Employment and Training Partnerships
Employment and Training Partnerships are available to individuals seeking support in finding and maintaining work, including those facing barriers to employment. Services may include job search assistance, resume development, job referrals, on-the-job training and access to supports such as certifications and life skills.
Programs are delivered by service providers across Manitoba, offering a range of formats—from one-on-one support to small group sessions and wraparound services tailored to individual needs.
Service provider listings are organized by provincial region, with links to each organization’s website for easy access to more information.
Northern/Northwestern Region
| Service Provider and Project | Location of Services | Project Description | Client group(s) to be served |
| Boys and Girls Club of Thompson Inc. Youth Build Program |
Thompson | Offers academic upgrading, life skills programming, employment assistance services and a 10-week job placement for youth ages 18–29 who face challenges in finding or maintaining employment. | • Youth at Risk • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Indigenous • Immigrant • Unemployed • Person with Disabilities • Youth |
| Career Trek Inc. Wonder of Work |
Winnipeg, Westman and Northern region | Engages post-secondary students as part-time staff to help facilitate career exploration activities for Grade 5 and 6 students, providing participants with valuable work experience that builds their resume, strengthens leadership and employability skills, and expands their professional networks. | • Youth • Youth at Risk • Indigenous • On or at risk of financial assistance • Immigrant |
| FireSpirit Inc. Employment Assistance Services (EAS) |
Opaskwayak | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. Services include resume and job search assistance, interview skills, assessment services, employment plan development, employment counselling, information on the labour market and education/training opportunities and job referral and/or placement. | • All Manitobans |
| FireSpirit Inc. Northern Youth Employment Services |
Opaskwayak | Provides a range of supports for youth in northern Manitoba, including work experience, internships for high school credit and programming for youth requiring additional supports to employment. Provides support to access Class 5 driver training for eligible youth to support further training and employment opportunities. | • Youth • Youth at Risk |
| Flin Flon Aboriginal Friendship Centre Inc. Employment Links Development Centre |
Flin Flon Intinerant services in Cranberry, Portage and Snow Lake |
Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Flin Flon School Division Youth Mentor Program |
Flin Flon | The Youth Mentor Program is administered by the FIin Flon School Division to provide unemployed or underemployed youth facing multiple barriers to employment, with instruction and guidance to improve literacy, essential skills, employability skills and focus on career interests while providing mentorship support to younger students. | • Youth • Youth at Risk |
| Garden Hill First Nation Residential Framing Training Project |
Garden Hill | This nine-week Residential Framing Training program offers participants the opportunity to gain valuable in-demand skills. The program focuses on teaching the fundamentals of residential framing that can lead to further trades training options and increase employability both within the community and in the broader labour market. | • Youth • Youth at Risk • Indigenous |
| Incorporated Community of Cross Lake Cross Lake Resource Centre |
Cross Lake | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Junior Achievement of Manitoba Youth Initiative |
Winnipeg, Westman and Northern region | Delivers half-day workshops, tailored to a specific age group and region to reflect local career and workforce development opportunities and financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship awareness workshops to youth in schools throughout Manitoba. | • Youth |
| Ma-Mow-We-Tak-Friendship Centre Inc. Youth Employment Assistance Services |
Thompson | Provides employment readiness programs and services designed to meet the educational, social, employment training and cultural needs of youth ages 18-29 in the community and surrounding areas. | • Youth • Youth at Risk • Indigenous • Limited work experience • On or at risk of financial assistance • Unemployed |
| Manitoba Metis Federation - Wabowden Local Wabowden Employment and Training Resource Centre |
Box 280, Wabowden Phone: 204-689-2201 |
Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Manitoba Possible Inc. Northern Employment Services |
Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability or facing multiple challenges to securing employment, to prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities | |
| Manitoba Possible Services, Inc. Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) Designated Agency (DA) |
Provincial | Provides vocational services to persons with a physical disability (including the Deaf and hard of hearing but excluding persons with a visual disability or spinal cord injury) to help them achieve employment/vocational goals set out in their individualized vocational plan (IVP). | • Person with Disabilities |
| North Central Community Futures Development Corporation Inc. Self Employment Program |
Thompson | Assists individuals interested in becoming self-employed by providing training, business plan development and support as they start their own business. | • Unemployed |
| Northern Manitoba Sector Council Northern Industry Collaborative Employment |
Thompson | Northern Manitoba Sector Council (NMSC) is a non-profit organization that in partnership with employers in mining, forestry, energy, rail-line, and health sectors, provide industry-driven training to prepare individuals to enter in the labour market in these sectors. | • Unemployed • Youth • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Indigenous • Person with Disabilities • Immigrant • Youth at Risk |
| Northwest Manitoba Community Futures Development Corporation Lynn Lake Regional Resource Centre |
Lynn Lake | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Spinal Cord Injury Manitoba Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) Designated Agency (DA) and Transitional Employment Services |
Provincial | Provides vocational services to Manitobans living with a spinal cord injury to realize their vocational and employment goals through the provision of a continuum of specialized employment-related programs and rehabilitation services that address disability-related barriers. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Town of Churchill Training to Employment Project (T2E) and Employment Assistance Services (EAS) |
