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Career Edge Organization

Career Edge Organization provides strategic, cost effective and flexible staffing solutions, including on-line access to well educated and qualified candidates, payroll administration and HR expertise, to help employers recruit, hire and retain quality talent. Career Edge Organization is a national not-for-profit that has worked with over 1000 reputable employers across Canada to provide more than 9,800 paid internships since 1996.

Career Edge Organization operates three innovative paid internship programs: Career Edge for recent or new graduates, Ability Edge for graduates with disabilities and Career Bridge for internationally qualified professionals. 

The Ability Edge paid internship program

The Ability Edge program for recent graduates offers employers access to recently graduated talent from universities and colleges across Canada. 97% of Career Edge interns have a college diploma/certificate, university bachelor’s degree or higher in a wide variety of disciplines including business, liberal arts, IT, engineering and sciences.

Reasons for Hiring an Intern from the Ability Edge Program

1. Add Diversity to your workforce

Be recognized as a socially conscious employer, with a commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive work force that reflects your customers and community, by hiring through Ability Edge and initiating AODA compliance related best practices in your organization. 

2. Low-risk, cost efficient and flexible HR solution

Employers benefit from the diversity and skills of interns at a cost effective rate and interns gain valuable work experience.  6, 9 and 12 month paid internships are available allowing for flexibility with no commitment to hire permanently, allowing you to assess candidate performance before any long-term hiring commitment, although you can hire an intern at any time at no additional cost. 

3. Access unique talent, immediately

Career Edge Organization actively reaches out to College and University career centres, disability offices and community agencies across Canada to ensure our candidate pool is fresh, high calibre and represents a wide range of business disciplines.

4. Human Resources Support

Proactive HR support provided by Career Edge Organization staff to assist employers in integrating interns and subsequently other employees with disabilities in the workplace.  Career Edge Organization also administers interns’ payroll, workers’ compensation and payroll taxes. 

Profile of the Ability Edge Intern

• Recently graduated from a Canadian college or university
• Has a self-declared disability
• Has little or no significant career related work experience
• Seeks an entry-level, career-launching position
• Is eligible to work in Canada, and
• Has not previously accepted a Career Edge or Ability Edge Internship

Program Costs - Effective July 1, 2010

As of July 1, 2010 the Ontario and British Columbia Governments will be introducing the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) and  Career Edge Organization will be required to apply HST to our services in HST participating provinces and territories.

Click here for a message from Anne Lamont, Career Edge Organization President and CEO for answers to some of the frequently asked questions (FAQ’s) on the implementation of the HST in Ontario and BC and the HST impact on Career Edge Organization services.

• Program Prices Overview - Non-Clerical Positions
• Program Prices Overview - Clerical Positions
• Program Price Schedule - Non-Clerical Positions
• Program Price Schedule - Clerical Positions

Other Resources

• Download PDF: Overview of the Ability Edge paid internship program
• Download PowerPoint: Overview of the host employer website and functionality
• Download PDF: Sample list of Career Edge Organization host employers

Process to become a Career Edge Organization Host Employer

1. Complete the on-line host organization application form.
2. A Client Relations Representative from Career Edge Organization will review your application and contact you to discuss with you your organization's recruitment needs.
3. Your Client Relations Representative will request you to print, read and fax a completed Career Edge Organization Host Employer Agreement.
4. Upon receipt of your signed agreement, your Client Relations Representative will complete your online registration form and provide the final approval.
5. You can now begin the recruitment process by posting your organization’s first position.

Go to the online host organization application form now >