Employees may be eligible for financial incentives to offset some of the costs associated with providing on-the-job training and work experience for a new employee.
The employee must be eligible for the program and must not start working for the employer prior to registration.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a subsidized placement through Employment Services, employers must:
- Be licensed to operate in Ontario
- Demonstrate the ability to provide the trainee with adequate supervision and the training described in the training plan
- Provide employment in Ontario
- Place trainees on the company's payroll and provide the same employment in terms, conditions and benefits as for all regular employees
- Comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Employment Standards Act
- Maintain appropriate WSIB or alternate workplace safety insurance coverage
- Have adequate third-party general liability insurance
- Comply with all applicable federal and provincial human rights legislation, regulations and any other relevant standards
- Comply with freedom of information and protection of privacy legislation
- Declare that he/she will not hire his/her spouse, sibling, or child as a trainee, will not displace existing staff or replace staff on lay-off, and is not receiving funds from any other source for the training placement
If you would like further information on hiring and training incentives, please contact 519-882-4333 or CES@lambtoncollege.ca.
Funding provided by the Government of Canada through the Canada Job Grant. Programs delivered by the Government of Ontario.
How does the Canada-Ontario Job Grant Work?
If you are an employer with specific workforce skill needs that can be learned or developed through an existing training program, the Canada-Ontario Job Grant can help. The grant can provide funding to train individuals identified by an employer - this can include current employees or new hires.
Who pays for the Training?
Support for an individual's training costs under the Canada-Ontario Job Grant is shared between the government and the employer.
100% Funding for Unemployed Individuals
Employers with 50 or fewer employees who are training and hiring unemployed individuals may be eligible for up to $15,000 per trainee. These employers are not required to make a minimum contribution to training costs for training funded through the grant.
Ontario's large employers must contribute 1/6 of eligible training costs per person.
Eligible training costs include:
- Tuition or other training provider fees*
- Textbooks, software and other required materials
- Mandatory student fees
- Examination fees
- Travel costs**
*Maximum support of textbooks, software and other training materials are $500 for each trainee.
**Maximum allowable support for travel costs are $500 per trainee. Travel costs are only supported when the distance travelled is in excess of the 24 km each way at the reimbursement rate of $.40/km. The per kilometer rate will apply in cases where the employer does not have a travel cost policy, otherwise travel costs will be supported according to the employer’s policy up to the maximum $500 per trainee.
Who is Eligible?
Individual employers and organizations acting on behalf of employers (i.e. industry associations, training coordinators, employer consortia, union halls) in the private and not-for-profit sectors are eligible to apply for the Canada-Ontario Job Grant.
Employers applying for the Canada-Ontario Job Grant must:
- Contribute to eligible training costs in cash
- Employ the individual selected for training - if the employer has hired a job seeker to fill a vacancy, the job offer can be conditional upon the completion of training
- Be licensed to operate in Ontario
- Be applying for training that is delivered in Ontario (for a job that is also located in Ontario)
- Maintain appropriate workplace insurance and comply with all applicable federal and provincial labour and human rights legislation
An employer must not be:
- A Canada-Ontario Job Grant service provider or an Employment Service provider
- Receiving other government funds related to training the same individual (i.e. Youth Employment Fund)
- A broader public sector organization, as defined by the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act
Individuals trained under the grant must:
- Be residents of Ontario and a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person
- Not already be participating in full-time education or training, including participation in any other government training program (i.e. apprenticeship) that offers similar training supports
- Be sponsored by an employer
Canada-Ontario Job Grant Questions and Answers for Employers
Complete an application form
For assistance completing an application form please contact 519-882-4333 or email ces@lambtoncollege.ca