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DOLLARS
& SENSE
A guide to employer training credits,
incentives and supports
February 2020
DOLLARS
& SENSE
INTRODUCTION THE GUIDE IS BROKEN
As you go about the business of hiring staff for your INTO 6 SECTIONS:
company, you may wonder if there are tax credits,
incentives or training supports that are available to 1. Organizations to Help You
help with the financial costs of hiring and training
new employees. 2. Youth Employment Programs
The need for experienced workers who possess the skills 3. Financial Incentives/Programs for Employers
and knowledge to pass their wisdom onto a younger
generation of workers has never been as crucial to our 4. Hiring for the Summer?
local economy as it is right now. Algoma faces an aging
workforce while at the same time young job seekers face 5. Apprenticeship Incentives for Employers
challenges finding work because of a lack of experience.
Mentorship and on-the-job training are a concrete way for 6. Financial Help & Resources for Apprentices
important skills to be handed down from worker to worker
and for employers to develop great employees.
With this edition of Dollars and Sense: a guide to employer
training credits, incentives and supports, The Algoma
Workforce Investment Corporation (AWIC) has gathered
information from a variety of government and agency
sources including websites and current publications.
AWIC is committed to providing relevant workforce
information to employers in order to help individuals get
the training, skills and experience they need to achieve
their career goals. This guide is meant to show that
there are many tax credits, wage incentives, programs
and resources available to help employers make their
workplaces more efficient, productive and cost effective.
In addition to the incentives and supports listed
in this guide, Employment Ontario Employment
Service Provid¬ers are available to assist employers
through every step of the hiring process by listing job
opportunities, suggesting qualified candidates and
by providing incentive/wage subsidy information. The
EO Employment Service Provid¬ers are a valuable
resource and a list of the local services, as well as other
employment services are listed in this guide.
Taking advantage of these programs will allow
employers to defray costs associated with training
new hires and apprentices, hiring co-op and summer
students and much more.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Algoma Workforce Investment Corporation (AWIC) would like
to thank our community partners for their input and vetting of this
document. We would also like to thank all Ministries that fund workforce
development incentives in the Algoma District.
The information included in this guide is accurate as of the date of publication.
There may be other incentives available which are not listed here.
This document may be freely quoted and reproduced without obtaining
the permission of AWIC provided that no changes whatsoever are made
to the text and the AWIC is acknowledged as author.
The Dollars & Sense guide is available online at www.awic.ca
To request physical copies of the guide for your organization
contact us at info@awic.ca
672 Queen Street East
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2A4
Phone 705.941.9341 Fax 705.941.9588
www.awic.ca
This Employment Ontario project is funded in part by the Government of
Canada and by the Government of Ontario.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction............................................................................................................................... 2
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................. 3
Organizations To Help You...................................................................................................... 6
Employment Ontario Employment Services in Algoma...................................................... 7
Community Futures Development Corporations ................................................................ 8
Professions North/Nord (PNN)............................................................................................ 9
Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) ............................................................ 10
Apatisiwin Employment Services........................................................................................ 11
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)....................................................................... 12
Youth Employment Programs................................................................................................. 13
Métis Youth Program (MYP)................................................................................................ 14
Youth Internship Initiative..................................................................................................... 15
Youth Job Connection (YJC)................................................................................................ 16
Financial Incentives/Programs For Employers..................................................................... 17
Métis Wage Subsidy ........................................................................................................... 18
Co-operative Education Tax Credit (Provincial).................................................................. 19
Placement with Incentives (Training on the Job)................................................................. 20
Enhanced Employment Placement Programs (Algoma North & Algoma East).................. 21
Enhanced Employment Placement Programs (SSM & Saul-North Region)....................... 22
Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities................................................................ 23
Métis Disabilities Support Program..................................................................................... 24
Northern Ontario Internship Program.................................................................................. 25
Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)..................................................................................... 26
Ontario Job Creation Partnership (OJCP)........................................................................... 27
Job Shadowing Program (JSP)............................................................................................ 28
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Hiring For The Summer?.......................................................................................................... 29
First Nations and Inuit Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP).................................. 30
Summer Career Placement................................................................................................. 31
Canada Summer Jobs ........................................................................................................ 32
Youth Job Connection-Summer (YJCS).............................................................................. 33
Summer Experience Program (SEP).................................................................................... 34
Apprenticeship Incentives For Employers............................................................................. 35
Métis Apprenticeship Program (MAP)................................................................................. 36
The Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit ..................................................................... 37
Apprenticeship Employer Signing Bonus ........................................................................... 38
Ontario Apprenticeship Employer Completion Bonus ....................................................... 39
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP).................................................................. 40
Finacial Help & Resources For Apprenticeship Training..................................................... 41
Apprenticeship Scholarship................................................................................................ 42
Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women (AIG-W).......................................................... 43
Pre-Apprenticeship Training................................................................................................ 44
Tradesperson’s Tools Deduction ........................................................................................ 45
Apprenticeship Incentive Grant .......................................................................................... 46
Apprenticeship Completion Grant....................................................................................... 47
Apprenticeship Completion Bonus in Non-Red Seal Trades.............................................. 48
Tuition Tax Credit for Certification Examination Fees......................................................... 49
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EMPLOYMENT ONTARIO
NEED MORE
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES INFORMATION?
