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Links and resources to help you find
meaningful, rewarding work mostly related to environment, conservation
and sustainability, in Canada and beyond. Note: this page has been completely revised and rewritten, here: Green Job Links. The old version is below, with some additional sections yet to be revised. |
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GoodWork Canada – Canada's green jobs gateway since 2001. Employment in environment, sustainability, conservation and related themes. New postings online daily. Job listings, contracts, internships, RFP's. Large directory of environmental organizations, links and resources. www.GoodWorkCanada.ca . ECO Canada (Environmental Careers Organization) – Focuses primarily on technical and scientific positions, traditionally from the environment industry. In addition to a large job board, ECO provides a variety of environment-industry related services to industry, educational institutions and government. Founded in 1992 as part of Canada's sector council initiative. www.eco.ca Canadian Environment Network (RCEN) – network of environmental groups and organizations across Canada. Click on "Regional Networks" to see the provincial networks. Each region is different; look for listings on each regional website, their e-mail lists, or browse their directories of groups (online or in print). www.cen-rce.org More Green Jobs – see also the green jobs gateway; green job search tips; google's directory of environmental employment in other countries; and below, general employment & volunteering links. |
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Environmental Job Sites
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Green Dream Jobs – business jobs, environmental jobs, environmentally responsible employers (USA & some Canada) www.sustainablebusiness.com/jobs/ www.sustainablebusiness.com Ubiquity Environmental Careers Page http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/8974/ or www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~envjobs/ Eco-Employ / Ejobs – listings of environmental opportunities & resources in the USA & Canada www.ecoemploy.com www.ejobs.org Ontario links: www.ejobs.org/states/ontnon.html Environmental Career – USA www.environmental-jobs.com EarthNet Jobs & Internships – "entry and mid-level environmental and social justice jobs suitable for students and relatively recent college grads" (USA) www.envirocitizen.org/enet/jobs/ EnviroJobs Discussion List (mostly USA) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EnviroJobs/ UK Environment Jobs & Volunteering – www.environmentjob.co.uk Wwoof International – volunteer, work-exchange & apprenticeship opportunities on organic gardens, farms & businesses around the world – see www.planetfriendly.net/wwoof.html and www.wwoof.org See also: www.planetfriendly.net/organic.html More – directory.google.com/Top/Science/Environment/Employment/ www.bioneers.org/treemedia/community/jobs.php |
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(2) – Other Job
Listings & Career Sites |
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Web Networks (Canada) – jobs with a variety of Canadian organizations, mostly related to non-profit and community work http://action.web.ca/home/index.shtml?class=jobs See also their "community" homepage: http://community.web.ca Charity Village (Canada) – Jobs & volunteer positions in a wide variety of non-profits & charities in Canada. Also: news, resources, guides, events (under "Learn"), and links to non-profit & charitable organizations. To find environmental job listings, select "Search Jobs", on "Jobs", then do a keyword search for "environmental". www.charityvillage.com Idealist.org / Action Without Borders (USA & International) – listings of over 27,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 153 countries; search or browse by name, location or mission. Thousands of volunteer opportunities around the world and hundreds of job & internship listings. Health, environment, media, women's issues, race, human rights, arts, disaster relief, much more. Based in the USA, but has listings around the world. www.idealist.org |
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(3) Employment-Related Groups, Events, Resources & Links |
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Environmental Professionals (YEP) (Canada) – has active
chapters in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver. The Toronto
chapter, for example, has informal networking meetings (sometimes with
speakers offering great career tips & ideas) the second Thursday of
each month from Sept. to May. "Drop by after work and share your
interests, aspirations and stories. New folks are always welcome. Fun,
networking, learn about new initiatives & jobs, professional
development. YEP is a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to
serving the environmental decision-makers of the 21st century. We are
skilled, energetic professionals roughly between the ages of 25 and 40,
who are dedicated to environmental improvement through our work in
business, government, academe, associations, and non-profits." www.yepcanada.ca yep@yepcanada.ca Free, downloadable
Environmental Career Toolkit: www.yepcanada.ca/resource.htm
