Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJC)
$10,000
Grant
Description:
The Canada-Ontario Job Grant provides direct financial support to individual employers or employer consortia who wish to purchase training for their employees. It is available to small, medium and large businesses with a plan to deliver short-term training to existing and new employees.
Comments on Funding:
Funding is up to $10,000.
Employers with 100 or more employees need to contribute 1/2 of the training costs.
Small employers with less than 100 employees need to contribute 1/6 of training costs.
Small employers who are training and hiring unemployed individuals may be eligible for 100% funding and up to $15,000 per trainee.
Most organizations acting as an intermediary are eligible for administrative funding equal to 15% of the government contribution.
The applications with “New Hire” trainees will be automatically assessed for 100% funding.
The maximum support for textbooks, software and other training materials are $500 for each trainee.
The maximum allowable support for travel costs are $500 per trainee and is only supported when the distance travelled is greater than 24 km each way.
If the employer has a travel costs policy, travel costs will be supported according to the employer’s policy up to the maximum $500 per trainee.
Continuous Intake
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. be individual private and not-for-profit sector employers, First Nations and organizations acting on behalf of employers (including union training halls, industry associations, training coordinators and other employer consortiums that meet the requirements below);
2. make minimum cash contributions towards training costs;
3. employ the individual selected for training. Higher priority is given to employers who are training and hiring unemployed individuals. If the employer has hired an unemployed individual to fill a vacancy, the offer of employment can be conditional upon the individual having completed training and subject to the employer’s regular probationary period
4. be licensed to operate in Ontario;
5. be applying for training that is delivered in Ontario and is related to a job that is also located in Ontario;
6. comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Employment Standards Act;
7. maintain appropriate Workplace Safety and Insurance Board or private workplace safety insurance coverage;
8. have adequate third-party general liability insurance, as advised by its insurance broker;
9. comply with all applicable federal and provincial human rights legislation, regulations, and any other relevant standards.
Application Steps:
Applicants must fill out and submit online application
Documentation Needed:
No specific documentation has been identified.
Other Things to Note:
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