Frequently asked questions

ACESS is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm.

We are closed on weekends and during lunch (12-1pm every day).

Our address is 25 Third Street, Akwesasne, Quebec H0M1A0. From Route 37, follow St. Regis Road all the way down to Third Street (it will be on your left). Once you're on Third Street, about a quarter mile down the road, our offices will be on your right.

The Administration building is located in the back of our parking lot (picture shown on the right). Our Employment and Training Center is to the left of the admin building.

ACESS seeks to create mutually beneficial partnerships with employers, matching your hiring/recruitment needs with our job-ready clientele. Our most popular, is our sponsored subsidized wage programs.

Want more information? Check out our Employers tab or contact our office to speak with an ACESS team member, call 613-575-2626. We'd be happy to help you!

If you are looking for employer applications, click here.

Eligibility Requirements are what we require from YOU (the employer) in order for us to help you and have access to our programs. You can find the Employer Eligibility Requirements here: https://www.acessjobs.ca/programs-services

If you are looking for employer applications, click here.

Funding is available to clients who apply and have not used up their 208 weeks of funding. Funding is on a case by case basis. You must complete the Akwesasne Career & Employment Support Services application and go through the process.

For the Akwesasne Career & Employment Support Services Application, click

here

. Fill out in full and return to our office or email it in to info@acessjobs.ca. More contact info can be found by clicking our Contact Us tab at the top of this page.

For more information, you can reach out to our Youth Coordinator, Nathan Sunday, by email. Visit our staff directory.

The process can take up to 30 days. This gives us enough time to process applications as they are submitted, verify eligibility and outside funding sources, conduct assessments, and discuss with our team before approvals are made.

If you have been approved for funding all checks are required to be mailed. If you have not received your check in the mail, please contact our office for more information, 613-575-2626.

As of April 1, 2016, we discontinued funding clients to get their high school diploma.

First, stop by our office for a Summer Employment Experience Development (SEED) application.

Second, fill out the application in full, make sure everything is correct and legible.

Third, hand everything back in to our offices by the deadline.

**This is very important! All applications handed in after the deadline will be considered late and marked as such. Your application will be looked at after everyone else who got there application in on time.**

It takes a couple weeks to process all the applications we receive. We will notify you if you have been approved. You may also stay in touch with us by email, info@acessjobs.ca or phone 613-575-2626, to check on your application process.

Yes, one time only! You need a letter from your employer stating that you have been hired and that the safety clothing is required to do your job.

There is a Canada Service Representative in our Administration building every fourth Tuesday of the month. Walk-ins only. The representative will be here from 9:30am-3:30pm with a break from noon to 1pm for lunch hour. The representative will not see anyone during the lunch hour. Please plan accordingly.

**There is also a Service Canada Representative at the Cornwall Island Administration building (CIA #3) every second Tuesday of the month. The same hours apply.

The Service Canada Representative will help you with any questions you may have about:

• Old Age Security (OAS) Pension

• Canada Pension

• Social Insurance Number (SIN Card)

• Employment Insurance

**Please remember that if you are coming in for a SIN card, you will need your original Birth Certificate, and (MCA) Status Card on hand. For any other inquiries please bring all correspondence you received from Service Canada with you.