Ontario Works
Self Employment Services
Take Your Idea and Earn a Living
- receive help to research your business idea
- participate in training and business plan development
- receive ongoing professional advice and support in knowing your customers, marketing your business, finding a location and implementing your business plan
- have dedicated time to develop your business
- are allowed special income and asset exemptions
- may receive assistance for expenses such as transportation, childcare, business start-up costs
- have an opportunity to reinvest profit into your business
- receive ongoing professional support for up to 60 weeks
Employment Resource Areas
Come to our free self-serve resource areas where we have the tools and resources to assist you with your job search.
- Computers with email and Internet access
- Career planning, word processing and resume software programs
- Software for creating resumes
- Access to job banks
- Community job posting boards with jobs available now
- Free photocopying and faxing
- Books, directories, newspapers and labour market information
- Telephones for job search
Kirkland Lake
29 Duncan Avenue North
Tel: (705) 567-9366
Toll Free: (800) 544-5555
Fax: (705) 567-9492
Temiskaming Shores
290 Armstrong Street
Tel: (705) 647-7447
Toll Free (800) 627-2944
Fax: (705) 647-5262