Churchill | EAS provides employment services to support job readiness, placement, and retention. The Training to Employment program offers targeted training for unemployed and underemployed Manitobans, advancing workforce development through sustainable employment solutions. | • All Manitobans |
| Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) and Career Employment Services |
Provincial | Supports Manitobans with vision loss in preparing for, securing and sustaining employment through vocational counselling, job search and retention assistance, and rehabilitation training for academic and workplace success. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) Skills for Success of Manitoba |
Provincial | Delivers Skills for Success programming for individuals and the workplace. Provides upskilling programs to help workplaces boost efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. Offers self-directed and in-person assessments and workshops to assist unemployed or underemployed Manitobans in securing and maintaining employment. Referrals and walk-in clients are accepted. | • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Unemployed |
| YWCA of Thompson Employment Links Program: Assessment Centre |
Thompson | Provides a range of employment services to support individuals facing barriers to entering the workforce or pursuing educational goals. Participants are supported as they explore career options, establish goals and identify strengths, skills gaps and address barriers to employment. | • All Manitobans |
| YWCA of Thompson Employment Links Program: Steps to Success |
Thompson | Provides personalized support to assist participants in developing the foundational and essential skills to be successful in achieving employment or further training. The program offers literacy upgrading, life skills and essential skills training. | • All Manitobans |
Parkland Region
| Service Provider and Project | Location of Services | Project Description | Client group(s) to be served |
| Almost New Store Corporation Almost New Store |
220 Main Street North, Dauphin Phone: 204-638-0490 |
Delivers hands-on training and work experience at a second-hand store in Dauphin, complemented by workshops and employment skills development. Participants receive ongoing support as they transition into competitive employment. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Assiniboine College Strive - Succeed in the Work World |
Dauphin | A six-week program supporting individuals requiring additional supports with employment through skill-building, career planning, job search training, and short-term training, paired with work experience that may lead to ongoing employment. | • Unemployed • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Indigenous • Person with Disabilities • Youth • Youth at Risk |
| Elbert Chartrand Friendship Centre SUCCEED Connections |
Swan River | Provides job skills development, employment preparation, Skills for Success and life skills training for individuals to successfully integrate into the workforce, school and community. | • Unemployed • Youth • Limited work experience • Indigenous • Person with Disabilities • Immigrant • Youth at Risk |
| Focus on Employment Inc. Focus on Employment - Supported Employment Program |
702 Main Street, Swan River Phone: 204-281-0418 |
Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Junior Achievement of Manitoba Youth Initiative |
Winnipeg, Westman and Northern region | Delivers half-day workshops, tailored to a specific age group and region to reflect local career and workforce development opportunities and financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship awareness workshops to youth in schools throughout Manitoba. | • Youth |
| Manitoba Possible Services, Inc. Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) Designated Agency (DA) |
Provincial | Provides vocational services to persons with a physical disability (including the Deaf and hard of hearing but excluding persons with a visual disability or spinal cord injury) to help them achieve employment/vocational goals set out in their individualized vocational plan (IVP). | • Person with Disabilities |
| Parkland Residential and Vocational Services Inc. Supported Employment - Dauphin |
424 1st Avenue NE, Dauphin Phone: 204-638-8901 |
Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Parkland Chamber of Commerce Parkland Job Opportunity Centre |
Dauphin | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Parkwest Regional Employment and Development Corporation Regional Employment Resource Centre |
Russell | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Spinal Cord Injury Manitoba Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) Designated Agency (DA) and Transitional Employment Services |
Provincial | Provides vocational services to Manitobans living with a spinal cord injury to realize their vocational and employment goals through the provision of a continuum of specialized employment-related programs and rehabilitation services that address disability-related barriers. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Town of Swan River Swan Valley Employment and Training Project |
702 Main Street, Swan River Phone: 204-734-4586 ext. 205 |
Offers a range of employment services to help seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) and Career Employment Services |
Provincial | Supports Manitobans with vision loss in preparing for, securing and sustaining employment through vocational counselling, job search and retention assistance, and rehabilitation training for academic and workplace success. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) Skills for Success of Manitoba |
Provincial | Delivers Skills for Success programming for individuals and the workplace. Provides upskilling programs to help workplaces boost efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. Offers self-directed and in-person assessments and workshops to assist unemployed or underemployed Manitobans in securing and maintaining employment. Referrals and walk-in clients are accepted. | • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Unemployed |
Winnipeg Region
| Service Provider and Project | Location of Services | Project Description | Client group(s) to be served |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Winnipeg Personalized Employment Preparation (PEP) |
Winnipeg | Offers free pre-employment training for youth ages 16-29. This one-on-one service is designed to work with individuals who require a program focusing on in-depth life skills, pre- employment skills, employment skills, soft skills and minor counseling, based on need. | • Youth • Youth at Risk • Immigrant • Indigenous • Unemployed • Limited work experience • On or at risk of financial assistance |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Winnipeg Youth Recreation Activity Worker (YRAW) |
