Watch it, start to finish
Short videos of Careerhelp, each one a single tool used the way a student would, recorded on the real site. More are on the way, one for each tool. Until then, the written guide shows every screen.
A career page, start to finish
Registered nurse from the search box to the last screen: the answers at the top, where to study it, the quick answers and sources, then the click-through, five parts one screen at a time, with Quebec's own route and the one-page summary to keep.
Every step, written out (tap a time to jump there)
- Search for any career. 449 careers in Canada, each on its own page.
- Pick it from the list. It matches names, fields and other words for the job.
- Its own page, answers first. Typical pay, time to qualify, demand and the licence.
- Print it, or send it to a student. A one-page PDF (printable file), or an email from your own account.
- Where to study it. Programs that lead here, each with its own page.
- Compare schools, or careers side by side. Or open it beside Practical Nurse, the closest career.
- Five parts, one screen at a time. Money, Education, Optional, Extras and Factoids: 20 screens.
- Quick answers, from the same numbers. The questions people search, worked out from the tiles above.
- Or read the whole thing on the page. Every screen of the click-through, stacked in order.
- The tracker shows where you are. Open it to jump to any part of the page.
- See how it compares. One of 11 careers in high demand, 58 of 101 by pay in health.
- More careers nearby. Nursing and patient care first, then the rest of health.
- Every number has a source. 14 sources, last checked October 2026.
- Click through it. One idea per screen, in five parts.
- Money first. What nurses make, from Job Bank's wage data.
- Click the card to go on. Or press Next at the bottom.
- Or use the arrow keys. Left goes back, Escape closes.
- What it costs, all in. $30,000 to $44,000 for tuition, fees, exams and kit.
- Each part leads into the next. The tabs at the top show where you are.
- In Quebec? Add its route. 4 more screens at the end of Education.
- Real schools, by province. And which ones take students straight from high school.
- Quebec's own route. College or university, its own exam, and French.
- Optional. Things you don't need, but that help.
- Extras. Day to day, pros and cons, where you'd work.
- Similar careers, one click away. Each opens its own career page.
- Factoids. Things people don't tell you.
- Keep it: the one-pager. Pay, the path, pros and cons and the facts on one printable page.
- Then try one nearby. Or explore another career.
Compare universities and colleges
The whole comparer, start to finish: Waterloo, McMaster, Mohawk and Toronto for computer science, from the entering averages to the full cost and which school comes out ahead, then a counsellor adding notes and sending it to a student.
Every step, written out (tap a time to jump there)
- Open the comparer. It starts you off with three schools, so the page is never empty.
- Add up to four schools. Universities across Canada and Ontario colleges, mixed any way you like.
- Pick what you want to study. Twenty fields, and the careers they lead to.
- Or search for a program. See every school that offers it, then tap one to compare it there.
- See them head to head. Each tower is a school, topped with a roof from its own campus.
- Switch what the towers measure. Entering average, graduates working, finishing, tuition.
- Spot the gaps at a glance. First-year tuition: $2,762 at Mohawk, $13,126 at Waterloo.
- What graduates earn. Statistics Canada pay for the field, two and five years after.
- Every number, side by side. Each row says which year it covers and how its school measures it.
- Pick the exact program. Every fact comes from the school's own pages.
- The courses and marks you need. Grade 12 course codes, extra application steps, co-op and length.
- A plan B, built in. The same program with a lower average, and other routes in.
- See what it really costs. Type your average to take off automatic scholarships.
- Living at home changes the total. McMaster, whole degree: $91,800 in residence, $45,000 from home.
- Residence, scholarships and tuition history. Including Ontario's 2019 tuition cut and freeze.
- Every campus on one map. Tap a grey dot to add that school.
- Jump to any section. The button at the bottom lists every part of the page.
- Tell it what matters to you. Pick your priorities and it ranks your schools on each one.
- McMaster comes out ahead. On 2 of these 4 priorities, by adding up the points.
- Share the exact comparison. One link opens the same schools, field and programs.
- Counsellors: add notes for a student. A short note above any section. It travels in the link and is never stored.
- Up to five notes, 300 characters each. Plain text, placed right above the section it is about.
- Your student sees them in place. Each note sits above its section, marked as yours, not Careerhelp's.
- Jump between notes. The Notes button lists each one and takes you straight there.
- Send it to a student. Your email opens with the message, the link and the key numbers filled in.
- Your notes go with the link. Nothing goes through Careerhelp, and no address is stored.
The application deadline calendar
Every Ontario university program's date to apply and every extra step: six computer science programs picked, only their dates on the calendar, then into Google Calendar or a phone, and a counsellor sending it to a student.
Every step, written out (tap a time to jump there)
- Open the deadline calendar. 1,312 programs at Ontario universities, each with the date to apply.
- Nothing picked yet? You see every program. It opens on the month of the next deadline, 1 December.
- Busy days stay readable. Programs that share a day and a step fold into one row.
- Add the programs you are applying to. Type a few letters and pick. Up to 12 programs.
