Employment and Training
Abilities Business Cooperative 604-688-6464 ext. 115
www.abcoop.org
The Abilities Business Cooperative offers products and services to businesses and individuals within the Metro Vancouver region. The co-op brings together self-employed people with disabilities to support each other, exchange products and services, market collectively and attract the business community.
Built Network 604-517-5526
www.builtnetwork.ca
Built Network empowers individuals with personal and professional skills in a supportive environment, which leads to increased self-esteem, confidence and self-reliance.
BC Centre for Ability:
Employment Resource Centre 604-450-5511
www.centreforability.bc.ca
Vocational Programs for youth and adults are designed to support people with disabilities to get access to training or employment. The Centre supports adults of working age, legally entitled to work in Canada with a disability or a chronic health condition.
BC Employnet
www.bcemploynet.org
BC Employnet is a network of people providing employment support services to people with developmental disabilities in BC. The network was founded in the spring of 2008 by a group of 25 people attending a retreat at Edenvale hosted by the BC Association for Community Living.
Building Opportunities with
Business Inner City Society 778-835-7545
www.bobics.org
Building Opportunities with Business Inner City Society offers job postings and customized training opportunities for people in the downtown east side and surrounding area who identify having barriers to employment.
Care Canada 604-321-8472
www.carecanada.net
Studying and working in Canada made simple for landed immigrants.
Corporate Occupational Solutions, Inc. 604-726-6142
www.cosinc.ca
Corporate Occupational Solutions, Inc. advances people and cultures by fostering the development of optimal workplaces.
Link-Up Employment Services for Persons
with Disabilities 604-602-1505
www.linkup.ca
‘Linking abilities to the workplace’. LinkUp has spent the past 15 years working job seekers with disabilities to employment suited to their qualifications and abilities.
Neil Squire Society 604-473-9363
www.neilsquire.ca
Neil Squire Society uses technology, knowledge and passion to empower Canadians with physical disabilities
Open Door Group 604-872-0770
www.opendoorgroup.org
The Open Door Group - formerly TheoBC - envisions a world where people achieve personal independence without limitations. Describing itself as
a business-oriented, non-profit organization, it aims to
enhance personal growth and economic independence for British Columbians.
Pathways Information Centre 604-682-7353
www.tradeworks.bc.ca/pathways
Helping residents find the services they need.
Reliable Business Outsourcing 1-877-827-8249 (Fraser Valley)
www.reliableoutsourcing.ca
Reliable Business Outsourcing acts as a professional resource agency to connect professional contractors with businesses
Triumph Vocational Services 604-689-7150
www.triumphvocational.com
Triumph Vocational Services creates opportunities for people with disabilities in British Columbia to develop skills, increase independence and participate in the workplace (services areas outside of the lower mainland)
Tradeworks Training Society 604-253-9355
www.tradeworks.bc.ca
skill training for people seeking employment
Vancity A.B.L.E.D. (Advice & Business Loans for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities) 604-709-6965
www.vancity.com/abled
The Vancity ABLED program, backed By Western Economic Diversification Canada, aims to provides the entrepreneur with a disability viable options for financing either the launch or expansion of a small business, while also providing through business planning training, coaching, or mentoring.
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