Metaservices

META Employment Services is a not-for-profit registered charity based in Belleville, Ontario. It provides employment support including one-on-one coaching, skills and experience discovery, resume and application support, job board access, interview preparation, and introductions to employers. Free and low-cost skills training is offered through its Training Advantage Solutions program, covering topics such as first aid and CPR, Smart Serve, food safety and psychological first aid.

Its customers are job seekers facing employment barriers and employers hiring in its service areas. Services are funded in part by the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada. For employers, services include job posting, pre-screening of candidate resumes, job fairs, connections to hiring and training incentives, workshops, and help with disability-related accommodations.

The organization was founded in 1979 as a satellite office of a vocational department in Kingston and was incorporated as a not-for-profit in 1981. Its Belleville office has been a designated Employment Ontario site since 2010, and it also operates a Durham Region office. Services are offered in English and French, and open roles include Employment Caseworker and Workforce Specialist positions in Whitby, Brampton and Etobicoke.

Product: Employment counselling, job-search support, workshops and skills training for job seekers, plus recruitment support for employers.