IN ALGOMA Employment Solutions
There are 5 Employment Ontario Service Providers 421 Bay St. - 4th Floor
within the Algoma District operating from 4 different Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1X3
communities in Algoma. 705-945-0705
www.employment-solutions.ca
The service providers provide employers with qualified
candidates for you to interview, provide potential wage
subsidy during training, and other hiring initiatives and Employment Solutions
staff support to both you and your new employee. 1 Industrial Park Rd., Suite 205
Blind River, ON P0R 1B0
Contact one of the following Employment Ontario Service
705-356-1611
Providers for assistance with all your hiring needs.
www.employment-solutions.ca
Sault Community Career Centre
503 Queen Street East
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 2A2
705-759-0909
www.saultcareercentre.ca
Employment Options Emploi
40 Prince Edward Walk
Elliot Lake ON P5A 1Z8
705-848-5119
www.employmentoptions.ca
Regional Employment Help Centre
65-B Broadway Avenue Box 642
Wawa ON P0S 1K0
Office: 705-856-1648
www.wawarehc.com
This Employment Ontario service is funded
in part by the Government of Canada and the
Government of Ontario.
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COMMUNITY FUTURES
NEED MORE
DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION?
CORPORATIONS Community Development
Corporation of
What is it? Sault Ste. Marie & Area
672 Queen Street East
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 2A4
The Community Futures Program is a Government of
705-942-9000
Canada initiative which supports 3 Community Futures
Development Corporations (CFDCs) in Algoma. The 1-866-845-5395
organization is dedicated to helping small and medium– Fax: 705-942-0274
sized businesses access services and capital, as well as www.ssmcdc.com
enhancing the community’s economic and employment
base through community–based planning and economic
development initiatives. East Algoma Community Futures
Development Corporation
1 Industrial Park Road East - Suite 106
Who is Eligible? Blind River ON P0R 1B0
705-356-1152
CFDCs offer a wide variety of programs and services
1-888-227-3569
supporting community economic development and
small business growth. In particular, they provide Fax: 705-356-1711
strategic community planning and socioeconomic www.eastalgomacfdc.ca
development, support for community-based projects,
business information and planning services and access
Superior East Community Futures
to capital for small and medium sized businesses and
social enterprises. Development Corporation
14 Ganley Street, P.O. Box 709
Wawa ON P0S 1K0
705-856-1105
1-800-387-5776
Fax: 705-856-1107
www.superioreastcfdc.ca
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PROFESSIONS NORTH/
NORD (PNN)
What is it? What’s in it for me?
Professions North/Nord (PNN) has specialized in • Meet your recruiting needs as Canadian-born
assisting internationally trained professionals reach their workers become harder to find
career goals by bridging the gap between education,
experience, culture and employment. Our goal is to help • Increase your competitiveness by boosting innovation
ITPs acquire the information, training and resources they and bringing new perspectives and ideas to the table
need to be successful in securing a career in their field in
Northern Ontario. • Access global markets through their knowledge of
international business practices and their ability to
PNN’s extensive database of pre-screened build relationships in different parts of the world
internationally trained professionals encompasses
numerous occupational fields such as engineering, • Insight into the needs and preferences of customers
accounting, management, environmental sciences, from various cultural backgrounds
IT and others. Residing in Ontario, our internationally
trained professionals are looking for new opportunities in • Enhance your corporate image through increased
Northern Ontario. diversity
• Increase the richness and diversity of your
Who is eligible? community as a whole
Professions North/Nord works with internationally trained
professionals (ITPs) who have solid experience in their
fields and with employers looking to hire people for hard
to fill positions where individuals in the area/region do not
possess the required education or level of expertise. PNN
acts as a bridge training program, to use their network of
agencies and dedicated staff to help skilled newcomers NEED MORE
become job-ready for the Canadian workplace.
INFORMATION?
For more information on eligibility please go to
www.professionsnorth.ca Professions North/Nord
935 Ramsey Lake Rd
Sudbury ON P3E 2C6
Canada Building: University of Sudbury
1-705-222-1766
Toll-free: 1-866-210-3020
Fax: 1-705-222-3766
Email: info@professionsnorth.ca
www.professionsnorth.ca
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INDIGENOUS SKILLS
& EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING (ISET)
What is it? What’s in it for me?
The Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) Using an integrated approach, ISET will link your training
Program is designed to help Indigenous people improve needs to labour market demands, providing you with
their skills and find employment. training or skills upgrading and with help finding a job.
In 2016 and 2017, we engaged with key Indigenous All Indigenous people, regardless of status or location,
partners and organizations across the country to review may access its programs and services, which include:
and renew the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training
Strategy (ASETS). The ISET Program is a result of these • training for skills development;
engagements.
• training for employment;
The ISET Program builds on what was successful about
ASETS and reflects what was heard from Indigenous • mentoring for high-demand jobs;
partners to include:
• targeted job coaching to Indigenous people, including
• a co-developed program with Indigenous partners; Indigenous people with disabilities; and
• increased funding; • child care support.
• greater flexibility for organizations to design
programming to meet the needs of their people and
communities; and
• a new distinctions-based strategy that recognizes,
respects and reflects Canada’s Indigenous peoples, NEED MORE
specifically the First Nations, Métis and Inuit, but also INFORMATION?
addresses urban/non-affiliated service delivery needs.
Mamaweswen,
The North Shore Tribal Council
Who is eligible?
Lot #473, Hwy 17
• All Indigenous people, including First Nations, Cutler, ON, P0P 1B0
Inuit and Métis, may access ASETS programs and 705-844-2340
services, regardless of status or location. Fax 705-844-2563
Toll Free 1-877-633-7558
www.mamaweswen.ca
10 Dollars & Sense 2020APATISIWIN
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
What is it?
Apatisiwin offers Employment and Training interventions
and other activities designed to support and promote
education and employment outcomes for urban
Aboriginal people residing in Ontario aged 15 and older.
Apatisiwin is designed to ensure that the strategic
priorities of Indigenous Skills and Employment Training
(ISET) (former ASETS) are achieved.
Who is eligible?
• Urban Aboriginal People aged 15 and over
• Unemployed or underemployed
• Individuals who are not receiving funding through
another ASETS Holder agreement
NEED MORE
What’s in it for me? INFORMATION?