Winnipeg | The YRAW program provides hands-on training and education to equip youth with the skills to deliver recreational programs that support healthy development and foster community leadership. | • Youth • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Unemployed |
| Building Urban Industries for Local Development (BUILD) Inc. BUILD Training Program |
Winnipeg | A paid 700-hour training program combining classroom instruction and practical experience, focused on developing foundational skills, safety knowledge, and hands-on exposure to trades such as carpentry and plumbing. | • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Unemployed • Limited work experience • Immigrant |
| Canadian Muslim Women's Institute Industrial Sewing Machine Operator Employment Training Program |
Winnipeg | Offers a 12-week industry-specific sewing training program for immigrant women, providing practical skills, workplace language and exposure to Canadian workplace culture. | • Immigrant • Unemployed • Limited work experience • On or at risk of financial assistance |
| Career Trek Inc. Empowering Parents |
Winnipeg | This career exploration program is designed for young parents and their children, offering opportunities to identify strengths and interests, connect with local businesses and industries, and visit post-secondary campuses to support participants in setting goals for education, training and careers after high school. | • Youth • Youth at Risk • Indigenous • On or at risk of financial assistance • Immigrant |
| Career Trek Inc. Wonder of Work |
Winnipeg, Westman and Northern region | Engages post-secondary students as part-time staff to help facilitate career exploration activities for Grade 5 and 6 students, providing participants with valuable work experience that builds their resume, strengthens leadership and employability skills, and expands their professional networks. | • Youth • Youth at Risk • Indigenous • On or at risk of financial assistance • Immigrant |
| Connect Employment Services Inc. Supported Employment Services |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Conseil de développement économique des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba (CDEM) Emploi pour tous (EPT) |
Winnipeg | Serves Francophone clients aged 30+, offering employability training in résumé writing, job readiness and interview preparation. Eligible participants may transition to a six-week wage subsidy upon completion. | • Person with Disabilities • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Unemployed |
| Conseil de développement économique des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba (CDEM) Travail Independent |
Winnipeg | Assists individuals interested in becoming self-employed by providing training, business plan development and support as they start their own business. | • Unemployed |
| Daniel McIntyre/St Matthews Community Association Inc. PREP Employment Readiness Program |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| EDGE Skills Centre Inc. EDGE Career Program |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Elmwood Community Resource and Area Association Inc. Manitoba Adult Language Training for Immigrants (MALTI) - Building Futures |
Winnipeg | Provides support for individuals at Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5-8 by providing resume and job search assistance, interview skills, assessment services, employment plan development, employment counselling, information on the labour market and education/training opportunities and job referral and/or placement. | • Immigrant |
| Elmwood Community Resource Centre Elmwood Youth Employment Experience (EYEE) |
Winnipeg | Provides group-based pre-employment job search, job maintenance and employability skills workshops for youth ages 16-29. | • Youth • Youth at Risk |
| Equal Opportunities West Supported Employment |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities |
| FireSpirit Inc. Aboriginal Youth Internship Program |
Winnipeg | Provides employability programming to youth in Grades 11 and 12 from the Winnipeg Louis-Riel, River East Transcona and Pembina Trails School Divisions School Divisions facing multiple barriers to employment. | • Youth • Youth at Risk |
| Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba Inc. Youth Employment Program |
Winnipeg | Supports newcomer youth (ages 16–21) in gaining first-time employment through six weeks of pre-employment training followed by 150 hours of paid work experience. | • Youth • Immigrant |
| Immigrant Centre Manitoba Inc. Immigrant Centre EAS Program |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Indigenous Leadership Development Institute Inc. Introductory Carpentry Program |
Winnipeg | Offers a 22-week introductory carpentry program that includes life skills training, employment preparation, safety training and technical and practical carpentry training that can be used towards obtaining Level 1 Apprenticeship. | • Indigenous |
| Junior Achievement of Manitoba Youth Initiative |
Winnipeg, Westman and Northern region | Delivers half-day workshops, tailored to a specific age group and region to reflect local career and workforce development opportunities and financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship awareness workshops to youth in schools throughout Manitoba. | • Youth |
| Jobworks Become a Trained Educational Assistant in Manitoba |
Winnipeg | Offers a 10-month training program that prepare participants for careers as educational assistants within the education field. | • Unemployed • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience |
| Knox United Church Knox Employment Entry Program (KEE) |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Manitoba Health Care Providers Network Discover Health Career |
Winnipeg | A paid summer placement program supporting province-wide recruitment and retention of health professionals through 4–10 week opportunities in rural or Northern Manitoba (max 6 weeks for Medical Students, 10 weeks for Nursing/Allied Health). | • Youth • Indigenous • Person with Disabilities |
| Manitoba Institute of Trades & Technology Refugee Employment Development Initiative (REDI) - Manufacturing Production Worker |
Winnipeg | Provides a 10-week program for newcomers to build language and essential skills, prepare for employment, and receive personalized career support, followed by an 8-week Manufacturing Production Worker training. | • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Immigrant • Unemployed |
| Manitoba Possible Inc. Employment Preparation Centre |
Winnipeg | Provides assessment, employment services and supports to Manitobans living with a disability, helping to achieve greater independence and enhancing workplace accessibility and inclusiveness. | • Person with Disabilities |
