employment Network (OEDN) resource is prepared by the professional body of employment service providers, with the goal to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities. It contains a library of documents and other resources on employment accessibility and inclusion issues.

This web page provides information about employees with disabilities in a "truth-or-myth" format.

The Episodic Disability Employment Network is a place where people in Canada living with episodic disabilities, including HIV, can connect with each other to find and generate answers to tough employment questions.

This is an essential read for any person with MS who has questions regarding employment and multiple sclerosis  in the United States. Chapters cover everything from vocational rehabilitation to job placement, and the laws covering employment.

This website provides overview information on disabilities, as well as workplace accommodation ideas for employees as well as employers. It also provides organizations one can contact to find more information on the specific disability as well as on workplace accommodations.