• Provide community-based and one-to-one supports Indian Friendship Centre
and resources, and can assist clients to access a 122 East Street
range of training, education and skills development Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 3C6
opportunities. 705-256-5634 ext. 2204
Fax: 705-942-3227
• Training wage subsidies in partnership with
www.ssmifc.com
organizations for Aboriginal People.
• Provide employment and training opportunities to
Aboriginal clients who are not eligible through First
Nation, Inuit or Metis agreements.
Dollars & Sense 2020 11ONTARIO DISABILITY
NEED MORE
EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT INFORMATION?
PROGRAM Canadian Hearing Society
130 Queen St East
What is it? Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1Y5
705-946-4320
www.chs.ca
ODSP employment supports is a program that connects
people with disabilities to sustainable, competitive
employment by providing the supports clients need to ER Employment Consulting
get a job, keep the job and, where appropriate, advance 137 Andrew Street
in their job. Ontario Disability Support program supports Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1N1
both business and organizations to diversify their
705-253-8973
workforce and hire qualified people with disabilities.
www.erconsulting.ca
There are four approved Service Providers that can
introduce you to the strong business case for hiring from March of Dimes Canada
this untapped labour pool.
550 Queen Street West
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1A6
Who is eligible? 705-945-1044
www.marchofdimes.ca
To qualify for employment supports, you must:
• Be at least 16 years old YesYouCan Employment Consulting
262 Queen Street East #202
• Be an Ontario resident Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1Y7
705-254-5870
• Be legally allowed to work in Canada www.yesyoucanemployment.ca
• Have a substantial physical or mental disability that is
expected to last a year or more, and makes it hard for
you to find or keep a job
• You don’t have to be receiving income support from
ODSP to be eligible for employment supports.
What’s in it for me?
• Service providers undertake marketing and outreach
activities to develop placements and employment
opportunities with local employers.
• Clients are made aware of employment
opportunities and provided with the employment
supports needed to bridge the gap between
unemployment and employment.
• Employment will reflect the current reality of the
labour market and can include full-time or part-time
employment, self-employment, or membership
participation in a business enterprise or contract
employment, where the person is earning the
equivalent of minimum wage or better.
12 Dollars & Sense 2020M ENT
PLO Y
TH E M S
YOU GR AM
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Dollars & Sense 2020 13MÉTIS YOUTH
PROGRAM (MYP)
What is it? What’s in it for me?
Métis Youth Program (MYP) is designed to provide • Contracts will be funded up to a maximum length of 1
support to unemployed youth between the ages of 15 year (52 weeks)
and 30 through a number of program options, available
through individual client purchase or as community-based • Participants can receive allowances based on
programming. Assistance can be provided through: the prevailing wage rate for that kind of work in a
particular location
• Internship Program: to support internships
with employers that provide youth with skills • Fosters a variety of school-to-work transition models,
enhancement, work experience and entrepreneurial which provide a combination of appropriate on-the-
assistance to help them make a successful transition job and in-class training
into the labour market
• Provide youth more opportunities to explore and
• Community Service Program: to support the secure jobs in emerging/growing industries
development of work opportunities for youth who face
barriers to finding employment through participation in • Provide them with the skills required to support
community service projects. The aim is to help young Canada’s economic growth and successfully begin
people develop the life skills and work experiences their careers/working lives
necessary to enter the labour market
• Labour Market Information Program: to support
activities that provide youth with the labour market
information they need to make decisions about their
education and careers
Who is eligible?
• Unemployed youth ages 15-30
• Employer must submit a complete project proposal
• Insurance coverage must be provided by the
employer for participants
NEED MORE
INFORMATION?
• Employer must possess the appropriate
qualifications and expertise to develop, implement Métis Nation of Ontario
and manage the project 550 Queen Street West, Suite 201
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1A6
705-254-1768
www.metisnation.org
14 Dollars & Sense 2020YOUTH
INTERNSHIP INITIATIVE
What is it? Who is eligible?
Candidates:
Youth Internship Initiative (FedNor) helps post-secondary • Must be unemployed or underemployed youth
graduates obtain crucial professional experience and, (persons aged 30 and under)
in turn, provides Northern Ontario businesses with
access to educated and motivated young people to help • Have graduated within the last three years with a
support their goals. degree, diploma or certificate from a recognized
post-secondary institution
Support for Youth Internships Program are provided
under three (3) programs: • Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
Community Economic Development - youth internships • Have not previously participated as a youth intern in
to assist with projects related to community economic FedNor’s Northern Ontario Development Program or
and business development. in any other federal or provincial internship program
with pay for a period of six months or more,
Business Growth and Competitiveness - youth
internships to assist with projects related to innovation, • Not be related to the directors, officers or managers
the digital economy and trade for a period of 12 months. of the organization; and
Innovation - youth internships to assist with projects related • Work on projects related to innovation, digital
to Research & Development for a period of 12 months. economy or trade (applicable only to private-sector
internships)
*Preference will be given to Northern Ontario youth.
Participation of youth from employment equity groups is
encouraged (Aboriginal, persons with disabilities, visible
minorities and women).
Employers:
• Not-for-Profit organizations
• Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
NEED MORE What’s in it for me?
INFORMATION?
Not-For-Profit Fund: FedNor will contribute up to 90
FedNor percent ($31,500 per year) for the eligible costs of
2 Queen Street East salary and employee benefit expenses in a full-time
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1Y3 position for the internship period. Youth internships are
705-941-2070 for a 12-month period. On an exceptional basis where
conditions warrant and activities being undertaken build
1-877-333-6673
economic development capacity, the internship period
www.fednor.gc.ca for small municipalities and First Nation communities
may be up to 24 months to match project work plans.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): FedNor
will contribute up to 50 percent ($31,500) for the
eligible costs of salary, employee benefit expenses,
and professional and business skills development and
associated travel costs for a period of 12 months in a
full-time position.
