Employment Supports

At Community Living Atikokan, we believe that all individuals, if provided with the right opportunities, tools, supports and connections can obtain and maintain meaningful employment.

What are the benefits of employment:

  • Increase in community presence and be an integral part of
  • Learn and increase new skills
  • Experience new opportunities
  • Builds self-esteem, value and self-worth
  • Creates and builds meaningful relationships
  • Improves quality of life
  • Expands social networks
  • Promotes and fosters independence
  • Improves financial situation


Community Living Atikokan has a wide variety of employment opportunities as well as an established customer base. The most successful and busiest contacts are yard maintenance (grass cutting & snow removal), laundry and car detailing. We also offer janitorial services, catering, document shredding, vending machine operations and mail pick up/delivery.

In addition to the aforementioned services, we own and operate an extremely successful eatery called Chips R Us. This is a seasonal chip stand that operates from May to October and is very popular with locals and tourists alike. Chips R Us employs approximately 10 individuals.

What we offer:

  • Matching the needs of customers with skills & abilities of employees
  • Provide on the job training that is individualized and job specific
  • Provide flexible scheduling
  • Provide employment
  • Provide employment related training such as First Aid, WHMIS, Safe Food Handling and more.