| New Directions for Children, Youth, Adults and Families Inc. Training Resources for Youth (TRY) |
Winnipeg | A group-based pre-employment training program for youth aged 16–29 who are experiencing barriers to finding work, returning to school, or engaging in other training opportunities. | • Youth at Risk • Youth |
| New Directions for Children, Youth, Adults and Families Inc. Work2It |
Winnipeg | An individualized pre-employment training program for youth aged 16–29 who are facing employment barriers and require additional support to prepare for entering the workforce or returning to school. Referrals to the program are accepted from Manitoba Justice, Child and Family Services and Bail Supervision. | • Youth at Risk • Youth |
| Newcomer Employment and Education Development Services Inc. (NEEDS) Youth Employment for Newcomers (YEN) |
Winnipeg | The program supports newcomer and refugee youth aged 16-29 in building employability skills to successfully participate in the Canadian workforce. | • Immigrant • Youth • Unemployed • On or at risk of financial assistance |
| North End Community Renewal Corporation (NECRC) Citizens' Bridge |
Winnipeg | A pre-employment program that assists individuals with obtaining essential identification documents, establishing bank accounts and enrollment in driver training courses. | • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Immigrant • Unemployed |
| North End Community Renewal Corporation (NECRC) PATH Employability Centre |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| North Forge Technology Exchange Manitoba Senior Years Business, Design and Innovation Program |
Winnipeg | Provides Met school students with the opportunity to fulfill the project-based learning component of the school curriculum by completing an entrepreneurship and innovation-focused project at North Forge, helping participants build their understanding of business, innovation and entrepreneurship. | • Youth • Youth at Risk |
| Opportunities for Employment Inc. Employment Assistance Services |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Opportunities for Employment Inc. Manitoba Works! (Employment Mentorship Program) |
Winnipeg | Delivers programming designed to assess and equip eligible job seekers for the labour market and strategically match candidates with industry-based mentorship opportunities. | • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Unemployed |
| Opportunities for Employment Inc. Refugee Employment Development Initiative |
Winnipeg | Connects immigrants, newcomers and refugees at Canadian Language Benchmark of four or less to in-demand jobs by partnering with local employers in the manufacturing sector. | • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Unemployed |
| Osborne Village Resource Centre Manitoba Incorporated Employment Assistance Services |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Pluri-elles (Manitoba) Inc. Prendre sa carriere en main |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of employment services to help Francophone job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • Unemployed • Youth • Youth at Risk • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Indigenous • Person with Disabilities • Immigrant |
| Pluri-elles (Manitoba) Inc. Refugee Employment Development Initiative (REDI) |
Winnipeg | Delivers a 12-week customized EAL program for individuals with CLB 4 or below, integrating essential skills, job readiness, and paid work placements with employers in manufacturing and hospitality. | • Immigrant |
| Premier Personnel Corporation Supported Employment |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Purpose Construction (PC) Inc. PC Homes Training Program |
Winnipeg | Provides construction skills training, paid employment experiences and wrap-around supports to Indigenous individuals facing barriers to employment, preparing participants for careers within the construction sector. | • Indigenous |
| Purpose Construction Inc. Purpose Homes Affordable Housing Program |
Winnipeg | Creates a pathway for low-income individuals and families to own their own homes by supporting the construction of high-quality, energy-efficient single-family homes on vacant in-fill lots in Winnipeg's inner city while providing valuable work experience for Indigenous trainees facing barriers to employment. | • Indigenous • EIA Recipients • Person with Disabilities • Immigrant • Unemployed |
| Reaching E-Quality Employment Services (REES) REES Co-op |
Winnipeg | Supports individuals with a disability in accessing meaningful employment. Participants gain valuable work experience through a paid, on-the-job training opportunity. | • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Unemployed • Person with Disabilities • Youth • Youth at Risk • Indigenous |
| Red River College Polytechnic (RRCP) Refugee Employment Development Initiative (REDI) |
Winnipeg | The Refugee Employment Development Initiative (REDI) programs provide employment programming for newcomers, linking occupation-specific employment training, sector-specific language training and work-integrated learning. Participants that complete language training will move on to the 24-week welding training offered through the Winnipeg Industrial Skills Training Centre (WISTC) REDI Program. | • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Immigrant • Unemployed |
| Sara Riel Inc. Supported Employment |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities |
| SCE Lifeworks Inc. SCE LifeWorks Supported Employment Services |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities |
| SEED Winnipeg Inc. Business and Enterprise Support Training (BEST) Program |
Winnipeg | Provides low-income individuals facing barriers to employment with the skills and support needed to launch, expand, and stabilize a business. The program includes pre-entrepreneurial information sessions, business management training, one-on-one business consultations, support in accessing financing, and post-business launch support. | • On or at risk of financial assistance |
| Seven Oaks School Division - Immigrant Services Manitoba Adult Language for Immigrants (MALTI) Language to Employment |
Winnipeg | Offers pre-employment services, employment readiness training, and language training to individuals at Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5-8. Provides referrals to the Career Ready program, in which participants may earn credits toward a Manitoba high school diploma and/or attain level one hours for designated trades. | • Limited work experience • On or at risk of financial assistance • Immigrant • Unemployed |
| Spinal Cord Injury Manitoba Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) Designated Agency (DA) and Transitional Employment Services |