Dollars & Sense 2020 15YOUTH
JOB CONNECTION (YJC)
What is it?
NEED MORE
The Youth Job Connection program serves youth aged
15 to 29 who experience multiple and/or complex INFORMATION?
barriers to employment by providing more intensive
supports beyond traditional job search and placement Employment Solutions
opportunities. 421 Bay St. - 4th Floor
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1X3
705-945-0705
Who is eligible? www.employment-solutions.ca
Candidates:
• Between 15 and 29 years’ old Employment Solutions
1 Industrial Park Rd., Suite 205
• Unemployed Blind River, ON P0R 1B0
705-356-1611
• Not attending full-time school or training, as defined
by the institution www.employment-solutions.ca
• A resident of Ontario Employment Options Emploi
40 Prince Edward Walk
• Eligible to work in Canada
Elliot Lake ON P5A 1Z8
If you are under 18, you must already be legally excused 705-848-5119
from school. This means that you have either graduated www.employmentoptions.ca
or are participating in a supervised alternative-learning
program approved by your school board.
Regional Employment Help Centre
• Paid pre-employment training to promote job-readiness 65-B Broadway Avenue Box 642 Wawa
ON P0S 1K0
• Job matching and paid job placements, with Office: 705-856-1648
placement supports for participants and hiring www.wawarehc.com
incentives for employers
• Mentorship services
• Education and work transitions supports
This Employment Ontario program is funded by
the Government of Ontario.
What’s in it for me?
• Employ youth who has received at least 60 hours of
paid training to be prepared for the workplace
• Placement for up to 6 months
• A retention payment of $1,000 payable to an
Employer after 3 months
• An additional payment of $1,000 payable to the same
Employer after 6 months
16 Dollars & Sense 2020IV ES /
C EN T ERS
IAL IN P LO Y
AN C R E M
FIN MS FO
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PR
Dollars & Sense 2020 17MÉTIS WAGE
SUBSIDY (MWS)
What is it? NEED MORE
INFORMATION?
The Métis Wage Subsidy helps clients unemployed or Métis Nation of Ontario
under-employed and/or clients whose employment is 550 Queen Street West, Suite 201
at risk due to the labour market changes, insufficient
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1A6
employment skills or certification. Client must work a
minimum of 20 hours per week. 705-254-1768
www.metisnation.org
• Program may also be utilized to encourage employers
to hire Métis apprentices
Who is eligible?
• Métis Community Councils
• For-profit organizations, including partnerships and
sole proprietorships
• Self-employed persons
• Aboriginal organizations
• Government institutions
• Non-profit groups
• Insurance coverage must be provided by the employer
• Employers must possess the appropriate
qualifications and expertise to develop, implement
and manage the project
What’s in it for me?
• To assist Métis individuals secure long-term
employment through direct work experience
opportunities by encouraging employers to hire and
provide on-the-job experience
• Maximum length of subsidy is 26 weeks
18 Dollars & Sense 2020CO-OPERATIVE
EDUCATION TAX CREDIT
(PROVINCIAL)
What is it?
The Co-operative Education Tax Credit (Provincial) is
a refundable tax credit for businesses hiring students
enrolled in a recognized post-secondary co-operative
education program.
NEED MORE
Who is eligible? INFORMATION?
Canada Revenue Agency
• Incorporated and unincorporated businesses having
a permanent establishment in Ontario www.cra.gc.ca
1-800-959-5525
http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/credit/cetc/
What’s in it for me?
• The credit is based on salaries and wages paid to a
student in a co-op education work placement
• The maximum credit for each work placement is
$3,000, with work placements lasting from 10 weeks
to a maximum of 4 months
Dollars & Sense 2020 19PLACEMENT WITH
NEED MORE
INCENTIVES (TRAINING INFORMATION?
ON THE JOB)
Employment Solutions
421 Bay St. - 4th Floor
What is it? Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1X3
705-945-0705
• Employers may receive financial incentives to provide www.employment-solutions.ca
on the job training
Employment Solutions
Who is eligible? 1 Industrial Park Rd., Suite 205
Blind River, ON P0R 1B0
Employer: 05-356-1611
• Looking to hire and train clients working with an www.employment-solutions.ca
Employment Ontario service provider
• Must be licensed to operate in Ontario Sault Community Career Centre
503 Queen Street East
• Must have WSIB and Third Party Liability Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 2A2
705-759-0909
www.saultcareercentre.ca
What’s in it for me?
• A chance to offset some of the costs involved in Employment Options Emploi
providing employees with work experience or on-the- 40 Prince Edward Walk
job training Elliot Lake ON P5A 1Z8
705-848-5119
• The amount of the incentive is up to a maximum of
$6,000 per individual www.employmentoptions.ca
• Apprenticeship Signing Bonus Regional Employment Help Centre
65-B Broadway Avenue Box 642
Wawa ON P0S 1K0
Office: 705-856-1648
www.wawarehc.com
This Employment Ontario
service is funded in part by the
Government of Canada and the
Government of Ontario.
20 Dollars & Sense 2020ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT
NEED MORE
PLACEMENT PROGRAM INFORMATION?
(ALGOMA NORTH & Blind River Office
ALGOMA EAST) (Including Spanish & North Shore)
15 Hanes Ave.
Blind River ON P0R 1B0
What is it? 705-356-2263
www.adsab.on.ca
The Algoma District Services Administration Board
(ADSAB) can provide a training subsidy to employers in Elliot Lake Office
the District of Algoma who are hiring anyone in receipt 2 Elizabeth Walk
of Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program
Elliot Lake ON P5A 1Z3
benefits in the jurisdiction of Hornepayne through
to north of Lake Superior Park, Echo Bay through to 705-848-7153
Spanish including all communities in those areas. www.adsab.on.ca
Who is eligible? Central Algoma Office
(Echo Bay through to Iron Bridge,
• Clients must be a recipient of Ontario Works or including St-Joseph Island)
Ontario Disability Support Program 1 Collver Rd
Thessalon ON P0R 1L0
• Employers licensed to operate in Ontario 705-842-3370
www.adsab.on.ca
• Compliant with legislation (health and safety,
employment standards, etc.)
