Whether you're looking for a job, or wanting to hire skilled job ready employees, the Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre can help.
In Ontario, there are many Government Services and Government Programs designed to help you achieve your career goals.
Youth can gain mentorship, support, education, skills and guaranteed job opportunities by participating in free youth employment programs. Find out how.
The Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre has been servicing newcomers since 2002. In fact, 24% of the full-time staff is dedicated to serving newcomers through Job Search Workshops, The Mentoring Partnership and the Pickering Welcome Centre. Learn more.
Our Employment Counsellors can help you revise, tweak or overhaul your current employment strategy to achieve employment success.
Become "Job Ready" with professionally developed résumés, cover letters that work, effective self-selling strategies, customized workshops and computer training
Send in your employment and Help Centre-related questions to our staff, and you'll receive an e-mail answer within 5 business days.
Job Opportunities listed on this page are posted by employers through the Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre Job Portal website.
The Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre works with Employers to help them find the right candidate for available positions.
External Job Sites all in one easy to find location.
Clients of the Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre can access jobs that are not publicly available.Ask your Employment Counsellor for details.
Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre
272 King Street East
Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 1C8
Tel: 905-579-1821
Fax: 905-579-1857
E-mail: Click to send us an email
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday - 8:30am - 4:30pm
Resource Centre Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Tuesday, Thursday: 8:30am – 8:00pm
Free Parking!
Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre - Pickering Resource Centre
1400 Bayly Street, Unit #12
Pickering, Ontario, L1W 3R2
Tel: 905-420-4010
Fax: 905-420-9854
E-mail: Click to send us an email
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday - 8:30am - 4:30pm
Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre - Pickering Welcome Centre - Job Search Workshop
1400 Bayly Street, Unit #5
Pickering, Ontario, L1W 3R2
Tel: 905-420-3008
Fax: 905-420-3001
E-mail: Click to send us an email
Free Parking!
Find a mentor to help you progress your career in Canada.
If you are an immigrant with a professional background, TRIEC Mentoring Partnership* can help you reconnect with your career with the support of a mentor who works in your field, in Canada.
By talking to a mentor who shares your professional background and knows how the local labour market works, you can get a head start on your journey to success in Canada.
In fact, 75% of participants find a job in their professional field within one year.
You should sign up for the program if you:
• Have 2+ years of international experience in your professional field
• Have lived in Canada for less than five years
• Are unemployed or underemployed and looking to reconnect with your career
A mentor can help you:
• Understand Canadian industry trends
• Develop more effective job search strategies
• Build your professional network
• Find ways of leveraging your experience and skills
Interested? Contact a Mentoring Partnership Coach to learn how to sign-up.
TRIEC Mentoring Partnership is a collaboration of employer and community partners, and operates as a program of TRIEC. TRIEC champions the skills and talents that immigrants bring to the Greater Toronto Area. Funding for TRIEC Mentoring Partnership is provided by the Governments of Canada and Ontario, Ontario Trillium Foundation, RBC Foundation and Manulife.
For more information about TRIEC, click here.
For more information about TRIEC Mentoring Partnership, click here.
Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre is a partner in TRIEC Mentoring Partnership - a program of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council delivered by 12 community partners across the GTA, including the Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre.
In 2016, a three-year, $197,900 Grow grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation was awarded to DRUHC’s TRIEC Mentoring Partnership.
Read the September 2016 press release.
Take advantage of the services, programs and job search workshops available. Please call to schedule an appointment to meet with an Employment Counsellor in Oshawa or Pickering to explore options available to you.
Oshawa Location
Specializing in Employment Services
272 King Street East, Oshawa
Ph. 905-579-1821 | F. 905-579-1857
E. info@unemployedhelp.on.ca
Pickering Location
Specializing in Employment Services
1400 Bayly Street, Unit 12, Pickering
Ph. 905-420-4010 | F. 905-420-9854
E. careadmin@unemployedhelp.on.ca
Pickering Welcome Centre
Specializing in services to Newcomers to Canada
1400 Bayly Street, Unit 5, Pickering, ON
Ph. 905-420-3008 | F. 905-420-3001
E. jswinfo@unemployedhelp.on.ca
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