• Resume Writing Advice

• Enhancv (more style/design)

• Create a Cover Letter

• Student LinkedIn portal

• LinkedIn Profile Checklist

• uOttawa Career Development Centre

• Faculty of Law Career and Professional Development Centre

• uOttawa Telfer School of Management Career Centre

uOttawa

• IndEX (That big red button on the home page of the Co-op Navigator)
• uOttawa RTE (Apply through uOzone, must complete a financial questionnaire)
• uOttawa Jobs Now (Through uOzone, apply per employer’s instructions)

Public Sector & Government Programmes

• Government of Canada Job Bank
• City of Ottawa (and other cities of your choice)
• National Capital Commission
• Government of Ontario (look at other provinces as well)
• Young Canada Works (Heritage Canada’s Summer Job Program)
• Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP)
• Research Affiliate Program
• Global Affairs Canada: Work as an intern at Global Affairs Canada (GAC) or apply to GAC’s International Youth Internship Program or International Aboriginal Youth Internships initiative.
• Public service student recruitment programs
• City of Gatineau
• Emploi Québec
• GC Jobs

Job Search Websites (key word internship, summer, coop, intern, etc.)

• GraduateLand
• Glassdoor
• Indeed.ca
• LinkedIn job search
• Charity Village
• Workopolis Campus

Self-directed: Research Potential Employers through directories and lists

• Start-up List (national & international cities)
• Community Information Centre of Ottawa (CIC)

Green Jobs

• GoodWork.ca: Canada’s Green Jobs
• Federal Sustainable Development Strategy for Canada
• Ecology Ottawa: Clean Energy Jobs, Training and Education
• Ontario Environmental Directory
• Eco Canada
• WorkCabin
• Conservation Authorities of Ontario

French-language resources

• Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario
• Répertoire des services en français d’Ottawa
• Emploi Québec

uOttawa

• IndEX (That big red button on the home page of the Co-op Navigator)
• Faculty of Social Sciences International
• The Canada-Japan Co-op Program
• uOttawa International Office

Job Search Websites (key word internship, summer, co-op, intern, student, etc.)

• GraduateLand
• Glassdoor
• LinkedIn Jobs
• Indeed.ca
• Startups List
• Internships (USA locations)

Jobs with non-profit organizations and charities

• Work in Non-Profits.ca
• Charity Village
• Juno Beach Centre: Canada’s Second World War museum and cultural centre in Normandy, France. The first round of applications runs until October 30, second round until November 15 and third round until February 15.

Third Party: Resources, programs, user pay Projects

• NGO

  • AIESEC (Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales): A student-run, non-profit organization that offers international internship programs. AIESEC provides volunteer opportunities through the Global Citizen program and work experience through the Global Talent program.
  • IAESTE (International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience)
  • Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE)
  • Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program
  • SWAP working holidays (owned and run by the Canadian Federation of Students)
     
• Private
  • My World Abroad (Free to register under uOttawa email. Look for the job boards as there are lots for the UN and international NGOs)
  • Verge Magazine Search for programmes abroad
  • ISA/GlobaLinks Learning Abroad
  • Projects Abroad
  • Students Abroad
     
• Government Programme
  • My World Abroad has an expansive section on how to work internationally (at home and abroad) with the federal government. See Part 5: The Professions / Canadian Government.

  • Global Affairs Canada

  • Government of Canada: Lookup and communicate with Canadian embassies In Europe and the Rest of the World

  • International Experience Canada (IEC): Provides young Canadians the opportunity to travel and work abroad. IEC opportunities are available in countries with which Canada has a bilateral youth mobility arrangement.