Sustainability Network (Canada) – offers monthly "Breakfast Forums" in Toronto; regular skills development workshops on topics ranging from fundraising to conflict resolution, to internet skills; and valuable print and on-line resources. The best way to stay informed of their events & offerings is to go to their website and subscribe to their monthly e-mail bulletin. sustain.web.net People- & Planet-Friendly – website, e-mail lists and forum. A portal to peace, environment, sustainable living and related topics and themes. Portals & Guides are unique, comprehensive collections of links and resources on selected themes. Popular E-mail Newsletter comes out every month or so, offering useful news and resources. Calendar of events, conferences, learning and networking opportunities, plus links to other calendars. www.planetfriendly.net Coalition For A Green Economy (Toronto) – Excellent speakers & networking in Toronto each month. Each month focuses on a specific issue; be sure to hang around for the networking & announcements that follow. To hear about their upcoming events, subscribe to their e-mail list: sfp@web.ca (specify that you wish to subscribe to the Coalition For A Green Economy e-mail list). www.web.net/ecorecov/ (at the time of writing their website doesn't seem to have been updated in a while, but they have been holding monthly events) Green Economics (website, book & two courses in Toronto) – in addition to the book "Designing The Green Economy: the Postindustrial Alternative to Corporate Globalization" and the website, Brian Milani offers two courses in Toronto: (1) The Green Economy: Practical Strategies for Creating Community-based Eco-economies; and (2) Economic Crisis and Sustainable Community Development. www.greeneconomics.net CareerCycles Getaways – summer weekend getaways in Prince Edward County, Ontario. What's your decent work? 3-day getaway led by professional career counselor gets your mind active about career renewal while your body gets active outdoors. Improve your existing work/life balance... or begin a process of change. Structured process helps you assess your situation and identify options. $495 incl. program, accom., meals. Info/register: Mark Franklin www.careercycles.com 416-465-9183 markfranklin@sympatico.ca Create
Your Own Project or Job! – When most people look for work,
they compete for existing jobs. Why not create your own? There's no
lack of options. Do some research, networking, and if you think it
would help, take some training. Then call or write a proposal to an
organization that interests you, demonstrating how your project or idea
could help them achieve their goals. If they like your idea, they might
be able to help you fundraise for it. Or you could write a grant
proposal or propose other revenue-generating ideas, for their
consideration. If you can't find an existing organization that would be
a good match ...start your own. Designing a Livelihood – Do What You Love & Love What You Do (article, Natural Life Magazine, Nov/Dec 2002) www.life.ca/nl/88/livelihood.html Right Livelihood Resources: Design A Livelihood! (web page) – How can you design your work life so it is an expression of your gifts and makes a contribution to the world? How can you make your time at work meaningful? www.yesmagazine.org/17work/resourcesrightlivelihood.html Simple Living / Voluntary Simplicity – www.life.ca/home/simplicity/ www.simpleliving.net/web_of_simplicity/introduction.asp |
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(4) Books, Bookstores, Libraries, Resource Centres |
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The ECO Guide to Careers That Make a Difference:
Environmental Work for a Sustainable Future (book) "...we've
invited nineteen exceptional experts to discuss the nature of our
global environmental and sustainability issues and review the
strategies and tactics that professionals are using to address them.
Each chapter also includes a "Career Spotlight" of an organization with
creative professionals who are making a difference." www.eco.org | www.eco.org/site/c.dnJLKPNnFkG/b.942853/k.A8B4/Books_and_Reports.htm
The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century (book) "...a completely revised and updated edition of what has become the standard reference on the subject. Organized for ease of use and fully updated to reflect ongoing changes in environmental fields, it is the most comprehensive and reliable resource available for anyone seeking information about environmental career opportunities and how to get started in one." www.eco.org | www.eco.org/site/c.dnJLKPNnFkG/b.942853/k.A8B4/Books_and_Reports.htm Get a Life (book) – "how to make a good buck, dance around the dinosaurs, and save the world while you're at it ... one hundred and one ways to tread lightly on Mother Earth, make bags of money, simplify your life, have a blast, keep fit and save your sanity while everything is crumbling all around you", by Wayne Roberts and Susan Brandum. Published in Toronto, Canada, 1995, by Get A Life Publishers. www.web.net/ecorecov/info/getalif1.htm Review: www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_12.02.93/NEWS/env1202.php Buy from Chapters/Indigo: chapters.indigo.ca (search for "get a life" "wayne roberts" - quotes included) Making a Living While Making a Difference (book) – by Melissa Everett, New Society Publishers www.hvw.com/realwork/ www.newsociety.com/bookid/3690 Your Money or Your Life (book) – by Joe Dominguez, Vicki Robin (The New Road Map Foundation) ISBN 0140286780. www.newroadmap.org Losing Your Job, Reclaiming Your Soul (book) www.futurenet.org/Reviews/pulley.html Chelsea Green Publishers www.chelseagreen.com Natural Life Books - Livelihood www.life.ca/livelihood/ Ecological Economics & Economic Justice Books www.serve.com/ecobooks/cat_econ.htm www.sustainable.org/economy/econ_index.html www.greeneconomics.net/ge-biblio1.html www.adpsr-norcal.org/adpsr/menu/ResourceGuide/booksgreenecon.html www.askhenry.com/books/envirob.htm www.earth-policy.org/Books/ More Great Books, Bookstores, Libraries & Resource Centres – for more books, go to your local bookstore or library and check out the sections on careers/employment, environment, economics, self-help, etc. For a listing of progressive publishers, bookstores, libraries and mail order services in Toronto and Canada, see: www.planetfriendly.net/voices.html#books A great selection of books & resources can also be found at your local Alternative Resource Centre, or at the offices of local environmental and activist groups www.planetfriendly.net/voices.html#resourcecentres |
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(5) Magazines, Magazine Editions, Articles |
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Working For
Life (magazine edition) – spring 2001 edition of Yes!