Wawa Office
(Hornepayne through to Wawa)
What’s in it for me?
50 Broadway Ave
• The employer is eligible for up to $5.00 per hour based Wawa ON P0S 1K0
upon a full time (>30 hour/week) position for 6 months 705-856-2303
1-866-847-9953
• Other supports can be made available to the www.adsab.on.ca
participant such as job specific training costs i.e.
health and safety courses, certification courses, etc.
• Additional eligible costs may include WSIB coverage
for the participant
Dollars & Sense 2020 21ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT
NEED MORE
PLACEMENT PROGRAM INFORMATION?
(SAULT STE. MARIE & Ontario Works Employment Services
SAULT-NORTH REGION) 540 Albert Street East
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5L8
705-759-5266
What is it? www.ssm-dssab.ca
Enhanced Employment Placements assist participants
into the work force by providing financial incentives to
employers to offset the cost of hiring and training new
employees. Employers under the Enhance Employment
Placement Program are eligible to receive incentive
payments to offset the costs involved in training.
Who is eligible?
• Clients must be a recipient of Ontario Works
• Private and public sector employers licensed to
operate in Ontario
• Compliant with legislation (health and safety,
employment standards, etc.)
What’s in it for me?
• The employer is eligible for a minimum of $4.00 per hour
based upon a full time or part time position for up to 24
weeks (position cannot exceed 44 hours per week)
• Temporary or seasonal employment may be
considered for subsidy
• Other supports can be made available to the
participant such as job specific training costs i.e.
health and safety courses, certification courses, etc.
• Additional eligible costs may include WSIB coverage
for the participant
22 Dollars & Sense 2020OPPORTUNITIES
NEED MORE
FUND FOR PERSONS INFORMATION?
WITH DISABILITIES ER Employment Consulting
137 Andrew Street
What is it? Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1N1
705-253-8973
www.erconsulting.ca
The Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities
(OF) program helps people with disabilities prepare for,
obtain and maintain employment or self-employment. YesYouCan Employment
262 Queen Street East #200
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1Y7
Who is eligible?
705-254-5870
• Work experience subsidy funding is available to www.yesyoucanemployment.ca
eligible organizations that provide opportunities
for people with disabilities to gain work experience March of Dimes Canada
leading to employment (OPS no longer supports
550 Queen Street West
volunteer work)
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1A6
705-945-1044
What’s in it for me? www.marchofdimes.ca
• Work experience subsidy to offset between 50%
to 100% of wages are available to employers to Service Canada Centre
encourage them to hire people with disabilities 22 Bay Street
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 5S2
• Employment costs including participant wages and 1-800-622-6232
related employer costs can be covered www.servicecanada.gc.ca
• Onsite employee training and coaching
Dollars & Sense 2020 23MÉTIS DISABILITIES
SUPPORT PROGRAM
(MDSP)
What is it?
Métis Disabilities Support Program is to provide Métis
persons with disabilities the support necessary to
successfully complete training, and/or to prepare for,
secure, or maintain employment.
Who is eligible?
• Employers looking to hire Métis clients who have a
disability
What’s in it for me?
• Purchase of specialized furniture, or other personal
or physical supports as recommended by a
qualified assessor
• To provide the necessary supports to ensure that
Métis persons with disabilities are able to participate
in training and employment
• Costs related to equipment, special needs devices,
tutoring, transportation, fees associated with
assessments, etc
• Maximum length of training is 1 year (52 weeks)
NEED MORE
INFORMATION?
Métis Nation of Ontario
550 Queen Street West, Suite 201
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1A6
705-254-1768
www.metisnation.org
24 Dollars & Sense 2020What’s in it for me?
NORTHERN ONTARIO
• The program will support innovation, economic/
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM community development and capacity building
within communities
What is it? • Not-for-profit and public sector organizations
located in Northern Ontario are potentially eligible
to receive a conditional contribution of up to 90
The purpose of the Northern Ontario Internship percent of a recent graduate’s salary to a maximum
Program is to strengthen Northern Ontario’s competitive contribution of $31,500
advantage and build economic development capacity
by attracting and retaining graduates in the North. The • Eligible private sector Northern Ontario organizations
program provides recent graduates who are interested in are potentially eligible to receive a conditional
launching and building their careers in Northern Ontario contribution of up to 50 percent of a recent graduate’s
access to internships. salary to a maximum contribution of $31,500
Who is eligible?
Candidates:
• University and college graduates who have graduated NEED MORE
within the last three years from an accredited college
or university. INFORMATION?
• Candidates must be graduates of post-secondary Northern Ontario Heritage
degree or diploma programs Fund Corporation
70 Foster Drive, Suite 200
• The position must provide the intern with first time Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 6V8
employment in their field of study 705-945-6700
1-800-461-8329
• Candidates are only eligible to participate in the
internship program one time www.nohfc.ca
• Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Canada Ministry of Energy,
Northern Development & Mines
Employers:
• Private, public and not-for-profit organizations located Elliot Lake/Blind River
in Northern Ontario that are interested in providing 50 Hillside Dr. North
training and work experience to recent graduates Elliot Lake ON P5A 1X4
must have been operating for at least one year with 705- 848-5969
a minimum of one full-time employee and operate in Fax: 705-848-6464
one of the following sectors:
• Advanced manufacturing, agriculture, aquaculture Ministry of Energy,
and food processing, arts, culture and creative Northern Development & Mines
industries, digital economy, forestry and value- Wawa
added forestry-related industries, Health
48 Mission Road
sciences, minerals sector and mining supply and
services, renewable energy and services, tourism, Wawa ON P0S 1K0
transportation, aviation and aerospace, water 705-856-4743
technologies and services, municipalities, First Fax: 705-856-7511
Nations, post-secondary education institutions,
and research, institutions
Dollars & Sense 2020 25CANADA-ONTARIO
JOB GRANT (COJG)
What is it? What’s in it for me?
