Topic 1

Topic 1: Am I Right for This?

Page 4: Identify your interests, www.ldpride.net

Page 5: Find your top intelligences, www.bgfl.org

Page 8: Personality test, www.personalitytype.com

Topic 2: Ready, Set, Resumé

Page 12: Ontario Skills Passport, skills.edu.gov.on.ca

  • Sample resumé  DOC  PDF
  • Sample cover letter  DOC  PDF
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Topic 3

Topic 3: Your Best Foot Forward

Page 26: Interview Do's & Don'ts, www.youtube.com
Topic 4

Topic 4: What You Should Know About
Workplace Safety

Page 35: Young Worker Awareness Program, Health & Safety Quiz, www.ywap.ca

Page 47: True stories of workplace accidents:

Bonus Links

Spot the Hazard:

Occupational Health and Safety Act: Recent changes to the OHSA, www.labour.gov.on.ca

Train to Be Safe: Passport to Safety is a national health and safety awareness program that offers an online, no-fail test and lets students earn a transcript they can attach to their resumes. Ask your teacher for a username and password and click here to login: www.passporttosafety.com
Topic 5

Topic 5: Privacy, Confidentiality, and
Ethics at Work

Bonus Links

Privacy and Confidentiality:

  • Read the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA),
    www.e-laws.gov.on.ca
  • Mini guide to FIPPA, www.ipc.on.ca
  • Protecting personal information online: Tips from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, www.priv.gc.ca

Ethics: "Did You Bring Your Ethics to Work Today?," humanresources.about.com
Topic 6

Topic 6: What You Should Know About
Employment Standards and Human Rights

Page 55: Employment Standards, www.labour.gov.on.ca

Page 56: Low, average, and high wages for jobs, www.workingincanada.gc.ca

Page 60: Filing a claim, www.labour.gov.on.ca

Page 60: The Employment Standards Act Scavenger Hunt, www.worksmartontario.gov.on.ca

Page 62: Human rights, www.hrto.ca

Page 63: Policies for employees under the age of 18, www.ohrc.on.ca

Bonus Links

What Is the Employment Standards Act?:

Minimum Wage: Statistics Canada information, www.statcan.gc.ca

Topic 7: What You Should Know About
Unions and Collective Bargaining

Bonus Links

What Is a Union?: The Ontario Federation of Labour's
Workers Under 30 Committee, ofl.ca

What Is a Strike? and What Is a Lockout?: Ontario Ministry of Labour
strike and lockout FAQs, www.labour.gov.on.ca

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Topic 8: How the Workplace is Changing:
Future Trends in Employment

Page 75: Labour market trends for the near future, www.tcu.gov.on.ca

Bonus Links

Gazing into the Crystal Ball: Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
labour market information, www.tcu.gov.on.ca

Trends to Watch: Did You Know? 4.0 video, www.youtube.com

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Topic 9

Topic 9: How the Workplace Is Changing:
Gender on the Job

Page 83: Employment in Canadaís Industries by Gender, www.statcan.gc.ca

Bonus Links

Timeline of Women's Accomplishments: National Film Board, Rosies of the North, www.nfb.ca

What Women Earn: Do Women Earn Less Than Men? video, www.youtube.com

Topic 12: Your Next Steps

Page 100: Employment Pathways

Page 101: Learn about a wide variety of careers, jobstvnews.com

Page 102: Explore post-secondary educational programs

Page 102: Apprenticeships, www.careersintrades.ca

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Appendix 3

Appendix 3: Showcasing Your Work

Page 113: Craig Kielburger and other speakers, www.metowe.com