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Career Crusing (KPL Database)
This database allows you to explore potential careers based on your own skills, personality, and experience. You must have a library card and PIN to be able to use this resource.
Job Futures
A reference tool for education & career planning.
Work Smart Ontario
Official website of the Ontario Ministry of Labour for Young Workers. How to be safe at work and how to be treated fairly.
Youth Opportunities Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Education.

Can Learn
An online source for information on post-secondary education in Canada. Has career outlooks, educational opportunities, and funding options.
Maclean's University Rankings
Maclean's annual rankings of Canadian Universities.
Ontario Student Assistant Program
Information about funding your education.
Ontario Universities Application Centre
News, statistics & applications.
School Finder
A resource for post-secondary studies in Canada (schools, scholarships, careers).
Scholarships Canada.com
Search through their database to find scholarships, student awards, bursaries and grants. The site also has information about student loans, applications and budget planning.
Student Awards: Free Scholarship Search Service
Search to find scholarships, bursaries, fellowships, grants and other awards available to post-secondary students studying in Canada & abroad.

Alternatives For Youth
Drug and alcohol related services for 13-22 year olds and their families
Freevibe
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
Know the Score
An educational program helping students with their spending habits and the lure of gambling.

Body Image Coalition
Ways to maintain a healthy body image in a media-driven world.
Save: Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
Find out what the signs are that someone may be suicidal, and what can be done to help them before it's too late.
Sheena’s Place - Toronto
Support for people with eating disorders.
BullyingCanada.ca
A site designed to help kids and teens who are being bullied.

SOYToronto.org
Resources to help GLBT youth find their way.
The Triangle Program
A high school program for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth and/or those victimized by homophobia.
Youth Line
Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line.

Cyberisle
An interactive website designed by youth for youth. Learn about smoking, drugs and sexual relationships.
4 Girl’s Health
Health information specific to women.
Go Ask Alice
Columbia University, Health Education Program
KidsHelpPhone
Sometimes we just need to talk through it. Confidential and anonymous.
MedlinePlus – Teen Health
Teen health information from one of the most respected health sources online, Medline.
MedlinePlus – Teen Violence
Research on, and solutions for, teen violence.
TeenAsthma
For teens with asthma.

Birds and Bees
Sex education, online.
Sex, etc.
A website for teens by teens.
Sexuality and You
There is a lot of confusion surrounding all of the feelings that go alongside one's sexuality. This site aims to help you understand what's going on.

You Are Here: Survival Info for Young Newcomers in Ontario
You Are Here makes sure that newcomer youth can have accurate, reliable, and easy to understand information about issues that are not always so simple.

All Movie Guide
Includes a film finder, a people finder, and a section for DVDs.
All Music Guide
Extensive music review site includes bios, discographies, album reviews, and song clips, for all types of music, from the classics to the present day.
eyeGO
Cheap tickets! The $5 ticket program for high school students. A program designed to allow secondary school students to attend various performances for only $5.
Based on the Book
This database provides access to the titles of books that have become movies. Search by book title, book author, movie title or movie release year.
The Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
A very large movie site on the Web. This database has information on movies, actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
JAM! Music
A Canadian music news site.
MuchMusic
The popular TV station's website. Access music videos, billboard lists, exclusive interviews, and more!
Rotten Tomatoes
Contains reviews of the latest movies, DVD/VHS releases, and games.