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Achievement Incentive Program:

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Up to $17,000 to eligible sponsors for each new/existing apprentice at the following training milestones.

Description

The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development’s (MLITSD’s) Achievement Incentive (AI) program supports employers, including those in group sponsor arrangements, by providing a financial incentive when apprentices meet specific training and certification milestones. The program aims to address the anticipated labour gaps and barriers faced by both sponsors and apprentices by:

  • Helping sponsors address skills shortages, increase apprenticeship training progression and completion, and offset hiring, on-boarding, and training costs.
  • Increasing the number of apprentice registrations, including those from under-represented and equity-deserving groups.
  • Providing a financial incentive to facilitate apprenticeship progression and increase certification rates.
  • Addressing employment-related apprenticeship training barriers such as lay-offs and the scarcity of trainers/journeypersons in trades subject to ratios.

Eligible Applicants

In order to qualify for the AI program, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Be a corporation or unincorporated businesses that is subject to Ontario income taxes;
  • Have a Federal/Ontario Business Number;
  • Have an address or permanent work site in Ontario;
  • Be an approved ministry sponsor for apprenticeship;
  • Have registered a training agreement with an apprentice in a prescribed trade regulated under Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021(BOSTA).

Eligible Expenses

The AI program offers up to $17,000 to eligible sponsors for each new/existing apprentice at the following training milestones:

Registration Milestone:

  • A $1,000 registration payment for each new youth apprentice; and/or
  • A $1,000 registration payment for each new apprentice that self-identifies as being part of an underrepresented or equity-deserving group (for a maximum of $2,000, where the apprentice meets both criteria).

In-Class Training Milestone:

  • A $1,000 milestone payment for each level of in-class training successfully completed by the apprentice, which includes those who are exempt as part of the ministry’s Prior Learning and Assessment Recognition (PLAR) policy.
    • An additional $1,000 payment per level for each youth apprentice; and/or
    • An additional $1,000 payment per level for each apprentice that self-identifies as being part of an under-represented or equity-deserving group (for a maximum of $3,000 per level, where the apprentice meets both criteria).

Certification Milestone:

  • A $1,000 payment once the apprentice obtains the highest attainable certification in their respective trade (i.e., Certificate of Apprenticeship (CofA) and, where applicable, Certificate of Qualification (CofQ)).
    • An additional $1,000 payment for each youth apprentice; and/or
    • An additional $1,000 payment for each apprentice that self-identifies as being part of an underrepresented or equity-deserving group (for a maximum of $3,000, where the apprentice meets both criteria).

Deadline Date

Effective July 15, 2023, there is no deadline to apply for the AI program.

Contact

Contact Name: Employment Ontario

Phone Number: 416-326-5656 or 1-800-387-5656

E-mail Address: contactEO@ontario.ca

Website: https://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/eopg/programs/aip.html

Industry:

Employment

Location:

Ontario

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