• Established in 1999, the Ontario Business Education Partnership (OBEP) is a not-for-profit organization that advocates on key issues impacting career exploration and workforce development. Learn more about who we are...

  • Through advocacy, informed networking and two-way communication of government programs and policy issues, OBEP supports a variety of initiatives. Learn about our supported programs...

  • Strategic direction for OBEP is provided by an Executive Director and an active Board of Directors largely comprised of community-based representatives of the Passport to Prosperity Program. Meet the team...

  • By maintaining awareness of government programs, how they work, and how to access them, OBEP brings valuable information to industry associations and large employers. Review our top advocacy issues today...

  • Together, we share a vision, which is to develop public-private partnerships and work collaboratively to meet the talent development and retention needs of local communities and build a stronger Ontario. Become a partner...


Who We Are

Established in 1999, the Ontario Business Education Partnership (OBEP) is a not-for-profit organization that advocates on key issues impacting career exploration and workforce development.

Learn more about who we are...


What We Do

Primarily, we connect.
As a catalyst for career exploration and workforce development, we help develop informed networks across industry, education and government.

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Why It's Important

Each post-secondary pathway plays a role in the workforce development requirements of the increasingly knowledge-based economy of Ontario, where high-knowledge sectors including technology, advanced manufacturing, health care and finance have grown exponentially over the past two decades.

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