Sub-Topic: Individual Eligibility

Assessment on the provision of disability supports will be made on a case-by-case basis by the service provider. Each request should demonstrate that training would not be possible for the participant without the support being provided and it should be clear that the participant’s success hinges on the requested supports being in place.

Income support status is not an eligibility criteria for individuals to participate in the Grant. Decisions are made based on personal circumstances. It is up to the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services or Ontario Works delivery agents to determine whether participants will continue to receive their Ontario Works benefits while taking part in… Continue reading For individuals who are on Ontario Works, are they able to continue receiving their benefits if taking part in the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)?

Trainees can only participate in one training course at a time and may not repeat the same training. Trainees may be put forward by their employer to participate in subsequent training through a separate application.

Business owners, including individuals with a controlling interest in corporations, are not eligible as trainees under COJG. Since the employer decides who the COJG trainees will be it would be a conflict of interest for a business owner (or majority shareholder) to be designated a trainee.

“Individuals with a 900-series SIN and an open work permit who have received preliminary approval from the federal government and are waiting for their permanent residence status to be finalized are eligible to apply for the full range of Employment Ontario programs, depending on the program’s eligibility and suitability requirements.” You can read the memo… Continue reading Are individuals with 900-series Social Insurance Number (SIN) eligible to participate in the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)?

To be eligible to participate in COJG, an individual must be either employed by the employer or have a permanent or conditional offer of employment. In the context of this program, an individual is eligible to participate in COJG if they are considered an employee of the organization and are (or will be) on the… Continue reading Are individuals paid on commission eligible for the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)?

All people who are: residents of Ontario and either a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person, and meet the eligibility requirements below, are eligible to participate in training funded through COJG. Eligibility requirements are as follows: Employed individuals must be identified by their employer. Unemployed individuals must also be sponsored by an employer, demonstrated… Continue reading Who is eligible to participate in training funded through the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)?

No. An individual is not eligible to apply directly. Individuals working with an employment service provider may be recommended to an employer to hire, however, it is the employer’s choice who to hire and train.