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Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG) │Government of Ontario

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Value

Up to a maximum of $10,000 per trainee.

Description

The Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG) provides funding to help businesses train their employees and update their skills. This helps employers ensure their workforce has the right skills to adapt to a changing economy.

The grant lets employers choose who to train, and what skills to focus on to address their needs. Employers can use the grant to:

  • train existing employees to upgrade their skills
  • train new hires, whether currently employed elsewhere or unemployed

Eligible Applicants

The Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG) is open to:

  • individual private and non-profit sector employers
  • First Nations (eligible First Nations can be found in the program guidelines)
  • Organizations acting on behalf of employers (such as industry associations and union training halls)

Trainees must be either Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons living in Ontario and meet the following below requirements:

  • Employed individuals must be identified by their employer.
  • Unemployed individuals must also be sponsored by an employer, demonstrated through a permanent or conditional offer of employment.
  • An individual must not be participating in full-time training or education or any other government training intervention that offers funding support for same tuition, books or other training related costs (for example, Better Jobs Ontario).

Eligible Expenses

The Canada-Ontario Job Grant supports eligible training costs up to a maximum of $10,000 per trainee, with additional flexibility for small employers. Employers can choose the training best suited to address their workforce skills gaps if it meets the eligibility criteria below. Service providers may ask for additional information from training providers to:

  • support their assessment of COJG applications
  • support the administration of the COJG program
  • inform funding decisions

Deadline Date

Ongoing. Please click the link indicated below for update.

Contact

Contact Name: Employment Ontario Contact Centre

Phone Number: 1-800-387-5656 (toll-free)

E-mail Address: EmploymentHotlineInquiries@ontario.ca

Website: https://www.ontario.ca/page/canada-ontario-job-grant-cojg

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