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.