Exploring and Preparing for the World of Work: Unit Review

Examples: technological, AI tools or automation; economic, gig work or globalization; social, aging population or a more diverse workforce.

6.5% overall and 13.0% for ages 15 to 24 (Labour Force Survey, released October 9, 2026).

In many of them (about 29% of workers in Statistics Canada's estimate), AI is highly complementary: it helps workers rather than replacing them, changing tasks more than eliminating jobs.

A date and a source.

The student minimum wage, $16.90 an hour; 10 × $16.90 = $169.00.

44 × $18 = $792; 3 × $27 = $81; total $873.

Rights: to know, to participate, to refuse unsafe work. Responsibilities (any two): follow safety rules and use protective equipment, report hazards, be reliable, be honest about hours, respect others.

The Digital Platform Workers' Rights Act, 2022.

Any four: critical thinking and problem solving; innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship; self-directed learning; collaboration; communication; global citizenship and sustainability; digital literacy.

School: a presentation. Extracurricular: a student council speech or team captain role. Community: serving customers or volunteering at an event.

They move with you between jobs and help you learn new tools and do the human parts of work that technology doesn't replace.

Situation, Task, Action, Result. The Action needs the most detail.

The difference between the skills you have and the skills you need for a goal.

Sample: "For six weeks, I'll write all assignments in a planner each school day and check them off, and review my progress every Friday."

Self-ratings can be too high or too low; others may see strengths or gaps you miss.

Interests, values, skills, strengths and needs.

A 9, I 8, C 6 → AIC.

An interest is something you enjoy; a value is something you believe is important.

Any four: family expectations, peers, cultural identity, gender identity and stereotypes, finances, future earnings, work trends, location, systemic barriers.

A barrier built into policies or systems that disadvantages some groups, such as job postings requiring "Canadian experience" (now banned in Ontario postings) or a lack of programs in remote communities.

(a) control, (b) can't control (but can respond), (c) influence.

Active: a post or comment. Passive: location data or browsing tracked by an app.

After you are hired, for payroll, not on an application or before an interview.

Any three: a job you never applied for, pay too good to be true, asking for SIN or bank info before hiring, asking you to pay, pressure to act fast.

A portfolio of your work, posts about volunteering or achievements, a professional email address, a professional networking profile (16+).

Jobs filled by word of mouth, referrals or direct contact without being widely advertised.

Who I am, what I'm interested in, what I'm looking for.

Traditional: builds stronger trust in person. Online: reaches people beyond your local area and shows your work.

Apprenticeship, college, university and the workplace.

Colleges: ontariocolleges.ca. Universities: OUAC.

5 × 2 + 3 × 3 + 2 × 1 = 10 + 9 + 2 = 21.

It may be biased toward the positives; check other sources such as Job Bank, current students and counsellors.

30 credits (17 compulsory, 13 optional), 40 hours of community involvement, the literacy requirement, 2 online learning credits (unless opted out), and the financial literacy requirement in GLC2O (70% or higher).

No, MCR3U requires MPM2D. They can take MBF3C or MCF3M (or take MPM2D first, for example in summer school).

A bundle of 8 to 10 sector courses, sector certifications, and experiential learning such as co-op.

School: guidance counsellor (or student success team, Indigenous education staff, special education teacher). Community: Employment Ontario (or Friendship Centres, ISET programs, public libraries).