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Small employers (less than 100 employees) are required to make minimum one-sixth cash contributions towards eligible training costs. Large employers (100 or more employees) are required to make minimum one-half cash contribution towards eligible training costs. Where an employer makes the minimum contribution of the eligible training costs, the grant will pay remaining eligible training… Continue reading What is the required contribution an employer must make to be eligible for funding?

Employers that wish to access the grant are responsible for identifying the particular skills gaps they wish to address, the types of training that would address those gaps, and the specific individuals they would like to see trained. Employers must provide a cash contribution towards the cost of training. Some additional flexibility is available for… Continue reading What kind of role do employers have in the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)?

The COJG supports eligible training costs up to a maximum of $10,000 per trainee, with additional flexibility for small employers. Moreover, small employers (less than 100 employees) who are training and hiring unemployed individuals may be eligible for 100% funding and up to $15,000 per trainee. The 100% funding eligibility will be automatically assessed by… Continue reading How much funding is an employer eligible to receive through Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)?

The COJG is administered by the COJG service provider who will make grant funding decisions and manage/administer grant agreements with employers.

Employers Identify training needs and training participants Submit Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG) applications Enter into COJG agreements, including: understanding and agreeing to the employer contributions providing payment for training coordinating training with the training provider participating in creation of job placement agreements for participants (if applicable) providing required documents to receive payments participating in follow-up… Continue reading Who is involved and what are their roles?

On March 28, 2014, Ontario signed the Canada-Ontario Job Fund Agreement with the federal government. The agreement is a key source of funding for new, employer-driven, training initiatives and represents an opportunity for the province to engage more effectively with employers to support Ontarians in obtaining the skills required to fill and succeed in available… Continue reading What is the Canada-Ontario Job Grant?