Career Exploration

Canada’s Youth Resource Network
Links to dozens of resources like self-assessment sites, labour market projections, government programs and events.

Job Profiles Online
Discuss what professionals like and don’t like about their jobs. Students can choose careers from a number of categories such as arts and sports or education and social services.

HRDC Site
Contains articles on topics such as youth employment, the new job market, skills sought by employers, job search techniques, personal development, career choices and opportunities.

New Brunswick Government Career Section (keyword: Youth)
A career planning site to help you figure out what to do after high school and how to get there.

Job Futures
A site designed to help probe you think about possible vocations.

Career Edge
Aimed at graduates who have finished their education but who lack career related work experience. The goal of the organization is to enhance the employability of Canada/s youth by providing paid internships to qualified applicants.

Volunteer Canada
Volunteer centers listed on this site recruit volunteers for all kinds of community services.

The Department of National Defense
The military is always looking for potential candidates in engineering, computer science, flight school and medicine. Expensive programs are offered at little or no cost with opportunities for part-time and summer employment.

Public Service Commission of Canada
Dedicated to government co-ops.