The Canada-Ontario Job Grant provides direct financial • The Government will reimburse 1/2 of eligible
support to individual employers or employer consortia who direct training costs for large employers (100 or
wish to purchase training for their employees. It is available more employees) up to a maximum of $10,000 per
to small, medium and large businesses with a plan to existing employee/trainee
deliver short-term training to existing and new employees.
• The Government will reimburse 5/6 of eligible direct
training costs for small employers (fewer than
Who is eligible? 100 employees) up to a maximum of $10,000 per
existing employee/trainee
Candidates:
• Must be a resident of Ontario, and a Canadian citizen, • The Government will reimburse 100% of eligible
permanent resident or protected person direct training costs up to a maximum of $15,000
per new hire/trainee
• Must not already be participating in full-time
education or training, including participation in • Eligible training costs include: tuition or other
any other government training program (e.g., training provider fees, textbooks, software and
apprenticeship) that offers similar training supports other required materials, mandatory student fees,
examination fees. A portion of travel costs to attend
• Must be sponsored by an employer training may also be eligible
Employers:
• If the employer has hired a jobseeker to fill a
vacancy, the job offer can be conditional upon the
completion of training
NEED MORE
• Be licensed to operate in Ontario
INFORMATION?
• Be applying for training that is delivered in Ontario (for
Employers in Ontario can apply for the
a job that is also located in Ontario)
Canada-Ontario Job Grant by visiting:
• Maintain appropriate workplace insurance and
comply with all applicable federal and provincial Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and
labour and human rights legislation
Skills Development website.
An employer must not be:
• A Canada-Ontario Job Grant service provider or an http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/
Employment Service provider employmentontario/employers/
jobGrant.html
• Receiving other government funds related to training
the same individual (e.g., Youth Job Connection)
Or Contact any Employment Ontario
• A broader public sector organization, as defined by Service Provider located on page 7.
the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act
Funding provided by the Government of Canada
through the Canada Job Grant Programs
delivered by the Government of Ontario.
26 Dollars & Sense 2020ONTARIO JOB CREATION
PARTNERSHIP (OJCP)
What is it? What’s in it for me?
Ontario Job Creation Partnership is an employment • Provides work experience to eligible unemployed
program that provides work experience to unemployed job seekers
job seekers within projects that benefit the community or
local economy. • Benefit the community or local economy
• Participants in the program will have recent work
Who is eligible? experience and additional skills to add to their resumes
Candidates: • Increase chances of successfully finding long-
Job seekers who are unemployed can apply to term employment
participate if they meet one of the following conditions:
• Provide community benefit, the primary focus must
• Established a claim for Employment Insurance be on the individual’s work experience
benefits or their Employment Insurance benefit period
ended within the past three years
• Established a claim for Employment Insurance
maternity or parental benefits and were paid benefits
within the past five years, and are re-entering the NEED MORE
labour force after having left it to care for newborn or
newly adopted children
INFORMATION?
Ministry of Labour, Training &
Employer:
• Businesses Skills Development
477 Queen Street East, 4th Floor
• Non-profit organizations Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1Z5
705-945-6815
• Crown corporations 1-800-236-8817
www.tcu.gov.on.ca
• Municipalities or provincial/territorial governments
• First Nations councils Ministry of Labour, Training &
Skills Development
• Public health and educational institutions
50 Hillside Drive North
Elliot Lake ON P5A 1X4
705-848-4661
www.tcu.gov.on.ca
http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/
employers/jobCreation.html
Or Contact any Employment Ontario
Service Provider located on page 7.
Dollars & Sense 2020 27JOB SHADOWING
PROGRAM (JSP)
WHAT IS IT?
Métis clients whether unemployed, under-employed and/or
clients whose employment is at risk due to labour market
changes, insufficient employment skills or certification.
• To provide participants with on the job employment
experiences to assist them with career decision making.
• To provide on-the-job training to participant’s
targeted career goals.
• To match participant career goals to specific employers
Who is eligible?
• MNO Community Councils wanting to develop
capacity while enhancing employment opportunity,
skills knowledge and partnership for Métis people
• For-profit organizations, including partnerships and
sole proprietorships
• Self-employed persons
• Aboriginal organizations
• Government institutions
NEED MORE
• Non-profit groups INFORMATION?
• Partnerships are encouraged between delivery Métis Nation of Ontario
agents that may lead to increased employment 550 Queen Street West, Suite 201
opportunities for MNO clients. Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1A6
705-254-1768
What’s in it for me? www.metisnation.org
• Training must relate directly to employment goals
and must meet the needs of both the client and the
industry or labour market.
• Projects will last for a minimum of 4 weeks up to a
maximum of 16 weeks dependent upon skill level of
the individual and skills required for the job.
• The minimum workweek will be 25 hours per week
and will not exceed 40 hours per week
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Dollars & Sense 2020 29FIRST NATIONS &
INUIT SUMMER WORK
EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
(SWEP)
What is it? What’s in it for me?
The First Nations and Inuit Summer Work Experience • Increased awareness of the benefits of education; and
Program (SWEP) is one of two programs that Indigenous
Services Canada (ISC) administers under the First • Enhanced employability skills for participating First
Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy (FNIYES). Nations and Inuit youth.
The First Nations and Inuit Summer Work Experience
Program provides youth with summer employment • The placement must provide a minimum of 80
opportunities where they can gain work experience hours of work.
and develop important skills such as communication,
problem-solving and teamwork. • The non-profit sector is eligible to receive a
contribution of up to 100% of the applicable wage,
plus mandatory employment-related costs (MERC),
Who is eligible? while the private sector is eligible to receive up to
50% of the applicable wage only.
