More about Education and Training

This page offers links to a variety of services and information related to education and training in general.

• Profile of Ontario's Francophone Community, 2009
  Ontario’s Francophone community is increasingly diverse. View this demographic report produced by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Office of Francophone Affairs of Ontario.
• Emblems and Symbols
  The Emblems and Symbols of Ontario are listed and described here.
• About Ontario
  This section provides links to detailed information about the people, places and events in Ontario.
• Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat
  Each year, we honour Ontarians who make our province a better place to live. We encourage you to help us honour them by nominating someone in your community who deserves special recognition.
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowships
  Programs aim to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly-qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement in undergraduate and graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities.
• Learn English or French as a Second Language in Ontario
  Find out about English and French language training classes in Ontario. These are the two official languages of Canada. Classes are available to newcomers who arrive in Ontario from outside of Canada. They are offered during the day, in the evening or on the weekend.
• Education websites
  The Government of Canada provides a comprehensive list of educational websites for children.
• Places to Grow Youth Engagement Project
  The Places to Grow Youth Engagement Project is an initiative for youth aged 16 to 18 to get involved in planning the future of their communities through hands-on creative explorations and activities, so that they can make informed choices about where and how they will live and work in the future.
• Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC)
  Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Program
• YouthConnect.ca
  A youth-oriented website that profiles individual success stories, programs and services and provides important information on education, health, work, coming of age and recreation.
• Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)
  Detailed information about planning, applying for, getting and repaying OSAP financial assistance to help students meet the costs of post-secondary education. Apply online and log in later to check your status or update your file.
• Assistance for Students with Disabilities
  OSAP provides a number of grants and bursaries to students with disabilities, in addition to student loans. These are each designed for special purposes, and do not need to be repaid. On this section of the website, you can learn about eligibility requirements, and the types of assistance available.
• Postsecondary Institutional Financial Aid
  College and university aid may be awarded based upon your financial need, academic merit and/or other factors.
• OSAP - Help with Repaying
  If you're having trouble making your payments, assistance is available.
• Ontario Police College
  The Ontario Police College(OPC) provides training designed to prepare police officers to safely and effectively perform their duties, while meeting the needs of Ontario's diverse communities.
• Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
  Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is the largest single profession plan in Canada. An independent organization, it invests the pension fund's assets and administers the pension of 278,000 active and retired teachers in Ontario.
• NSERC's Scholarship and Fellowship Programs
  Information for students and fellows from Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
• Learning English and French as a Second Language
  Educational resources, educational materials, training organizations and information that enhances second official language teaching and learning in Canada.
• French-language Education
  Policy for Ontario's French-Language Schools and Francophone Community
• Elementary/Secondary Curriculum
  The Ministry of Education sets curriculum policy and defines what teachers are required to teach and students are expected to learn in each grade and subject. A consistent, province-wide curriculum is thereby ensured.
• Ontario Provincial Report Card
  Ontario Provincial Report Card
• Education Funding
  Information on this year's grants, plus links to information on grants from previous years
• Passport to Prosperity
  Forum for ideas and information about engaging students today
• Partnership Table
  Forum designed to get broad and diverse insights from the education sector on provincial education policy early in the government's policy development process
• School Year Calendar
  School year calendar
• Ontario-Quebec Health Study Program
  Program is designed to increase the number of French-speaking professionals available to provide health services in French in Ontario.
• Parent Organizations
  Parent organizations
• Special Education
  Students who have behavioural, communicational, intellectual, physical or multiple exceptionalities, may require special education programs and /or services to benefit fully from their school experience.
• Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence
  Premier's Award for Teaching Excellence
• National In-Course Awards
  The national in-course awards are part of the five per cent of scholarships awarded by the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation on the basis of merit through the Millennium Excellence Award Program.The millennium excellence award program recognizes, supports and encourages talented Canadians who make positive and significant contributions to the betterment of their communities, demonstrate a capacity for leadership and commit themselves to the pursuit of academic excellence and innovation.
• Studying in Canada
  Learn about study permits, work permits for students and information for educational institutions.
• CanLearn
  Information and services you need to decide what and where to study and how to cover the costs.
• Articling Student Opportunities
  As the largest law ""firm"" in Ontario, the Government of Ontario offers articling and summer law students one of the most diverse legal environments in which to work.
• CanadaBenefits.gc.ca - Connecting you to government Benefits
  Your Internet doorway to government-wide information about benefit programs and services for students in Ontario.