Canada Ontario Job Grant

Businesses benefit from workforce training: Let the Canada-Ontario Job Grant help cover the cost

The Canada Ontario Job Grant (COJG) provides direct financial support to individual employers who wish to purchase training for their workforce. Employers choose the individuals they would like to have trained, and the training that meets their workforce development needs.

COJG is delivered through cost-sharing agreements between individual employers and government:

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  • Employers can get up to $10,000 in government support per person for training costs;
  • The training has to be delivered by an eligible, third-party trainer;
  • Participants also have access to services and supports through Employment Ontario Employment Services.

PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY: Employers

  • Employers with 100 or more employees need to contribute 1/2 of the training costs;
  • Small employers with less than 100 employees need to contribute 1/6 of training costs (NOTE: small employers who are training and hiring unemployed individuals may be eligible for 100% funding and up to $15,000 per trainee);
  • Employ the individual selected for training;
  • Be licensed to operate in Ontario;

    COJG in Perth Ontario

    A Perth employer’s Instagram post about their COJG training. Source: www.instagram.com/p/Cc-RWyjOHXh

  • Be applying for training that is delivered in Ontario and is related to a job that is also located in Ontario;
  • Comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Employment Standards Act;
  • Maintain appropriate Workplace Safety and Insurance Board or private workplace safety insurance coverage;
  • Have adequate third party general liability insurance as advised by its insurance broker;
  • Comply with all applicable federal and provincial human rights legislation, regulations, and other relevant standards;
  • Be a federal, provincial or municipal government and/or agency.

Employers meeting basic eligibility requirements outlined above are not guaranteed funding.

Contact CES to coordinate your formal Canada Ontario Job Grant application free-of-charge, please call 613-267-1381 or complete the webform below.

Funding provided by the Government of Canada through the Canada Job Grant Programs delivered by the Government of Ontario.

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