Job Search?

Please click the link below to access a current list of jobs open at EPC Peterborough.  We will update this list every Thursday afternoon, so check back often.  If you are interested in applying to one of theses jobs call 705.748.9110, visit 418 Sheridan St or follow the instructions contained within the list (if applicable).

• List of open positions (PDF)

Here are some other places to check for also job postings:

• Our CERP Job Bank
• Our Facebook page
• Our Twitter Feed
• Our Linkedin company page
• Or visit our location at 418 Sheridan St.

Legal Statement

Protecting your privacy is important to Employment Planning & Counselling - Peterborough and all other web sites owned and operated by Employment Planning & Counselling - Peterborough.

We hope the following policy information will help you understand how we collect and safeguard the personal information you provide on our web sites.

Privacy Statement

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) has established rules that Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough has used as a guide to be compliant with PIPEDA.

Information Collection

Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough collects and stores only the information we need to ensure efficient delivery of our programs and services. We will not sell, lease or otherwise distribute any personal and/or subscription information.
Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough web sites use a standard technology called a "cookie" to collect information about how you use the site.

Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough is not responsible for any improper use of your personal information that is beyond our reasonable control. However, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure the security of the information you transmit to us. In this regard, we urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data while you are on the Internet.
Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough web sites contain links to other sites. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, please understand that we are not responsible for the content of, or the privacy practices employed by, other sites.

Privacy Policy

Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough is committed to ensuring the protection of personal information of our employees, clients and users of all web sites owned and operated by us.
Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough collects and stores only the information we need to ensure efficient delivery of our programs and services. We will not sell, lease or otherwise distribute any personal and/or subscription information.

The Ten Privacy Principles

Principle 1 - Accountability

• Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough is responsible for all personal information under its control. We have established policies and procedures to comply with our privacy code and have designated staff to be accountable for compliance.

Principle 2 - Identifying Purposes

Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough will identify the purpose for which personal information shall be collected, prior to or at the time the information is to be provided. We will contact you if information is to be used for a purpose not previously identified.

Principle 3 - Consent

Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough understands the knowledge and consent of individuals are required for the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information, except where exempted by law.

Principle 4 - Limiting Collection

The collection of personal information will be limited to that which is necessary for the purposes identified by Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough.

Principle 5 - Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention

Personal information shall not be used or disclosed for any purposes other than for the purpose identified at the time of collection unless we have the consent of the identified individual or as required by law.
Personal information shall be retained only as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.

Principle 6 - Accuracy

Personal information shall be as accurate, complete, and up-to-date as is necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used.

Principle 7 - Safeguarding Customer Information

Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough protects personal information with safeguards deemed appropriate to the sensitivity of the information it collects.

Principle 8 - Openness

Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough will make available to individuals specific information about its management of personal information policies and practices.

Principle 9 - Access

Upon request, Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough will inform individuals of the existence, use and disclosure of their personal information and provide access to that information. Individuals can verify the information for accuracy and can request information be amended as appropriate.

Principle 10 - Handling Complaints and Inquiries

Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough will provide procedures to receive and respond to complaints or inquires of the policies and practices of Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough's handling of personal information. These procedures will be accessible to individuals upon request.

Collection of Personal and Confidential Information On-Line

We currently collect information from users when they register for services available on web sites owned and/or operated by Employment Planning & Counselling - Peterborough.
Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough collects information from both Jobseekers and Employers at the www.jobspeterborough.ca web site.

Employers

When an Employer registers with www.jobspeterborough.ca they are required to provide their name, company name, e-mail address, web site URL, address, city, postal code, telephone number, facsimile number to asssit with posting job openings on-line and if approved by Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough.

When an Employer requests cancellation of their profile, all information will be deleted from our database. Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough will not sell, lease or otherwise distribute any information supplied to an outside source.
At our discretion we can disable and/or terminate the account of any user who may be infringing the intellectual property rights of others. Furthermore, Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough reserves the right to deny any registration request.

E-mail

When e-mail is sent to us you provide your name (or tag), e-mail address, and information contained in the body and/or attachments included in the e-mail. This information will only be shared with persons outside of Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough when you have provided prior consent and when it is required to effectively fulfill your request. Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough retains all e-mail correspondence indefinitely.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file on the user's browser and hard drive that uniquely identifies the user's browser. There are two types of cookies: persistent cookies and session cookies. Session cookies are temporary and are erased when the browser exits. Persistent cookies remain on the user's hard drive until the user erases them or until they expire.

Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough only uses SESSION cookies to identify clients. When you login to Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough a session cookie is placed on your browser with an identification string. This cookie is sent back to our server with each page you request. In turn, we use this identification string to retrieve your personal information from our secure database, and send back the requested page.

Each time you login to Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough a new session cookie with a new identification string is set on your browser. Cookies are a widely used, secure method of maintaining a session with a member of our site.
If you do not have cookies enabled on your browser then Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough still provides a method to maintain a session called URL rewriting. Each time you login to our site we append the identification string to the end of the URL you request. This is the same string that would have been placed in a session cookie if your browser was enabled to accept them.

