RBC Royal Bank
RBC Royal Bank offers a full range of financial services, from personal and business bank accounts to private banking, from investments to insurance.
Representatives from the Gordon and Kortright Branch in Guelph are familiar with the VSTEP and have prepared packages of preferred financial assistance recognizing participation in the program.
Account Manager: Anu Luthra (519) 767-4013 anu.luthra@rbc.com
Service Canada
The goal of Service Canada is to provide better, one-stop service to more Canadians in more communities, delivered with the right service attitude. Over time, it will bring federal services and benefits together making it easier for Canadians to get more of the help they need in one place, whether by phone, Internet or in person.
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/home.html
Skills Link (for persons aged 15 – 30)
Under the Youth Employment Strategy program, the Skills Link program helps youth facing barriers to employment including recent immigrants, obtain the knowledge and develop the broad range of skills and work experience they need to participate in the job market.
Skills Development
The purpose of the Skills Development Program is to provide support to unemployed Employment Insurance eligible individuals to find the most direct route possible to employment, resulting in savings to the Employment Insurance Account.
The objective of the Skills Development Program is to provide a negotiated level of financial assistance to individuals who require skills training in order to secure employment. Eligible individuals, who are approved under the Skills Development Program select, arrange and pay for their own training.
http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/epb/sid/cia/grants/skills-deve/desc_skills.shtml
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
VSTEP and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada have recently negotiated a contractual agreement whereby all successful applicants to the program who hold proof of permanent resident or refugee status and can demonstrate that they live in Ontario will not have to pay any fees or charges for materials for VSTEP 2008.
The objective of the generous sponsorship of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada is to help newcomers enter and remain in employment commensurate with their skills and qualifications.
Applicants to VSTEP seeking to qualify under these terms must be assessed at a minimum level of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 at any LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) Centre across Ontario.
Refugee Claimants are ineligible for this financial assistance.
