Ontario offers new resource for jobseekers

Ontario has launched a new resource to help jobseekers connect with in-demand jobs in the province.

The interactive online tool—named My Career Journey—offers information that jobseekers and students need to begin fulfilling careers.

"Whether you’re stepping into the workforce after graduation or making a job change, Ontario has the world-class training and education opportunities you need to launch a fulfilling career," says Nolan Quinn, minister of colleges, universities, research excellence and security. "As we transform Ontario’s economy into the most competitive place in the G7 to invest, create jobs and do business, My Career Journey will protect Ontario students and workers by providing them with the information they need to find good-paying, in-demand work during this time of economic uncertainty."

This can also help hiring managers, as a vast majority of Canadian employers continue to struggle with hiring skilled talent, according to a previous report from the ManpowerGroup.

Features of My Career Journey portal

My Career Journey offers high school students, newcomers to Canada, and people looking to change careers the following:

• Interactive maps to explore regional in-demand careers and Ontario’s colleges, universities and Indigenous Institutes. The postsecondary institutions map displays over 170 postsecondary campuses, including Ontario’s 23 publicly assisted universities, 24 publicly assisted colleges and nine Indigenous Institutes.
• Job profiles for in-demand careers in the following key sectors: health care, skilled trades and construction, technology and engineering, and education.
• A questionnaire that provides users with a detailed list of personalised education and career resources to help jobseekers and students consider their next steps. Questionnaire results are pulled from a list of nearly 100 trusted education- and career-focused resources.

The portal is one more tool the government is using to help students and jobseekers find good-paying jobs in the face of U.S. tariffs and economic uncertainty, while ensuring Ontario has the skilled workforce needed to build an economy that is more competitive, resilient and self-reliant, notes the government.

To help protect Ontario workers amid growing economic uncertainty and the effects of U.S. tariffs, the provincial government recently introduced the seventh Working for Workers Act, 2025.

Those looking to explore career opportunities in Ontario can visit ontario.ca/mycareerjourney.

"Now more than ever, we need to ensure jobseekers are equipped with the tools they need to enter rewarding, good-paying careers," says David Piccini, minister of labour, immigration, training and skills development. "My Career Journey is another way our government is strengthening our workforce, boosting our productivity and protecting Ontario’s economy."

The launch of the tool “will help Ontarians navigate education pathways that lead directly to in-demand careers,” says Maureen Adamson, interim president and CEO of Colleges Ontario.

"By connecting learners to Ontario’s colleges and aligning training with real labour market needs, this tool strengthens the critical link between post-secondary education and a resilient, future-ready workforce."

A striking 51 percent of Gen Z respondents feel they spent time and money on a college credential that no longer pays off, according to a previous report.