magazine, some articles are on-line. (1) Why work? Work dumbs us down,
wears us out, and uses us up. So why do it? Let's initiate a Golden Age
of Play; (2) Real Vacations For All – Why do affluent, super-productive
Americans get two weeks or less of vacation while Europeans get four to
six weeks? (3) Now I Become Myself – a vocation does not come from "out
there." It's what you find when you reclaim your original gifts. (4)
The White Dog's Tale – restaurateur Judy Wicks breaks all the rules.
She pays a living wage. She uses expensive meat from humanely raised
animals. She holds Table Talks on social and environmental issues. And
she makes money, too. (5) Right Livelihood Resources –Ready to take
back your life? Some resources to help you take the plunge. (6) State
of the Possible III – The Positive Futures Network brings together
innovators and activists to build bridges among diverse groups, all
working for nothing less than social transformation. www.yesmagazine.org/17work/17toc_main.htm
www.yesmagazine.org
Green Jobs, Good Work! (magazine edition) – winter 2001 edition of Alternatives Journal, Canada's environmental journal. Articles: The job-spend treadmill exhausts us & the planet (Anders Hayden); Green & Growing "environmental job numbers now match those for the traditional sectors such as oil, chemicals & steel" (Gary Gallon); Thinking out of the Blue Box (L. Gallant & D. Taschereau); Major unions push for jobs AND environment (Jennifer Penney); more. Also: 3rd annual annotated directory of Graduate Environmental Studies Programs. Current & back issues can be ordered by mail, phone, fax, email, or online. www.alternativesjournal.ca/271/ 519-888-4442 Sustaining Livelihoods (magazine edition) – spring 2002 edition of Alternatives Journal, Canada's environmental journal. Table of Contents and some articles are on line; order the back-issue to get the full edition. www.alternativesjournal.ca/282/default.htm Natural/Sustainable Livelihoods (articles) – a variety of on-line articles on making a healthy, natural livelihood, from Natural Life Magazine www.life.ca/livelihood/ Beginning/Building An Environmental Career (downloadable Word or PDF document) – preparation basics (résumé development; business cards; email account; research (know the target organization; know the target skills required); job websites (both mainstream & environmental); networking and spreading the word; volunteering. www.yepcanada.ca/resource.htm Green@Work Magazine (US) – www.greenatworkmag.com Corporate Knights Magazine (Canadian) – www.corporateknights.ca |
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(6) More Employment & Volunteering Links Job Search Tips, Career Tips, Books & Resources Follow Your Bliss www.jcf.org/bliss-stories.php
Environment & Nonprofit Employment Environmental Employment in other countries directory.google.com/Top/Science/Environment/Employment/ Youth Employment (many youth opps can also be found elsewhere on this page, above and below) Youth Employment Information (Canadian Government) www.youth.gc.ca International / Overseas Work & Volunteering GoodWorkCanada's
green/sustainable international
development jobs Volunteering – Environment, Conservation & Peace Canadian Environmental Groups & Organizations www.planetfriendly.net/ecoportal.html
www.cen-rce.org/eng/networks.html Volunteering – General (sometimes includes environment) Volunteer Canada www.volunteer.ca Why Volunteer? www.volunteer.ca/volworks/why.htm |
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First, go to your local library, bookstore or career centre and ask for their small business resources. Better yet, speak to someone who has started a green, ethical business – conduct an information interview. For some links to such businesses, see our Green Gifts page, Sustainable Living Links, EcoPortal, Learning Centres & Places. For some links to businesses in Toronto, see also Toronto The Better. | |||
Mostly mainstream (for green & alternative links see
paragraph above) Green Business Resources Corporate Knights www.corporateknights.ca
Rethinking Work http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Work/Rethinking_Work/ | more | more | more Mainstream/General Employment Employment, Careers & Job Search http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Employment/ MLM, Network & Referral Marketing
Opportunities – plus Opposing Views, Warnings &
Alternatives Human Resources & Volunteer Management Human Resources Management & Recruitment Links (mainsteam) Volunteer Management www.planetfriendly.net/volunteer/management.html
