A British Columbia preemployment program for women on welfare focused on engaging them in identifying their needs and determining content. Brainstorming and popular theatre techniques demonstrated the relevance of learning, helped them discover the extent of their experience and knowledge, engaged them in problem solving and reflection, and…

The paper presents the policy of the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission to actively promote equal employment opportunities for women, discusses the author's role as women's employment coordinator in the Ontario region, and provides information about industrial and institutional programs to train women for nontraditional jobs through…

This paper describes the participation of immigrant women in the Canadian labor market, and focuses on the position of the women who arrived between 1961 and 1971. An introduction defines the two population groups studied; "immigrants," who are persons entering Canada as permanant residents; and "temporary workers," who do not…

This report describes programs and services school boards offer to women employees or women in the community. A special focus is innovative, nontraditional courses and services. The first section discusses offerings for school board staff. An overview of affirmative action/employment equity programs addresses their objectives and describes…

New Careers is an alternative adult career-training and education program that provides experienced-based career training to people in Manitoba who have had little or no opportunity to take part in formal education and employment in the labor force. The adults in training enter the program with a grade 9 educational level. They receive adult basic…