A typical session cookie identification string would look like this:

jsessionid=E9625E9814A855BFB2DFC871E1E0B06D

Employee Confidentiality

Employees of Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough are required to sign a Confidentiality Agreement. The Confidentiality Agreement demonstrates Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough's commitment to protecting the confidentiality of information held by us.

Limitation of Liability

Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough tries to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and security but acknowledges that complete confidentiality is not yet possible over the Internet.

Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough collects and stores only the information we need to ensure efficient delivery of our programs and services. We will not sell, lease or otherwise distribute any personal and/or subscription information.
You acknowledge and agree that Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough and it's subsidiaries shall not be responsible for any damages you suffer as a result of the transmission of sensitive information over the Internet and that such communications will be at your own risk.

EPC is located at 418 Sheridan Street. 

EPC still offers outreach to Norwood and Havelock.  Please contact Sarah Held to make an appointment.

Peterborough

The Peterborough Resource Centre is available to all individuals that are currently job searching.  The Resource Centre hours are listed below:

Are you a student?  Looking for work? We’re here to help you with your job search.

We recognize that students entering the workforce face a number of unique challenges. Whether you’re looking for work to help pay the cost of tuition and bills or need a hand getting the right experience to complement your education as a step towards launching your career, we have services designed to help you get your start! We have a full range of programs we deliver and/or refer students to for government training programs and subsidies.  Our services include:

• A Resource Centre with computer, printer, fax machine and internet access as well as a range of employment related resources and information.
• Career exploration resources to help you identify your career goals.
• CPR, Service Excellence and Smart Serve Training, as well as, job search, interview and resume workshops.
• Help critiquing or developing your resume and cover letter, and help preparing you for an interview.
• Job leads, as well as referrals to employers that hire exclusively through EPC!

Who can apply? 

If you’re a part-time student, you may be eligible for personalized One-on-One Employment Counselling.  In school full time? Don’t worry. Counsellors are always on hand in our Resource Centre to help you with your job search, offering you the flexibility to come and go according to your busy schedule. 

Where can I apply?

Visit or contact EPC today to speak with an Employment Counsellor or fill out your Job Search Profile online and we will contact you within one business day to suggest programs and services.

Support for youth seeking employment

Would you like to gain work skills and experience? Are you between the ages of 15-29, require life/job skills training
program highlights:

• Paid pre-employment workshops
• Up to a full 26 weeks of on-the-job training, paid
• Ongoing support from our Youth Counsellors
• Assistance in developing an action plan that will help you to set goals and plan for your future
• Training & Certification opportunities

Upcoming Information Sessions

If you are interested in learning more about Youth Job Connection please call 705.748.9110 to RSVP for an information session listed below:

• February 14 (3pm)
• March 21 (3pm)
• April 25 (3pm)
• May 30 (3pm)

To learn more, visit epcjobs.ca or call 705.748.9110 or visit the Resource Centre at 418 Sheridan Street Peterborough.

The YJC-Summer program is for 15-18 year olds, students with intent of returning to school in the fall. 20 hours of paid pre-employment workshops and a work placement up to 8weeks.for more information and to schedule an intake individuals can call Mary at 705.748.9110 ext 241.  Click here to download a copy of our flyer (PDF).

Upcoming Information Sessions

If you are interested in learning more about Youth Job Connection please call 705.748.9110 ext. 241 to RSVP for an information session listed below:

• April 16th (4pm)
• April 23rd (4pm)

Looking for a Summer Job?  We have got them! 

Click here to look at the latest student job postings.

Are you a high school graduate between the ages of 17 and 21?

Have you considered going to College or University but are not sure what program to take? Let our Career Coach help you with  free one on one support to  make those very important decisions. We can help you with :

• Career Direction
• Informational Interviews
• Job Shadowing

For further details please contact Kim Richards via phone at 705- 748-9110 (office), 705-917-2830 (cell) or via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Still need more info?

Take a moment to review the sections in this page for more information on our programs and services, or contact us directly!  We’re happy to answer any of your questions.

Mission Statement

Organization Background

Public Services & Resources

Need People?  We’ve got ‘em!

We’re an Employment Ontario funded Employment Resource focused on diversity and sustainable placement. We have a range of employer-focused programs and services geared to assist you with your hiring needs. At any given time we are working with between 150 and 200 active job seekers.  We can offer a consistent supply of personnel to augment your hiring pool and satisfy your immediate and/or long term staffing needs at NO COST, to you the employer or the job seeker.  In some instances we even have access to wage reimbursements and hiring incentives which can be applied to help offset some of the costs associated with hiring a new employee registered with one of our programs. We offer:

• Job Matching and Placement Services.
• Recruitment and Pre-Screening Services.
• Interview Assistance and Job Fairs.
• Online Job Posting and Social Marketing.
• And Access to Employment Related Resources.

These FREE employment services can help you reduce the time and money spent on recruiting quality applicants. 

Who can access these services?

