The Operator Workforce Matching Portal is a free, online tool developed and administered by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to help connect system owners seeking staffing resources with water operators who are available for employment.
To reach the portal, click on the button below.
All certified and licensed operators can register on the portal with their contact information and certification credentials. Once the certification credentials are validated by the Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office (OWWCO), registered system owners will be able to search for operator profiles by certificate type, availability and location. System owners with staffing needs will then be able to directly contact operators with potential employment opportunities.
The following steps must be completed:
To register for the portal, you must hold a valid drinking water certificate(s) or wastewater licence(s).
Note: The User Agreement statement must be unchecked for you to edit your information.
Note: The User Agreement statement must be unchecked for you to edit your information.
All certified and licensed operators can register for the Operator Workforce Matching Portal to support water system owners and operating authorities seeking
staffing resources.
By registering, your profile will be searchable to system owners by your region, availability and certificate class and type. This will allow system owners to directly contact you with potential employment opportunities.
This is likely because the Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office (OWWCO) is currently validating your certification and licensing information. If additional information is required, OWWCO staff will contact you directly.
You can contact the Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office (OWWCO) at 1-877-231-2122 or through their website contact page for further details.
Yes. Owners of First Nation systems may register on the portal to find certified operators to operate their drinking water system and/or wastewater facility.
Yes. Owners of systems not regulated by Ontario may register on the portal if they employ or intend to employ certified operators at their drinking water system or wastewater facility. Including:
Once you have a profile in the system, you can turn your availability on and off. If your availability is turned off, your profile will not be searchable by system owners. When you become available again, you can switch it back on.
Yes. You can log in and change your availability, such as days of the week you can work, whether you can work days, nights, or both, and where you are available to work.
The purpose of the Operator Workforce Matching Portal is to help match system owners/operating authorities seeking staffing resources with available and certified operators.
When a system owner searches the portal for operators, they receive a list of profiles that fit their criteria. If you have been contacted regarding an employment opportunity, the system owner will directly reach out using the information on your profile. Please ensure your certification, availability and contact information are current.
Please contact the Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office (OWWCO) at 1-877-231-2122 or through their website contact page if you have any questions about using the portal and your profile.
You will need to discuss compensation and other hiring details directly with the system owner if you are contacted about a possible position.
Please contact the Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office (OWWCO) at 1-877-231- 2122 or through their website contact page.
When operators create their profile and include their certification information, the Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office (OWWCO) verifies if those details are accurate, based on information that is on file about each operator.
An operator’s profile is only available to be searched in the portal after their information is verified. Operator profiles on the portal are also regularly updated to align with the public operator listing on OWWCO.ca.
That may be the case, however, you may want to modify your search criteria to include operators from a broader region.
Please also keep in mind that new operators may be registering every day or week. You are encouraged to check regularly for newly available operators.
System owners and operating authorities can reach out to operators using the contact information (e.g. email, phone numbers) provided in their profiles to arrange hiring, compensation and other details related to potential positions.