Provincial | Provides vocational services to Manitobans living with a spinal cord injury to realize their vocational and employment goals through the provision of a continuum of specialized employment-related programs and rehabilitation services that address disability-related barriers. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Skills Unlimited steps2work |
Winnipeg | Provides a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain meaningful employment. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Tech Manitoba Pembina Trails Early College Mentorship Program (PTEC) |
Winnipeg | Provides experiential technology training to Grades 9-12 students, including workplace experiences, mentorship, and internships/work placements with industry partners. Participants earn both a high school diploma and a post-secondary certificate. | • Youth |
| The FortWhyte Foundation Inc. FortWhyte Farms - Road to Self Reliance |
Winnipeg | The project uses sustainable farming work experiences to connect youth to meaningful employment and training opportunities. By partnering with high schools and youth-serving organizations, the program ensures students receive training and career exploration opportunities that are essential to preparing them for the labour market. | • Youth • Youth at Risk • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Indigenous • Immigrant • Unemployed |
| The Gateway Group The Gateway Group |
Winnipeg | Provides employment preparation, individualized coaching and skill development to help youth overcome barriers and transition to employment or further training. | • Youth • Youth at Risk |
| The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada Life and Employability Enhancement Program (LEEP) |
Winnipeg | Provides pre-employment training and paid work experience for refugee youth and youth from war-affected regions. Participants gain valuable skills and experience to help them move closer to employment or pursue further education. | • Youth • Limited work experience • Immigrant • Unemployed |
| The Governing Council of The Salvation Army Work Readiness Program (WKRP) |
Winnipeg | Offers a 7-week, pre-employment training program with life skills, basic computer training and job search skills, followed by supervised job search. Services are a combination of structured classroom time and one on one career counselling. Short term training (i.e. First Aid, CPR, WHMIS, Forklift, Food Handler) is available to eligible participants requiring for employment. | • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Indigenous • Immigrant • Unemployed • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk |
| The Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of Manitoba Inc. Racehorse Groom Training |
Winnipeg | Delivers a four-week job readiness program preparing participants for employment as horse grooms. Licensed graduates are eligible for approximately 30 seasonal positions at Assiniboia Downs, addressing a labour shortage in Manitoba’s equine industry. | • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Unemployed |
| The Link: Youth and Family Supports Life Train |
Winnipeg | A community-based program that supports youth aged 18-29 who face barriers to employment. Using a personalized approach, the program helps participants build employment skills, explore career options, strengthen job search skills and connect with the community and the workforce. | • Youth • Youth at Risk |
| The Momentum Centre Inc. Momentum Now! |
Winnipeg | Provides pre-employment training, professional development opportunities, performance coaching, paid work experience and wraparound supports for youth facing barriers to employment. | • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Unemployed • Immigrant |
| University of Manitoba Manitoba Mini U |
Winnipeg | This summer program offers post-secondary students practical experience in delivering youth activities, while building key skills such as leadership, teamwork, and communication. | • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Indigenous |
| Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) and Career Employment Services |
Provincial | Supports Manitobans with vision loss in preparing for, securing and sustaining employment through vocational counselling, job search and retention assistance, and rehabilitation training for academic and workplace success. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Winnipeg Adult Education Centre Manitoba Adult Language Training for Immigrants - Language Development Program (MALTI LD) |
Winnipeg | The Language Development Program is offered through a two-pronged approach: English language learning and Career Development Skills and Opportunities. | • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Immigrant • Unemployed |
| Winnipeg English Language Assessment and Referral Centre (WELARC) Language Assessment and Referral |
Winnipeg | Conducts language assessments as a part of the Manitoba Adult Language Training for Immigrants (MALTI) program, the Refugee Employment Development Initiative (REDI) and the Internationally Educated Nurses initiative (IEN). | • Immigrant |
| Winnipeg Industrial Skills Training Centre Inc. (WISTC) MAC |
Winnipeg | Offers a comprehensive 24-week technical and employability skills training program in welding and metal fabrication to assist unemployed or underemployed individuals obtain the skills needed to secure entry-level positions in the welding and metal fabrication industry. | • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Immigrant • Unemployed • Indigenous |
| Winnipeg Industrial Skills Training Centre Inc. (WISTC) Refugee Employment Development Initiative (REDI) |
Winnipeg | Offers a comprehensive 24-week technical and employability skills training program in welding and metal fabrication to newcomers at a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4 or lower. | • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Immigrant • Unemployed |
| Work and Social Opportunity Inc. (WASO) Employment Services Program |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Workers of Tomorrow Safety Centre Inc. Immigrant Worker Safety Presentations and Safety Practicum Initiative |
Winnipeg | Delivers workplace safety and health presentations to newcomers, new entrants to the workforce, and youth throughout Manitoba to enhance the awareness of workplace rights and occupational health and safety. | • Youth • Immigrant |
| Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) Skills for Success of Manitoba |
Provincial | Delivers Skills for Success programming for individuals and the workplace. Provides upskilling programs to help workplaces boost efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. Offers self-directed and in-person assessments and workshops to assist unemployed or underemployed Manitobans in securing and maintaining employment. Referrals and walk-in clients are accepted. | • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Unemployed |
