Application Process

Yes, applicants complete the existing Better Jobs Ontario Application for Financial Assistance form.

The assessment template will be unchanged. For targeted individuals, service providers will award maximum points in the Active Job Search, Duration of Unemployment and Work History criteria in the Second Career Eligibility and Suitability Assessment Template. Assessment of the remaining criteria, Educational Attainment, Labour Market Prospects, Type of Training and Occupational Skills Experience, does not change.

The individual is still required to meet the baseline score of 16 points.

The recommendation rationale must indicate that the client is applying under the initiative and include a statement confirming that the layoff was from a job in the manufacturing sector.

If the individual is ineligible for the initiative, they should be advised to apply to regular Better Jobs Ontario.

Yes.