Career Navigation: Ready, Willing & Able (RWA)

For Autistic job seekers in the Lower Mainland and Kelowna, ages 16+.

  • Lower Mainland, Kelowna (Virtual & In-Person)
  • Youth & Adults (16+)
  • Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
  • No formal diagnosis required
  • Individual support
  • Employment Service

Reach your career goals!

Are you looking for employment or need extra support in your post-secondary studies? We can help.

Our Navigators can connect you with community agencies and services that:

  • provide pre-employment and on-the-job supports
  • have connections to employment opportunities in a variety of industries
  • provide mental health, life skills, and housing service referrals
  • help with post-secondary studies (e.g. coursework and accommodations needed to complete an internship or field placement)

 

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Let's get started!

The first step is to complete The Compass questionnaire.

Tell us about your employment, education, and experience with community services. It only takes 10 minutes to complete!

  1. Review the Terms of Use for The Compass.
  2. Fill out the Compass Questionnaire.
  3. Maegan will follow up with you by phone or email to arrange a time to meet (either in-person or virtually).

In your meeting, we will learn more about your support needs and connect you to supports and/or employment opportunities in your community.

Or contact Maegan directly:

Maegan O’Neill
Navigator, Youth & Adult Services
maegan.oneill@canucksautism.ca

Due to the increasingly high demand for services, please expect a response in 10 business days or more. Thank you for your patience.

The first step is to complete our online questionnaire.

Tell us about your employment, education, and experience with community services. It only takes 10 minutes to complete!

  1. Fill out the questionnaire.
  2. Neil will follow up with you by phone or email to arrange a time to meet (either in-person or virtually).

In your meeting, we will learn more about your support needs and connect you to supports and/or employment opportunities in your community.

Or contact Neil directly:

Neil Bazzana-Adams
Navigator, Youth & Adult Services
neil.bazzana-adams@canucksautism.ca

See our impact:

Video made in collaboration with
True Calling MediaPresidents Group & Meridian Farm Market.

Employment Resources

We believe every Autistic individual has the right to meaningful employment.

About Ready, Willing & Able (RWA)

Funded by the Government of Canada’s Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities, RWA is a national partnership initiative of Inclusion Canada and Autism Alliance of Canada and their member organizations.

We are an RWA partner, co-delivering the program provincially with Inclusion BC.

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