Upcoming Toronto Training Seminars

 25 - 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Business Operations Boot Camp                                    

April 30 – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Growthwheel Boot Camp

May 1 – 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Funding Boot Camp May 7 - 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Marketing Boot Camp

May 8 – 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Starting Your Business 101 May 10 - 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ask the Expert: Insurance

May 10 – 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Ask the Expert – Accounting May 14 - 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Legal Boot Camp Webinar

May 15 – 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Startup Financials Webinar May 21 – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Comment se Lancer En Affaires 101

23 mai - 10h00 to midi Growth Wheel pour entrepreneur May 28 - 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Website Building Boot Camp

May 29 – 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Business Operations Webinar May 30 - 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Social Media Boot Camp

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This Weekend in Toronto Ontario Canada

This Weekend in Toronto, ON CHANGE LOCATION

RECOMMENDED EVENTS

John Butler Trio Sun, Nov 25 - 6:30PM The Danforth Music Hall FIND TICKETS

Rufus Wainwright Thu, Nov 22 - 8:00PM Queen Elizabeth Theatre FIND TICKETS

Great Lake Swimmers Fri, Nov 23 - 7:00PM The Danforth Music Hall FIND TICKETS

Snails Sat, Nov 24 - 7:00PM The Danforth Music Hall FIND TICKETS

Cute Is What We Aim for Sun, Nov 25 - 7:00PM Velvet Underground FIND TICKETS

Toronto Raptors TRACK TEAM FRI NOV 23 vs Washington Wizards FIND TICKETS SUN NOV 25 vs Miami Heat FIND TICKETS Toronto Maple Leafs TRACK TEAM SAT NOV 24 vs Philadelphia Flyers FIND TICKETS

Link to main eventful website

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Toronto’s Sky-high Housing Prices

Development pressures in such communities have affected tenants in many ways — driving rents higher and fueling gentrification and a renovation craze. 

These factors create a precarious situation for renters - the two largest groups affected by high rents are seniors and students.

Read more here: How Toronto’s sky-high housing prices are forcing seniors out of their homes

According to the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation, a third of seniors are tenants, and the majority of them already spend more than the recommended 30 per cent of their income on housing. Seniors, like everyone else, are hit with escalating rents — but most are on a fixed income. 

Affordable social housing is an option, but the waiting list in Toronto is nearly nine years and 100,000 households long — the wait can be even longer for those who don’t qualify for special priority status.

From the University of Toronto Student life Housing  info page:

Getting a clear picture of the cost of living can help you budget for the year. Estimated costs of living in Toronto, Mississauga and Scarborough for 2018-19 are provided below.

Estimated living and studying costs for the academic year (8 months)

Food: $1604 - $3700

Clothing: $900 - $1100

Local Transportation: $934 ($116.75 per month)

Books, supplies and instruments: $1000 - $2000+

Miscellaneous: $1000 - $2000

Housing Costs

CMA (Census Metro Area)

Room: N/A
Bachelor: $1,013
1-bedroom apartment: $1,194
2-bedroom apartment: $1,404
3+-bedroom apartment: $1,569

 

Near St. George 

Room: $900*
Bachelor: $1,096
1-bedroom apartment: $1,353
2-bedroom apartment: $1,983
3+-bedroom apartment: $2,451

Near UTM

Room: $702*
Bachelor: $900
1-bedroom apartment: $1,210
2-bedroom apartment: $1,327
3+-bedroom apartment: $1,780

Near UTSC

Room: $800*
Bachelor: $927
1-bedroom apartment: $1,100
2-bedroom apartment: $1,353
3+-bedroom apartment: $1,762

Sources:

• CMHC Rental Market Report – Fall 2017
• *Room avg. source: U of T Off-Campus Housing Service – Fall 2017

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Learn ESL English in Toronto

The library has books, online tools, and classes to help people learning English as a second language.

ESL learning materials

Books

More ESL books

Databases and online tools

IELTS

Practice tests with answers. Prepare for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam.

More online tools for English-language learning

ESL classes

Classes taught in English only

Cedarbrae

Classes offered September to July
Basic
Wednesdays & Fridays, 10:30 a.m. –1:30 p.m.
Co-sponsor: Toronto Catholic District School Board

Dawes Road

Classes offered from September to June
For information call 416–396–3820
Intermediate
Tuesdays – Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Co-sponsor: Toronto Catholic District School Board

Downsview

Classes offered September to June
For information call 416–338–4300
Beginner/Intermediate
Mondays – Fridays, 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Beginner/Intermediate
Mondays – Thursdays, 12 noon – 2:30 p.m.
Co-sponsor: Toronto District School Board

Fairview

Classes offered September to June
Registration required. For information call 416–395–5750
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced
Mondays & Wednesdays, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Co-sponsor: Toronto District School Board

Goldhawk Park

Classes offered September to June
For information call 416-222–8282, ext. 2499
Beginner/Low intermediate 
Mondays & Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Co-sponsor: Toronto Catholic District School Board

