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ODEN is a great starting point for any business looking to establish a strategy to hire people with disabilities. Other resources that can provide information on the process involved include:

ODEN D&I Article Series

ODEN Business Leader Video Series

Businesses that enhance their customer experience by utilizing insights from the disability market and employing people who have disabilities continuously outperform their peers in revenue growth.

These business leaders show there is a strong business case for enhancing business performance through innovative labour solutions. They engage talent with diverse work teams that include employees who have a disability for a positive impact on their bottom lines.

Learn from Kyle Boggio how Boggio Family of Pharmacies has created outstanding customer loyalty over the last 30 years and other ways his business has benefited from the inclusion of employees who have a disability.

French version available at https://youtu.be/aFO5N851tOw

Chief Executive Officer Virginia Ludy discusses how the CNE established a five-year plan to become an inclusive event and why having their workforce reflect the community they serve is an essential component.

French version available at https://youtu.be/lzLTShyYnFE

Praveen Suresh, Food Service Director at Compass Group Canada, gives insight into the competitive advantage his company has gained by working with employment service providers. Suresh also offers tips to help other businesses get past the starting line. For more information and to be connected with employment service providers in your area, contact ODEN.

French version available at https://youtu.be/RrkRhR47PSw

There is no barrier to hiring because there is no barrier to firing. Joe Hoffer, Lawyer and Partner from Cohen Highly LLP, tackles this often quietly asked question head on. Learn the process for termination if an employee is not working out.

French version available at https://youtu.be/V29TiVMj5Z0

Employees who have a disability demonstrate outstanding loyalty. Vincent Meehan, Director IT Support Services for Sodexo North America, talks about how Sodexo provides the opportunity for career growth and how this leads to greater success for the company overall.

French version available at https://youtu.be/lb9uyEk_8jY

Provincial Government

Federal Government

Equality & Inclusion – Government of Canada
Funding: Canada Summer Jobs

Other Resources

Ontario JOIN is one of Canada's leading organizations specializing in recruitment of persons with disabilities, strategies and supports for businesses for full inclusion and expertise on disability in the workplace. We work with job seekers with disabilities and assist businesses in making their workplaces more accessible. Ontario JOIN offers one-stop employment recruitment services for businesses. Through our referrals to service providers, we bring together job seekers and businesses.

Ontario WorkInfo Net - We have grown thanks to human and financial resources from the Ontario Ministries of Education, Training, Colleges and Universities, and Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; Human Resources Development Canada, Ontario Region; and Canada workinfonet.ca. We work with these partners to help people in Ontario get faster and better access to job and career information.

Employer’s Toolkit: Making Ontario Workplaces Accessible to People with Disabilities - By the Conference Board of Canada – 2012

Enabling Retail for Accessible Employment: Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act - A guide to help businesses in retail meet the accessible employment standards under the AODA.