Toronto’s Worker Centred Support!

Our people know what you’ve been through, for over 2 decades the Toronto Steelworkers Job Action Centre has served our members and the broader community in their journey from laid-off/un/under-employed through the often stressful process of finding a new job and career.

With a combined 70 years of experience helping our clients, each of our Peer Navigators have themselves been laid off from a manufacturing sector job.

Come to our offices and have a coffee, find support and encouragement, and…

Work with one of our staff to obtain a free resume

Look over our extensive job postings and make applications

Take an employment related skills workshop such as Digital Skills or Health and Safety Certification

Or be referred to a number training opportunities or Better Jobs Ontario

About Us

The late 1990’s and the early 2000’s saw a huge impact from the US/Canada free trade agreement. By the year 2003 when the TSJAC was born Manufacturing jobs in Ontario were continuing a steady decline. The Steelworkers union saw a great need to help its members through their loss of work and in many cases social networks and identity. The TSJAC brought those values into our approach centered on peer workers making the connection to our clients.

There is no question that the manufacturing sector has been rocked by the recent economic instability due to a number of geopolitical and economic factors. Traditionally, the manufacturing sector is extremely volatile even in the best of times; the cyclical nature of many industries continues. The incoherence of American trade policy has brought a certain amount of instability to manufacturing that could lead to a downward spiral at any given moment to manufacturing productive capacity, and, with this, layoffs.  An inevitable change of administration in the States should change this, but the future remains unclear and the potential for long term disruptions remain.

The Toronto Steelworkers Job Action Centre has a long history of serving manufacturing sector workers and community members in our city.

Recent News

LETTER: POWER Centre doesn’t duplicate services for steel workers

‘Our members are more likely to engage when that support begins with trusted peers (fellow steelworkers) who can guide them to the right service at the right time,’ Mike Hersh wrote in a letter… Read More

LETTER: POWER Centre doesn’t duplicate services for steel workers

‘Our members are more likely to engage when that support begins with trusted peers (fellow steelworkers) who can guide them to the right service at the right time,’ Mike Hersh wrote in a letter… Read More

Upcoming Training

The Toronto Steelworkers Job Action Centre in partnership with the Labour Education Centre brings free training for employment to you here at the Centre:

Health and Safety Certificate Training >

Digital Basic and Intermediate Skills Training >

Our Sponsors

Toronto Steelworkers Job Action Centre is funded by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Training Skills Development and supported by the Steelworkers Toronto Area Council who help us to provide the best possible experience for participants and set them up for future success.