Achievement Incentive (AI)
$17,000
Grant
Description:
The Achievement Incentive is a grant program that helps employers train apprentices by reducing some of the cost of training and that supports apprentice progression by giving grant payments to employers when their apprentices reach major milestones. The program offers up to $17,000 to eligible employers when apprentices meet training and certification milestones.
Comments on Funding:
Funding is up to $17,000 to eligible employers when apprentices meet training and certification milestones, including:
– $1,000 registration payment for each newly registered apprentice to the ministry who is under the age of 25 and/or self-identifies as part of an under-represented group (for a maximum of $2,000, if applicable);
– $1,000 milestone payments for each level of in-class training completed by the apprentice, up to a maximum of four levels;
– an additional $1,000 milestone payment for each apprentice under the age of 25 and/or apprentice that self-identifies as being part of an under-represented group (for a maximum of $12,000, where applicable);
– an additional $1,000 payment once the apprentice achieves the highest level of trade certification in their respective trade, such as Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification;
– an additional $1,000 for each apprentice under the age of 25 and/or apprentice that self-identifies as being part of an under-represented group (for a maximum of $3,000).
Continuous Intake
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. be a corporation or unincorporated businesses that is subject to Ontario income taxes;
2. have a Federal/Ontario Business Number;
3. have an address or permanent work site in Ontario;
4. be an approved ministry sponsor for apprenticeship; and
5. have registered a training agreement with an apprentice in a prescribed trade regulated under the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021 (BOSTA).
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. Assess your training ability
2. Find an apprentice
3. Register the apprentice
4. Sign a training agreement
5. Train the apprentice
6. Finalize training and complete paperwork
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. Certificate of Apprenticeship, the employer/sponsor and the apprentice have a few tasks to complete, such as confirming to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development that the apprentice has completed training. This may include some or all of the following:
a. a letter
b. sign-off on the apprenticeship training standard logbook
c. Apprenticeship Completion Form
Other Things to Note:
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