| Y.E.S. Manitoba Inc. Youth Employment Services (YES) - Pre-Employment Assistance Program |
Winnipeg | Offers a range of services and supports to help youth access employment opportunities, training, and education upgrading. | • Youth • Youth at Risk |
Eastern Region
| Service Provider and Project | Location of Services | Project Description | Client group(s) to be served |
| Association for Community Living - Beausejour Branch Inc. Supported Employment Options (SEO) Program |
Beausejour | Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Association for Community Living - Steinbach Branch Inc. Eastman Employment Services - EAS |
Steinbach | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Association for Community Living - Steinbach Branch Inc. Eastman Employment Services - Supported Employment Program |
Steinbach | Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Community Employment and Resource Centre (CERC-MB) Inc. Bilingual Employment Preparation Services (BEPS) |
St-Pierre-Jolys | Offers range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Community Futures Winnipeg River Self Employment Assistance (SEA) |
Lac du Bonnet | Assists individuals interested in becoming self-employed by providing training, business plan development and support as they start their own business. | • Unemployed |
| Junior Achievement of Manitoba Youth Initiative |
Winnipeg, Westman and Northern region | Delivers half-day workshops, tailored to a specific age group and region to reflect local career and workforce development opportunities and financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship awareness workshops to youth in schools throughout Manitoba. | • Youth |
| Manitoba Possible Services, Inc. Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) Designated Agency (DA) |
Provincial | Provides vocational services to persons with a physical disability (including the Deaf and hard of hearing but excluding persons with a visual disability or spinal cord injury) to help them achieve employment/vocational goals set out in their individualized vocational plan (IVP). | • Person with Disabilities |
| Opening Doors to Success Inc. ODS Pre-employment Skills Enhancement Services |
Steinbach | Offers a range of employment services to help unemployed job seekers in the Eastern Region who face multiple barriers to employment to prepare for, find and maintain employment. Services include personalized assessments, one-to-one pre-employment coaching, 12-week Doorway to Career Success Programs, 4-day Ready Set Work Programs, and computer skills training. | • All Manitobans |
| Spinal Cord Injury Manitoba Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) Designated Agency (DA) and Transitional Employment Services |
Provincial | Provides vocational services to Manitobans living with a spinal cord injury to realize their vocational and employment goals through the provision of a continuum of specialized employment-related programs and rehabilitation services that address disability-related barriers. | • Person with Disabilities |
| St. Pierre en Boom Inc. Baby Boomer in Action - Mature Workers Program |
St-Pierre-Jolys | Provides bilingual employment preparation services to support individuals 45+ years of age to enter or re-enter the workplace and maintain employment. Services include assessment, job search, in-class training, and a paid work experience. | • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Indigenous • Person with Disabilities • Immigrant • Unemployed |
| Steinbach Chamber of Commerce Eastman Immigrant Services Employment Facilitation |
Steinbach | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Steinbach Chamber of Commerce Manitoba Adult Language for Immigrants (MALTI) Eastman Immigrant Services English for Work |
Steinbach | Provides English language training for individuals at Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 2–8, while supporting newcomers in understanding Canadian workplace culture, navigating the job market, and preparing for employment or further education. | • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Unemployed |
| Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) and Career Employment Services |
Provincial | Supports Manitobans with vision loss in preparing for, securing and sustaining employment through vocational counselling, job search and retention assistance, and rehabilitation training for academic and workplace success. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) Skills for Success of Manitoba |
Provincial | Delivers Skills for Success programming for individuals and the workplace. Provides upskilling programs to help workplaces boost efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. Offers self-directed and in-person assessments and workshops to assist unemployed or underemployed Manitobans in securing and maintaining employment. Referrals and walk-in clients are accepted. | • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Unemployed |
Interlake Region
| Service Provider and Project | Location of Services | Project Description | Client group(s) to be served |
| Community Futures North Red Inc. AIM for Work |
Selkirk | Provides a range of individualized employment services to support Manitobans with physical disability or chronic illness in entering or re-entering the workforce. Services include personalized support, employment preparation, direct referrals to community agencies, and job placement opportunities. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Community Futures North Red Inc. Self Employment Assistance (SEA) Program |
Selkirk | Assists individuals interested in becoming self-employed by providing training, business plan development and support as they start their own business. | • Unemployed |
| Fieldstone Ventures Education & Training Centre Inc. Employment Assistance Services |
Ashern | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Inclusion Selkirk Connections to Employment |
Selkirk | Offers a range of supported employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Junior Achievement of Manitoba Youth Initiative |
Winnipeg, Westman and Northern region | Delivers half-day workshops, tailored to a specific age group and region to reflect local career and workforce development opportunities and financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship awareness workshops to youth in schools throughout Manitoba. | • Youth |
| Manitoba Possible Services, Inc. Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) Designated Agency (DA) |
Provincial | Provides vocational services to persons with a physical disability (including the Deaf and hard of hearing but excluding persons with a visual disability or spinal cord injury) to help them achieve employment/vocational goals set out in their individualized vocational plan (IVP). | • Person with Disabilities |
