Landscape and Horticulture Profession – Links and Resources

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  • Hiring incentives for employers
    Take advantage of various tax incentives, funding options and programs available for businesses, not-for-profits and public sector organizations who hire students, young innovators and youth talent.
  • Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)
    Ontario’s workforce is our most valuable asset. As the economic environment evolves, so do the skills needs of employers. Experience shows that employer involvement in training improves business performance.
  • Co-operative Education Tax Credit (Ontario)
    The Co-operative Education Tax Credit is a refundable tax credit. It is available to employers who hire students enrolled in a co-operative education program at an Ontario university or college.

CNLA
Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA)
The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association is a national not-for-profit federation of nine provincial landscape and horticulture associations representing over 3,800 members in the landscape, retail garden centre, and nursery sectors.


Canadian Standard

Canadian Landscape Standard (CLS)
The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects are pleased to announce the release of the Canadian Landscape Standard (CLS) First Edition. For the first time, there is a national guideline to set the standard of landscape work in every province across the country. The CLS is an important resource for any student in pursuit of a career in landscape horticulture, landscape architecture and design, municipal planning and procurement, and parks departments.


evergreen

EverGreen Canada
To help create greener, more sustainable cities, we focus on four key areas: Greenspace, Children, Food and CityWorks.


growing careers

Growing Careers
A future in agriculture is promising, and this is a great place to learn about the opportunities. GrowingCareers.ca provides an introduction to the diversity of careers found within the agri-food sector.


ISA

International Society of Arboriculture, Ontario Chapter ISAO
Their mission is to enhance and promote the care and benefit of trees for present and future generations in Ontario through education, research and awareness.


Tree Canada

Tree Canada
Tree Canada develops programs in partnership with the private and public sectors, communities and individual Canadians, to maintain a healthy environment through sustaining urban and rural forests.


Seed your future

Seed Your Future (U.S.) Horticulture Careers
National initiative to promote horticulture as a vital, viable and exciting career path for the nation’s youth. We envision a world where every U.S. student knows the meaning and importance of horticulture. We want the next generation of leaders in this invaluable field poised to fill the wealth of job opportunities available to them.


WSPS

Workplace Health & Safety – Complete Health and Safety Solutions (Corporate brochure)
WSPS.ca is the first stop for business insights on critical health and safety issues, providing immediate access to: H&S news & articles, Tools & downloads, Resources, Safety talks & posters.

Technical Consulting Services Feature Sheet
Workplaces are increasingly complex. Workplace health & safety and organizational health are no exception. In-depth knowledge, expertise and technical insight are within reach to help your business meet all its technical health & safety needs.

Student Injury Prevention Feature Sheet
Making Learning Safer: A Model for Success.

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