Employment and support services program

Learn about services to help people living with a disability find employment, develop skills and make connections in the community that best suit their needs, interests and talents.

Overview

This service option is available to individuals who are approved for support from the Disability Support Program and who can be supported through one of the 38 non-profit agencies that are contracted to deliver the program.

The agencies can help clients:

  • gain life skills and abilities that promote independence
  • participate in volunteer, social and recreation opportunities both at the agencies and in community
  • find and keep work that matches their skills and interests
  • work for appropriate wages in inclusive workplaces

Application process

  • To participate in the Employment and Support Services Program you must be receiving services from the Disability Support Program. 
  • You can apply for the Disability Support Program to request Employment and Support Services, or you can make a referral for someone else. 
  • Once a social worker contacts the person who was referred, the person must participate in the application and planning process for it to move forward.

If you are not already a client of the Department of Social Development, you can call its screening line at 1-833-733-7835.