Updates

Please see the attached memo from Acting Assistant Deputy Minister Kirsten Cutler regarding a redesign of the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG). Additional details about this change are available in the accompanying Questions and Answers (Qs and As), a

Eligible employers can now apply for Canada Summer Jobs 2026, a wage subsidy program that helps create summer positions for youth aged 15 to 30. The application deadline is December 11, 2025. Please share this opportunity with your employer networks

Due to system maintenance, the Canada Ontario Job Grant application will be unavailable from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, 31 August 2025.

Due to system maintenance, the Canada Ontario Job Grant application will be unavailable from 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 20 August 2025.

Due to system maintenance, the Canada Ontario Job Grant application will be unavailable from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 12 August 2025.

A follow-up memo with further clarifications regarding changes to the 2025-2026 Canada-Ontario Job Grant Employer and Training Provider Attestation Requirement is posted under Related Information with this update. For more information, please read th

Please see the Related Information section of this announcement for details regarding 2025-2026 Canada-Ontario Job Grant Transfer Payment Agreements.

Please see the Related Information section of this announcement for details regarding 2025-2026 Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements.

Please see the Related Information section of this announcement for details regarding Employment Ontario 2025-2026 Business Plan Templates Release in EOIS-SP Connect.

Please see the Related Information section of this announcement for details regarding 2024-2025 Monitoring of EO Transfer Payment Agreements.