General Resources
We want this area of our site to be filled with helpful resources as it relates to our mission. Check back often, as new additions are continually made to our resources section. Filled with relevant websites that Junior Achievement of Central Ontario believes are appropriate and useful, the resources section is an important (and growing!) part of jacentralontario.org.
Create your own summer job, get hands-on business training, and up to $3,000 in awards! If you're between 15 and 29 years old, you can apply to Summer Company, a program designed to help enterprising young people start up and run their own summer business.
The Money Belt is your gateway to financial learning. Here, you can build your knowledge and confidence in handling finances and situations involving decisions about money. It's the place to get practical tips and test what you know — and don't know — about managing money without the risks and consequences you would encounter in real life. Created by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, The Money Belt is dedicated to teaching financial life skills — the basics about money and the financial world in an easy-to-understand way that is relevant to you.
Youth.gc.ca is all about helping youth between 15 and 30 years of age. It is THE place to tap into a wide variety of information. Whether you need a hand finding a job or would like to start your own business, it's all here at your fingertips on Youth.gc.ca! On this site, you will find information ranging from health and education programs to sports and cultural activities. Best of all, these services are specific to the community you live in. Simply click on "In Your Community" on the left hand topic area and you will find information categories related to your community!