Success Stories

Brittany Clayton is exploring the options available for a career. She has her focus set on working within the government and she was interested in joining the MentorAbility program with Performance Plus Rehabilitative Care Inc. (PPRC) to get some first-hand experience. Mike Potvin has worked in the Human Resources Department of the Federal government for […]

Performance Plus Rehabilitative Care Inc. (PPRC) provides vocational rehabilitation services to person who identify as living with a disability. PPRC has been in business for 28 years and builds partnerships with employers who are willing to hire inclusively and look for people who can do the job. Evripos is an Ottawa based employer who has […]

The thing about the Sports and Entertainment industry is that it thrives on building a positive experience. They reflect the community, and they practice inclusion ensuring everyone feels welcome. That positive attitude translates into the work experience. In 2016, Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group (OSEG) began a relationship with Performance Plus Rehabilitative Care Inc. (PPRC) […]

Doug Jordan, the General Manager of the Canadian Tire Store in Bells Corners has been an advocate for hiring inclusively for a long time.  His store has been onboarding co-op students over the years and it is his practice to include those students who self- identify as living with a disability.  It was a natural fit when […]

The MentorAbility program is about researching your career path and determining if, “What you think you want to do is actually what you really want to do.” MentorAbility matches clients with opportunities to compare the career path identified and to gain the work experience. PPRC matches client Protégés with Employer Mentors. Steve Brezynyski of SLB […]

Travis Richards chose Performance Plus Rehabilitative Care Inc. (PPRC) as his service provider and joined the MentorAbility Program as a protégé. Travis is from the Barry’s Bay and operates his own company, Travis Richards Office (TRO). Travis’ business interest is social media and he provides marketing services in Renfrew County.PPRC is a partner within the […]

Evripos has been a champion employer in hiring inclusively, they have been a partner with Performance Plus Rehabilitative Care Inc. (PPRC) for several years. When Jennifer Forbes the PPRC MentorAbility Coordinator spoke to Evripos they jumped at the chance to offer a MentorAbility opportunity to a PPRC protégé. Robyn Lapp selected PPRC as her service […]

Some pretty magnificent things happen when talented people team up to pursue innovative research.  That spirit of teamwork was in full force when The Ottawa Hospital, Performance Plus Rehabilitative Care (PPRC) and Sphere teamed up to help Dawson Frobel access meaningful and challenging work at the hospital’s research institute. Dawson was a job seeker with […]

Finding employment equal to your skills in another country is challenging enough, but try it with a disability. Heather Scott faced that challenge after she came to Canada in 2010 to pursue a new degree and a new career. A dual citizen of Canada and South Africa, Heather had spent her adult life in South […]

A little courage and enthusiasm can take you a long way. For Jennie, it led to her first full-time job in four years within a few days. Jennie once worked as a teacher and as a project coordinator. But a few health issues left her in need of more flexible work arrangements to deal with […]

By the time she graduated high school at the age of 17, Sophie Cleroux had endured a coma, three surgeries and the implantation of a pacemaker thanks to a heart condition that left her with a learning disability. Such challenges would have left many people in her circumstances discouraged about the future, with low expectations […]

During her years of struggle with depression and Attention Deficit Disorder following a major breakdown in 2003, Donna (that is not her real name) was told by doctors that she would never work again. Today, she is employed by the Canada Revenue Agency after a return to school that saw her graduate with a 94-percent […]