- Marks only? It says so. No test, portfolio or form: Grade 12 marks decide it.
- No date? It takes you there. York's extra step has no fixed date, so it is listed, not left out.
- See only your dates. 11 dates for these six programs, on a full-size month.
- Next deadline, one click. Click any day to see only what is due.
- Every label means something. Apply: check is the shared Ontario date. Confirm it with the school.
- In the school's own words. Every date quotes the page it was read on, with a link.
- Each extra step links to your prep. The supplementary workspace has the questions, limits and a place to draft.
- No guessing. Required, Optional, or Check when the school does not say.
- When offers can arrive. Each school's window, in its own words.
- The dates every applicant shares. Hear back by 28 May. Accept an offer by 1 June.
- Or every month as one list. With each month's offers and key dates.
- Filter by school, or to required steps only. Optional steps drop off, like Western's early entry application.
- Add every date to your own calendar. Google Calendar, Outlook or your phone, with a reminder a week before each.
- Each with a link back to the school. So you can check the date before it comes.
- Counsellors: share it with a student. Copy the link, add a note, or send it by email.
- A note above any section. It travels in the link. We never store it.
- Send it to a student. Your email opens with the link, your note and the next six dates.
- Every date read on the school's own page. Re-checked on 25 October 2026, again every fall and again by 15 January.
Find the programs that fit your top 6 marks
Seven Grade 12 marks checked against every Ontario university and college program on the site: narrowed to computer science, each result read, then colleges, then British Columbia, where each school averages the marks its own way, and a counsellor sending it to a student.
Every step, written out (tap a time to jump there)
- Open the program finder. Every Ontario university and college program on the site, checked against your marks.
- Add your Grade 12 marks. Tap a course, then type your mark or your best guess.
- Your average updates as you go. Universities count your top six U (university) and M (university or college) courses.
- Any course, by code or name. Type a few letters and pick it.
- Every program your courses fit. 1,098 in range, 11 within reach, 47 with no average to compare.
- Narrow it down. By field, program name, cost, co-op or school.
- Closest to your average first. The most selective programs you still clear lead the list.
- Jump to any section. The button in the corner says where you are.
- Read a result. Within reach: up to 3 points under the school's number.
- Who got in, not a cut-off. Each Ontario result shows the official entering average.
- Every course checked. A tick for each one you have, plus anything else to send.
- Co-op, cost and schools. The counts change as you click.
- Above your average? See them too. McMaster Computer Science asks for 90% at least, so it waits here.
- Or try a different average. At 92%, all seven of these are in range.
- Missing a course? It says which. Midwifery needs Biology, and 85% in Chemistry.
- Colleges too, with the same marks. 1,634 Ontario college programs your courses qualify for.
- Pick how long you want to study. From a one-year certificate to a four-year degree.
- Or look across Canada. Universities in every province, with their rules for Ontario students.
- Each school averages your marks its own way. SFU (Simon Fraser University) counts every course you added: 87.4%. UNBC (University of Northern British Columbia) counts five: 89%.
- A minimum is a floor. Competitive programs often take students well above it.
- Counsellors: add a note. Above any section. It travels in the link and is never stored.
- Then send it to a student. Your email opens with the link, the marks and the best fits.
- How the finder works. It compares with what each school publishes. Check the program page.
- Still choosing your courses?. See what each Grade 12 course keeps open.
Prepare every supplementary application
Four engineering and computer science programs picked, then every extra step they ask for: the school's own questions and limits, McMaster's practice questions, a draft for each Waterloo question, the practice timer, and the drafts downloaded to keep.
Every step, written out (tap a time to jump there)
- Open the supplementary application workspace. Forms, video interviews, portfolios and auditions at Ontario universities.
- Your drafts never leave this browser. Nothing you write is sent to us or anyone else.
- Add the programs you are applying to. Only the 383 programs that ask for more than marks are listed.
- Search by program or school. Up to 12 programs, kept in the page's link.
- Your extra steps, soonest first. One card for each step, with every program it covers.
- Each step in the school's own words. The date, what it is, the fee and the rules.
- A plan, worked back from the due date. Our suggestion. The school sets only the due date.
- What the school says it looks for. Every quote links to the page it came from.
- Practice questions are marked. McMaster says its real questions are not shared in advance.
- Draft beside each question. It stays in this browser, with a live count against the limit.
- Over the limit? It turns red. Waterloo allows 150 words for each answer.
- Practise against the clock. Set the school's times and answer out loud. Nothing is recorded.
- The school's own practice and help. Only the school's pages or the test maker's.
- Then answer out loud. Waterloo gives 90 seconds for its one question.
- A plan that fits each step. A form to fill in, a video to practise, papers to gather.
- Take your drafts with you. Download or copy them to keep, or to share with your counsellor.
- Every answer under its question. A plain text file that opens anywhere.
- Or see the same programs on the calendar. Every date for these four programs in one place.
- Every quote read on the school's own page. 194 questions across 116 steps, re-checked on 28 October 2026.