Thompson, Manitoba
Northern Regional Office
303-83 Churchill Drive
Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0L6
Phone: (204) 778-4277
Toll-Free (Canada/US): 1-888-367-0268
Fax: (204) 778-4461
Services Offered
TSEP - Employment Services and Supports
TSEP is a Supported Employment Program which provides services to assist persons who have disabilities and/or other barriers to find and maintain gainful employment. This programming is geared towards job readiness, through the provision of twelve weeks of workshops and training seminars followed by twelve weeks of paid work experience within the community of Thompson.
Vocational Rehabilitation for Adults
Vocational rehabilitation refers to the progressive process of planning, preparing for and attaining gainful employment. We offer these services to adults 16 and over independent of the school system, who have a permanent of chronic physical, neurological or hearing disability.
Wheelchair Services & Parking Permits
Our focus is on meeting the basic mobility needs of people who are active and living independently within the community. The Permit Program ensures that when a person has difficulty walking more than 50 meters they can park in one of the specially designated parking spots in lots across the province. The program is available to community-living Manitoba residents who require a wheelchair for at least six months.
Form delivery and contact between the Winnipeg and Thompson locations .
Intake for Northern Children’s Therapy
Provincial Outreach Therapy for Children provides Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech Language Pathology Services to children up to five years old. The therapy is delivered in home, child day care centers, and nursery schools. POTC uses a family-centred model, where the child and family are the central figures in determining service needs and goals.
Children Service Coordination for Families
Children’s Service Coordinators assist families to identify their strengths, needs and goals. They help identify appropriate services and resources to support families to make informed decisions about the options available to them. Children’s Service Coordinators assess eligibility for supports and make referrals to complementary services and help children and their families transition to day care, school and adulthood. Children between birth and school age, who are residents of Manitoba who have a permanent physical disability, are Deaf or hard of hearing, have a brain injury, or experience seizures are eligible for support through this program.
Additional Services Offered
American Sign Language (ASL) Classes
Outreach Therapy for Children
Disability awareness training