Amount:
$4,000.00
Type of Program:
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 $4,000 to eligible employers when apprentices meet training and certification milestones.
Comments on Funding:
Funding is up to $4,000 to eligible employers when apprentices meet training and certification milestones, including:
When It Ends:
Ongoing
Deadline:
Rolling deadline
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
Applications Steps:
Eligible sponsors will be notified by the ministry for their apprentices who have completed levels of in-class training and attained the highest level of trade certification, with milestone payments retroactive to April 1, 2020.
In the initial email notification, eligible sponsors identified in the EOIS-APPR system will be provided with a web-link to complete and submit an electronic application through a secure domain. This will be a one-time application where eligible sponsors will provide their trade, business and banking information once. In exceptional circumstances, a paper application can be made available through the local apprenticeship office.
"EOIS-APPR” is the Employment Ontario Information System (EOIS) responsible for supporting the administration of apprenticeship in Ontario.
Other Things to Note:
- 1The Achievement Incentive and Group Sponsorship Grant will help more employers take on apprentices to build Ontario’s apprenticeship and skilled trades pipeline.
- 2The only program affected by the rollout of the Achievement Incentive is the ministry’s Employer Completion Bonus (ECB). Due to overlapping periods of eligibility, employers who already received a $1,000 ECB payment for an apprentice will not be eligible for a $1,000 Achievement Incentive payment for the same apprentice achieving the highest level of certification for the same trade.
- 3The ECB has wound-down in preparation for the implementation of the Achievement Incentive, and new ECB application forms are no longer being distributed. Employers who apply for the ECB will be directed to the Achievement Incentive instead.
