Beneficiary cost sharing under Canadian provincial prescription drug benefit programs : History and assessment.

The Canada Benefits Web site provides an overview of all Government of Canada financial benefit programs for individuals.

joining the CMA and saving on this program plus many other great membership benefits .

Includes links to key economic indicators, economic information from government sites organized under various themes, and definitions of key economic concepts.

Links to government sites about Canadian culture, heritage, sports and recreation.

The Canada Benefits Web site provides government-wide information about financial assistance and entitlements programs for individuals.

EntreWorld is an online information resource for entrepreneurs and supporters of entrepreneurship. EntreWorld provides a solution to information overload on the Web by providing information coded by stage of business development. An excellent site.

This Canadian site on self-employment for young people provides directions on where to go to find information on how to start your own business, obtain financial resources and prepare a business plan. A truly excellent site. This site disappeared due to site restructuration. With some difficulties I found the new location. It is not as good as initially but still very useful.

The Association of Canadian Community Colleges is the national voluntary membership organization created in 1972 to represent colleges and institutes to government and industry, both in Canada and internationally. The member institutions of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC), while broadly known as community colleges, are in fact distinguished by a range of titles including institute of technology, cégep, and university college. A very good site. Do not miss their related sites.

The About.com Guide on Votech Education provides you with everything you will ever want to know about vocational education from netlinks to newletters, spotlight articles and chat rooms. However, despite the wide coverage and richness of the site, I must say that I had problems keeping my focus, probably as a result of the now very common marketing sidelines of a thematic portal, from beauty supplies to holiday gifts and teen freebies.

In June, as the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) celebrates ... 6 "open house" of Calgary's newest AAPG-sponsored training and development center.

Our goal is to take that message right across Canada , and to link training and development professionals with their counterparts in all provinces and in other.

A very refreshing and interesting site on Entrepreneurship Education. No frills attached but innovative and full of potential for further growth. I particularly liked the section on "why entrepreneurship education". Do not miss either the section on teaching materials.

Although not directly related to either enterprise development or vocational training this virtual library is very useful for identifying resources related to education and training.

A very refreshing and interesting site on Entrepreneurship Education. No frills attached but innovative and full of potential for further growth. I particularly liked the section on "why entrepreneurship education". Do not miss either the section on teaching materials.

The European Training Foundation is an agency of the Europeau Union whose mission is to contribute to the process of vocational education and training reform that is currently taking place within its partner countries and territories. Interesting site with sections on south-eastern europe, newly independent states and the mediterrenean region. Do not miss the rich publications section.

Produced by the World Bank Economic Development Institute, it is a one-stop online shop for development policymakers and practitioners to learn about in-service training and professional development opportunities worldwide.A lot of subjects are related to enterprise development subjects.

"Inforoute ftp" is an electronic network for vocational and technical training in Quebec. Its objectives is not only to develop and maintain an interactive electronic network, but also to facilitate exchanges of informations between all partners in vocational education and technical training. An excellent site which includes a link to the "Vocational Education Network" which provides users with information sources related to English-language training for the labour market throughout the province of Quebec.

Business training and a loan of up to $15,000 to help youth 18-29 start a full-time Ontario business. You get 12 hours of training, and support, through Small Business Enterprise Centres and Business Self-Help Offices, and a loan through the Royal Bank. You need to contribute up to 35% of the loan amount.

The OECD groups  30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy.

Toronto-area program to help poor, unemployed and under-employed people start their own businesses. Unemployed people may start a business while getting EI benefits (SEA program). Source of self employment and micro-enterprise information for disadvantaged people.

Toronto Public Library has created this web site database for Ontario small business entrepreneurs. Staff at the Virtual Reference Library have chosen subjects covering every aspect of finding a business idea and starting up a business. Search by subject, geography or keyword, and save your results in a MySmallbizXpress Personal Page.

Business training and mentoring, and awards of up to $3,000, to help students 15-29 start a summer business. You get up to $1,500 in May/June to start the business, and $1,500 in September on returning to school. Volunteer advisors work with your local Business Self-Help Office to advise on running your business. By Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation.

Language. LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada ) assists newcomers in learning English language skills and in the settlement process.

The Ottawa-Carleton Entrepreneurship Centre's mission is to assist entrepreneurs attain their goal of self employment through the development of a new or existing business in the region. Interesting On Track Business Start Up Program and getting ready to export workshop.

This is the Vocational Education and Training Portal of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Aside from very interesting country specific project information, the site hosts the "Working Group for International Co-operation and Technical Skills Development". Do not miss the sections on documents and literature reviews.

TheVirtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises is a global joint venture of educational institutions and business organizations using web-based learning to promote an understanding of how the Internet can build profitable businesses and stronger communities.This is a wonderful idea. Unfortunately the site is rather limited in terms of content.

It also assists organizations in developing partnerships with ... exciting new trend in volunteerism in Canada.

A research project of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) aiming to assess the potential of youth enterprise and entrepreneurship skills development as a strategic policy and program focus for generating youth employment opportunities. Do not miss their links to other organizations and relevant research.

Is a multi-cultural, non-profit, community-based organization committed to assisting the unemployed, with priority to women, racial minorities and immigrants.