The Career Corner at the University of Ottawa is not responsible for employment conditions or work environments within organizations that promote themselves on campus or at career fairs organized by the University, nor is it responsible for the content of an employer’s job posting made available through the University’s web-based job posting board. Students are solely responsible for researching and gauging the suitability of an employer, employment offer, or volunteer opportunity, regardless of whether the potential employer or organization has partnered with our offices or promoted itself independently on campus. Employers, organizations, and students are encouraged to request reference information from each other, as needed, to establish qualifications, credentials, and overall fit between a potential employer or organization and the student applicant.
Students are urged to educate themselves on their employment rights and may avail themselves of the University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic to learn more about employment rights. The University is not responsible for the contractual terms of service that students may decide to enter into with an employer.
For further information on employment rights, please refer to any of the following external sources:
- Ontario: the Employment Standards Act, 2000 at the Ministry of Labour
- Ontario: the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, and the Human Rights Legal Support Centre
- Ontario: the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Quebec: the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST)
- Quebec: the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse
- Canada: if working for a federal or federally regulated organization, the Canada Labour Code
For franchisor-franchisee opportunities, students are also encouraged to evaluate the appropriateness of franchisor-franchisee-based and commission-based opportunities and to obtain independent legal advice on their obligations flowing from any contract entered into with a franchisor. They should be mindful that employment standards legislation may not necessarily protect them when contracting with such organizations.
For international opportunities, whether they be for work, study, or volunteering, students are responsible for educating themselves not only on the suitability of the environment within which they will work, study, or volunteer, but also on the political, health, and socio-economic stability of the region or country they choose to visit. Students are encouraged to consult some of the following online resources:
- Global Affairs Canada – counsellor services, travel advisories
- CIA Factbook
- MyWorldAbroad
Hyperlinks from the University’s Career Corner website are provided only for convenience and if you decide to visit any linked external sites, you will be leaving the University’s website. Hyperlinks do not imply that the University endorses, sponsors, or is associated with the linked site or that any linked site is authorized to use the name or logo of the University. The University is not responsible for the contents of any such linked sites or any other site not under the control of the University.