Resize Text plus minus
View on Map
Program: Focusing Access on Skills and Training for Employment

Organizations: Independent Living Resource Centre Thunder Bay
Independent Living Resource Centre Thunder Bay - Direct Funding - Self-Managed Attendant Care Services
Description of Services: Works with individuals to help them achieve employment success

Helps with the following:
  • Preparing resumes, cover letters, and interview skills
  • Job search techniques and application assistance
  • Securing funding for uniforms, work boots etc
  • Securing funding for specialized training, such as First Aid/CPR or Smart Serve
Offers a wage subsidy program for suitable employers looking to hire participants from the program

Fees: None
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Individuals aged 16 years and older and who must:

  • Self disclose a disability (medical verification not required)

  • Be legally entitled to work in Canada and have a Social Insurance Number

  • Not be eligible for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits

  • Be unemployed or underemployed (working less than 20 hours per week)

  • Have not participated in the program in the past
Application: Call to register for program
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Accessibility Notes: Fully Accessible - front entrance is off Miles St and includes a set of stairs and wheelchair ramp; front entrance door is locked to the public - use separate doorbell located on right-hand side of building; doorbell is attached to the door frame above the door fob on the left side of the intercom with the label "ILRC", and "ILRC" is written in Braille above the doorbell. After using the doorbell, it will shine a blue light, and an ILRC Thunder Bay staff member will greet you and welcome you into the building.
Languages: English

Phone Numbers: 807-577-6166
Toll-Free: 1-800-461-3153
Teletype: 807-577-6166
Fax: 807-577-6119
Email: emily@ilrctbay.com
Website: www.ilrctbay.com/article/fast-for-employment-241.a...
Address: 212 Miles St E Suite 103
Thunder Bay, ON
P7C 1J6
Location:
  • Located on Miles St E in the S ward of Thunder Bay
  • Closest intersection is at Miles St E and May St N
  • Situated in the former Catholic School Board building across from CBC Thunder Bay near Paterson Park
Hours: Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Contacts: Kerry Youmans - Program Facilitator
807-577-6166 Ext 3 * kerry@ilrctbay.com

 
This information is provided by thehealthline.ca. It was last completely updated on: 12/12/2024

Update Service Profile


© 2025, 211 Ontario North – Lakehead Social Planning Council