Candidates:
• First Nation and Inuit secondary and post-secondary • A maximum contribution of $3,000 per participant
students aged 15 to 30 inclusive; may be available, on an actual cost basis, for special
equipment and facilities to accommodate the
• Ordinarily resident on reserve or in recognized student’s needs.
communities or on community lands;
• Legally entitled to work in Canada; and
• Registered as full-time students during the preceding
academic year and who intend to return to school on
a full-time basis in the next academic year.
NEED MORE
INFORMATION?
Employers:
• First Nations and Inuit communities Indigenous &
Northern Affairs Canada
• First Nations and Inuit governments 760 Notre Dame Ave Unit M
Sudbury ON P3A 2T4
• First Nations and Inuit organizations 705-622-5100
Toll free: 1-800-567-9604
• not-for-profit associations
Fax: 1-866-817-3977
• private sector employers aadnc.infopubs.aandc@canada.ca
30 Dollars & Sense 2020SUMMER CAREER
PLACEMENT (SCP) NEED MORE
INFORMATION?
Métis Nation of Ontario
What is it?
550 Queen Street West, Suite 201
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1A6
The Summer Career Placement (SCP) wage subsidy 705-254-1768
program is designed for Métis students seeking summer
www.metisnation.org
employment opportunities.
Who is eligible?
Candidates:
• Métis
• Between the ages of 15-30 years
• In school and returning to an educational institution
in the fall
Employers:
• Employers from the private, public and non-profit sectors
• Employers must have payroll capability to pay
student wages
What’s in it for me?
• Employers can receive wage subsidies and/or
Mandatory Employer Related Costs (MERC) to create
beneficial job experience opportunities for Métis youth
• Employers must agree to employ students for a minimum
of 20 hours and a maximum of 37.5 hours per week
• The maximum number of weeks for a post-secondary
SCP is 16 weeks. The maximum number of weeks for
a secondary SCP is 8 weeks
• Depending on educational attainment the employer
can access wage subsidy from $8- $13 an hour
Dollars & Sense 2020 31CANADA
NEED MORE
SUMMER JOBS (CSJ) INFORMATION?
Service Canada Centre
What is it? 22 Bay St
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 5S2
Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) provides funding to help 1-800-622-6232
employers create summer job opportunities for students. www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/epb/yi/
It is designed to focus on local priorities, while helping yep/programs/scpp.shtml
both students and their communities.
Deadline for applications is
Who is eligible? February 24, 2020
Candidates:
• Must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start
of the employment
• Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident,
or person to whom refugee protection has been
conferred under the Immigration and Refugee
Protection Act
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada in
accordance with relevant provincial/territorial
legislation and regulations
Employers:
• Private, public, and not-for-profit employers
• Private sector employers must have 50 or fewer full
time employees across Canada
What’s in it for me?
• Provide full-time work experience from May to
August in Canada for a minimum between 6 and 16
consecutive weeks;
• Public sector employers/smaller private sector
employers are eligible for up to 50% of the minimum
hourly wage
• Not-for-profit employers are eligible for up to 100% of
the minimum hourly wage
• Supports career-related work experience for young
workers in order to develop their skills and knowledge
32 Dollars & Sense 2020YOUTH JOB CONNECTION
– SUMMER (YJCS) NEED MORE
INFORMATION?
Employment Solutions
What is it?
421 Bay St. - 4th Floor
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1X3
Youth Job Connection: Summer provides summer, part- 705-945-0705
time and after-school job opportunities to high school
www.employment-solutions.ca
students, aged 15 to 18, who are facing challenging
life circumstances and may need support transitioning
between school and work. Employment Solutions
1 Industrial Park Rd., Suite 205
Blind River, ON P0R 1B0
Who is eligible?
705-356-1611
Candidates: www.employment-solutions.ca
• Students aged 15-18
Employment Options Emploi
• A resident of Ontario
40 Prince Edward Walk
• A high school student planning to stay in or return to Elliot Lake ON P5A 1Z8
school, or to move on to postsecondary education 705-848-5119
www.employmentoptions.ca
This program can also help:
• Indigenous youth
Regional Employment Help Centre
• Recent immigrants 65-B Broadway Avenue Box 642
Wawa ON P0S 1K0
• Young people with disabilities Office: 705-856-1648
www.wawarehc.com
• Youth with limited work experience, or low level of
education
• By providing mentorship, job coaching and help
returning to school after the program ends
This Employment Ontario program is funded by
the Government of Ontario.
What’s in it for me?
• Employ youth who has received at least 20 hours of
paid training to be prepared for the workplace
• Placements (up to 8 weeks) with support and funding
for employers
• Employing youth part-time and after-school are
available if work does not conflict with school
Dollars & Sense 2020 33SUMMER EXPERIENCE
NEED FOR
PROGRAM (SEP) INFORMATION?
Ministry of Heritage, Sport,
What is it?
Tourism & Culture Industries
Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility
The Summer Experience Program provides funding 70 Foster Drive, Suite 220
to eligible not-for-profit organizations, municipalities, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 6V8
Indigenous organizations and First Nation communities
705-945-5885
in order to create meaningful summer employment
opportunities for students. 1-800-461-7284
Fax: 705-945-5931
The summer employment positions must focus on
activities supporting key sectors within the Ministry of
Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries and the
Citizenship and Immigration Division of the Ministry of
Children, Community and Social Services.
The deadline to apply for the 2020
Summer Experience Program is
Who is eligible? Thursday, February 27 at 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time (EST).
• They must be a student and at least 15 years of age
and not yet reached the age of 25, or 29 for persons
with a disability, to be eligible for employment.
• Students must be residents of Ontario during the
period of employment.