Malvern

Classes offered September to June 
Beginner 
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Parkdale

Classes offered September to June
For information call: 416–338–4300
Beginner/Intermediate
Mondays – Fridays, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. 
Co-sponsor: Toronto District School Board

Pleasant View

Classes offered September to June
Beginner/Intermediate
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. 
Co-sponsor: Toronto District School Board

Classes with bilingual instruction

Riverdale

Classes offered September to June
For information call 416-338-4300
Cantonese/Mandarin/English
Low Beginner and Beginner
Mondays to Thursdays, 12:30 – 3:00 p.m. 
Co-sponsor: Toronto District School Board and Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre
Mid-Beginner
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 12 noon
Co-sponsor: Toronto District School Board

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WSIB: Health and Safety Laws for Small Businesses

PRICE FREE

DESCRIPTION

Work related injuries are costly for small business.

Many employers in Toronto do not understand their Health and Safety responsibilities and legal obligations.

Please join Enterprise Toronto in this FREE workshop provided by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Small Business Health & Safety Consultant Lesia Conneely who will explain how to keep you workplace healthy and safe and in compliance with health and safety laws.

DATE AND TIME

Thu, November 15, 2018

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

LOCATION

North York Civic Centre

5100 Yonge St.

Lower Floor, Committee Room 2

North York, Ontario M2N 5V7

LINK to additional WSIB Information

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is an independent trust agency that administers compensation and no-fault insurance for Ontario workplaces. 

WSIB is committed to delivering what matters to the workers and employers of Ontario: fast, accessible service and fair benefits at a fair price.

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Website Building for Beginners Boot Camp - Oct 23

In this boot camp, you’ll learn the easy way to do it right the first time:

• How to select a domain name
• How to choose hosting
• How to choose a platform (Wordpress or other)
• How to select a professional website designer, or make the decision to attempt it yourself.
• What the key elements and structure of design and content are.
• Key features for a secure website.
• Basic SEO considerations in website design and content development.
• Why Google/Bing Analytics and Webmaster Tools are important to install on your new website.

DATE AND TIME

Tue, October 23, 2018

9:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT

LOCATION

Toronto City Hall

100 Queen St. W.

2nd Floor, Committee Room 4

Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N2

Cost $ 25

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/website-building-for-beginners-boot-camp-oct-23-tickets-42474971784

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Using Technology to Improve Productivity - June 26

DESCRIPTION

In today’s digital era, the pace of business is faster than ever before. There’s more partners to meet, more competitors to beat, more customers to attract, and more ways to reach them... but no more hours in the day.

This is where technology comes in handy.

Upgraded technology has become a leading driver for digital business growth. Along with enabling your sales and marketing tactics, technology can be used to increase efficiency. In fact, 80% of small businesses in Canada agree that technology has positively impacted employee productivity, and 76% believe that technology has made it easier for employees to get more work done.

But how exactly is this possible? How exactly can technology help a person be more efficient and productive? In this session, we’ll show you 8 ways productivity technology can help you work smarter, so you can do more with your day.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/using-technology-to-improve-productivity

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How to Study English for Schools in Canada

First step " Choose your Goal" for learning English as a Second Language

Goals are your motivation. Goals can remind you of purpose and direction. Why do you need English as a second or third language. What do you wish to accomplish with English as a second language? Studying ESL requires thousands of hours of real effort - you need motivation and endurance to be able to study or work using the English language with native speakers.

Top 15 Goals for studying English as a second language

• Immigrate into an English speaking country
• Get hired at a first job
• Be hired at a better company
• Be promoted in your company
• Sell and market your products to English speaking countries
• Be able to operate a business completely in English.
• Publish an authoritative business, scientific journal article in English
• Be admitted and study in a North American university.
• Be admitted and study in a North American university graduate program.
• Travel independently in English speaking countries.
• As an Artist, perform for English speaking audiences
• Enjoy entertainment produced by English speaking artists
• Use English instructions for computer applications. Surf the net in English
• Score 950 on the Toeic test or 280 on the new Toefl exam
• Study English Literature in the original text

Second step: "Select the best Learning Methods" - how you learn most efficiently

Examples of questions to determine "how you learn best"

• What English can you learn the most while studying alone?
• What English can you learn the most by studying in a group?
• Can you listen once and remember the pronunciation and vocabulary?
• Does it help to see pictures of nouns or action verbs demonstrated?
• Do you have to write and repeat words to memorize vocabulary?
• How many times and ways must you use a word to "know" its proper context?
• How often do you have to repeat lessons?
• Can you create and use mnemonics to remember lists
• Can you benefit using accelerated English language learning methods
• Does music or games help you to relax, making learning easier?

Third step "Form a Plan" use the best learning stages to reach study Goals

Go here for example plan:

https://eslincanada.blogspot.com/p/how-to-study-english.html

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