| Network 4 Change Corp. Road 2 Success |
Beausejour | Offers employment assistance services to all Manitobans, with a focus on supporting youth aged 16-29 not in school or facing challenges to school, and unemployed individuals facing employment barriers. Serves participants from Beausejour, R.M. of Brokenhead, Town of Garson, and R.M. of Springfield. |
• All Manitobans |
| Selkirk Community Renewal Corporation Selkirk & North Eastman Employment Services (SNEES) |
Selkirk | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Spinal Cord Injury Manitoba Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) Designated Agency (DA) and Transitional Employment Services |
Provincial | Provides vocational services to Manitobans living with a spinal cord injury to realize their vocational and employment goals through the provision of a continuum of specialized employment-related programs and rehabilitation services that address disability-related barriers. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) and Career Employment Services |
Provincial | Supports Manitobans with vision loss in preparing for, securing and sustaining employment through vocational counselling, job search and retention assistance, and rehabilitation training for academic and workplace success. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) Skills for Success of Manitoba |
Provincial | Delivers Skills for Success programming for individuals and the workplace. Provides upskilling programs to help workplaces boost efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. Offers self-directed and in-person assessments and workshops to assist unemployed or underemployed Manitobans in securing and maintaining employment. Referrals and walk-in clients are accepted. | • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Unemployed |
Central Region
| Service Provider and Project | Location of Services | Project Description | Client group(s) to be served |
| Community Futures Heartland Inc. Self Employment Assistance (SEA) |
Portage la Prairie | Assists individuals interested in becoming self-employed by providing training, business plan development and support as they start their own business. | • Unemployed |
| Community Futures White Horse Plains Inc. Self Employment Assistance Program |
Elie | Assists individuals interested in becoming self-employed by providing training, business plan development and support as they start their own business. | • Unemployed |
| Corporation de développement communautaire Lourdéon Community Development Corporation Inc. Employment Resource Centre |
Notre Dame de Lourdes | Offers bilingual employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Junior Achievement of Manitoba Youth Initiative |
Winnipeg, Westman and Northern region | Delivers half-day workshops, tailored to a specific age group and region to reflect local career and workforce development opportunities and financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship awareness workshops to youth in schools throughout Manitoba. | • Youth |
| Manitoba Possible Services, Inc. Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) Designated Agency (DA) |
Provincial | Provides vocational services to persons with a physical disability (including the Deaf and hard of hearing but excluding persons with a visual disability or spinal cord injury) to help them achieve employment/vocational goals set out in their individualized vocational plan (IVP). | • Person with Disabilities |
| Portage Learning and Literacy Centre Inc. Employment Assistance Services |
Portage la Prairie | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Project S.A.M. Inc. Supported Employment |
85 4th Avenue NE, Portage la Prairie Phone: 204-857-6560 |
Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain employment. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Regional Connections Inc. Employment Assistance Services |
Winkler | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Regional Connections Inc. Gateway to Work Experience for Newcomers (GWEN) |
Winkler | Provides unemployed/under-employed newcomers with training in employment preparation/readiness, Canadian workplace culture, workplace essential skills, workplace safety, language for workplace safety, and an opportunity to participate in a work placement. | • Immigrant |
| Regional Connections Inc. Professional Bridging Program |
Winkler | Assists internationally educated professionals in obtaining professional licenses and securing employment that aligns with their educational and experiential backgrounds. Offers comprehensive support, including credential recognition assistance, advanced English and IELTS preparation classes, as well as professional development workshops. | • Immigrant |
| Segue Career Options Inc. Employment and Training Centre, EAPD |
Winkler | Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Segue Career Options Inc. Job edUcation and Mentoring Project (JUMP) |
Winkler | Offers flexible employment readiness programming, personalized job search support, and unpaid work experience for individuals facing employment barriers. | • Youth • On or at risk of financial assistance • Limited work experience • Indigenous • Immigrant • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Unemployed |
| Spinal Cord Injury Manitoba Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) Designated Agency (DA) and Transitional Employment Services |
Provincial | Provides vocational services to Manitobans living with a spinal cord injury to realize their vocational and employment goals through the provision of a continuum of specialized employment-related programs and rehabilitation services that address disability-related barriers. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) and Career Employment Services |
Provincial | Supports Manitobans with vision loss in preparing for, securing and sustaining employment through vocational counselling, job search and retention assistance, and rehabilitation training for academic and workplace success. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) Skills for Success of Manitoba |
Provincial | Delivers Skills for Success programming for individuals and the workplace. Provides upskilling programs to help workplaces boost efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. Offers self-directed and in-person assessments and workshops to assist unemployed or underemployed Manitobans in securing and maintaining employment. Referrals and walk-in clients are accepted. | • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Unemployed |
Western Region
| Service Provider and Project | Location of Services | Project Description | Client group(s) to be served |
