Employment News
A sampling of articles and news stories that we discover over the week.
Ottawa Employment-Related Events
Ottawa Citizen Career Fair, November 5, 2009, Hampton Inn
The Code Factory, On-going events each month, 246 Queen St. between Bank and Kent
TheCodeFactory, founded by Ian Graham is a collaborative work space and incubator located in downtown Ottawa. Ongoing events include TeamCamp, Wordpress Developers, CocoaHeads, Friday Afternoon Club and many others. Check them out.
Ottawa Talent Initiative (OTI), On-going events each month, 359 Terry Fox Drive (at Legget Dr.), Suite 210
The OTI is a non-profit organization that supports the growth of Ottawa’s knowledge-based professional workforce (ICT - Information & Communications Technology) sector. Ongoing events include Coffee Connections (networking), Members Info Sessions, 2ht Team Meetings and many others. Check them out.
The Ottawa Network (TON), On-going events each month hosted in different locations
TON is a grass roots, community-based, volunteer organization helping inventors (new entrepreneurs and wannabes) connect with mentors (veteran entrepreneurs and practitioners). Bi-weekly networking events, Start-up Boot Camp, Founders and Funders and other programs.
Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI), Monthly events in different locations
OCRI is a member-based economic development corporation for fostering the advancement of the region's globally competitive knowledge-based institutions and industries. Sponsor monthly events such as 45th Circuit, TEB, Zone5ive and many others.
Toronto Employment-Related Events
Possibilities Online Employment Resource Centre, On-going events each month
Possibilities is a free resource to help Toronto job seekers find work. An initiative of Findhelp Information Services, Possibilities is an Employment Ontario project funded in part by the Government of Canada. We suggest you start with their event calendar for career and job fairs in the GTA.