Human Resources & Volunteer Mgt. Links (provided by the
Sustainability Network) |
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For more resources on employment & volunteer opportunities, visit the offices of your local environmental group or favourite charity. Also the local volunteer centre (see www.volunteer.ca e.g. www.volunteertoronto.on.ca), HRDC Human Resources Centre, or the employment centre at your school or university. | |||
(7) Education, Apprenticeships, Mentorships, Internships, Training |
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Learning Centres & Places – Places you can go to learn, experience and
participate in hands-on activities related to sustainable living and
other People- & Planet-Friendly themes. Includes organic gardens,
nature retreats, strawbale houses, wilderness trips, solar-powered
homesteads, ecovillages, intentional community, permaculture,
alternative schools, more. Offering guided tours & demos,
workshops, courses, outdoor activities, school programs, volunteer
opportunities, wwoofing, apprenticeships, site rentals, more. Many of these places offer volunteer, paid or business
opportunities www.planetfriendly.net/learn.html
Apprenticeships, Internships, Mentorships – It is possible to arrange an informal apprenticeship with a green and ethical business or organization of interest to you. To find a potential apprenticeship or mentor, try Learning Centres & Places; Sustainable Living Links; or the Environmental Portals page. Wwoofing can also lead to excellent apprenticeships in organics or sustainable living. The Ontario Government offers a trade apprenticeship program. Here are a few examples related to GoodWork themes: arborist (trees); carpenter; child & youth worker; cook; dairy herdsperson; fruit grower; horticultural technician. For these and many more, see: www.edu.gov.on.ca/skills.html (2) (3) (4). Internship links: www.sfu.ca/international/IESS/goaway/work/ http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Employment/Job_Search/Entry_Level_and_Internships/ Environmental Education, College & University Programs in Canada, the USA & beyond www.planetfriendly.net/learn.html#schools (section 8). See also the Eco-Portals page: www.planetfriendly.net/ecoportal.html Resource Centres, Groups & Gathering Places www.planetfriendly.net/learn.html#resourcecentres (section 3). See also the Eco-Portals page: www.planetfriendly.net/ecoportal.html Courses, Workshops, Conferences, Events – Participating in events of interest to you can be very educational. It can also help you make friends, contacts and eventually find or create an opportunity. See the People- & Planet-Friendly Calendar and our links to other calendars. Click here to learn how to make the most of conferences and events. See also section 3, above, for some organizations that hold events related to the search for good work. |
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(8) Green Business & Ecological Economics |
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For a look at the bigger picture – how to create a
sustainable economy where good, meaningful work is the norm, not the
exception – try the following links.
Eco-Economy: Save The Planet (and Prosper). How do you rebuild the economy without destroying the earth? "The principals of ecology are as real as those of aerodynamics. If an aircraft is to fly, it has to stisfy certain criteria of thurst & lift. Likewise, if an economy is to sustain progress, it must satisfy the basic principles of ecology. If it does not, it will decline and eventually collapse. There is no middle ground. An economy is either sustainable or it is not. This month, Lester Brown explores what the new economy would look like." With examples of eco-economic industries; sunset industries; expanding professions. Excerpt from Lester Brown's new book, "Eco-Economy". The Ecologist (magazine) Vol 31 No.10, Dec 2001 / Jan 2002. www.theecologist.org www.theecologist.co.uk/archive_article.html?article=237 www.earth-policy.org www.earth-policy.org/Books/ |
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Ecological Economics & Economic Justice Books www.serve.com/ecobooks/cat_econ.htm www.sustainable.org/economy/econ_index.html www.greeneconomics.net/ge-biblio1.html www.adpsr-norcal.org/adpsr/menu/ResourceGuide/booksgreenecon.html www.askhenry.com/books/envirob.htm www.earth-policy.org/Books/ Natural Capitalism www.naturalcapitalism.org
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