| Brandon Friendship Centre Inc. Four Directions Employment Services |
Brandon | Offers a range of employment services to help job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Brandon Neighborhood Renewal Corporation (BNRC) Brandon Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP) |
Brandon | This 6-month program combines classroom learning with hands-on experience to prepare participants for entry-level work in the construction trades, with an emphasis on carpentry and essential job skills. | • Unemployed • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous |
| Brandon University Brandon Mini U |
Brandon | This summer program offers post-secondary students practical experience in delivering youth activities, while building key skills such as leadership, teamwork, and communication. | • Youth • Indigenous • Person with Disabilities |
| Carberry and District Development Corporation Spruce Woods Employment Service Centre |
Carberry | Offers a range of employment services to help seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Career and Employment Youth Services (CEYS) Brandon Inc. Helping Employ Youth (HEY) |
Brandon | Supports unemployed or underemployed youth by offering employment readiness services including assessments, action planning, employment counselling, job search and referral support, direct job placement, and help with job retention. | • Youth • Youth at Risk |
| Career Connections Inc. Employment Training Centre |
Brandon | Provides a range of individualized employment-related services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, obtain and maintain competitive employment. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Career Connections Inc. Supported Employment/ Practical Assessment Exploration System (PAES) Project |
Brandon | Offers a range of individualized employment services to assist Manitobans with a disability to prepare for, secure and maintain employment within an integrated setting. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Career Trek Inc. Wonder of Work |
Winnipeg, Westman and Northern region | Engages post-secondary students as part-time staff to help facilitate career exploration activities for Grade 5 and 6 students, providing participants with valuable work experience that builds their resume, strengthens leadership and employability skills, and expands their professional networks. | • Youth • Youth at Risk • Indigenous • On or at risk of financial assistance • Immigrant |
| Community Futures Westman Inc. Western Region Self Employment Program |
Brandon | Assists individuals interested in becoming self-employed by providing training, business plan development and support as they start their own business. | • Unemployed |
| Junior Achievement of Manitoba Youth Initiative |
Winnipeg, Westman and Northern region | Delivers half-day workshops, tailored to a specific age group and region to reflect local career and workforce development opportunities and financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship awareness workshops to youth in schools throughout Manitoba. | • Youth |
| Manitoba Possible Services, Inc. Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) Designated Agency (DA) |
Provincial | Provides vocational services to persons with a physical disability (including the Deaf and hard of hearing but excluding persons with a visual disability or spinal cord injury) to help them achieve employment/vocational goals set out in their individualized vocational plan (IVP). | • Person with Disabilities |
| Prairie Skills Inc. Prairie Skills Employment Services Project (DA) |
Deloraine | Offers a range of employment services to help seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Samaritan House Ministries Inc. Samaritan House Employment Resource Centre |
Brandon | Offers a range of employment services to help seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Spinal Cord Injury Manitoba Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) Designated Agency (DA) and Transitional Employment Services |
Provincial | Provides vocational services to Manitobans living with a spinal cord injury to realize their vocational and employment goals through the provision of a continuum of specialized employment-related programs and rehabilitation services that address disability-related barriers. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Virden Skills Training Inc. Virden Employment Skills Centre |
Virden | Offers a range of employment services to help seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) and Career Employment Services |
Provincial | Supports Manitobans with vision loss in preparing for, securing and sustaining employment through vocational counselling, job search and retention assistance, and rehabilitation training for academic and workplace success. | • Person with Disabilities |
| Westlake Employment Skills and Services Centre Inc. Westlake Employment Skills and Services Centre |
Neepawa | Offers a range of employment services to help seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
| Westman Immigrant Services Employment Assistance Services |
Brandon | Provides personalized job search support for newcomers, including referrals to Westman Immigrant Services literacy, computer and English language classes, assistance with credential recognition, career and education planning, and connections to potential employers. | • Immigrant • Unemployed • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous |
| Westman Immigrant Services Manitoba Adult Language Training for Immigrants (MALTI) Bridging to Employment |
Brandon | Offers a 7-week customer service training program that includes an on-the-job placement, blended with language training to support individuals at Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5-8 to transition into employment and/or further training. | • Immigrant • Unemployed • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous |
| Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) Skills for Success of Manitoba |
Provincial | Delivers Skills for Success programming for individuals and the workplace. Provides upskilling programs to help workplaces boost efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. Offers self-directed and in-person assessments and workshops to assist unemployed or underemployed Manitobans in securing and maintaining employment. Referrals and walk-in clients are accepted. | • Youth • Person with Disabilities • Youth at Risk • Limited work experience • Immigrant • On or at risk of financial assistance • Indigenous • Unemployed |
| Yellowhead Regional Employment Skills and Services Inc. Yellowhead Regional Employment Skills and Services |
Minnedosa | Offers a range of employment services to help seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment. | • All Manitobans |
