Community Living Ontario

This employment project is a partnership between local Ontario Rotary Clubs and Community Living Ontario. Our goal is to help Ontarians who have a disability find employment.

Community Living Ontario and Rotary Clubs are working together with local businesses to promote the hiring of people who have a disability. Our goal is to find over 100 job opportunities for people who have a disability within the next three years.  Community Living Ontario staff are available to work with Rotary Clubs and potential employers to meet this goal.

Rotary Clubs are encouraging members and their business communities to actively create employment opportunities and to consider filling vacancies with people who have a disability. It is then Community Living Ontario’s role to connect employers to local employment agencies if needed.

These agencies can help employers with:

• Locating potential candidates who have a disability
• Prescreening these candidates
• Providing on-the-job training
• Assistance with workplace accommodations
• Information about government assistance and other resources that will help make recruitment and retention smooth and easy

Rotary Clubs recognize the benefits of hiring people who have a disability. Tapping into this labour pool is good business.

Studies and employer surveys show that employees who have a disability:

• Demonstrate average or above average work performance
• Are willing and able to work at many different types of jobs
• Have a proven positive affect on staff morale

The Rotary Employment Project for Ontario has been made possible through grants from:

• Ontario Trillium Foundation
• The Harry E. Foster Foundation
• Ontario Disability Support Program Employment Innovation Fund  
• Community Living Ontario

For more information please contact:
Email: rotarypartnership [at] communitylivingontario [dot] ca (rotarypartnership [at] communitylivingontario [dot] ca )

416-447-4348 or 1-800-278-8025

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