If you are licensed to operate in Ontario and provide employment in Ontario, then we want to talk to you! We work with small, medium and large business to support them in the hiring of a diversified and stable workforce. We can tailor our services to suit your business needs providing as much or as little support as you need.

Where do I start?

Give us a call at 705-748-9110 and we’d be happy to recommend the service that best suits your needs.

Want to post a job online?  Great!  We can do that for you!

EPC is a member of CERP, the Community Employment Resource Partnership. CERP maintains and promotes an online job board featuring Peterborough and Area employment opportunities. Simply fill out the job posting form by clicking here and one of our Employment Counsellors will upload your ad.

As your local Employment Resource, EPC can help to connect you to resources that can be used to help offset the cost of hiring a new employee. Some of the clients who register with us are eligible for wage reimbursements and hiring incentives. We also administer youth-oriented programs to support summer hiring. 

Our Assisted Employment Services program is designed to help unemployed and underemployed individuals, as well as those working fewer than 20 hours a week, and part-time students.  Some participants in this program are also eligible for financial assistance. Employers who hire these individuals may be eligible for wage reimbursements and/or hiring incentives. 

The $2,000 Apprenticeship Employment Signing Bonus encourages employers in the trades to register new apprentices in sectors where there is a high demand for skilled workers. Apprentices are required to be working with Employment Service Providers.
The Employer Signing Bonus will be delivered in two equal instalments over six months. To be eligible for the first instalment, employers must:

• Meet all the specific apprenticeship requirements to provide training in the trade
• Hire and register an apprentice

To receive the second installment, employers must:

• Continue to employ the apprentice and provide on-the-job training for at least six months from the date that the apprentice was registered

The $1000 Apprenticeship Scholarship supports individuals who require upgrading to meet the registration standards for apprenticeship training.
An individual must have an interest in apprenticeship, not have the necessary requirements for registering in the trade of choice and be able to achieve the necessary requirements within a year.

• Payment of $500 is awarded up front when the individual is registered for upgrading
• The second installment of $500 is received when the individual has successfully completed upgrading, is employed and is registered as an apprentice.

EPC oversees the delivery of two programs that provide incentives to employers interested in hiring a student or a young person looking to gain summer work experience. Check out the  Students section for more information.

The Employing Young Talent Incentive supports small businesses to hire and retain youth.  Employment Service assisted youth are individuals between the ages of 15 and 29, who are unemployed, not participating in full-time training or education and legally entitled to work in Canada.
Employers are eligible for up to $2000 ($1000 hiring incentive and an additional $1000 retention incentive after six months).
Participants have already been successfully placed in the following positions:

• Car Detailer
• Cook
• Landscape Labourer
• Plumber Helper
• Programmer
• Administrative Assistant
• Carpenter Assistant
• Shipper/Receiver
• Factory Labourer
• Aggregate/Yard Labourer
• Delivery Driver
• Lube Technician
• Caterer
• Data Entry Clerk

Looking for more information?

Please call 705.748.9110, visit 418 Sheridan St or click epcjobs.ca to get more information about the Employing Young Talent Incentive.

Support for employers to strengthen their workforce

Are you looking for new employees to help grow your business?

Ontario's Youth Job Connection program can help.
Under this program:

• Employers can get financial incentives to hire and offset training costs
• Youth come to the job ready for the workplace with at least 60 hours spent at job preparation workshops
• Counsellors provide ongoing support to employers and employees

With the right opportunity and support from Youth Job Connection, young people can contribute to the success of your business.
To make a referral or learn more, visit epcjobs.ca or call 1.705.748.9110 or visit the Resource Centre at 418 Sheridan Street Peterborough.

What Is COJG?

• COJG is a cost sharing grant between individual, employers and government designed to assist employers who wish to provide enhanced training to their employees.
• Employers under 99 employees get 2/3 of the training costs & employers over 100 employees get 1/2 of training costs to a maximum of $10,000 per trainee.

Who Benefits?

• Employers benefit by being able to offer their employees enhanced training that meets the needs of their workforce with the financial assistance from the government.
• Employees benefit from enhanced training by further developing their skills and solidifying their position in the workforce.
• The entire Ontario/Canadian workforce benefits by becoming better trained and more competitive in the global economy

Who Can Participate?

• Employers who are licensed to operate in the province of Ontario and are not considered to be part of the broader public sector or a federal, provincial or municipal government agency
• Employers must maintain appropriate WSIB or private workplace safety insurance and comply with all applicable federal and provincial human rights legislation

***A Training Consultant can provide more specific information

How Do I Get More Information?

Please contact Employment Planning & Counselling at (705) 748-9110 ext. 240 and speak with a Training Consultant

Let EPC host your next job fair! We have a centralized, downtown location available to employers for use FREE of charge. Looking to hire multiple people at once, or want to get the word out about your industry? We can help you plan and promote your event, collect and screen resumes, and we even help you with the interviewing process.

Still need more info?

Take a moment to review the sections in this page for more information on our programs and services, or contact us directly!