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We’re here to help you to find work. Change can be stressful but it can also mean excitement, advancement, and opportunity.
At Northern Lights, we believe in Real Work for Real People, and we want to help you meet your employment goal. This might mean getting you back to work quickly. It might mean guiding you toward a new career. Or it might be as simple as showing you a few tools to make your task easier. We’ll help you determine the programs and services you may want to explore to help you get back to work.
How can we help you?
Each person looking for a job is unique. You may have your resumé all set to go and just need some direction on how to search for a job. You may benefit from some training before you can get a job.
Northern Lights has been helping people in Durham Region get to work since 1985. We can link you to a wide range of employment programs and services. Each one is customized to meet different needs.
Browse our site. Look through the variety of employment programs and services available to you through numerous community agencies, and then get in touch with us. We’re here to help.
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An Analysis of the Greater Toronto Region Labour Market - Feb 2009 In the Greater Toronto Region, the labour force increased by 60,800 from February 2008 to 2009. Increases in part-time employment were off-set by losses in full-time employment, resulting in a net decline in total employment over the period. With a growing labour force and decreasing employment, unemployment increased by 67,400, pushing the unemploymnet rate up to 8.1% in February 2009 compared to 6.2% in February 2008. Job losses were mostly in manufacturing, construction; and business, building and other support services. Toronto Region Labour Market Monitor
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