• Students must be eligible to work in Canada and have
a Social Insurance Number (SIN).
• Students should be living in Ontario at the time they
start work.
What’s in it for me?
• Provides funding to not-for-profit organizations,
municipalities, Indigenous organizations and First
Nation communities to create career-related summer
employment opportunities for students.
• The maximum funding per position is $3,658.
• To be eligible for the full grant amount, organizations
must employ the student for the minimum
employment contract length of 246.5 hours or 34
days at 7.25 hours per day
34 Dollars & Sense 2020APPRENTICESHIP
NEED MORE
INCENTIVES FOR INFORMATION?
EMPLOYERS Ministry of Labour, Training &
Skills Development
What is it? 477 Queen Street East, 4th Floor
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1Z5
705-945-6815
An apprenticeship is a pathway to a rewarding career in
1-800-236-8817
the trades. As an apprentice, you take classes and learn
your trade by working under the direction of experienced www.tcu.gov.on.ca
workers – and get paid while you do it.
Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills
Benefits of apprenticeship Development
50 Hillside Drive North
Taking on an apprentice has many benefits, such Elliot Lake ON P5A 1X4
705-848-4661
• Your business, your training www.tcu.gov.on.ca
When you train an apprentice to provincial and
national (Red Seal) industry standards, you also train
them to understand your unique workplace.
• Prepare for the future
The average age of an Ontario journeyperson is 47
years old. Taking on an apprentice trains the next
generation of workers and helps you prepare for the
future of your business.
• Loyal employees
Hiring apprentices early in their careers ore loyalty to
employers who trained and eventually hired them.
• Financial incentives
You are eligible for different grants and/or federal
tax credits when you train or hire an apprentice.
Recruiting potential apprentices through the Ontario
Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) can be a cost-
effective way to train and hire young workers.
• Hire the best
Local colleges, high schools, training, and pre-
apprenticeship programs can help you find the
best talent and match you with the most qualified
apprenticeship candidate.
Dollars & Sense 2020 35MÉTIS APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM (MAP) NEED MORE
INFORMATION?
What is it? Métis Nation of Ontario
550 Queen Street West, Suite 201
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1A6
Métis Apprenticeship Program (MAP) is designed to
purchase appropriate training from various institutions and 705-254-1768
organizations for apprentices and potential apprentices. www.metisnation.org
This could include training for registered apprentices
with the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills
Development (MLTSD) or career exploration training for
individuals interested in gaining knowledge about skilled
trades through the different sectors.
Who is eligible?
• Institutions and organizations that have certification or
verification from the appropriate Provincial body, MLTSD
• Every effort should be made to acquire certification
or a partnership with appropriate stakeholders before
the program has started
What’s in it for me?
• Maximum length of training is 1 year (52 weeks) for
each intervention
• In-class school fees are eligible as well as books,
transportation, living away from home allowance,
required equipment, parking and MAESD
apprenticeship registration fees.
• This could be utilized for pre-apprenticeship training.
36 Dollars & Sense 2020THE APPRENTICESHIP
NEED MORE
JOB CREATION TAX INFORMATION?
CREDIT (AJCTC) Canada Revenue Agency
1-800-959-5525
What is it? www.cra-arc.gc.ca
The Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit (AJCTC) Red Seal Trade
is a non-refundable tax credit equal to 10% of the 1-877-599-6933
eligible salaries and wages payable to all trade www.red-seal.ca
professionals in Canada.
Who is eligible?
• Any business that hires an eligible apprentice
• An “eligible apprentice” is someone who is working
in a prescribed trade in the first two years of their
apprenticeship contract
• This contract must be registered with a federal,
provincial or territorial government under an
apprenticeship program designed to certify or license
individuals in the trade
What’s in it for me?
• The maximum credit is $2,000 per year for the first
two years of the contract
• When two or more related employers employ the
same apprentice, special rules apply to ensure that
the $2,000 limit is allocated to only one employer
Dollars & Sense 2020 37APPRENTICESHIP
NEED MORE
EMPLOYER SIGNING BONUS INFORMATION?
What is it? http://www.ontario.ca/page/hire-
apprentice#section-5
Employment Ontario:
The Apprenticeship Employer Signing Bonus is a $2,000
(per apprentice) signing bonus to employers who www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/employers/
support new apprentices in sectors where there is a high emp_bonus.html
demand for skilled workers.
Employment Solutions
421 Bay St. - 4th Floor
Who is eligible? Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1X3
705-945-0705
• Employers who are working with an Employment Ontario www.employment-solutions.ca
service provider, prior to registering an Apprentice
• Employers must have WSIB coverage or equivalent Employment Solutions
and Third Party Liability coverage 1 Industrial Park Rd., Suite 205
Blind River, ON P0R 1B0
705-356-1611
What’s in it for me?
www.employment-solutions.ca
• An initial payment up to $1,000 when an Employment
Ontario participant is registered with the Ministry as Sault Community Career Centre
an apprentice 503 Queen Street East
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 2A2
• A final payment up to $1,000 six months from the
apprenticeship signing/registration date if the 705-759-0909
apprentice is still working and training with the www.saultcareercentre.ca
same employer
Employment Options Emploi
In addition to the $2000 AESB, the employer may also
be eligible for a training incentive that can be negotiated, 40 Prince Edward Walk
up to a maximum of $6000, depending on the duration Elliot Lake ON P5A 1Z8
of our participant’s placement with the employer, and 705-848-5119
the complexity of the participant’s training plan. www.employmentoptions.ca
The maximum amount of the training incentive that one
employer may receive is $8000 per individual, including Regional Employment Help Centre
the $2000 AESB 65-B Broadway Avenue Box 642
Wawa ON P0S 1K0
Office: 705-856-1648
www.wawarehc.com
This program is funded in part by the Government
of Canada and the Government of Ontario.
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