JVS Toronto clients Inna and Vitalii recently joined Tammie Sutherland on Breakfast Television to talk about their experience leaving Ukraine, settling in Canada, and how they found employment with support from JVS Toronto. Watch the full interview at breakfasttelevision.ca Inna was a pregnant when she and her husband Vitalii fled the war and found refuge in Canada. They joined our EMETemployment program last May where they received the supports they needed, including tapping into the EMETemployment network of employer connections to make the right job match. Thanks to EMET staff’s outstanding ..read more

Celebrating 20 Years of Mentoring at JVS Toronto: Empowering Skilled Immigrants to Achieve Career Success For the past 20 years, JVS Toronto has been dedicated to helping skilled immigrants reach their career goals in Canada. With a rich history dating back to 1947, JVS Toronto has been at the forefront of meeting the needs of a rapidly changing world, always with a commitment to its vision of ensuring every individual has opportunities for employment. Mentoring has played a critical role in this journey, and today, JVS Toronto is proud to celebrate 20 years of successful mentoring initiative ..read more

THE INAUGURAL ISSUE OF GIVING MATTERS Join us to celebrate the great work JVS Toronto does in the community and acknowledge the friends and supporters that help bring our clients closer to self-sufficiency.   ..read more

On November 29th, JVS Toronto held an Open House event to celebrate our milestone 75th anniversary. We were honoured to receive congratulatory remarks from The Honourable Monte McNaughton, MP Ya’ara Saks, MPP Robin Martin, Toronto City Councillor James Pasternak and a certificate of recognition from MPP Tom Rakocevic. We were also joined by long-time supporters like David Berger, employers such as Zack Belzberg from Dodds Garage Doors, past JVS Toronto leadership and community partners. It was especially meaningful to hear from past program particip ..read more

Program Manager Marina Ayvazyan, CEO Allison Steinberg, MPP Robin Martin, and VP Irene Vaksman. Local MPP Robin Martin recently met with the team at JVS Toronto to hear more about the three-month, $21,900 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) that was used to purchase check-in and registration stations for seven JVS Toronto locations. The new stations were implemented to reduce in-person touchpoints and streamline the check-in and registration process for clients coming in to JVS Toronto locations. “I am happy to learn that the Ontario Trillium Foundation ..read more

A common concern for job seekers is how to deal with the issue of salary; and because society tends to discourage conversations about our salaries,  it makes sense that this is a challenging issue. As a result, job seekers often report that they feel uncomfortable, even rude or selfish to raise this issue with employers. Making it even harder, employers don’t always want to talk about it, and candidates are not clear about how much to ask for, or how to go about asking. Considering how difficult this question is, the best way to make sure you get what you need is to be as prepared as you ..read more

 JVS Toronto held its 75th Annual General Meeting virtually on September 21. We thank everyone who celebrated this milestone anniversary with us. Our decades of experience are what guide us as we strive to stay true to our founding values. We remain committed to a highly individualized approach to breaking down barriers and helping our clients achieve self-sufficiency. The organization is well-positioned to bring new, innovative, and dynamic programming to our community. We’d like to thank our staff, volunteers, donors, funders, employers, and community partners for their genero ..read more

Max Enkin (centre) testing at Bergen Belsen Displaced Persons Camp, 1947 Today marks 75 years since JVS Toronto first opened its doors on June 16, 1947 to welcome Holocaust survivors and veterans in need of employment after the Second World War.   At the time, the tremendous distress and uncertainty experienced by these individuals required much more support than just help finding a job. JVS Toronto developed a work-adjustment program to prepare them for employment and to build meaningful lives in Canada. We expanded our reach, building off that model to support individuals with disa ..read more

As of March 7th, in-person services will be available at all JVS Toronto locations. Services will also continue to be available virtually. JVS Toronto locations will be open for the following: JVS Toronto Head Office, Psychology and Career Services74 Tycos Drive Toronto, ON M6B 1V9 Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm Scheduled services only Disability Services and the Al Green Resources Centre 74 Tycos Drive Toronto, ON M6B 1V9 Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm Scheduled services only Employment Source Toronto North1280 Finch Ave. West Suite 607 Toronto, ON M3J 3K6 Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:0 ..read more

January 17, 2022 At this time, all JVS Toronto sites are closed for in-person services with the exception of our Psychology Division. We continue to provide all other services online and over the phone.  As we monitor public health recommendations, we remain vigilant to ensure the safety, health and wellbeing of our clients, visitors, community partners and employees. The following protocols have been put in place to ensure the health and safety of all staff and visitors for services that continue to be delivered in-person: Safety Procedures for In-Person Services Clients and visitors w ..read more